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Canon MF8170c Software Guide

1. FAX Properties The Canon MF8100 Series FAX Properties dialog box contains several tab sheets that enable you to set up the fax configuration and configure the fax settings lt NOTE e The number of tabs displayed in the properties dialog box depends on how you have your system set up e For more information about the following features see the Online Help see p 1 3 e The screen shots shown are from Windows XP Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Preferences 4 27 PC Faxing gt General Tab Lets you print a test page and define faxing preferences Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Series FAX Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Configuration Canon MF8100 Series FAx ME Speed 16 ppm Maximum resol lution 400 dpi Printing Preferences a Print Test Page Sharing Tab Specifies the printer sharing settings This tab sheet is available only when the printer sharing is enabled see p 2 63 Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Series FAX Properties aS General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Configuration share this printer with ol ea You can ther users on your network To ga enable sharing for this printer click Share this printer Drivers If this printer is
2. Share this printer Share name BET Glare Printing Drivers IF this printer i shared with users running different versions of Windows you may want to install additional drivers so that the users do not have to find the print driver when they connect to the shared printer Additional Drivers a lt NOTE On how to open the printer properties dialog box see Changing Print Settings on p 2 4 2 Enter a share name in the edit box as needed lt NOTE Do not enter a space or special character in the Share name edit box 3 Click OK The printer driver icon changes to indicate sharing Using the Machine on Your Network 2 63 Printing Windows 98 Me Server Settings The following is the procedure to make your machine available to your network users under Windows 98 Me The screen shots shown are from Windows 98 E Adding Server Service 1 Click Start on the Windows task bar select Settings gt Control Panel The Control Panel folder appears 2 Double click the Network icon The Network dialog box appears 3 Click Add in the Configuration tab sheet Network E x Configuration Identification Access Control The following network components are installed m Client for Microsoft Networks m Microsoft Family Logon Dial Up Adapter VIA Aine Il Fast Ethernet Adapter TCP IP gt Dial Up Adapter 4 TCPYIP gt VIA Ahine Il Fast Ethemet Ada
3. Scanning eo WIA Canon MF8100 Properties General Events Color Management gt gt Canon MF8100 N Manufactured by Canon Scanner Status Status Device Ready On Pott S Usbscan0 Optical resolution 1200x2400 DPI Diagnostics Setting the Scanning Function for B amp W Start or Color Start 3 5 4 Specify an action for B amp W Start or Color Start On Windows XP LI Select the Events tab gt select Canon MF8100 Color Scan Button or Canon MF8100 B amp W Scan Button in the Select an event pull down list gt select the operation for B amp W Start or Color Start in Actions gt click OK WIA Canon MF8100 Properties General Events Color Management Choose an event below then select the action to take when that event occurs Select an event ES Canon MF8100 Color Scan Button vi Actions Start this program i MFT oolbox Verg 7 Scanning o Take no action On Windows 98 2000 Me LI Select the Events tab gt select Canon MF8100 Color Scan Button or Canon MF8100 B amp W Scan Button in the Scanner events pull down list gt select the operation for B amp W Start or Color Start in Send to this application gt click OK NOTE lf the settings you specified in the scanner property dialog box do not work immediately disconnect and reconnect the USB cable or restart your computer 3 6 Setting the Scanning Function for B a
4. A Perform the following steps 1 Make sure the machine is connected to your computer using a USB cable and the machine is turned on 2 Double click System in the Control Panel folder The System Properties dialog box appears 3 For Windows 2000 XP select the Hardware tab gt click Device Manager gt double click Universal Serial Bus controllers For Windows 98 Me select the Device Manager tab double click Universal Serial Bus controllers 5 4 Driver Problems 4 Locate the USB class driver under Universal Serial Bus controllers Delete ONLY the USB class driver specified for your operating system If the USB class driver is displayed under Other device delete ONLY one of the following depending on your operating system USB Printing Support Canon MF8100 Series or Unknown For Windows 2000 XP select USB Printing Support gt select Uninstall from the Action menu For Windows 98 Me select Canon MF8100 Series click Remove C IMPORTANT Never delete other devices or device drivers Windows may not operate properly 5 Close the Control Panel folder gt unplug the USB cable Restart your computer 7 For instructions on installing the printer driver see Installing Software on Your Computer on p 1 4 LE NOTE The procedure for Windows XP Server 2003 is given for the Category View mode o Strings of garbled characters are printed Q Is the driver installe
5. If you wish to make settings with ScanGear MF when scanning a document you can either check the Use the Scanner Driver to Make Advanced Settings checkbox in the MF Toolbox before scanning or scan from an application lt NOTE If you are scanning from an application in Windows XP select ScanGear MF in the application before scanning For details see Scanning an Image from an Application on p 3 15 D C C O a Switching between Simple Mode and Advanced Mode ScanGear MF has two modes Simple Mode and Advanced Mode With Advanced Mode you can perform detailed settings such as resolution and contrast To switch between two modes click the corresponding tab TER Simple Mode dialog box Advanced Mode dialog box Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF 3 19 Scanning o Using Simple Mode lt gt ScanGear MF One amp Select Document Type Photo Color J Display Preview Image Preview Destination Print 300dpi Output Size Flexible Perform Scan 5 7 Place the document face down on the platen glass or load it face up in the ADF 2 In Select Document Type select the document type Photo Color To scan color photos 300dpi Magazine Color To scan color magazines 150dpi with the Descreen function Newspaper B amp To scan text and line drawi
6. NOTE The text box may not be able to accommodate all of the actual data for a repeating field if a large number of recipients are specified for sending a fax In this case a new page is automatically created and data that does not fit into the text box displays from the top of the new page E nserting Borders Between Repeating Fields When you specify a repeating field for recipient information you can also select to insert borders between the values for easier reading 1 Click the Insert menu gt Recipient Information gt Borders The Border Settings dialog box opens Canon Cover Sheet Editor 2 Select Insert a Border Between Repeats to insert borders between multiple values in a repeating recipient information field Border Settings Insert a Border Between Repeats Line Style ee SOC w width Oe mm 0 1 to 10 0 Color BM Black ae If you do not want to insert borders between the values deselect this check box gt click OK 3 Select the type of line to use as the border from Line Style PC Faxing gt 4 Specify the Width setting to set the thickness of the borders 0 1 to 10 0 lt NOTE The Width setting is available only if Line Style is set to Solid 5 Select the desired color of the borders from Color 6 Click OK E Inserting Sheets to Send Field When Editing Text 7 Inside the text box place the cursor where you want to insert the field 2 From the
7. Recipient name Company Dept Div Fax Number Notes Enters the prefix to the recipient s name or selects the prefix from the pull down list Dr Mr Mrs or Ms Enters the recipient s first name Enters the recipient s last name Enters the suffix to the recipient s name or selects the suffix from the pull down list Jr MD or Sr Enters the recipient name Enters the recipients company name Enters the recipient s department or division name Enters the recipient s fax number You can enter two numbers and description Enters the additional information about the recipient Windows 98 Me Fax Properties 4 21 E Edit Group The Edit Group dialog box enables you to edit a group and its information in the Address Book Edit Group E x Group Hame Recipients to Add Show Person Available Recipients Fax Number Description Details Current Group Members PC Faxing gt ome ae You can edit the following information Group Name Enters the group name Show Selects the category of the list displayed in Available Recipients Person Group or All Available Displays the list of recipients already registered in the Address Recipients Books Add Adds a person group to the group Delete Deletes a person group from the group Current Group Displays the members currently registered in the group Members Notes E
8. Write down the subnet mask you entered __ _ 9 Press lt q or to select lt 4 DEFAULT GATEWAY gt gt press Set 10 Enter the default gateway address using the numeric keys press Set Write down the gateway address you entered _ i ss 17 Press Stop Reset to return to the standby display 12 Restart the machine by disconnecting the power cord and then reconnecting it Installing Software on Your Computer Step 2 Connecting the Machine to a Network 7 Connect a Category 5 rated Cat 5 twisted pair LAN cable to the 10Base T 100Base TX port on the back of the machine Connect the other end of the cable to a network router or a hub Step 3 Checking Network Settings 1 Press Menu gt a or gt to select lt 6 NETWORK SETTINGS gt on the LCD gt press Set 4 Press Stop Reset to return to the standby display Installing Software on Your Computer 1 15 Installation Step 4 Install the MF Network Drivers Network Connection lt NOTE For Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 log on as Administrator to install the software 7 insert the CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The MF8100 Series Setup screen appears Install the software following steps in the Install Drivers screen Installation 2 In the MF8100 Series Setup screen click Network Connection J Click Install Drivers You can install drivers or display manuals on this
9. 4 58 Canon Cover Sheet Editor E Moving an Object to a Different Cover Sheet 7 Select the object to move NOTE You can select multiple objects and move them at the same time 2 Click 3 Cut on the toolbar Alternatively select Cut from the Edit menu 3 Display the second cover sheet NOTE If the second cover sheet is open you can select it from the Window menu 4 Click 4 Paste on the toolbar Alternatively select Paste from the Edit menu PC Faxing gt The selected object is moved to the active cover sheet E Resizing an Object 1 Select the object whose size you want to change lt NOTE You can select multiple objects and change all of their sizes at the same time 2 Drag any handle on the selected object to change its size lt NOTE The shape of the pointer changes depending on which handle you place it over Dragging the handles on the top and bottom sides of the object changes its height Dragging the handles on the left and right sides of the object changes its width Dragging the handles on the corners of the object changes both its height and width E Copying an Object by Dragging 1 Select the object to copy lt NOTE You can select multiple objects and copy them at the same time Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 59 PC Faxing gt 2 Hold down CTRL on the keyboard drag the selected copied object to the desired location amp NOTE
10. click Open The selected template is added to Style in the Register Cover Sheet sheet L NOTE In addition to the default templates you can add up to 30 templates to the fax driver 4 68 Canon Cover Sheet Editor CHAPTER This chapter describes the problems you might encounter when using the machine and their remedies It also explains what to do if you cannot solve the problem by yourself e Printer Problems on p 5 1 e Driver Problems on p 5 4 Scanning Problems on p 5 6 e Installing and Uninstalling Problems on p 5 11 If you cannot solve the problem by referring to the information in this chapter see also Chapter 9 Troubleshooting in the Basic Guide Problems Printer does not print O a Is there paper in the machine A Make sure paper is loaded E Does the copy job stop due to out of paper A Load paper The print job will start automatically when the copy job is completed omy Is the cartridge installed correctly A Make sure the cartridge is installed correctly See the Set Up Instructions for the Machine ey Does your BIOS port setting need to be modified A See your computer s documentation concerning available ports Printer Problems 5 1 Troubleshooting a 5 2 Q Is your computer working properly Make sure your computer is turned on If so see your computer s documentation for troubleshooting No power is supplied Q A Q A Q A Is the p
