This category describes how to print from computers. |
Introduction to Using Print Functions |
Make sure that the printer driver is installed. For installing the driver to send a print job to the machine over a network, see "Network Connection." |
Using the printer driver, the various data processing tasks conventionally executed within the printer are appropriately divided between the host computer and the printer to greatly reduce the overall printing time. The workload can be delegated to match the output data, thus realizing a significant increase in speed through optimization.
The Canon XPS Printer Driver enables you to print documents in Windows Vista from applications that use the XPS format, utilizing the features and characteristics of the XPS format to the maximum extent. When using the Canon XPS Printer Driver, make the setting from the machine as follows:
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Printing through USB Connection |
Printing through Network Connection |
Where to Find Help |
Printing through USB Connection |
To install the printer driver through a USB connection, see "USB Connection." |
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Printing through Network Connection |
To install the printer driver through network, see "Network Connection." |
Where to Find Help |
Here is where to get immediate help if you are having problems installing or using the printer driver.
Any hints, enhancements, limitations, and restrictions you need to be aware of when installing and using your printer driver are included in the README.TXT file provided with the driver. The README.TXT file is located in the "DRIVERS" folder.
You can locate additional help for questions you may have regarding your printer in the Online Help provided with the driver. |
Printing Fundamentals |
This section explains how to print a document and how to display the online help. |
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Printing with the Printer Driver |
Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand |
Viewing the Online Help |
Printing with the Printer Driver |
The procedure for printing a document created in application software is as follows. |
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The printer driver screen is displayed.
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See "Printing Functions" to find what you can configure in each sheet. |
Printing begins. |
Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand |
To configure the printing conditions, follow the procedure below. |
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The [Printers] folder is displayed.
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The printer driver screen is displayed.
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See "Printing Functions" to find what you can configure in each sheet. |
The printer whose settings you have configured will print with the same settings every time. |
Viewing the Online Help |
To view the online help, follow the procedure below. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The online help is displayed. |
Printing Functions |
These sections explain what you can do in each sheet of the printer driver UI. |
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Common Functions |
Page Setup Sheet |
Finishing Sheet |
Quality Sheet |
Common Functions |
The following functions are common to all sheets. |
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You can select a profile to conveniently repeat the same print settings. |
4 | Preview The settings configured in each sheet are displayed in the preview. |
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2 | Adding/Editing Profiles You can add and edit profile settings. |
5 | Verifying Settings You can verify the settings specified in each sheet. |
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3 | Changing the Output Method You can change the output method, e.g. storing a document in an inbox. |
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Page Setup Sheet |
In the [Page Setup] sheet, you can configure the following settings. The numbers in the image at the bottom indicate where to configure the settings. |
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Enables you to select the paper size actually output from the printer. |
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Prints pages with a watermark (such as "COPY") superimposed on the document. |
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Print Direction Sets the print direction relative to the orientation of the paper. |
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Page Border Prints each page with a border. |
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Prints multiple pages arranged on one sheet of paper. |
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Header/Footer Prints pages with headers and/or footers with the date, page number, etc. |
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Finishing Sheet |
In the [Finishing] sheet, you can do the following. |
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Prints on the front and back of the paper. |
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Collating When printing multiple sets of copies, outputs each set separately in page order. |
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Prints pages in a sequence that allows them to be folded and grouped into a booklet when output. |
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Grouping When printing multiple sets of copies, outputs the pages in groups according to their page numbers. |
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Quality Sheet |
In the [Quality] sheet, you can do the following. |
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Black and White Printing Prints color documents in black and white. |
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Toner Reduction* Prints with a reduced amount of toner. |
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Objective Enables you to conveniently select the appropriate settings for the current content. |
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*See the following on "Toner Reduction":
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Scaling Documents |
You can enlarge or reduce documents to match the output paper size, such as reducing a document created in LTR size to print on STMT, or enlarging a document created in STMT size to print on LTR. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
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The document is scaled automatically according to the settings made in [Page Size] and [Output Size]. |
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If you display the [Page Setup] sheet according to "Printing with the Printer Driver", click [Print]. |
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet |
This mode enables you to reduce multiple pages to fit onto one sheet of paper. You can make well-organized documents by editing multiple materials onto one sheet. And you can cut down print costs by saving papers, and it is also useful for saving space. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
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The output image is displayed in the preview area. |
If you display the [Page Setup] sheet according to "Printing with the Printer Driver", click [Print]. |
2-sided Printing |
This mode enables you to make 2-sided printing. You can cut down print costs by half when copying in large quantities. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
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The output image is displayed in the preview area. |
If you display the [Page Setup] sheet according to "Printing with the Printer Driver", click [Print]. |
Booklet Printing |
You can create a booklet by printing 2 pages on both sides of each sheet of paper. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The [Detailed Settings for Booklet] dialog box opens. |
The [Finishing] sheet is displayed.
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If you display the [Page Setup] sheet according to "Printing with the Printer Driver", click [Print]. |
Poster Printing |
You can enlarge a one-page image and print it over multiple pages. You can then glue the printed pages together to create a poster. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The output image is displayed in the preview area.
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If you display the [Page Setup] sheet according to "Printing with the Printer Driver", click [Print]. |
Watermark Printing |
You can print a watermark (such as "CONFIDENTIAL" or "COPY") on a document created using an application. You can register the customized watermark other than the various predefined watermarks. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The output image is displayed in the preview area.
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If you display the [Page Setup] sheet according to "Printing with the Printer Driver", click [Print]. |
Viewing the Print Preview |
You can display a preview and verify the print results prior to printing. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
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See "Printing Functions" to find what you can configure in each sheet. |
The print preview is displayed.
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Selecting a Profile for Printing |
Combinations of printer driver settings corresponding to a variety of printing purposes are provided with the printer driver as "profiles". This enables you to print documents according to a desired objective by simply selecting a profile from the [Profile] list. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The output image is displayed in the preview area. |
If you display the [Page Setup] sheet according to "Printing with the Printer Driver", click [Print]. |
Checking and Canceling Print Jobs |
You can check the status of print jobs and cancel a job before the printing starts. |
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If you select <JOB CANCEL>, press [ |
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If you want to cancel the job, go to the next step. Otherwise, press |
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If you select <JOB CANCEL> in step 1, you do not need to perform this procedure. Go to the next step. |
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If you do not want to cancel the job, press [ |
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