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This section describes the procedure for basic printing.
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The steps described in this section are for printing in Windows Vista.
1. Turn on the machine and load the paper in the machine.
2. Make sure that the proper paper source is selected.
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Press the Paper Feed Switch to select the paper source so that the Rear Tray lamp is lit when feeding from the Rear Tray, and the Cassette lamp is lit when feeding from the Cassette.
3. Create a document or open a file to print using an appropriate application software.
4. Open the printer properties dialog box.
5. Specify the required settings.
(1) Select the media type of the loaded paper in Media Type.
(2) Make sure that Paper Feed Switch is selected in Paper Source.
(3) Set Print Quality and Color/Intensity as needed.
(4) Click OK.
The Print dialog box is displayed.
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6. Click Print (or OK) to print the document.
Printing begins.
Caution
To cancel a print job in progress, press the Stop/Reset button on the machine or click Cancel Printing on the printer status monitor. To display the printer status monitor, click Canon XXX Printer (where "XXX" is your machine's name) on the taskbar.
Macintosh
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Depending on your application program, operations may differ. For details, refer to the instruction manual of your application.
The steps described in this section are for printing in Mac OS X v.10.4.x.
1. Turn on the machine and load the paper in the machine.
2. Make sure that the proper paper source is selected.
Caution
Press the Paper Feed Switch to select the paper source so that the Rear Tray lamp is lit when feeding from the Rear Tray, and the Cassette lamp is lit when feeding from the Cassette.
3. Create a document or open a file to print using an appropriate application software.
4. Select the page size.
(1) Select Page Setup on the application software's File menu.
The Page Setup dialog box opens.
(2) Confirm that your machine's name is selected in Format for.
(3) Select the page size of the loaded paper in Paper Size.
(4) Click OK.
5 Specify the required settings.
(1) Select Print on the application software's File menu.
The Print dialog box opens.
(2) Select Quality & Media in the pop-up menu.
(3) Select the media type of the loaded paper in Media Type.
(4) Make sure that Paper Feed Switch is selected in Paper Source.
(5) Select the print mode appropriate to your document in Print Mode.
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Media Type you have selected.
– Printing a top-quality photo: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of
photographs and graphics featuring fine color gradation.
– Printing tables and charts: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of graphs and graphics (illustrations) with strong color definition.
– Printing a composite document: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of
text.
– Detailed Setting: Select to fine-tune the Print Quality and Halftoning settings.
For details on other printer driver functions, click 
6. Click Print to print the document.
Printing begins.
Caution
Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress. If you are using Mac OS X v.10.2.8, click the printer icon in the Dock to start up the Print Center and doubleclick the name of your machine in the Printer List.
To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired document in the Name list and click Delete. To temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To cancel all the jobs in the list, click Stop Jobs.