11. 133 MHz Windows 2000 greater or compatible At least 115 MB 200 MB or micro processors up to 2 Professional greater is greater is recommended processors are recommend supported Pentium Family At least 115 MB 200 MB or 300 MHz or greater greater is greater is recommended recommend Windows XP Windows Pentium Family At least 115 MB 200 MB or Server 2003 300 MHz or greater greater is greater is recommended recommend ed Log on as a user account with administrator privileges is recommended lt NOTE The USB 2 0 Hi Speed connection requires a PC equipped with a CPU faster than 300 MHz and more than 64 MB of RAM and with Windows XP SP1 installed or with a CPU faster than 133 MHz and more than 64 MB of RAM and with Windows 2000 SP4 installed If your PC meets all of these requirements and is preinstalled with USB 2 0 Host Controller the USB 2 0 connection will be guaranteed 1 2 System Requirements aad to Find Help When you encounter a problem during installation of the driver software or while operating your machine consult the following E In This Manual See Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Cc amp i v E In the Basic Guide See Chapter 9 Troubleshooting E README TXT File The hints limitations and restrictions you need to be aware of when installing and using the drivers are included in the README TXT file provided with the drivers E Online Help
12. Black point eyedropper tool then click a point in the preview image to specify the darkest point You can also enter a value 0 to 245 Q Click Mid point eyedropper tool then click a point in the preview image to specify the midtone point You can also enter a value 5 to 250 3 34 Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF Q Click White point eyedropper tool then click a point in the preview image to specify the highlighted point You can also enter a value 10 to 255 Q Drag the triangles at the bottom of the histogram to an appropriate level Areas on the left of parts darker than the value specified in Black point will turn black The area at parts specified in Mid point will turn to a color exactly between black point and white point Areas on the right of A parts lighter than the value specified in White point will turn white 2 When adjusting a color image click Gray Balance eyedropper tool gt click a point in the preview image to specify the point to execute gray balance adjustment The gray balance adjustment ensures that gray elements within a scanned image appear as a neutral gray and consequently other elements within the image will also have true color reproduction Scanning eo E Tone Curve Settings By clicking you can access the Tone Curve dialog box You can make subtle adjustments to the brightness of a specific area of an image by selecting the
13. MF Toolbox Settings Save Pictures to a Subfolder with Current Date Check this checkbox to create a folder with current date e g 2004 12 31 in the specified location and save the scanned images in this folder Link Scanned Images to You can specify an application to be used to display the scanned image If no name is displayed or you wish to change the application click Set select the application you wish to use click OK If the name of the application you wish to use does not appear for the Mail button select None Attach Manually In this case you must open the image file in the application and attach the file manually The software is compatible with the e mail software such as Outlook Express Microsoft Outlook EUDORA and Netscape Messenger If you do not want to select an application click Link Deletion available only with OCR PDF Scan 1 and Scan 2 buttons When asked to confirm click Yes Scanning eo Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings Confirm Scanned Image You can preview the scanned images as thumbnail images and specify the file type and location to save them You cannot use this function when scanning with the OCR button and for the PDF button only the confirmation of the scanned image is available Check the Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings checkbox for the PDF button Confirm the Scanned Image checkbox click Start Wh
14. To Exit 9 Select the driver type Printer and or Fax gt click Next gt MF Network Drivers Setup Wizard Print Test Page You can print a test page to confirm that the MF driver is installed properly Select Device Print a test page with Select Driver Port Settings Confirm Settings Fax Install Set Default Printer Print Test Page Exit V Printer on Oo F amp F whe 10 Click Exit MF Network Drivers Setup Wizard Installation of MF Network Drivers is complete Click Exit to quit the wizard lt NOTE When a screen prompting you to restart your computer is appeared instead of the screen above select Yes want to restart my computer now or No will restart my computer later and then click Exit Installing Software on Your Computer 1 19 Installation Installation Chgexing Installation Check if the drivers are installed successfully and the machine is selected as the default printer NOTE If your machine is selected in the printer box when you open the Print dialog box in an application which means your machine is set as the default printer 7 Open the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers folder Click start on the Windows task bar gt select Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Start gt Settings gt Printers Make sure the driver icon is displayed Select the default printer If your
15. reflected Page Size Selects the original page size to work with in an application Letter 11x17 Legal A4 A3 A5 B4 or B5 Orientation Selects the direction of printing relative to the paper Portrait or Landscape Resolution Specifies the resolution of the fax Ultra Fine or Fine Specify Outside Dialing Prefix Enables you to enter the prefix number in Outside Dialing Prefix up to 5 numbers Address Books Opens the Address Books dialog box see p 4 25 Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values 4 24 Windows 98 Me Fax Properties E Address Books Clicking Address Books in the Special tab sheet opens the Address Books dialog box This dialog box enables you to specify an Address Book to be referred to when sending a fax Address Books EEG Address Book List Register Edit elete ome Address Book Displays the list of the registered Address Books D x O LL O A List Register Opens the Register Address Book dialog box See below Edit Opens the Add Edit Canon Fax Driver Address Book dialog box See p 4 26 Delete Deletes the selected Address Book from the Address Book List Register Address Book This dialog box enables you to register the Address Books to be used when you send a fax Register Address Book E x Available Address Books Messaging API Wind
16. x Le O A 1 Click the Insert menu Sender Information or Recipient Information select the field Such as Name Fax Number Company and Dept Div to insert 2 Drag the pointer on the area of the cover sheet to where you want to insert the field A square or rectangular text box containing the selected field appears lt NOTE If you select Insert All all of the available fields for sender or recipient information are inserted simultaneously The fields are inserted in this order Name Fax Number Company and Dept Div You can change the position of the fields as needed E nserting Repeating Fields Follow the procedure below to show information for multiple recipients on the cover sheet when sending a fax 7 Insert the desired recipient information field such as Name Fax Number Company and Dept Div Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 53 PC Faxing gt 4 54 2 Inside the text box place the cursor to the left of the field to repeat 3 Click the Insert menu Recipient Information Begin Repeat The Begin Repeat field is inserted g Inside the text box place the cursor to the right of the field to repeat 5 Click the Insert menu Recipient Information gt End Repeat The End Repeat field is inserted The field between the Begin Repeat and End Repeat fields is replaced with multiple recipients information when sending a fax
17. 0 ee eee 3 22 Using Advanced Mode 0 0 c ccc eee eee ees 3 23 Advanced Mode Toolbar i see weirdo eg de ee ek a wk oe ae ees 3 24 Advanced Mode Specifying the Parameters of aScan 3 25 To Select the Parameters of a Scan Automatically 0 3 25 To Specify the Parameters of ASCaN 6 ee 3 25 Advanced Mode SettingS 0 00 c cece eee eens 3 26 AOU SSNS a eras 4 Ge ee ee se eo Se ee eo pe ye eee eee 3 26 DTU Se UNO Ge aa eaa i te tes wth diate eio ii Bos Gas aE E gem Cowes 3 27 Image SCUINGS os ieiri ene cmadae oe shee heen eg erie id e GR Sows 3 28 Coego Sa ge Leva did 5 ba ce d amp beret do ene EEE net 3 31 Preferences Dialog BOX 1 0 ee 3 38 Determining Resolution 0 cece ee ee eens 3 42 Scanning with the WIA Driver Windows XP Only 0000ee eee 3 44 Scanning from the Scanner and Camera Wizard Dialog Box 3 44 Advanced Properties 24 24 04 604 0 Pe bee ee bbe babe we heed eee ew bars 3 49 Scanning from an Application 0 0c ce eee 3 50 Chapter 4 PC Faxing SONGING a Faxes cca staat ciewietan AA bees tach eweos es yes 4 1 Characters and Symbols for Fax Numbers 0000 0c eee eae 4 3 Fax Sending Settings daw eicdees ceeds baede te meae see waged 4 3 Sending SEMIN Sa vse dae ark de oa de aed 8 oe ow hoe ee eee 4 4 Edit Address Book Tab 2 0 0 00 cee 4 5 Cover Sheet TaD obese cmd eed nd apd eee Ene op hee oe hee
18. Create Multiple POF POF Compression Standard High Cancel 5 Check the Create Multiple PDF checkbox to create one PDF file by scanning two or more pages 3 16 Creating One PDF File from Two or more Pages 6 Adjust the following settings if necessary click OK Create Searchable PDF PDF Compression Z Click Start The ScanGear MF dialog box will open if you selected Use the Scanner Driver to Make Advanced Settings in step 3 Adjust your settings then click Scan lt gt ScanGear MF Click to convert the characters in the document to text data and make the document searchable with simple keywords However all the characters in the document may not be accurately recognized In Text Language select English In Scanner Settings in Image Quality select 300 dpi or more Select High for images such as photos or illustrations to be further compressed reducing the file size Simple Mode Advanced Mode Scanning eo palz Select Documen t Type Photo Color v iA Display Preview Image Bil Destination EEN Pint 300dpi Output Size Flexible Perform Scan ScanGear MF dialog box For settings see Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF on p 3 19 scanning starts lt NOTE If white lines appear on one edge of the scanned image check that the document is correctly placed on the platen glass A document should be pl
19. FILE COPY FINAL PRELIMINARY PROOF TOP SECRET selecting this check box enables Edit Watermark to add a watermark lt NOTE This option is disabled when Page Layout is set to Poster Edit Opens the Edit Watermark dialog box see p 2 12 Watermark Custom Paper Opens the Custom Paper Size Settings dialog box see p 2 13 Size Layout Options Opens the Layout Options dialog box see p 2 14 lt NOTE This option is disabled when Page Layout is set to Poster Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Printing Windows 98 Me Properties 2 11 Printing E Edit Watermark Clicking Edit Watermark in the Page Setup tab sheet opens the Edit Watermark dialog box This dialog box enables you to insert a text string as a watermark onto pages This option is enabled only when the Watermark check box is selected in the Page Setup tab sheet see p 2 9 Edit Watermark E Ea Watermark List PRELIMINARY Add Delete Hame CONFIDENTI L CONFIDENTIAL Eont feia sis T t5050 Sule Pe Poen mesma 2 72 Points 1 to 500 e Upward Lett to Fight inie sile Downend Lert ta Fight 0 Seb Angler j 180 0 180 L O O O S O O O O O O O S EY ae Print on First Page Only Cancel Help i Tince Squere f Hone Tieanenarent Gveren Watermark List Displays the names of
