This category describes how to print from computers. To print from a computer with the FAX-L3000, an optional network printer kit is required. |
Introduction to Using Print Functions |
Make sure that the printer driver is installed. |
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. |
System Requirements |
The printer driver can be used in the following system environments:
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Where to Find Help |
Where to Find Help |
Here is where to get immediate help if you are having problems installing or using the printer driver. |
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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. |
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 |
Printing with the Printer Driver |
The procedure for printing a document created in application software is as follows. |
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The [Print] dialog box 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 [Print] dialog box is displayed. |
Printing begins. |
Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand |
To configure the printing conditions, 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 printer whose settings you have configured will print with the same settings every time. |
Setting the Printer Configuration |
To set the printer configuration, follow the procedure below. |
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The printers folder is displayed.
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The printer properties dialog box is displayed. |
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Viewing the Online Help |
To view the online help, follow the procedure below. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The online help is displayed. |
Printing Functions |
This section explains 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 |
[Device Settings] Sheet |
Common Functions |
The following functions are common to all sheets. The following settings are configured from the locations indicated by the corresponding numbers in the image. |
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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 print job in an inbox. You can also select [Edit and Preview] to view the print preview. |
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[Page Setup] Sheet |
In the [Page Setup] sheet, you can do the following. The following settings are configured from the locations indicated by the corresponding numbers in the image. |
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[Finishing] Sheet |
In the [Finishing] sheet, you can do the following. The following settings are configured from the locations indicated by the corresponding numbers in the image. |
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[Paper Source] Sheet |
In the [Paper Source] sheet, you can do the following. The following settings are configured from the locations indicated by the corresponding numbers in the image. |
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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 |
In the [Quality] sheet, you can do the following. The following settings are configured from the locations indicated by the corresponding numbers in the image. |
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Objective Enables you to conveniently select the appropriate settings for the current content. |
3 | Manual Grayscale Settings Enables you to set the brightness and contrast of the original when printing. |
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Toner Reduction Prints with a reduced amount of toner |
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[Device Settings] Sheet |
In the [Device Settings] sheet, you can do the following. The following settings are configured from the locations indicated by the corresponding numbers in the image. |
1 | Set Options You can set device information manually. |
3 | Display Version Information You can display version information. |
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2 | Obtain Device Information You can obtain device information and update the settings displayed in the sheet. |
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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 A4 size to print on B5, or enlarging a document created in B5 size to print on A4. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" 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 |
Multiple pages can be printed on one sheet of paper. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" 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 |
Two-sided printing prints a document on both sides of the paper. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" 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 and folding the sheets in half. You can also bind together sets of folding sheets to create a book. |
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See "Printing with the Printer Driver" or "Setting Printer Conditions Beforehand" 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" 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" 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" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
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" on how to display the printer driver screen. |
The output image is displayed in the preview area. |
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Checking and Deleting Print Jobs |
System monitor enables you to monitor the status of the print jobs currently being processed. |
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If you want to delete the job, go to step 3. Otherwise, press [Stop] to return to the standby mode. |
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If you do not want to cancel the job, press [ |
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