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Printing Documents (Windows)
This section describes the procedure to print a document of A4 size on plain paper.
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1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2. Load paper.
Here we make sure that A4 plain paper is loaded in the Cassette.
-⋗ [ Loading Paper ]
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Load A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette and other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper in the Rear Tray.
3. Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.
4. Create (or open) a document to print using an appropriate software application.
5. Open the printer driver setup window.
(1) Select [Print] on the [File] menu or the command bar in your software application.
The[ Print] dialog box will appear.
(2) Make sure that your machine's name is selected.
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If another printer's name is selected, click and select your machine's name.
(3) Click [Preferences] (or [Properties]).
6. Specify the required print settings.
(1) Select [Business Document] in [Commonly Used Settin].
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(2) Make sure of the displayed settings.
Here we make sure that [Plain Paper] in [Media Type], [Standard] in [Print Quality], [A4] in [Printer Paper Size], and [Automatically Select] in [Paper Source] are selected.
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However, after changing [Printer Paper Size], confirm that the setting for [Page Size] on the [Page Setup] sheet matches the setting set in the software application.
If you select the wrong page size or media type, the machine may feed paper from the wrong paper source or may not print with the proper print quality.
(3) Click [OK].
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7. Start printing.
Click [Print] (or [OK] ) to start printing.
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To display the printer status monitor, click the printer icon on the taskbar. In Windows Vista operating system (hereafter referred to as "Windows Vista") or Windows XP, click [Canon XXX Printer] (where ["XXX"] is your machine's name) on the taskbar.
-⋗ [ Aligning the Print Head ]
Printing Documents (Macintosh)
This section describes the procedure to print a document of A4 size on plain paper
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Operations may vary depending on your software application. For details on the operation, refer to the instruction manual of your application.
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The screens used in this section are for printing with Mac OS X v.10.6.x.
1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2. Load paper.
Here we make sure that A4 plain paper is loaded in the Cassette.
-⋗ [ Loading Paper ]
Caution
Load A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette and other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper in the Rear Tray.
3. Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.
4. Create (or open) a document to print using an appropriate software application.
5. Open the [Print] dialog box.
Select [Print] on the [File] menu in your software application.
The [Print] dialog box will appear.
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If the dialog box below appears, click 
6. Specify the required print settings.
(1) Make sure that your machine's name is selected in [Printer] .
(2) Select the page size of the loaded paper in [Paper Size ].
Here we select [A4] .
(3) Select [Quality & Media] in the pop-up menu.
(4) Select the media type of the loaded paper in [Media Type].
Here we select [Plain Paper].
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If you select A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper when [Automatically Select] is selected in [Paper Source], the machine feeds the paper from the Cassette. If you select other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper, the machine feeds the paper from the Rear Tray.If you select the wrong page size or media type, the machine may feed paper from the wrong paper source or may not print with the proper print quality.
(5) Make sure that [Automatically Select] is selected in [Paper Source].
(6) Select the print quality in [Print Quality] .
Here we select [Standard].
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on the [Quality & Media], [Color Options], [Borderless Printing], or [Duplex Printing & Margin] screen.7. Start printing
Click [Print] to start printing.
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To temporarily stop a job in progress, click [Hold]. To temporarily stop all the jobs in the list, click [Pause Printer]. After canceling the print job, blank sheets of paper may be ejected.
-⋗ [ Aligning the Print Head ]
1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2. Load paper.
Here we make sure that A4 plain paper is loaded in the Cassette.
-⋗ [ Loading Paper ]
Caution
Load A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette and other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper in the Rear Tray.
3. Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.
4. Create (or open) a document to print using an appropriate software application.
5. Specify the page size.
(1) Select [Page Setup] on the [File] menu in your software application.
The [Page Setup] dialog box will appear.
(2) Make sure that your machine's name is selected in [Format for].
(3) Select the page size of the loaded paper in [Paper Size].
Here we select [A4].
(4) Click [OK].
6. Specify the required print settings.
(1) Select [Print] on the [File] menu in your software application.
The [Print] dialog box will appear.
(2) Make sure that your machine's name is selected in [Printer].
(3) Select [Quality & Media] in the pop-up menu.
(4) Select the media type of the loaded paper in [Media Type].
Here we select [Plain Paper].
Caution
If you select A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper when [Automatically Select] is selected in [Paper Source], the machine feeds the paper from the Cassette. If you select other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper, the machine feeds the paper from the Rear Tray.If you select the wrong page size or media type, the machine may feed paper from the wrong paper source or may not print with the proper print quality.
(5) Make sure that [Automatically Select] is selected in [Paper Source].
(6) Select the print quality in [Print Quality].
Here we select [Standard].
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(Question) on the [Quality & Media], [Color Options], [Special Effects], [Borderless Printing], or [Duplex Printing & Margin] screen.7. Start printing.
Click [Print] to start printing.
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-⋗ [ Aligning the Print Head ]