20. Graphics Resolution Image Color Tone Pattern 5 Text Resolution Graphics Gradation Image Color Tone Windows 98 Me Properties 2 19 Printing 2 20 Monochrome Halftones specifies the use of dithering for printing halftone data Pattern 1 Applies the same dither pattern to text data graphics data and image data Pattern 2 Applies dither pattern of clear cut to text data of high quality gradation to graphics data and of high quality nature image to image data Pattern 3 Applies dither pattern of clear cut to text and graphics data and of high quality nature image to image data None Solid Prints all colors in black except for white Enable Image Correction select Enable Image Correction to smooth out the streaking and coarse features that tend to occur when printing enlarged image files and photographs using a software application Toner Save Modifies print data to print lighter and conserve toner Off Prints using normal density On Prints text lighter in printouts for proofreading and checking Gray Compensation Makes graphics data in black and gray printed clearly Prioritize Printing of Colored Lines and Text Check this box when printed color lines or text look patchy or broken E Color Settings Clicking Color Settings in the Quality tab sheet opens the Color Settings dialog box This dialog box enables you to control the brightness and contrast of images This
21. Insert menu select Sheets to Send The Sheets to Send field is inserted Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 55 PC Faxing gt 4 56 E nserting Sheets to Send Field When Not Editing Text 1 Form the Insert menu select Sheets to Send 2 Drag the pointer on the area of the cover sheet to insert the field A square or rectangular text box containing the selected field appears E Inserting Remark and Comment Fields When Editing Text 7 Inside the text box place the cursor to where you want to insert the field 2 From the Insert menu select either Remark or Comment The Remark field or the Comment field is inserted depending on your selection E nserting Remark and Comment Fields When Not Editing Text 1 From the Insert menu select either Remark or Comment 2 Drag the pointer on the area of the cover sheet to insert the field A square or rectangular text box containing the selected field appears Creating Objects You can draw lines rectangles rounded rectangles or ovals on the cover sheet You can also change their properties once they are drawn E Lines 1 Click 7 Line on the toolbar You can also select Line from the Drawing menu 2 Drag the pointer on the area of the cover sheet to draw the line E Rectangles 1 Click 1 Rectangle on the toolbar You can also select Rectangle from the Drawing menu Canon Cover Sheet Editor 2 Drag the pointer on the area of the cover sh
22. Installation of WF Toolbox is complete Click Exit to quit the wizard Step 3 Connect the USB Cable 1 Make sure that the machine is turned on Connect the USB cable after MF Toolbox installation 2 Connect the USB cable to the machine and computer USB port When you connect the USB cable to the computer the machine is automatically detected as a new hardware Wait for a while as your computer performs various settings Depending on your computer a message may display asking you to restart your computer After restarting your computer wait for a while for your computer to continue performing various settings 1 10 Installing Software on Your Computer Install Accompanying Applications To install the accompanying applications in the MF8100 Series Setup screen click Install Applications You can also install it later Read User s Manual EN To read the PDF manual on the CD ROM click Read Manuals on the MF8100 Series Setup screen Installation is now complete In the MF8100 Series Setup screen click Exit to close the screen Then remove the CD ROM from the disk drive Installation Installing Software on Your Computer 1 11 To Use the Machine as a Network Printer Network Connection C IMPORTANT The machine needs to be restarted for the specified settings to become effective To restart the machine disconnect the power cord wait for at least 10 seconds and connect t
23. QUAI TAD once gern seed oe be be hb be OMe oe ae eee bw ee 2 18 Profiles nanana aaa 2 24 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 29 Properties anaana naaa 2 29 Conal abs sa cerier a ees EAER EA 2 30 Sharing TaD sese amp nee eho h oo oe tiaia neni EE E Rede EE Goes 2 31 PON AD ae r E a e e Se 2 32 Advanced TaD 44 on oe cee be oad heehee GE ESh amii rahap iiep 2 33 Color Management Tabin 4c0te4 seren st hoes bxks bone tebe sds 2 34 Security Tab oc 6 8G drt oe eh eh Re edo me boas e 2 35 Prone 140 saa tu mtsaa ets easoee ete ones oe ae ee ee oe E 2 36 POGHEGIFIFPFOING soa cae 84s BO bos FA Pe ASS S40 pbiob RS 2 38 Printing Preferences 0 00 cece eee eee eee 2 39 Page Setup Tab eee tees 2 40 POM VVAlCIMOIK esra intren na aia bt woh chard amp wales Sale 2 42 IMS ING TAD 24 taeu ces 2 oes oh oon ass od Ao oot oe ee ws oes 2 46 Paper COU Ce laD oc abba se eho bea Mash eriari ANEA 2 48 Quality Tab 46 bated a ee kd bee 4G Sows dG EHS EHO GRRE Oe ERE LSE ES 2 49 FOWC Sikh tS e ete Rose Sor ee be ne 8 a ee oe ocr EEE 2 55 Using the Machine on Your Network 000 eee e eee eee 2 60 Setting the Machine as a Shared Printer 0000 eee ues 2 60 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Server Settings 0 2 60 Windows 98 Me Server SettingS 0 0 0 000 ee 2 64 Using the Shared Printer on Your Network 0000 eee neues 2 67 Network Download i ao
24. This button appears instead of the Forward button when scanning with the Save button E Exif Settings You can attach extra information in the EXIF format such as the description of the image the date the image was scanned etc to the JPEG files Select a scanned image from the pull down list to view and add information for the image Basic information Displays the information automatically acquired by scanning Advanced Displays the extra information you enter Check the checkbox of the information item you want to enter gt specify a value gt click Apply lt NOTE You can enter only ASCII characters in Description and Artist Apply the Same Setting of Input Items Automatically Check this checkbox to use the same values you have specified in the previous scanning operation OK Press to exit the Exif Settings MF Toolbox Settings Scgering an Image from an Application You can scan an image from a TWAIN or WIA Windows XP Server 2003 only compliant application and use the image in that application This procedure varies depending on the application The following is only one example For the correct procedure refer to the documentation of the application you are using 1 2 3 Place the document face down on the platen glass or load it face up in the ADF Scanning eo Open the application from which you will scan the document Select the command to scan In most cases select Im
25. Undo button Clicking Undo displays the image in normal size e To delete the displayed preview image click x when asked to confirm click OK 4 If you want to scan only part of the document specify the parameters For details see Advanced Mode Specifying the Parameters of a Scan on p 3 25 Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF 3 23 Scanning eo Scanning o 5 Click Scan Scanning starts lt NOTE If white lines appear on one edge of the scanned image check that the document is correctly placed on the platen glass A document should be placed approximately s 3 mm from the front edge i e the edge closest to the operation panel of the platen glass Advanced Mode Toolbar With the Advanced Mode Toolbar you can make adjustments to the preview image and also select a part of the image displayed BOQ H a naer Eh This button is disabled for this model fal Crop specifies the parameter of a scan For details see Advanced Mode Specifying the Parameters of a Scan on p 3 25 Move Moves the image If the enlarged image is too large to fit on the screen on the Toolbar click Then drag the image across the screen until the part you want to see Is displayed You can move the image in the same way with the scroll bars Q Zoom Enlarges or reduces the preview image Click this button on the toolbar click on the image to enlarge or right click on the image t
26. Windows 98 Me 2 18 Queue 6 14 R Random Access Memory 6 14 Recipient tab 4 8 Reduce Dust and Scratches 3 29 Register Address Book 4 25 4 38 Register Cover Sheet tab 4 23 4 36 Resolution 4 24 4 37 6 1 6 14 adjusting 6 6 determining 3 42 DPI 3 49 output 3 27 S Scaling 6 15 Scan tab 3 39 ScanGear MF Advanced Mode 3 23 dialog box 3 9 3 17 setting 3 19 Simple Mode 3 20 Scanner and Camera Wizard 3 44 Scanner driver 6 15 Scanner tab 3 41 Scanners and Cameras 3 5 Scanning 3 1 from an application 3 15 3 50 problems 5 6 setting 3 5 using MF Toolbox 3 7 with B amp W Start or Color Start on the machine 3 1 ScanSoft OmniPage 3 9 Security tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 35 4 30 Select Recipient from Address Book 4 5 Sender tab 4 7 Sending fax 4 1 Sending Settings tab 4 4 Server 6 15 settings Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 60 settings Windows 98 Me 2 64 Shared printer 2 60 Add Printer Wizard Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 68 Add Printer Wizard Windows 98 Me 2 69 network download 2 67 Sharing tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 31 4 28 Windows 98 Me 2 8 Sheets to Send tab 4 11 Shielded 6 15 Signature tab 4 10 Simple Mode switching 3 19 toolbar 3 22 using 3 20 Software checking installation 1 20 installing 1 4 problems during installation 5 11 problems during removal 5 11 uninstalling reinstalling 1 21 Special tab 4 24 4 37 Specifications prin
27. You can also adjust the contrast in PageManager or OmniPage if it is not specified sufficiently in this tab Resolution DPI Selects the scanning resolution in dot per inch 50 to 600 lt NOTE You can enter the values of resolution listed above in the edit box directly If you enter an invalid value the error message will appear and the resolution will be corrected to the closest one Picture type Selects the scanning color type Color picture Grayscale picture or Black and white picture or text Reset Resets all the current settings to their default values Scanning with the WIA Driver Windows XP Only 3 49 Scanning o Scanning from an Application With the WIA driver dialog box open follow the procedure below To display the WIA driver see Scanning an Image from an Application on p 3 15 lt NOTE If white lines appear on one edge of the scanned image check that the document is correctly placed on the platen glass A document should be placed approximately 1 8 3 mm from the front edge i e the edge closest to the operation panel of the platen glass Scan using WIA Canon MF8100 What do you want to scan Paper source Select an option below for the type of picture you want to scan Color picture cd C Grayscale picture C Black and white picture or text O Custom Settings ou can algo Adjust the quality of the scanned picture Preview Sean Cancel 7 Select t
28. You can locate additional help in the online Help file provided with the driver software In the Properties dialog box you can click Help to display information about every feature and option in the drivers E Context Sensitive Help This Help displays the explanation of each item in the current dialog box Use one of the following procedures to activate a context sensitive help Click Help in the title bar of the dialog box gt click the desired item Right click the desired item select What s this Select the desired item gt press F1 E Canon Support Center If the above Help does not provide the information you need please contact the Canon Support Center at 1 800 828 4040 between the hours of 8 00 A M to 8 00 P M EST Monday through Friday and 10 00 A M to 8 00 P M on Saturday Where to Find Help 1 3 Installation ing Software on Your Computer 1 4 This section provides installation procedure of drivers to use the Canon Color imageCLASS MF8170c as a network or a local printer fax and a local scanner connected directly to your computer When installing the drivers follow the steps shown in the MF8100 Series Setup screen Before you install the software be sure to e Confirm the machine is not connected to your computer e Turn on the machine See the Set Up Instructions for the Machine e Quit any Windows application running on your computer C IMPORTANT If you are usin
