Canon printer PIXMA MX490 User Manual

							Setting Paper Dimensions (Custom Size)You can specify the height and width of paper when its size cannot be selected from the  Page Size. Such a
paper size is called "custom size."
The procedure for specifying a custom size is as follows: You can also set a custom size in  Printer Paper Size on the Quick Setup  tab.1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Select the paper size
Select  Custom...  for Page Size  on the Page Setup  tab.
The Custom Paper Size  dialog box opens.
3.
Set the custom paper size
Specify  Units, and enter the  Width and Height  of the paper to be used. Then click  OK.
4.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Page Setup  tab.
When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified paper size.
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							Important•
If the application software that created the document has a function for specifying height and width
values, use the application software to set the values. If the application software does not have such a function or if the document does not print correctly, perform the above procedure from the printer driver
to set the values.
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Printing may be disabled depending on the size of the specified user-defined media.
For information about printable sizes for user-defined media, see "
Media Types You Can Use ."
Note
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If the paper settings on the printer driver differ from the cassette paper information registered on the
printer, an error may occur. For instructions on what to do if an error occurs, see "
Paper setting for
Printing ."
For details about the cassette paper information to be registered on the printer, see the following:
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Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Media Type)
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Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Paper Size)
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							Editing the Print Document or Reprinting from the Print HistoryThis function is unavailable when the standard IJ printer driver is used.
In the Canon IJ XPS preview window, you can edit the print document or retrieve the document print history
to print the document.
The procedure for using the Canon IJ XPS Preview is as follows:PrintCombine DocumentsDelete DocumentReset DocumentsView ThumbnailsMove DocumentUndoMove PageDelete Page
Note
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By clicking   View Thumbnails , you can display or hide thumbnails of the print documents selected
in the  Document Name  list.
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Clicking  Undo  reverses the change that just performed.
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							Editing and Printing a Print Document
When printing multiple documents or pages, you can combine documents, change the print sequence of the documents or pages, or delete documents or pages.1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set the preview
Check the  Preview before printing  check box on the Main tab.
3.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
The Canon IJ XPS Preview will start and the print result will be displayed before printing.
4.
Editing print documents and print pages
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Combining print documents
You can combine multiple print documents to form a single document. By combining print
documents, you can prevent blank pages from being inserted when you execute duplex printing or page layout printing.
From the  Document Name  list, select the documents to be combined. On the  Edit menu, select
Combine Documents  from Documents  to combine the documents in the listed sequence.
To select multiple print documents, hold down the Ctrl key and click the documents to be
merged, or hold down the Shift key and press the upper arrow or lower arrow key. You can also
click a blank area in the document list and drag the mouse to select multiple documents.
When you combine documents, the documents selected before the combining are deleted from the list and the combined document is added to the list.
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Changing the sequence of print documents or print pages
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To change the sequence of the print documents, go to the  Document Name list, and select
the print document to be moved. Next, on the  Edit menu, select  Move Document  from
Documents , and select the appropriate item. You can also click and drag a print document
to change the print sequence.
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To change the sequence of the print pages, click  View Thumbnails from the Option menu,
and select the print page to be moved. Next, on the  Edit menu, select  Move Page from
Pages , and select the appropriate item. You can also click and drag a print page to change
the print sequence.
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Deleting print documents and print pages
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To delete a print document, select the target document from the  Document Name list, and
on the  Edit menu, choose  Documents and then Delete Document .
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To delete a print page, click  View Thumbnails from the Option menu, and select the print
page to be deleted. Next, on the  Edit menu, select  Delete Page from Pages .
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Print page recovery
You can recover pages that were deleted with  Delete Page.
To recover pages, select the  View Deleted Pages check box from the Option menu, and select
the pages to be recovered from among the displayed thumbnail pages. Then from the  Edit menu
chose  Pages and then  Restore Page .
After editing the print documents or print pages, you can change the print settings on the  Page
Information , Layout  and Manual Color Adjustment  tabs as necessary.
