Canon MX450 series Setup guide

MX450 series
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Printing
Copying
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Printing
Printing from a Computer
Printing with Application Software that You are Using (Printer Driver)
Printing Using the Operation Panel of the Machine
Printing Template Forms Such As Lined Paper or Graph Paper
Printing from a Bluetooth Compliant Device
Printing from Mobile Phone via Bluetooth Communication
About Bluetooth Communication
Handling Precautions
Preparation to Use the Bluetooth Unit
Printing Data via Bluetooth Communication
Basic Procedure for Printing via Bluetooth Communication
Bluetooth Settings
Specifications

Printing from a Computer
Printing with Application Software that You are Using (Printer Driver)

Printing Using the Operation Panel of the Machine
Printing Template Forms Such As Lined Paper or Graph Paper

About Bluetooth Communication
Handling Precautions
Preparation to Use the Bluetooth Unit
Printing Data via Bluetooth Communication
Basic Procedure for Printing via Bluetooth Communication
Bluetooth Settings
Specifications

Copying
Making Copies Basic
Setting Items
Reducing or Enlarging a Copy
About Special copy Menu
Copying Two Pages to Fit onto a Single Page
Copying Four Pages to Fit onto a Single Page
Copying Thick Originals Such as Books
Copying without Borders
Collated Copying

Printing with Application Software that You are Using (Printer
Driver)
Printing with Easy Setup Basic
Various Printing Methods
Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data
Overview of the Printer Driver
Updating the Printer Driver

Printing with Easy Setup
The simple setup procedure for carrying out appropriate printing on this machine is as follows:
1. Check that the machine is turned on
Confirming that the Power Is On
2. Load paper on the machine
Loading Paper
3. Select the printer
Select your model from the Printer list in the Print Dialog.
Print Dialog
Note
Click Show Details ( (the disclosure triangle)) to switch the Setup window to the detailed
display.
4. Select the paper size
For Paper Size, select the paper size to be used.
If necessary, set the number of copies, the pages to be printed, and the orientation.

5. Select Quality & Media from the pop-up menu
6. Select the media type
For Media Type, select the same paper type loaded in the machine.

7. Select the print quality
For Print Quality, select High, Standard, or Fast according to your purpose.
Important
The print quality settings that can be selected may differ depending on a printing profile.
8. Complete the setup
Click Print.
When you execute print, the document will be printed in accordance with the type and size of the
media.

Important
In the Presets section, click Save Current Settings as Preset... (Save As...) to register the
specified settings.
Registering a Changed Printing Profile

Setting the Media Type with the Printer Driver
When you use this machine, selecting a media type that matches the print purpose will help you achieve
the best print results.
You can use the following media types on this machine.
Commercially available papers
Media name Media Type in the printer driver
Plain Paper (including recycled paper) Plain Paper
Envelopes Envelope
Canon genuine papers (Photo Printing)
Media name <Model No.> Media Type in the printer driver
Photo Paper Pro Platinum <PT-101> Photo Paper Pro Platinum
Glossy Photo Paper "Everyday Use" <GP-501> Glossy Photo Paper
Photo Paper Glossy <GP-502> Glossy Photo Paper
Photo Paper Plus Glossy II <PP-201> Photo Paper Plus Glossy II
Photo Paper Pro Luster <LU-101> Photo Paper Pro Luster
Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss <SG-201> Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss
Matte Photo Paper <MP-101> Matte Photo Paper
Canon genuine papers (Business Letter Printing)
Media name <Model No.> Media Type in the printer driver
High Resolution Paper <HR-101N> High Resolution Paper
Canon genuine papers (Original Products)
Media name <Model No.> Media Type in the printer driver
T-Shirt Transfers <TR-301> T-Shirt Transfers
Photo Stickers <PS-101> Glossy Photo Paper

Various Printing Methods
Setting the Number of Copies and Printing Order
Setting the Stapling Margin
Execute Borderless Printing
Scaling the Printing to Fit the Paper Size
Scaled Printing
Page Layout Printing
Printing on Postcards
Displaying the Print Results before Printing
Setting Paper Dimensions (Custom Size)

Setting the Number of Copies and Printing Order
Collate pages + Reverse Collate pages + Normal Reverse
The procedure for specifying the number of copies and printing order is as follows:
1. Specify the number of copies to be printed
Specify the number of copies to print from the Copies in the Print Dialog.
2. Select Paper Handling from the pop-up menu
3. Check the Collate pages check box when you are specifying multiple copies in the
Copies box
Check the Collate pages check box to print all the pages of a single copy together.
Uncheck this check box to print all pages with the same page number together.
4. Specify the print order
Check Page Order.
When you select Automatic or Reverse, printing starts from the last page.
When you select Normal, printing starts from the first page.