29. or Text Enhanced either click or type a resolution between 25 600 dpi in 1 dpi increments For details see Determining Resolution on p 3 42 Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF 3 27 Scanning o E Output Size For setting the print size output size of the scanning parameters you have specified Specify by entering a value in either Width Height or Scale or click a Scale value After adjusting the settings either click on another area or press the Enter key and the other values linked to the input values will change Even if you change these settings the size of the cropping frame and the setting for Output Resolution will not change The resolution when you actually scan will change in accordance with the value entered in Scale The ratio of Width and Height is linked to Width and Height in Input Size You can make settings for Scale between 25 and 3200 in increments of 1 Scale is fixed to 100 if 4800 7200 or 9600 dpi is entered in Output Resolution Click to switch the orientation of the output size landscape or portrait This button is disabled when you select Flexible for Output Size E Data Size Shows the data size of the scanned image according to your settings Image Settings E Auto Tone Set to ON to automatically adjust the tone of the image The results of tone adjustment are reflected in the whole image and
30. 600 dpi color printer the lack of detail in the image may be obvious In such a case if you scan at a resolution of 600 dpi resolution will be 300 dpi even if you double the size of the document and you can print the document with sufficient quality Conversely if you want to print a document at a reduced size it should be sufficient to scan at half the resolution 3 42 Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF E Resolution and Data Size If you double the resolution the image data will be four times greater If the data is too large processing speed will slow down significantly and you may experience malfunctions such as lack of memory Make sure the resolution corresponds to the purpose of use of the image and set at the lowest level possible Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF 3 43 Scanning eo Scanning with the WIA Driver Windows XP Only Scanning from the Scanner and Camera Wizard Dialog Box lt NOTE If white lines appear on one edge of the scanned image check that the document is correctly placed on the platen glass A document should be placed approximately 1 8 3 mm from the front edge i e the edge closest to the operation panel of the platen glass Scanning o 1 Open the Scanners and Cameras folder For details on how to open the Scanners and Cameras folder see Setting Up B amp W Start or Color Start in the Scanners and Cameras Folder Windows 2000 the
31. Black The three primary colors of light and color are in a complementary color relationship The red in light and cyan in color green in light and magenta in color and blue in light and yellow in color complement one another Complementary color About Color Printing 6 3 Appendix Method for Expressing Color Paint is mixed on a pallet to create various colors This cannot be done inside a printer or on a display therefore color is expressed with a group of color dots ae _ a gt w Pallet Display On the display various colors are expressed by the red green and blue dots b 0 oe gt ce EO E Color bar DE The colors of toner cannot be saturated by the printer Therefore a larger amount of dots are used in the printer and colors are expressed in various combinations by adding black to cyan yellow and magenta In addition the smaller the dots are colors can be printed in a higher resolution as ie oe es ee ee S O Color bar 6 4 About Color Printing Mechanism of Color Printing In color printing the shape and color of images are expressed in groups of minute cyan magenta yellow and black dots Therefore image data input in the printer are dissolved into cyan magenta yellow and black T T C K The data is developed in each cartridge and toner is transferred onto paper repeatedly Data Kl Photosensitive Drum
32. Canon folder In Windows 98 Me open Settings from the Start menu gt click Taskbar amp Start Menu gt Start Menu Programs gt Remove gt select the Canon folder click Remove The message lt Version conflict gt appears on your computer Windows 98 Q Is Photoshop installed on your computer A If the message lt Version conflict gt or lt Windows 98 file language or gt appears during installation click Yes or No Whichever you click installation thereafter will continue trouble free Installing and Uninstalling Problems 5 11 Troubleshooting a Troubleshooting a 5 12 Cannot use the software after upgrading to Windows XP Server 2003 Q Have you upgraded Windows 98 Me 2000 to Windows XP Server 2003 without removing the software A Remove the software see Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Software on p 1 21 then reinstall it See Installing Software on Your Computer on p 1 4 In Device Manager green mark is displayed Windows Me Q Is green mark displayed on USB Composite Device in USB Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device Manager in Windows Me A As this is not a problem you can continue to use it as is Installing and Uninstalling Problems CHAPTER Printet Specifications Hardware Printing Speed Resolution Paper Sizes Cassette Multi Purpose Tray Paper Delivery Face Down Output Way When printing LTR cont
33. Dragging the selected object without holding down CTRL on the keyboard moves the object to the new location instead of copying it E Copying an Object by Using Button or Menu Commands You can use button and menu commands to copy an object such as a line rectangle rounded rectangle oval image or text box on the same cover sheet or to another cover sheet Follow the procedure below 7 Select the object to copy lt NOTE You can select multiple objects and copy them at the same time 2 Click 4 Copy on the toolbar You can also select Copy from the Edit menu J If you want to copy the object to a different cover sheet display the second cover sheet lt NOTE If the second cover sheet is open you can select it from the Window menu 4 Click 3 Paste on the toolbar Alternatively select Paste from the Edit menu The selected object is copied lt NOTE e You cannot copy an object to a different cover sheet by dragging e To copy text drag the pointer over the text to select it gt click 4 Copy or select the Copy command to copy it gt click Paste or select the Paste command If you want to copy text within the same text box hold down CTRL on the keyboard while dragging the selected text 4 60 Canon Cover Sheet Editor E Duplicating an Object Duplicating enables you to copy and paste an object in one operation 7 Select the object to duplicate lt NOTE You
34. Editor 4 65 3 Select Dotted or Dashed 4 Click the button to the right of Color The Color Setting dialog box appears 5 Select a color to use as the grid s basic color in the Color Setting dialog box To select basic color Q Select the color you want from Basic colors Color Setting Basic colors PC Faxing gt E EnEn EBE Custom colors i i g p U g g i ip i p U g i Define Custom Colors gt gt To create your own color Q Click on a color that is the closest to the color you want Q Click Define Custom Colors The color matrix appears on the right of the Color Settings dialog box LI Adjust the luminosity of the color gt click Add to Custom Colors 6 Click OK in the Color Setting dialog box Z Specify the Horizontal and Vertical spacing for the grid lt NOTE You can change the unit of measure for the spacing in the Unit Setting dialog box displayed by selecting Unit from the View menu 4 66 Canon Cover Sheet Editor 8 To align objects along the grid select Snap to Grid To deactivate Snap to Grid deselect the check box 9 Click OK lt NOTE Clicking Restore Defaults in the Grid Properties dialog box restores all Grid Properties settings for the cover sheet to their default values Printing a Cover Sheet Follow the procedure below to print the cover sheet 1 Click 24 Print on the toolbar Alternatively select Pri
35. Line Style Canon Cover Sheet Editor hy Specify the Width setting to set the thickness of the border 0 1 to 50 0 lt NOTE The Width setting is available only if Line Style is set to Solid 5 Select the desired color of the border from Color 6 Select the desired background color for the text box from Fill in Z Click OK Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 51 PC Faxing gt PC Faxing gt Specifying Fields You can show sender or fax recipient information such as the name fax number company name and department division name on the cover sheet using a feature called a field Fields are objects in the cover sheet that you can replace with data when sending a fax Actual sender and recipient information as specified in the fax driver is automatically inserted in the corresponding fields on the cover sheet during transmission Remark Substituted when the fax is sent i To Mr David Walters Available fields e Sender information Name Fax Number Company Dept Div e Recipient information Name Fax Number Company Dept Div e Sheets to send e Other information Remark Comment A recipient information field that contains multiple values is called a repeating field This feature is convenient for using the same cover sheet to send faxes to multiple recipients The repeating field is used to insert data for every recipient specified in the fax driver for each
36. Mr Green Recipient Company recipient when XXX Company Begin Repeat the fax is sent f Dept A Recipient Dept Div Dr Curtis Recipient Name Dept B Mr Alter End Repeat In addition to the Sender Information and Recipient Information fields you can also insert Sheets to Send Remark and Comment fields on the cover sheet When the fax is sent the number of sheets to send as a fax specified in the fax driver is inserted in the Sheets to Send field information specified in the fax driver such as Urgent or Confidential is inserted in the Remark field and comments specified in the fax driver are entered in the Comment field Dept D Ms Harrison 4 52 Canon Cover Sheet Editor E Inserting Sender and Recipient Information Fields When Editing Text 7 Inside the text box place the cursor to where you want to insert the field 2 Click the Insert menu Sender Information or Recipient Information select the field Such as Name Fax Number Company and Dept Div to insert The selected field is inserted lt NOTE If you select Insert All all of the available fields for sender or recipient information are inserted simultaneously The fields are inserted in this order Name Fax Number Company and Dept Div You can change the position of the fields as needed E Inserting Sender and Recipient Information Fields When Not Editing Text D
37. Parameters of a Scan 1 To maintain the current width and height proportions set for the image even after selecting the parameters of the scan click in the Input Settings 2 Do one of the following Specify by dragging Q Click Then click and drag from the upper left corner of the parameter you wish to specify to the lower right of the parameter To adjust even further drag the corner or border of the selected parameters Specify size Q In ia Width and wa Height enter the parameters you want lt NOTE If you clicked m in step 1 entering either Width or m Height automatically decides the other parameter J To move the crop border you have selected place the mouse pointer inside the crop border then drag 4 To preview the image click Preview To delete the settings click on an area outside of the crop border Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF 3 25 Scanning eo Scanning o Advanced Mode Settings Simple Mode Advanced Mode Input Settings Select Image Source Platen Glass v Paper Size Full Platen fa 8 50 mE 11 69 inches v Output Settings Color Mode Color v Output Resolution 300 V dpi Output Size Flexible he i 8 50 gt lt di 11 69 100 lx i Data Size 25 59 MB Image Settings Auto Tone ON v Unsh
38. Toolbox 1 Quit the MF Toolbox and any applications including anti virus that are currently running To close the MF Toolbox click X at the top right of the MF Toolbox window 2 Click start on the Windows task bar gt All Programs Canon MF Toolbox 4 7 Uninstall Toolbox 3 Follow the on screen instructions When the Repair or Remove program selection screen is displayed check Remove click Next gt If asked to confirm removal of an application etc click OK Restart your computer if asked to do so 4 Click Exit Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Software 1 21 Removing the MF Drivers 1 Click start on the Windows task bar gt All Programs Canon MF Drivers gt Uninstall Drivers The MF Drivers Uninstaller dialog box appears 2 Select the corresponding printer click Perform MF Drivers Uninstaller Please select the device to delete MF8100 Series This program deletes MF drivers from your system Installation The confirmation message dialog box appears J Click Yes MF Drivers Uninstaller i 2 j Are you sure you want to delete the drivers Uninstallation proceeds automatically and next dialog box appears 4 Click Exit InstallShield Wizard Q Were XY Uninstallation of MF Drivers is complete e Click Exit to quit the wizard L NOTE A message recommending you to restart your computer may appear