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To display the multiple documents in the list, open the preview and execute print again.
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To return the print documents to their original condition before they were edited in the preview,
on the  Edit menu, select  Reset Documents  from Documents .
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If the documents to be combined have different print settings, a message may be displayed.
Check the contents of the displayed message before combining the documents.
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If the documents to be combined have different output paper sizes and duplex printing or page layout printing is to be performed, the printer may not produce the expected print results for
certain print pages.
Check the preview before printing.
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Depending on the print settings of the print document, some functions may not be available in
the Canon IJ XPS preview.
Note
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You can rename  Document Name  to any name.
5.
Executing print
Click  Print.
When you execute print, the printer uses the specified settings to print the data.
Reprinting from the Print History
When you click  Save Print History  on the File menu to enable the setting, the document printed from the
preview is saved, and you can reprint the document with the same settings.
1.
Displaying the print history
Open the 
printer driver setup window . Then on the Maintenance tab, select View Print History .
The saved print document is displayed in the preview.
Important
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To limit the number of print history registrations, click  History Entry Limit on the File menu.
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If the limit on the number of registration is exceeded, the print history registrations are deleted
starting from the oldest one.
2.
Selecting a print document
From the  Document Name  list, select the document to be printed.
3.
Executing print
Click  Print.
Related Topic
Displaying the Print Results before Printing
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							Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data
Setting the Print Quality Level (Custom)
Printing a Color Document in Monochrome
Specifying Color Correction
Optimal Photo Printing of Image Data
Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver
Printing with ICC Profiles
Adjusting Color Balance
Adjusting Color Balance Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver)
Adjusting Brightness
Adjusting Intensity
Adjusting Contrast
Adjusting Intensity/Contrast Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver)
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							Setting the Print Quality Level (Custom)The print quality level can be set in the  Custom.
The procedure for setting the print quality level is as follows:1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Select the print quality
On the  Main tab, select  Custom for Print Quality , and click Set....
The Custom  dialog box opens.
3.
Setting the print quality level
Drag the slider bar to select the print quality level and click  OK.
4.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Main tab.
When you execute print, the image data is printed with the selected print quality level.
Important
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Certain print quality levels cannot be selected depending on the settings of  Media Type.
Related Topics
Specifying Color Correction
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							Adjusting Color Balance
Adjusting Brightness
Adjusting Intensity
Adjusting Contrast
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							Printing a Color Document in Monochrome
The procedure for printing a color document in monochrome is as follows:
You can also set a grayscale printing in  Additional Features on the Quick Setup  tab.
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set grayscale printing
Check the  Grayscale Printing  check box on the Main tab.
3.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
When you execute print, the document is converted to grayscale data. It allows you to print the color
document in monochrome.
Important
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When the  Grayscale Printing  check box is checked, the printer driver processes image data as sRGB
data. In this case, actual colors printed may differ from those in the original image data.
When using the grayscale printing function to print Adobe RGB data, convert the data to sRGB data
using an application software.
Note
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During  Grayscale Printing , inks other than black ink may be used as well.
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							Specifying Color CorrectionYou can specify the color correction method suited to the type of document to be printed.
Normally, the printer driver adjusts the colors by using Canon Digital Photo Color so that data is printed with
color tints that most people prefer. This method is suitable for printing sRGB data.
When you want to print by using the color space (Adobe RGB or sRGB) of the image data effectively, select ICM  (ICC Profile Matching ). When you want to use an application software to specify a printing ICC profile,
select  None.
The procedure for specifying color correction is as follows:
You can also set color correction on the  Quick Setup tab by choosing  Photo Printing under Commonly
Used Settings , and then choosing  Color/Intensity Manual Adjustment  under Additional Features .1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Select the manual color adjustment
On the  Main tab, select  Manual for Color/Intensity , and click Set....
The Manual Color Adjustment  dialog box opens.
3.
Select color correction
Click  Matching  tab, select  Color Correction  setting that matches your purpose from the following, and
click  OK.
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