Canon printer PIXMA MX490 User Manual

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The printer automatically reduces the print area depending on the staple position margin.
4.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Page Setup  tab.
When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified staple side and margin width.
Important
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Stapling Side  and Specify Margin...  appear grayed out and are unavailable when:
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Borderless, Tiling/Poster , or Booklet  is selected for  Page Layout
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Scaled is selected for  Page Layout (When Duplex Printing (Manual)  is also selected, only
Stapling Side  can be specified.)
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							Execute Borderless PrintingThe borderless printing function allows you to print data without any margin by enlarging the data so that it
extends slightly off the paper. In standard printing, margins are created around the document area.
However, in borderless printing function, these margins are not created. When you want to print data such
as a photo without providing any margin around it, set borderless printing.
The procedure for performing borderless printing is as follows:
You can also set borderless printing in  Additional Features on the Quick Setup  tab.
Setting Borderless Printing
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set borderless printing Select  Borderless  from the Page Layout  list on the Page Setup  tab.
Click OK when the confirmation message appears.
When a message prompting you to change the media type appears, select a media type from the list
and click  OK.
3.
Check the paper size
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							Check the Page Size list. When you want to change it, select another page size from the list. The list
displays only sizes that can be used for borderless printing.4.
Adjust the amount of extension from the paper
If necessary, adjust the amount of extension using the  Amount of Extension slider.
Moving the slider to the right increases the amount extending off the paper, and moving the slider to
the left decreases the amount. It is recommended to set the slider at the second position from the right for most cases.
Important
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When the  Amount of Extension  slider is set to the rightmost position, the back side of the
paper may become smudged.
5.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
When you execute print, the data is printed without any margins on the paper.
Important
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When a page size that cannot be used for borderless printing is selected, the size is automatically
changed to the valid page sizes for borderless printing.
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When  Borderless  is selected, the  Printer Paper Size , Duplex Printing (Manual) , Stapling Side
settings, and the  Stamp/Background...  (Stamp... ) button on the  Page Setup tab appear grayed out
and are unavailable.
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When  Envelope , or High Resolution Paper  is selected from the Media Type list on the Main tab,
you cannot perform borderless printing.
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Depending on the type of the media used during borderless printing, the print quality may deteriorate
at the top and bottom of the sheet or stains may form.
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When the ratio of the height to the width differs from the image data, a portion of the image may not
be printed depending on the size of the media used.
In this case, crop the image data with an application software according to the paper size.
Note
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When  Plain Paper  is selected for  Media Type on the Main tab, borderless printing is not
recommended. Therefore, the message for media selection appears.
When you are using plain paper for test printing, select  Plain Paper, and click OK.
Expanding the Range of the Document to Print
Setting a large amount of extension allows you to perform borderless printing with no problems. However, the portion of the document extending off the paper range will not be printed and for this reason, the
subjects around the perimeter of a photo may not be printed.
When you are not satisfied with the result of borderless printing, reduce the amount of extension. The
extension amount decreases as the  Amount of Extension slider is moved to the left.
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							Important•
When the amount of extension is decreased, an unexpected margin may be produced on the print,depending on the size of the paper.
Note
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When the  Amount of Extension  slider is set to the leftmost position, image data will be printed in the
full size.
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When  Preview before printing  is checked on the Main tab, you can confirm whether there will be no
margin before printing.
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							Fit-to-Page Printing
The procedure for printing a document that is automatically enlarged or reduced to fit the page size to be
used is as follows:
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set fit-to-page printing
Select  Fit-to-Page  from the Page Layout  list on the Page Setup  tab.
3.
Select the paper size of the document
Using  Page Size , select the page size that is set with your application software.
4.
Select the print paper size
Select the size of the paper loaded in the printer from the  Printer Paper Size list.
When the  Printer Paper Size  is smaller than the  Page Size, the page image will be reduced. When the
Printer Paper Size  is larger than the Page Size, the page image will be enlarged.
The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver.
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							5.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
When you execute print, the document will be enlarged or reduced to fit to the page size.
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							Scaled Printing
The procedure for printing a document with pages enlarged or reduced is as follows:
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set scaled printingSelect  Scaled  from the  Page Layout  list on the Page Setup  tab.
3.
Select the paper size of the document
Using  Page Size , select the page size that is set with your application software.
4.
Set the scaling rate by using one of the following methods:
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Select a Printer Paper Size
When the printer paper size is smaller than the  Page Size, the page image will be reduced. When
the printer paper size is larger than the  Page Size, the page image will be enlarged.
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Specify a scaling factorDirectly type in a value into the  Scaling box.
The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver.
5.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
When you execute print, the document will be printed with the specified scale.
Important
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When the application software which you used to create the original has the scaled printing function,
configure the settings on your application software. You do not need to configure the same setting in
the printer driver.
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							Note•
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							Page Layout PrintingThe page layout printing function allows you to print more than one page image on a single sheet of paper.
The procedure for performing page layout printing is as follows:
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set page layout printing
Select  Page Layout  from the Page Layout  list on the Page Setup  tab.
The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver.
3.
Select the print paper size
Select the size of the paper loaded in the printer from the  Printer Paper Size list.
4.
Set the number of pages to be printed on one sheet and the page order
If necessary, click  Specify..., specify the following settings in the  Page Layout Printing dialog box, and
click  OK.
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