39. WIA Windows Image Acquisition Standard for downloading images from scanners or digital cameras The machine includes a TWAIN compliant driver and a WIA compliant driver The WIA driver can only be used with Windows XP Server 2003 With either driver you can scan documents with the machine in applications which support the TWAIN interface Photoshop etc Windows Explorer The Windows program you can use to browse through open and manage the disk drives folders and files on your computer in a network system You can also use Windows Explorer to view and open shared folders on other computers on the network You can use Windows Explorer to manage your files by moving copying renaming and deleting files WYSIWYG Pronounced wizzy wig an acronym for what you see is what you get For example when you format a paragraph the line breaks that appear on the printout are exactly the same as they are on the screen Glossary 6 17 Appendix jo Appendix o ail A About Color Printing 6 3 Accompanying Applications installing 1 11 Add Group dialog box 4 20 4 33 Add Person dialog box 4 19 4 32 Add profiles 2 57 Add Delete the Output Size dialog box 3 21 Add Edit Canon Fax Driver Address Book 4 26 4 39 Add Edit profile 2 38 Address Book 4 18 4 31 Address Books 4 25 4 38 Address Books dialog box 4 25 4 38 Advanced Mode settings 3 26 switching 3 19 toolbar 3 24 using 3 23 Advanced Properties dia
40. What do you want to do Publish these pictures to a Web site Order prints of these pictures from a photo printing Web site Learn more about working with pictures If you want to publish these pictures to a Web site or order printouts online select the corresponding option For more information see the Windows operating system documentation 117 Click Finish Scanner and Camera Wizard Completing the Scanner and Camera Wizard 1 picture s were copied To see your pictures on your computer or network click the location below My Pictures Picture To close this wizard and see your pictures click Finish Cancel The location selected in step 8 will appear 3 48 Scanning with the WIA Driver Windows XP Only Advanced Properties The following screen shows the Advanced Properties tab in Windows XP lt NOTE The setting items and default values in the Advanced Properties tab vary depending on the type of picture you have selected Advanced Properties Advanced Properties Appearance Brightness Contrast J e Scanning eo Resolution DPI Picture type Preview shows the preview of sample image Brightness Specifies the brightness 127 to 127 LE NOTE You can also adjust the brightness in PageManager or OmniPage if it is not specified sufficiently in this tab Contrast Specifies the contrast 127 to 127 only for color or grayscale scanning lt NOTE
41. b524 deste Bb 05 ooo de sec e EEIE VEISE Ue 2 67 Add Printer Wizard Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 68 Add Printer Wizard Windows 98 Me 0 0 00 cee ee 2 69 Chapter3 Scanning Scanning with B amp W Start or Color Start on the Machine 3 1 Setting the Scanning Function for B amp W Start or Color Start 3 3 Setting Up Start to Operate in a Different Way from Save 3 3 Setting Up B amp W Start or Color Start in the Settings Dialog Box 3 4 Setting Up B amp W Start or Color Start in the Scanners and Cameras Folder Windows 2000 the Scanners and Cameras Properties Dialog Box 3 5 Scanning with the MF TOOIDOX 00 cece ee 3 7 MF TOOIDOX SCNINGS oprirea ese iie ds cowed coe ensede as ww be 4 ced 3 10 Scanner Settings 0 cette 3 10 Save Scanned Image tO 1 eee ees 3 12 Link Scanned Images tO 1 cee ees 3 13 Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings Confirm Scanned Image 0 00 cece eee eee eee ees 3 13 Scanning an Image from an Application 00 eee 3 15 Creating One PDF File from Two or more Pages 000000eeneee 3 16 Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF 3 19 Switching between Simple Mode and Advanced Mode 3 19 Using Simple Mode 0 0 00 eect ennes 3 20 Add Delete the Output SIZE ee 3 21 simple Mode Toolbar 0 0
42. can select multiple objects and duplicate them at the same time 2 Click La Duplicate on the toolbar Alternatively select Duplicate from the Edit menu The selected object is duplicated E Deleting an Object 1 Select the object to delete NOTE You can select multiple objects and delete them at the same time 2 Click gt lt Delete on the toolbar Alternatively select Delete from the Edit menu or press DELETE on the keyboard The selected object is deleted E Grouping Objects You can edit or handle multiple objects that are grouped together as a single object You can move copy or change the size of grouped objects in a single operation You can also simultaneously modify the properties of all objects in the group 1 While holding down SHIFT on the keyboard you can individually select multiple objects by left clicking on them with the mouse or you can select all of the objects by running the mouse over them 2 Click ij Group on the toolbar Alternatively select Group from the Layout menu You can ungroup objects by selecting the group of objects that you want to ungroup and clicking 4 Ungroup on the toolbar or selecting Ungroup from the Layout menu Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 61 PC Faxing gt PC Faxing gt 4 62 Specifying Object Properties Follow the procedure below to change the line style line color and background color of objects such as lines re
43. computer that is directly attached to the printer The server controls the printer and handles print jobs sent from the clients See also Client Shielded A type of cable that contains a metallic sheath over the conductor material to protect the data passing through the cable from electromagnetic interference You need to use a double shielded interface cable with this machine 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 Appendix gt T Title bar The horizontal bar that contains the title of a window or dialog box On many windows the title bar contains the Control menu box and Maximize and Minimize buttons Toner A black resin coated powder contained in the Cartridge X25 The machine applies the toner to the surface of the photosensitive drum inside the machine via an electro photographic mechanism Toner saver Because the black areas of print data are thinned toner consumption is reduced Transfer roller Presses the paper against the drum to aid the transfer of toner to the paper Glossary 6 15 Appendix o 6 16 TrueType fonts Scalable fonts used for both screen display and printing TrueType fonts can be sized to any height and print exactly as they appear on the screen but with higher resolution TWAIN Tec
44. custom paper lt NOTE Be sure that Width does not exceed Height when specifying the values Register Registers the custom paper and adds its name to Paper List Delete Removes the selected custom paper from Paper List lt NOTE You cannot delete a pre defined paper size E Layout Options Clicking Layout Options in the Page Setup tab sheet opens the Layout Options dialog box This dialog box enables you to print pages with a page frame header and footer This option is disabled when Page Layout in the Page Setup tab sheet is set to Poster see p 2 10 Layout Options EEG Edging Print Date Off Y Print User Name Of E Print Page Number Off g Cancel Restore Defaults Help Edging Adds a page frame to be printed on each page 11 options are available Print Date Selects if the date is printed on each page or not Six positions to print the date are available Print User Name Selects if the user name is printed on each page or not Six positions to print the user name are available Print Page selects if the page number is printed on each page or not Six positions Number to print the page number are available Windows 98 Me Properties Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Finishing Tab Specifies the finishing settings for the printed pages including the collating and binding For information on Profile and Out
45. dialog box enables you to set up the printer configuration and configure the print settings for all Windows applications The printing preferences dialog box enables you to specify the default settings for the printing options available when you print with the Canon Color imageCLASS MF8170c only for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 The number of tabs displayed in the properties dialog box will vary depending on the type of operating system you are using and the method you use to access the dialog box The method you use to access the dialog boxes determines how long the printing options remain in effect If you access the dialog box from an application s Print dialog box your selected printing options apply only to the current print job They will not be stored when you close the application If you access the dialog box from the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers folder selected printing options apply to all Windows applications and remain in effect until you change those settings From a Windows Application Opening the Printing Preferences or Properties Dialog Box 1 Select the command to print In most cases click Print from the File menu The Print dialog box appears 2 From the Select Printer list box or the Name pull down list in the Print dialog box select the printer to be used 2 4 Changing Print Settings J Click Preferences or Properties The Printing Preferences or Ca
46. disabled Name Displays and allows you to change the name of the currently selected profile lt NOTE When one of the pre defined profiles is selected the name cannot be changed Icon Displays and allows you to change the icon representing the currently selected profile lt NOTE When one of the pre defined profiles is selected the icon cannot be changed Comment Displays and allows you to change the comment on the currently selected profile lt NOTE When one of the pre defined profiles is selected the comment cannot be changed Import Enables you to import profile information from a file Export Enables you to export the selected profile information to a file Windows 98 Me Properties 2 2 Printing Printing LE NOTE When one of the pre defined profiles is selected this button is disabled Apply Settings from Application Applies the selected profile only to the settings other than Paper Size Orientation and Copies E View Settings Clicking View Settings opens the View Settings dialog box This dialog box displays the current settings in the Page Setup Finishing Paper Source and Quality tab sheets View Settings E Eg Page Setup Finishing Faper Source Quality Setting Item Paper Size 215 9 mm x 279 4 mm 8 50 in x 11 00 in Output Size Match Page Size Paper Size 215 9 mm x 279 4 mm 8 50 in x 11 00 in Copies 1 Orientation Portrait Page Layou
47. documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Series FAX Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Configuration lt 4 Administrators V5 TEST SA EP CREATOR ow Everyone sii Power Users Y5 TEST Power Users Configuration Tab Canon MF8100 Series FAX Properties General Sharing Ports _ Advanced Color Management Security Configuration About Displays the version information on the driver FAX Printing Preferences The Canon MF8100 Series FAX Printing Preferences dialog box contains three tab sheets that enable you to edit the address book register the cover sheets and set up the page settings LE NOTE e If you access the equivalent dialog box from an application s Print dialog box your selected faxing options apply only to the current fax job e For more information about the following features see the Online Help see p 1 3 e The screen shots shown are from Windows XP 4 30 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Preferences Edit Address Book Tab Lets you edit the address book Canon MF8100 Series FAX Printing Preferences Address Book Recipient Name Company Dept Div Fax Number Descriptio Add Person Add Group Edit Delete Details PC Faxing gt Address Book Displays the list of the destinations registered in the Address Book The
