Canon printer PIXMA MX490 User Manual

							PagesTo change the number of pages to be printed on a single sheet of paper, select the number of
pages from the list.
Page Order To change the page arrangement order, select a placement method from the list.
Page Border To print a page border around each document page, check this check box.
5.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Page Setup  tab.
When you execute print, the specified number of pages will be arranged on each sheet of paper in the specified order.
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							Tiling/Poster PrintingThe tiling/poster printing function allows you to enlarge image data, divide it into several pages, and print
these pages on separate sheets of paper. You can also paste the pages together to create a large print like
a poster.
The procedure for performing tiling/poster printing is as follows:
Setting Tiling/Poster Printing
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set tiling/poster printing
Select  Tiling/Poster  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 image divisions and the pages to be printed
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							If necessary, click Specify..., specify the following settings in the  Tiling/Poster Printing dialog box,
and then click  OK.
Image Divisions
Select the number of divisions (vertical x horizontal).As the number of divisions increases, the number of sheets used for printing increases. If you are
pasting pages together to create a poster, increasing the number of divisions allows you to create
a larger poster.
Print "Cut/Paste" in margins To leave out words "Cut" and "Paste", uncheck this check box.
Note
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This feature may be unavailable when certain printer drivers or operating environments are
used.
Print "Cut/Paste" lines in margins To leave out cut lines, uncheck this check box.
Print page range Specifies the printing range. Select  All under normal circumstances.
To reprint only a specific page, select  Pages and enter the page number you want to print. To
specify multiple pages, enter the page numbers by separating them with commas or by entering a
hyphen between the page numbers.
Note
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You can also specify the print range by clicking the pages in the settings preview.
5.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Page Setup  tab.
When you execute print, the document will be divided into several pages during printing.
Printing Only Specific Pages
If ink becomes faint or runs out during printing, you can reprint only the specific pages by following the
procedure below:
1.
Set the print range
In the settings preview on the left of the  Page Setup tab, click the pages that do not need to be
printed.
The pages that were clicked are deleted, and only the pages to be printed are displayed.
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							Note
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Click the deleted pages to display them again.
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Right-click the settings preview to select Print all pages or Delete all pages .
2.
Complete the setup
After completing the page selection, click  OK.
When you execute print, only specified pages will be printed.
Important
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Since tiling/poster printing enlarges the document when printing it, the print results may become coarse.
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							Booklet PrintingThe booklet printing function allows you to print data for a booklet. Data is printed on both sides of the
paper. This type of printing ensures that pages can be collated properly, in page number order, when the
printed sheets are folded and stapled at the center.
The procedure for performing booklet printing is as follows:
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set booklet printing
Select  Booklet  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 window.
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 margin for stapling and the margin width
Click  Specify...  and specify the following settings in the  Booklet Printing dialog box, and then click  OK.
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							Margin for staplingSelect which side should the stapling margin be on when the booklet is completed.
Insert blank page To leave one side of a sheet blank, check the check box, and select the page to be left blank.
Margin Enter the margin width. The specified width from the center of the sheet becomes the margin width
for one page.
Page Border To print a page border around each document page, check the check box.
5.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Page Setup  tab.
When you execute print, the document will be printed on one side of a sheet of paper. When the printing of one side is complete, set the paper correctly by following the message and click  OK.
When the printing of the other side is complete, fold the paper at the center of the margin and make a
booklet.
Important
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Booklet  cannot be selected when a media type other than  Plain Paper is selected for  Media Type on
the  Main  tab.
Note
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The stamp and background are not printed on the inserted blank sheets with the  Insert blank page
function of booklet printing.
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							Duplex Printing
The procedure for printing data on both sides of one sheet of paper is as follows:
You can also set duplex printing in  Additional Features on the Quick Setup  tab.
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set duplex printing
Check the  Duplex Printing (Manual)  check box on the Page Setup tab.
3.
Select the layout
Select  Normal-size , Fit-to-Page , Scaled , or Page Layout  from the Page Layout  list.
4.
Specify the side to be stapled
The best  Stapling Side  is selected automatically from the  Orientation and Page Layout  settings. To
change the setting, select another stapling side from the list.
5.
Set the margin width
If necessary, click  Specify Margin... and set the margin width, and then click  OK.
6.
Complete the setup
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							Click OK on the  Page Setup  tab.
When you execute print, the document is first printed on one side of a sheet of paper. After one side is
printed, reload the paper correctly according to the message. Then click  Start Printing  to print the opposite side.
Important
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When a media type other than  Plain Paper is selected from  Media Type on the Main tab, Duplex
Printing (Manual)  appears grayed out and is unavailable.
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When Borderless , Tiling/Poster  or Booklet  is selected from the  Page Layout list, Duplex Printing
(Manual)  and Stapling Side  appear grayed out and are unavailable.
Related Topics
Changing the Printer Operation Mode
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							Stamp/Background PrintingStamp  or Background  may be unavailable when certain printer drivers or operating environments are used.
The  Stamp  function allows you to print a stamp text or a bitmap over or behind document data. It also
allows you to print date, time and user name. The  Background function allows you to print a light illustration
behind the document data.
The procedure for performing stamp/background printing is as follows:
Printing a Stamp
"CONFIDENTIAL," "IMPORTANT," and other stamps that are used often in companies are pre-registered.1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Click  Stamp/Background...  (Stamp... ) on the Page Setup  tab
The Stamp/Background  (Stamp ) dialog box opens.
Note
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With the XPS printer driver, the  Stamp/Background... button has become the  Stamp... button
and only the stamp function can be used.
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							3.Select a stamp
Check the  Stamp check box, and select the stamp to be used from the list.
The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the  Page Setup tab.4.
Set the stamp details
If necessary, specify the following settings, and then click  OK.
Define Stamp... button To 
change the stamp text, bitmap, or position , click this.
Place stamp over text To print the stamp on the front of the document, check this check box.
Note
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The stamp is given priority because the stamp is printed over the document data in the
sections where the stamp and the document data overlap. When this check box is unchecked, the stamp is printed behind the document data and may be hidden in theoverlapping sections depending on the application software used.
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Place stamp over text  cannot be used when the XPS printer driver is used.
When the XPS printer driver is used, the stamp is normally printed in the foreground of the
document.
Print semitransparent stamp Check this check box to print a semi-transparent stamp on the document.This function is available only when the XPS printer driver is used.
Stamp first page only To print the stamp only on the first page, check this check box.
5.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Page Setup  tab.
When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified stamp.
Printing a Background Two bitmap files are pre-registered as samples.
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Click  Stamp/Background...  on the Page Setup  tab
The  Stamp/Background  dialog box opens.
3.
Select the background
Check the  Background  check box, and select the background to be used from the list.
The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the  Page Setup tab.
4.
Set the background details
If necessary, complete the following settings, and then click  OK.
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