User manual CANON IMAGECLASS D680 Printer Guide

[. . . ] Printer Guide IMPORTANT: Read this manual carefully. Use this manual when you need quick reference help for the printer feature of your machine. Using Your Documentation Your machine includes the following documentation. This documentation has been designed so that you can easily use your machine to suit your particular needs. Setting up the machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting up paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Valid values interval for this setting is 0~420mm. Size Width/Height lets you set the size of the overlay. Select units of measurement using Millimeter or Inch radio button. Valid values interval for this setting is 0~420mm. Unit lets you set units of measurement using Millimeter or Inch radio button. Restore Defaults resets Left, Top, Width and Height to their default values. Page Setup dialog box appears again. 3-23 Overlay Placement Print results may differ depending on the placement of the overlay and application print data (Background/Foreground). When the overlay and application print data overlap, print result may differ depending on the overlay file format and the application being used. Settings for overlay printing of your machine allow you to place overlay form in the foreground (in front) or in the background (in back) of the application print data. Overlay Original data ABC Application 3 [Overlay Placement: Background] The result will appear as one of the shown below. Printer Properties ABC ABC ABC [Overlay Placement: Foreground] Using Windows Metafile The result will appear as one of the shown below. The result will always be as shown below. Using Windows BMP ABC ABC ABC ABC 3-24 I Finishing Tab Specifies how final output is collated and sets printing pages in reverse output order. Check the check boxes to collate the document or print it in reverse output order. 3 Printer Properties Preferences Preferences. . . on the Finishing tab window opens the Preferences dialog box. The check box lets you turn EMF Spooling on. If this is not checked, EMF Spooling will be off. This setting is unchecked by default. 3-25 I Paper Source Tab Specifies the paper source and paper type settings. 3 Printer Properties Paper Source lets you specify paper feed method. Select from Cassette or Multi-purpose Tray. Paper Type lets you select from following types of paper: · Plain Paper (including coloured paper, recycled paper: 64-80g/m2) · Transparencies* · Tracing Paper* (tracing paper, thin paper: 52-63g/m2) · Special Paper 1* (thick paper) · Special Paper 2* (postcards, envelopes: 81-128g/m2) * When Paper Source is set to Cassette, please do not select paper types other than Plain Paper. 3-26 I Quality Tab Specifies the resolution, halftoning method, brightness, and contrast settings. 3 Printer Properties Resolution lets you specify the printer's resolution in dots per inch (600, 300). Halftones is the process of converting a greyscale image to black dots and white (unprinted) dots that simulate the grey shades in the original image. Different halftone patterns give different grey shade results. Brightness is the relative proportion of light and dark areas. Decreasing brightness darkens the overall image; increasing brightness lightens it. Brightness is expressed as a relative range from -80% to +80%. Contrast is the degree of difference between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. [. . . ] Spooling A process by which an application sends a document to the Spooler, rather than directly to the printer, thus freeing the computer and application for other tasks. Spooled documents are printed in the order they are received. G-7 Start menu The menu that presents commands that are a starting point for all work you do on your computer, such as starting a program, opening a document, finding a file, and getting help. You open the Start menu by clicking the Start button displayed on the Desktop. Status options Settings which determine when the Printer Status Window opens and whether sounds play with messages. [. . . ]