48. entries can be sorted by their information Recipient Name Company Dept Div Fax Number and Description Show Selects the category of the list displayed in Address Book Person Group or All Add Person Opens the Add Person dialog box See p 4 32 Add Group Opens the Add Group dialog box See p 4 33 Edit Edits the selected entry in the Address Book list If you select a person the Edit Person dialog box appears If you select a group the Edit Group dialog box appears Delete Deletes the selected entry from the Address Book Details Displays information about the recipient selected in the Address Book list box Specify a Opens the Browse For Folder dialog box Enables you to Folder make changes to the Address book folder Import Enables you to import address book data from files Importable file tyoes are some CSV files with file extension csv and some Canon Data Files with file extension abk Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Preferences 4 31 PC Faxing gt Export Exports the address book data to an outside file About Opens a dialog box containing the copyright and version information about this fax driver software E Add Person The Add Person dialog box enables you to register a person and his her information in the Address Book Add Person Frefis First Last Suffig Oooo O Recipi
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50. in each of these tab sheets enables you to add edit and select a profile which facilitates your print jobs Printing Canon MFB100 Series Printing Preferences Page Setup Finishing Paper Source Quality Profile uF E Output Method Lh E Fages oe CE E Output Size Match Page Size w Copies 1 to 99 Orientation Portrait Landscape Page Layout ry 1 Page per Sheet v C Manual Scaling Letter Scaling Auto View Settings CI Watermark Custom Paper Size Layout Options Restore Defaults Profile stores various printer driver settings each suitable for certain print jobs as pre defined Profiles Selecting Profiles from the drop down list enables the printer to perform a variety of print jobs A frequently performed print job can also be saved as a Profile Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 55 Printing 1 Preview image Displays the image with the currently selected settings reflected Changes the setting for Page Layout every time you click anywhere inside the image of the page see p 2 41 The setting changes in the following order 1 Page per Sheet gt 2 Pages per Sheet gt 4 Pages per Sheet gt 1 Page per Sheet Right clicking the mouse button on the preview image displays the pop up menu from which you can also change the setting for Page Layout and Color Mode Clicking the edges of the preview image of the page c
51. machine is already set as the default printer go to step 3 Q Click the corresponding printer driver icon LI From the File menu click Set as Default Printer Windows 98 Me Set as Default Open the Scanners and Cameras folder Windows 98 Me 2000 the Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog box Click start on the Windows task bar gt select Control Panel gt Printers and Other Hardware gt Scanners and Cameras Windows 98 Me 2000 Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt double click the Scanners and Cameras icon Make sure the corresponding scanner driver name or icon is displayed If the Canon MF Toolbox 4 7 icon is displayed on the Windows desktop installation of the MF Toolbox 4 7 has been successful 1 20 Checking Installation Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Software If the drivers are not working properly remove the drivers and install them again When removing the software the first remove the MF Toolbox and then the MF a drivers Even if you want to reinstall the software you must still remove the currently installed software Before you remove the drivers make sure the following e You have the installation software available for installation e No application is running on your computer Cc amp i U C IMPORTANT To uninstall the software in Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 you must be the user with administrative privileges Removing the MF
52. manufacturer of your monitor Scanning jo Gamma a Gamma Channel Waste Channel Gamma E Monitor Scanner OOO O O O O OO Gamma SSEmm 1 ry Monitor 220 z Scanner 0 45 Channel Selects a color to adjust either Red Green or Blue or select Master to adjust the three colors together Gamma Move the slider to the left to decrease or the right to increase the contrast displayed in the middle of the tonal range midtones of the image You can also enter values 0 10 to 10 00 Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF 3 33 Reset Resets all the current settings to their default values E Histogram By clicking You Can access the Histogram dialog box A histogram allows you to see the data concentration at each brightness level in an image You can specify the darkest and brightest levels within an image cut the levels and expand the middle of the tonal range of the image The histogram is active if Color or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode Histogram Scanning o Fy a A ee aeae Gray Balance A A R G B Channel Selects a color to adjust either Red Green or Blue or select Master to adjust the three colors at once Reset Resets all the current settings to their default values 1 To change the black point shadow level mid point midtone level or white point highlight level do one of the following Q Click
53. p 1 3 e The screen shots shown are from Windows XP 0 9 T Sending a Fax 4 3 PC Faxing gt PC Faxing gt 4 4 Sending Settings Tab Specifies the recipient name and fax number of the destination to which you send a fax You can specify multiple destinations in one operation Fax Sending Settings Recipient List Recipient Name Fax Number Address Book Number of Recipients Recipient Name Specifies the recipient s name Fax Number Specifies the fax teleohone number of the recipient For details on the characters and symbols you can use for fax numbers see Characters and Symbols for Fax Numbers on p 4 3 Add to Address Adds the recipient name and fax numbers you entered in Book Recipient Name and Fax Number to the Address Book Add to Recipient Adds the recipient name and fax numbers you entered in List Recipient Name and Fax Number to the Recipient List Address Book Opens the Select Recipient from Address Book dialog box See p 4 5 Recipient List Shows the list of the recipient names and fax numbers of the destinations you are going to send a fax Number of Recipients Displays the number of people the fax will be sent to Delete Deletes destination s from the Recipient List Select the destination s you want to delete from the list and click Delete Sending a Fax E Select Recipient from Address Book Select Recipient from Add
54. print a test page and define printing preferences Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Series Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management security Profile Model Canon MF8100 Series Features Color Yes Faper available Double sided No Letter Staple No Speed 4 ppr Maximum resolution 600 dpi Printing Preferences Print Test Page Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences Sharing Tab Specifies the printer sharing settings This tab sheet is available only when the printer sharing is enabled see p 2 63 Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Series Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Profile oS Tou can share this printer with other users on your network To s enable sharing for this printer click Share this printer O Share this printer Seer Drivers IF this printer i shared with users running different versions of Windows you may want to install additional drivers so that the users do not have to find the print driver when they connect to the shared printer Additional Drivers Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 31 Printing Printing 2 32 Ports Tab Specifies the port to which the pri
55. referred to as emphasized or double strike printing Brightness The relative proportion of light and dark areas Decreasing brightness darkens the overall image increasing brightness lightens it C Canon ColorGear Color Matching Color management system for high speed high precision color processing using Canon s own color management technology Canon ColorGear is compatible with the industry standard format ICC Profiles and enables high precision color management using the properties of color devices specified in color profiles The system is used in many Canon products Client A computer that is connected to the printer over a network A client does not control the printer directly It interacts with the printer through a server See also Server Collate To print multiple copies of a multi page document in sequential page order 6 8 Glossary Command An instruction that tells the machine to perform a certain function Commands are sent from the computer to the machine via the interface cable when the machine is ready Contrast The degree of difference between the lightest and darkest areas of an image Decreasing contrast lightens the dark areas and darkens the light areas increasing it darkens the dark areas and lightens the light areas Control Panel The set of Windows programs you can use to change system hardware software and Windows settings D Default setting A setting that is automatically
56. registered watermarks The preview image in the upper left part of the dialog box displays the selected watermark with the specified settings reflected Add Registers a new watermark Clicking this button adds a blank name field in Watermark List in which you enter the name of watermark to be registered Up to 50 watermarks can be registered Delete Removes the selected watermark from Watermark List lt NOTE You cannot delete a pre defined watermark Position specifies the position where the watermark is printed on each page You can enter the values in the X and Y edit boxes in a range between 50 and 50 or use the X and Y slide bars to move the position 2 12 Windows 98 Me Properties Move to Center Relocates the watermark to the center of the page Angle specifies the angle of watermark You can select the corresponding radio button or use the slide bar to move the angle Name Displays the name of the currently selected watermark Text Displays the text string of the currently selected watermark Font selects the font type of the watermark Style selects the font style of the watermark Available styles are Regular Italic Bold and Bold Italic Size Specifies the font size of the watermark 1 to 500 2 Color Selects the font color of the watermark Border Adds the frame to the watermark You can select the frame type Circle Square or None 7 Print Style Selec
57. screen Install Drivers Install MF drivers LE NOTE You can click Read Manuals to read PDF manuals 1 16 Installing Software on Your Computer 4 Click Next gt MF Network Drivers Setup Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for MF Network Drivers The InstallShield R Wizard will install MF Network Drivers on your computer To continue click Next Cc Q _ amp i _ U Cancel License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully CANON SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT This is a legal agreement Agreement between you and Canon Inc Canon and governing your use of Canon s software programs including the related manuals or any printed material thereof the Software for certain Canon s copying machines printers and multifunctional peripherals the Products READ CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS To accept the terms of this Agreement click Yes To decline the terms of this Agreement click No Before the program will start the terms of this Agreement must be accepted lt Back Yes No Installing Software on Your Computer 1 17 Installation 1 18 6 Select the target machine in the Device List gt click Next gt MF Network Drivers Setup Wizard Select Device Select a target device to install the driver Select Device If the target device is not listed be
58. shared with users running different vet ol Windows you may want to install additional drivers so that the s do not have to find the print driver when they connect to d T user the shared printer Ports Tab Specifies the port to which the printer is attached Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Series FAX Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Configuration amp A Canon MF8100 Series FAX Print to the following port s Documents will print to the first free checked port Port Description Printer O COM1 Serial Por O COM2 Serial Por O COM3 Serial Por O COM4 Serial Por O FILE Print to Fil USB Virtual printer port fo 0 Canon O USB Virtual printer port fo Canon Add Port Delete Port Configure Pott Enable bidirectional support C Enable printer pooling Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Preferences Advanced Tab Specifies the settings for print spooling Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Series FAX Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Configuration Always avaiable O Available from Priority 1 lt Driver Canon MF8100 Series FAX Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster O Start printing after last page i
