Printing from a Computer |
This category describes how to print from computers. |
Introduction to Using Print Functions |
The Canon PCL5c, PCL5e, PCL6, and UFRII LT printer drivers enable users of Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Vista to print from any Windows application and make full use of their Canon printers. This machine supports two types of printer drivers: Hewlett-Packard's PCL (Printer Control Language) printer driver including the PCL5c, PCL5e, and PCL6 printer drivers, and Canon's UFRII LT (Ultra Fast Rendering II Lite) printer driver. For installing the driver to send a print job to the machine over a network, see "Network Connection."
Using the UFRII LT 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 PCL5c, PCL5e, and PCL6 printer drivers can be used with most kinds of business application software. The PCL5c printer driver is for color printers, the PCL5e printer driver is for black-and-white printers, and the PCL6 printer driver is for both color and black-and-white printers. PCL6 is an advanced version of PCL5c and PCL5e, and offers superior printing quality and speed. This machine supports the PCL5e and PCL6 printer drivers. |
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Printing through USB Connection |
Printing through Network Connection |
Where to Find Help (Print) |
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 (Print) |
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. In the printer properties dialog box, you can click [Help] to display additional information about every feature and option in the PCL5c, PCL5e, PCL6 and UFRII LT printer driver. For instructions on how to display the Online help, see "Viewing the Online Help (Print)." See the Online Help for the detailed information on specifying PCL and UFR II options.
If the Online Help does not provide the information you need, contact your local authorized Canon dealer or service provider. |
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 |
Setting the Printer Configuration |
Viewing the Online Help (Print) |
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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The printer driver screen is displayed. |
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Printing begins. |
Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand |
To change the printing options, 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 settings made on the printing preferences screen in this procedure apply to all Windows applications and remain in effect until you change those settings.
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Setting the Printer Configuration |
To change the printer properties, follow the procedure below. |
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The [Printers and Faxes] folder is displayed.
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The printer properties screen is displayed. |
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Viewing the Online Help (Print) |
To view the online help, follow the procedure below. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand," for instructions on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The online help is displayed. |
Printing Functions |
This section explaines what you can do in each sheet of the printer driver UI. |
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Common Functions |
[Page Setup] Sheet |
[Finishing] Sheet |
[Paper Source] Sheet |
[Quality] Sheet |
Common Functions |
The following functions are common to all sheets. The numbers in the descriptions correspond with the ones in the image of the screen at the bottom. |
1 | Selecting a Profile for Printing 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 descriptions correspond with the ones in the image of the screen at the bottom. |
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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 configure the following settings. |
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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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[Paper Source] Sheet |
In the [Paper Source] sheet, you can do the following. |
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Printing on Transparencies Prints on transparencies. You can also insert interleaving pages between the transparencies. |
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[Quality] Sheet |
On the [Quality] sheet, you can configure the following settings. |
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Objective Enables you to conveniently select the appropriate settings for the current content. |
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Grayscale Setting Adjusts grayscale settings manually. |
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Toner Reduction Prints with a reduced amount of toner. |
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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 letter size to print on statement, or enlarging a document created in statement size to print on letter. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand," for instructions 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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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 paper, and it is also useful for saving space. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand," for instructions on how to display the printer driver screen. |
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The output image is displayed in the preview area. |
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2-sided Printing |
This mode enables you to make two-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," for instructions on how to display the printer driver screen. |
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The output image is displayed in the preview area. |
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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," for instructions 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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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," for instructions on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The output image is displayed in the preview area. |
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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," for instructions on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The output image is displayed in the preview area.
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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," for instructions 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 [Canon PageComposer] dialog box is displayed. |
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," for instructions on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The output image is displayed in the preview area. |
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Checking and Canceling Print Jobs |
You can check the numbers of prints and the print results, or you can cancel a print job before the printing starts. |
Checking Print Jobs |
Canceling Print Jobs |
Checking Print Jobs |
You can check the number of prints and the print result of print jobs from the display of the machine. |
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The job status for each print job appears on the display. |
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Canceling Print Jobs |
You can cancel a print job from the machine before the printing starts. |
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If you do not want to cancel the job, select <NO>. |
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