Print

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 (MF4380dn/MF4370dn Only)," in the Starter Guide.
For installing the driver to send a print job directly from your computer to the machine, see "USB Connection," in the Starter Guide.


  • Printer Driver

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.
You can update your printer driver software and acquire information about Canon products on the Canon home page. Driver software is updated every few months.

  • XPS

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:
[Menu] → <SYSTEM SETTINGS> → <PDL SELECT(PnP)> → <UFRII(XPS)>
To enable the setting, turn OFF the main power switch and then turn ON.
How to use the Canon XPS Printer Driver, see the Readme file and Help.

  • The Canon XPS Printer Driver supports Windows Vista only. If you select <UFRII(XPS)> with other operating systems, the machine cannot detect your computer.
  • You cannot install the Canon XPS Printer Driver with the installer in the TCP/IP environment. For how to install the Canon XPS Printer Driver, see the Readme file.
  • When using the Canon XPS Printer Driver, it is recommended to use Windows Vista Service Pack 1 for increasing the printing speed.

Remark
  • The available printer drivers may vary depending on the machine and the version of Windows that you are using.

Printing through USB Connection

Printing through Network Connection

Where to Find Help


Printing through USB Connection

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To install the printer driver through a USB connection, see "USB Connection," in the Starter Guide.


Remark
  • Before installing a printer driver through a USB connection, turn the printer OFF. Turn the power back ON only if the instruction to do so appears on the screen during installation.
  • In a USB environment, you cannot set up the printer configuration automatically or use the Job Accounting feature.


Printing through Network Connection

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To install the printer driver through network, see "Network Connection (MF4380dn/MF4370dn Only)," in the Starter Guide.



Where to Find Help

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Here is where to get immediate help if you are having problems installing or using the printer driver.

  • README.TXT file

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.

  • Online Help

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 describes how to print a document and how to display the online help.


Remark
  • To use the printer, you need an appropriate printer driver.
  • Printing documents from a computer and scanning documents over the network cannot be processed at the same time. If this happens, these documents are handled differently depending on the following:
  • If you print PC documents when the machine is scanning documents, an error may occur. In this case, the machine scans documents first, then starts printing the PC documents when scanning is complete.
  • If you scan documents when the machine is printing PC documents, scanning is canceled. Wait for the PC documents to be printed out, then perform the scanning operation again.
  • For installing the driver to send a print job to the machine over a network, see "Network Connection (MF4380dn/MF4370dn Only)," in the Starter Guide.
  • For installing the driver to send a print job directly from your computer to the machine, see "USB Connection," in the Starter Guide.

Printing with the Printer Driver

Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand

Viewing the Online Help


Printing with the Printer Driver

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The procedure for printing a document created in application software is as follows.


Remark
  • Printing methods may differ depending on the applications you are using. For details, see the instruction manuals provided with the application software.
  • The display may differ according to the operating system, as well as the type and version of the printer driver.
  1. Open the document you want to print from the application.
  1. Select [Print] from the [File] menu.

The printer driver screen is displayed.

  • The procedure to display the printer driver screen may differ depending on the applications you are using.
  1. Select your printer from [Select Printer], then click [Page Setup].

  • The printer name displayed in the printer driver screen is changed by settings in the [Printers] folder (or [Printers and Faxes] folder). See "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" to display the [Printers] folder (or [Printers and Faxes] folder).
  1. Configure the required settings in the printer driver screen.

  1. Click [Print].

Printing starts.



Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand

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To configure the printing conditions, follow the procedure below.


Remark
  • When printing, you can change the settings you configured beforehand. To change the settings, configure them from the application.
  • The display may differ according to the operating system, as well as the type and version of the printer driver.
  1. On the [Start] menu, point to [Settings] → click [Printers].

The [Printers] folder is displayed.

  • If you are using Windows XP Professional/Server 2003, on the [Start] menu, click [Printers and Faxes].
  • If you are using Windows XP Home Edition, on the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel] → [Printers and Other Hardware] → [Printers and Faxes].
  • If you are using Windows Vista, on the [](Start) menu, click [Control Panel] → [Printers].
  • If you are using Windows Server 2008, on the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel] → [Printers].
  • If you are using Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, on the [] (Start) menu, click [Devices and Printers] → [Printers and Faxes].
  1. Right-click the icon of the printer whose settings you want to configure → click [Printing Preferences] from the displayed menu.

The printer driver screen is displayed.

  • To access the [Printing Preferences] dialog box from [Printers] folder (or [Printers and Faxes] folder), you need to be assigned full control privilege for the printer. Full control access is available for users who are registered as Administrators or Power Users in the Windows system settings.
  1. Configure the required settings in the displayed printer driver screen.
  1. Click [OK].

The printer whose settings you have configured will print with the same settings every time.



Viewing the Online Help

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To view the online help, follow the procedure below.


Remark
  • The display may differ according to the operating system, as well as the type and version of the printer driver.
  1. Display the printer driver screen.

See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen.

  1. Click [Help].

The online help is displayed.



Checking and Canceling Print Jobs

You can check the status of print jobs and cancel a job before the printing starts.


Remark
  • Make sure that the Processing/Data indicator is on or blinking. When the Processing/Data indicator is off, there are no jobs in the memory of the print job status.
  1. Press [Job Cancel/Status Monitor] repeatedly to select <PRINT STATUS>, then press [OK].
  1. Press [] or [] to scroll through the job list, and check the status of the print jobs.

If you want to cancel the job, go to step 3. Otherwise, go to step 5.

  1. Press [] or [] to select the job you want to cancel, then press [OK].
  1. Press [] to select <YES>.

If you do not want to cancel the job, press [] to select <NO>.

  1. Press [Stop/Reset] to return to the standby mode.