59. similar to the color of the monitor when performing matching Gamma specifies the gamma correction value when the Gamma Adjustment is selected in the Matching Mode box The brightness of the document printout can be adjusted without losing the brightest and darkest portion of the document This option is useful when the printout result is brighter than the original image for example a photograph before scanning or graphics displayed on the monitor or when you want to intentionally change the brightness of the output Four gamma correction values are provided The larger the value the darker the printout is 1 0 1 4 Default value 1 8 2 2 Use CanoFine Selects this option when using CanoFine The functions of CanoFine are to correct bitmap data in a page automatically and print high quality outputs CanoFine prints high quality images taken by a digital camera 2 54 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences Single page Batch Processing Processes multiple bitmaps on a page as a single data item when Use CanoFine is selected Enhanced Saturation Emphasizes color intensity for CanoFine processing when Use CanoFine is selected Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Profiles A registered combination of settings for the Page Setup Finishing Paper Source and Quality tab sheets is referred to as a profile The profile function commonly provided
60. size scaling number of copies orientation number of pages per sheet etc For information on Profile and Output Method refer to Profiles on p 2 55 Canon MFB8100 Series Printing Preferences Page Setup Finishing Paper Source Quality Profile MEEME ag UE Output Method Ea E Page size ee eas Ah Output Size Match Page Size w Copies 1 ta 95 Orientation Portrait Landscape Page Layout 1 Page per Sheet v C Manual Scaling View Settings C Watermark Custom Paper Size Layout Options Restore Defaults Default settings depend on the country region of purchase Preview image Displays the image with the currently selected settings reflected For details on preview image see p 2 56 Page Size selects the original page size to work with in an application Available options are Letter 11 x17 Legal Executive A5 B5 A4 B4 A3 Index Card Envelope COM10 Envelope Monarch Envelope DL Envelope C5 Envelope B5 and Custom However when 11x17 B4 or A3 is selected in the Page Size the original page size is automatically reduced to fit Letter size Output Size selects the output paper size to print on When this option is set to anything other than Match Paper Size the original page size is automatically reduced or enlarged to fit the selected output paper size when printed Copies Specifies the number of copies to be pr
61. striped pattern in the image Descreen is the function for reducing this moire effect e Selecting Magazine Color in Select Document Type in Simple Mode has the same effect as selecting Descreen in Advanced Mode D C C O v E Reduce Dust and Scratches Scanned photos may contain white dots caused by dust and scratches This setting reduces the dust and scratches on photos The default setting is OFF OFF No reduction of dust and scratches will be made Low Reduces small dust and scratch marks With this setting large dust or scratch marks may remain Medium Normally this setting is recommended High Reduces large dust and scratch marks but evidence of the reduction process may remain and may also remove delicate parts of the image C IMPORTANT e For scanning printed materials the OFF setting is recommended e If Output Resolution is set to 600 dpi or less and Descreen is set to ON you cannot set Reduce Dust and Scratches to ON e This setting may not be effective for some types of photos Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF 3 29 Scanning o E Fading Correction The fading correction feature rebuilds the color quality that has faded over time It also increases saturation of dull colored originals to reproduce a vivid image The default setting is OFF OFF No fading correction will be made Low Corrects slightly faded images Medium Normal
62. the Select Source setting in the MF Toolbox ScanGear MF or WIA driver set correctly Choose between loading the document on the platen glass or ADF After installing the software did you install a TWAIN compatible application The TWAIN system file is replaced with something inappropriate and you will be unable to scan images If this happens remove the software see Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Software on p 1 21 then reinstall it see Installing Software on Your Computer on p 1 4 Is the machine recognized in Scanners and Cameras of the Control Panel folder Follow this procedure below to check if the corresponding scanner driver name or icon is present in Scanners and Cameras of the Control Panel folder 1 Click start on the Windows task bar Control Panel Windows 98 Me 2000 Click Start on the Windows task bar gt select Settings gt Control Panell Scanning Problems 5 7 Troubleshooting a 2 Click Printers and Other Hardware in the Control Panel folder gt Scanners and Cameras Windows 98 Me 2000 Double click Scanners and Cameras 3 If WIA Canon MF8100 Windows 98 Me 2000 Canon MF8100 is present in the Scanners and Cameras folder or dialog box the machine is recognized If not remove the software see Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Software on p 1 21 then reinstall it see Installing Software on Your Computer on p 1 4 Computer has hung
63. to 85 characters Include Company Enables you to enter the company name in the Company text box up to 40 characters Include Dept Div Enables you to enter the department or division name of the sender in the Dept Div text box up to 40 characters Include Fax Enables you to enter the fax number in the Fax Number text Number box up to 45 characters up to 38 characters excluding hyphens Import Sender Imports sender information from a CSV file Save Sender Saves sender information in a CSV file Sending a Fax 4 7 PC Faxing gt 4 8 Recipient Tab Specifies to include the display of Recipient information specified in the Address Book on the cover sheet You can specify to include specific recipient information by selecting the appropriate check box ltem Settings Sender Recipient Logo Signature Sheets to Send Include Company Include Dept Div Include Fas Number Include Recipient Enters the recipient name Name Include Enters the recipients company name Company Include Dept Enters the recipient s department or division name Div Include Fax Enters the recipients fax number For details on the characters Number and symbols you can use for fax numbers see Characters and symbols for Fax Numbers on p 4 3 Sending a Fax Logo Tab The Logo tab sheet enables you to select whether the logo is attached to the cover sheet and sets how the logo i
64. two numbers and description Notes Enters the additional information about the recipient Windows 98 Me Fax Properties 4 19 E Add Group The Add Group dialog box enables you to register a group and its information in the Address Book Add Group E x Group Hame Recipients to Add Show Person Available Recipients Fax Number Description Details Current Group Members PC Faxing gt ome ue You can register the following information Group Name Enters the group name Show Selects the category of the list displayed in Available Recipients Person Group or All Available Displays the list of recipients already registered in the Address Recipients Books Add Adds a person group to the group Delete Deletes a person group from the group Current Group Displays the members currently registered in the group Members Notes Enters the additional information about the group 4 20 Windows 98 Me Fax Properties E Edit Person The Edit Person dialog box enables you to edit a person and his her information in the Address Book Edit Person Prefix First Last Suffig ar a Recipient Hame Company Dept Div Fas Number Primary Number Description Secondary Number Description Notes ome ue PC Faxing gt You can edit the following information Prefix First Last Suffix
65. under some operating systems In this case continue installing after restarting your computer 1 22 Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Software CHAPTER This chapter explains the procedure to print a document from a Windows application If you want to change print settings you can access the properties dialog box of the printer driver 1 Load paper in the cassette or the multi purpose tray For details on loading paper see Chapter 2 Paper Handling in the Basic Guide 2 Open the document in an application Printing a Document 2 1 Printing 3 Select the command to print In most cases click Print from the File menu The Print dialog box appears m General Select Printer Add Printer Canon MF8100 Series Status Ready Location Comment Page Range All Number of copies 1 C Print to file HEHEH Print Printer Name Canon MF8100 Series Status Ready Type Canon MF8100 Series Where LPT1 Properties Pages from fi to Gl Selection Comment J Print to file m Print range Copies All Number of copies fi ja 2 aJl J Collate Cancel 4 From the Select Printer list box or the Name pull down list in the Print dialog box select the printer to be used 5 Click Preferences or Properties lt NOTE Depending on the application you are using select the printer to be used in th
66. used if no other setting is specified Desktop The entire Windows screen that represents your work area in Windows Icons windows and the taskbar are displayed on the Windows desktop dpi Dots per inch A unit of measurement for indicating a printer s resolution The Canon Color imageCLASS MF8170c prints at a resolution of 600 dpi Driver A program that controls how the computer and an external device interact For example the printer driver supplies Windows with information such as descriptions of the fonts and features of the installed printer Exif The Exif Exchangeable Image File format is a JEIDA Japan Electronic Industry Development Association standard used by most digital cameras to store images The Exif compressed files use the baseline JPEG format so they can be read by any application supporting JPEG EXIF supports the storage of extra information such as the date amp time the image was taken exposure information etc within the header of each JPEG file Glossary 6 9 Appendix gt Appendix o 6 10 F Fixing assembly The device used during the print process to fix the toner onto the paper or other media through applying heat and pressure The assembly located inside the printer gets extremely hot 374 F 190 C during operation Folder A container in which documents program files and other folders are stored on your disks Formerly referred to as a directory Font A
67. values you can enter will be within the parameters of the document size you have selected e Minimum parameters of an image with Output Resolution is set to 600 dpi are 96 x 96 pixels Output Settings Scanning eo E Color Mode Selects the type of document and the way in which it will be scanned Black and White Select this mode when outputting photos and other documents to monochrome printer The image is displayed in black and white The contrast in the image is divided at certain levels threshold values into black and white and is displayed in two colors Threshold can be set on the Halftone button Grayscale select this mode to scan black and white photos or monochrome images The image is expressed in a 0 255 scale of black and white Color select this mode to scan color documents The image is expressed in 256 levels 8 bit of R ed G reen and B lue Text Enhanced Select this mode to scan texts crisply particularly to process it with OCR software The image is displayed in black and white The document is scanned in grayscale and then converted to black and white therefore takes longer than the Black and White setting E Output Resolution Selects the resolution for the scan If you have selected Color for Color Mode either click or type a resolution between 25 2400 dpi in 1 dpi increments or enter one of the values 4800 7200 or 9600 dpi If you have selected Black and White Grayscale