5. Complete the setup
Click Print.
When you execute print, the specified number of copies will be printed with the specified printing order.
Important
When the application software that you used to create the document has the same function, specify
the settings on the printer driver. However, if the print results are not acceptable, specify the function
settings on the application software. When you specify the number of copies and the printing order
with both the application software and this printer driver, the number of copies may be multiplied
numbers of the two settings or the specified printing order may not be enabled.

Setting the Stapling Margin
The procedure for setting the staple side and the margin width is as follows:
1. Select Margin from the pop-up menu on the Print Dialog
2. Set the staple side and the margin width
Select a stapling position from the Stapling Side list, and if necessary, set the Margin width.
Note
The printer automatically reduces the print area depending on the staple position margin.
3. Complete the setup
Click Print.
When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified staple side and margin width.
Important
When borderless printing is enabled, Stapling Side and Margin appear grayed out and are
unavailable.

Execute Borderless Printing
The borderless printing function allows you to print data without any margin by enlarging the data so that it
extends slightly off the paper. In standard printing, margins are created around the document area.
However, in borderless printing function, these margins are not created. When you want to print data such
as a photo without providing any margin around it, set borderless printing.
The procedure for performing borderless printing is as follows:
Setting Borderless Printing
1. Select the size of the paper for borderless printing
Select "XXX (borderless)" from the Paper Size in the Print Dialog.
2. Select Borderless Printing from the pop-up menu
3. Adjust the amount of extension from the paper
If necessary, adjust the amount of extension using the Amount of Extension slider.
Moving the slider to the right increases the amount extending off the paper, and moving the slider to
the left decreases the amount.
It is recommended to set the slider at the second position from the right for most cases.

Important
When the Amount of Extension slider is set to the rightmost position, the back side of the
paper may become smudged.
4. Complete the setup
Click Print.
When you execute print, the data is printed without any margins on the paper.
Important
Borderless printing only supports specific paper sizes. Make sure to select a paper size with the
wording "(borderless)" from the Paper Size.
When borderless printing is enabled, Envelope, High Resolution Paper, and T-Shirt Transfers
appear grayed out and are unavailable in Media Type list of Quality & Media of the pop-up menu in
the Print dialog.
Print quality may deteriorate or the sheet may be stained at the top and bottom depending on the
type of paper used.
When the ratio of the height to the width differs from the image data, a portion of the image may not
be printed depending on the size of the media used.
In this case, crop the image data with an application software according to the paper size.
When scaled printing or page layout printing is enabled, you cannot perform borderless printing.
Note
When Plain Paper is selected from the Media Type menu of the Quality & Media, borderless
printing is not recommended.
Expanding the Range of the Document to Print
Setting a large amount of extension allows you to perform borderless printing with no problems. However,
the portion of the document extending off the paper range will not be printed and for this reason, the
subjects around the perimeter of a photo may not be printed.
Try borderless printing once. When you are not satisfied with the result of borderless printing, reduce the
amount of extension. The extension amount decreases as the Amount of Extension slider is moved to the
left.
Important
When the amount of extension is decreased, an unexpected margin may be produced on the print,
depending on the size of the paper.
Note
When the Amount of Extension slider is set to the leftmost position, image data will be printed in
the full size. If you set this when printing the address side of a postcard, the postal code of the sender
is printed in the correct position.

Scaling the Printing to Fit the Paper Size
The procedure for printing a document that is automatically enlarged or reduced to fit the page size to be
used is as follows:
1. Check the paper size
Check that the Paper Size in the Print Dialog is the same as the paper size that you set in the
application software.
2. Select Paper Handling from the pop-up menu
3. Set the print paper size
Check the Scale to fit paper size check box. Then from the Destination Paper Size pop-up menu,
select the paper size that is actually loaded in the machine.
4. If necessary, check the Scale down only check box
When you check this check box, the document will be reduced to fit to the paper size when the
document size is larger than the page size. The document will be printed in the original size when the
document size is smaller than the page size.
5. Complete the setup
Click Print.
When you execute print, the document will be enlarged or reduced to fit to the page size.

Scaled Printing
The procedure for printing a document with pages enlarged or reduced is as follows:
1. Select the printer
In the Page Setup Dialog, select your model name from the Format For list.
2. Set scaled printing
Specify the scaling factor in the Scale box, and click OK.
Note
If you are using Mac OS X v10.7, you can set the Scale rate to a value in the range from 1 to
999%.
If you are using Mac OS X v10.6, set a value in the range from 1 to 10000%. If you enter any
other value, an error message will be displayed.
3. Complete the setup
On the Print Dialog, click Print.
When you execute print, the document will be printed with the specified scale.
Important
When the application software which you used to create the original has the scaled printing function,
configure the settings on your application software. You do not need to configure the same setting in
the Page Setup dialog.