68. written or printed characters which have been scanned with a scanner You cannot edit text scanned with a scanner because it is in a graphic format but with OCR software you can convert to a text file and then edit the text with word processing software Orientation The printing of text either along the width portrait or length landscape of the page P Paper feed The act of guiding a sheet of paper into the machine s paper path Paper jam A situation created when paper becomes caught along the paper path You must remove jammed paper before you can continue printing Glossary Paper path The route that paper travels through the machine Paper source Source of paper feed The machine has a cassette and a multi purpose tray Paper type All kinds of paper plain paper heavy paper transparencies and envelopes are grouped under several paper types PDF Stands for Portable Document Format A widely used format for transmitting and viewing documents on computers PDF documents can be read or printed out with Adobe s Acrobat Reader program Physical RAM Random Access Memory RAM that is physically present in the computer in the form of memory chips as opposed to virtual memory See also Virtual Memory Platen The document scanning unit 6 Point size x Character height is defined in points one point is 1 72 of an inch T Q Portrait lt A vertical print orientation Text and graphics are printed across the shorter axi
69. 0 Series Properties from the Printers folder General Tab Lets you print a test page or define separator pages Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Ex MF8100 Series Properties Windows 98 Me Properties Details Tab Specifies the printer port and time out settings Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Seres Properties E A General Details Color Management Sharing Fage Setup Finishing Paper Source Quality a Canon MFE100 Series Print to the following port MPUSBPRNO3 Canon MFS100 Series 0L Add Fort Delete Fort Print using the following driver Canon MF8100 Series New Driver Capture Printer Fort End Capture Timeout settings Mot selected i seconds Transmission retry fi a seconds Spool Settings Fort Settings Cancel Apply Helg E Spool Settings The installer sets the following defaults Spool Settings E x Start printing after last page is spooled Start printing after first page is spooled Print directly to the printer Spool data format AA ag Enable bi directional support for this printer t Disable bi directional support for this printer Cancel Restore Defaults Windows 98 Me Properties 2 7 Printing Printing 2 8 Color Management Tab Associates color profiles with your color printer
70. 257 pages or more needs to be sent in separate faxes 1 Open the document you want to fax in an application select the command to print In most cases click Print from the File menu The Print dialog box appears Sending a Fax 4 1 PC Faxing gt 2 From the Select Printer list box or the Name pull down list in the Print dialog box select Canon MF8100 Series FAX Print 2 x Printer Nene RARE Properties Canon MF8100 Seri Canon MF3110 lt 2 canon MF8100 Seri Status Default printer Ready icanon mre roo Series FAX Type Canon MF8100 Series FAX Where LPT1 Comment I Print to file Print range r Copies All Number of copies fi Pages from fi to a Lt le o i gt Selection L Click Print or OK The Fax Sending Settings dialog box appears In the Fax Sending Settings dialog box enter the Recipient Name and Fax Number or select them from the Address Book gt click Add to Recipient List For details on how to use the Fax Sending Settings dialog box see Fax Sending Settings on p 4 3 For details on the characters and symbols you can use for fax numbers see Characters and Symbols for Fax Numbers on p 4 3 For details on how to select a recipient from the Address Book see Select Recipient from Address Book on p 4 5 NOTE e You cannot send a fax without entering the Recipient Name e Up to 38 chara
71. 4 Intermediate Transfer Unit K CMY The toner color changes each time the intermediate transfer unit makes one revolution After all the four colors are transferred on the intermediate transfer unit the paper is fed and printed Makes four revolutions When data in all four colors is transferred onto paper the paper goes through the fuser unit and is output O oq POKERON 0e O0 OON O O B O OEORO O Of e O About Color Printing 6 5 Appendix gt Appendix o To Achieve More Beautiful Results in Smoother 6 6 Operations When printing color images the capacity of the printer will drop considerably if the desired color cannot be obtained or if the image quality deteriorates or if it takes a long time to print data A printer can be used to its full extend with small adjustments or concerns E Adjusting the color on the display Colors shown on the display are not always the actual colors The actual color of the printed image may differ from the color that you see on the display if the color on the display is specified inaccurately Use the color samples or color adjustment tools that come with the application software to adjust the displayed colors to the colors that are actually printed E Adjusting the resolution Image quality higher than the printer resolution cannot be obtained no matter how high you specified the resolution for the
72. Color imageCLASS MF817 0c Software Guide Manuals for the Machine The manuals for this machine are divided as follows Please refer to them for detailed information Depending on the system configuration and product purchased some manuals may not be needed Exidesuiihthicsunbolarwe panied manuals Fe Guides with this symbol are PDF manuals included on the y p i accompanying CD ROM See footnote e Setting Up the Machine pie toy ogra Q e Software Installation Set Up Instructions is e Network Settings for Networking and Printing e Copying and Printing Instructions i e Troubleshooting Basic Guide OD e Fax Instructions i e Troubleshooting Facsimile Guide is e Software Installation and Instructions e Printing Scanning and PC Faxing Instructions Software Guide e Troubleshooting This Manual e Remote User Interface Instructions Remote Ul Guide O 2 D 5 e Network Connectivity and Setup Instructions Network Guide Model Name e H12297 Color imageCLASS MF8170c To view the manual in PDF format Adobe Reader Acrobat Reader Acrobat is required If Adobe Reader Acrobat Reader Acrobat is not installed on your system please download it from the Adobe Systems Incorporated website http www adobe com How This Manual Is Organized Installation Printing ernF Je Jaem Scanning PC Faxing Troubleshooting Appendix Considerable effort has been made to ensure that this manual is free o
73. Color Adjustment sheet and Monitor Profile Gamma and Use CanoFine in the Matching sheet become disabled when ICM Mode is selected Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 53 Printing Matching Method Specifies the matching method by assigning highest priority when the Driver Matching Mode is selected in the Matching Mode box Perceptual Monitor Color Matched Gives priority to matching the hue of the color on the monitor with the color of the printed output Perceptual Photographic Gives priority to color hue in matching and generates the colors on the monitor Colorimetric Gives priority to reducing the color difference between the original document on the screen a logo for example and the printed output saturation Gives priority to vividness in matching Colorimetric No White point Correction Matching functions the same as Colorimetric but without white correction amp NOTE This option can be selected only when Driver Matching Mode or ICM Mode is selected for Matching Mode Monitor Profile Specifies the setting suitable for your monitor when the Driver Matching Mode is selected in the Matching Mode box lt NOTE In the case where several gamma values are provided for one option to obtain better results select the higher gamma value if the printed image is lighter than that of the monitor lf the monitor is set to a custom setting it is difficult to produce printed output
74. Details Color Management Sharing Page Setup Finishing Paper Source Quality Letter Scaling Auto view Settings T Watermark CONFIDENTIAL zj Output Method Print E Page Size Letter Ea Output Size Match Page Size Copies i 1 to 99 Orientation Portrait Landscape Page Layout mM 1 Page per Sheet Manual Scaling Scalig 100 4 esta su Printing Edit Waterman Custom Paper Size Layout Options Restore Defaults Cancel Apply Help Default settings depend on the country region of purchase Preview image Page Size Output Size Displays the image with the currently selected settings reflected For details on preview image see p 2 24 Selects the original page size to work with in an application Available options are Letter 11x17 Legal Executive A5 B5 A4 B4 A3 Index Card Envelope Monarch Envelope COM10 Envelope DL Envelope C5 Envelope B5 and Custom However when 11x17 B4 or A3 is selected in the Page Size the original page size is automatically reduced to fit Letter size Selects the output paper size to print on When this option is set to anything other than Match Paper Size the original page size is automatically reduced or enlarged to fit the selected output paper size when printed lt NOTE Up to 50 sizes can be defined for Custom Paper Size
75. Finishing Paper Source uality Output Method Print Profile B Default Settings bjective Presentation Documents Web Pages Details This setting iz used when printing documents in general Color Mode Auto Detest 0 o VewSetins Manual Color Settings Ealar settings About Restore Defaults Cancel Apply Help Objective Selects the best setting for the print job according to document content Details Click this button to open the Detailed Settings for Object and make print quality settings see p 2 19 Color Mode Selects whether to perform color printing or black and white printing Manual Color Settings Enables the manual color Selecting this check box enables Color Settings to access the dialog box which enables you to set the color for images see p 2 20 Color Settings Click this button after selecting the Manual Color Settings check box to manually adjust the color settings The Color Settings dialog box allows you to specify Color Brightness Contrast and Matching see p 2 20 lt NOTE This option is enabled only when Manual Color Settings is selected About Displays the version information on the driver Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values 2 18 Windows 98 Me Properties E Detailed Settings Clicking Details in the Quality tab sheet opens the Detailed Settings dialog bo
76. Grids to deactivate it or by clicking Show Grids from the View menu 4 64 Canon Cover Sheet Editor E Snapping Objects to Grid If you activate the Snap to Grid setting for the cover sheet objects are aligned along the grid when they are moved or resized on the cover sheet 1 On the toolbar click 74 Snap to Grid to activate the grid Alternatively activate the command by clicking Snap to Grid from the View menu Deactivate the Snap to Grid setting by clicking the activated 4 Snap to Grid or by clicking Snap to Grid from the View menu lt NOTE Snap to Grid is available only after this setting is specified It does not affect objects that are modified before this setting is specified E Specifying Grid Properties Follow the procedure below to specify the properties for the grid on the cover sheet such as type color and spacing You can also specify whether to display the grid and whether to snap objects to the grid 1 Select Grid Properties from the View menu The Grid Properties dialog box appears D x O LL O A 2 Select Show Grids Grid Properties Show Grids Type 38 Dotted E O Dashed Color E Spacing Horizontal mm 1 0 to 50 0 Vertical mm 1 0 to 50 0 Snap to Grid Deselect the check box if you do not want to display the grid lt NOTE Deselecting this check box disables the Type and Color settings Canon Cover Sheet
77. Imagel 3 Choose a place to save this group of pictures My Pictures Picture wt Browse E My PictwrestPictwe o Y Scanning o Q Enter a name for the group of pictures When you save more than one picture in the same location sequential numbers are automatically added at the ends of file names e g numbers 001 002 are added from the second picture on LI Select a file format for the pictures You can select from the following BMP Bitmap Image JPG JPEG Image TIF TIF Image PNG PNG Image LI Select the location where you want to save the pictures To change the location click Browse gt select the new location gt click OK 3 46 Scanning with the WIA Driver Windows XP Only 9 Click Next gt Scanner and Camera Wizard Scanning Picture Please wait while the wizard scans your picture Location My Pictures Picture Picture Picture jpg Picture progress 25 2 complete To stop copying click Cancel Cancel scanning starts lt NOTE To cancel scanning click Cancel Scanning with the WIA Driver Windows XP Only 3 47 Scanning jo Scanning o 10 Click Next gt Scanner and Camera Wizard Other Options You can choose to keep working with your pictures Your pictures have been successfully copied to your computer or network fou can also publish these pictures to a Web site or order prints online
78. In the case where several gamma values are provided for one option to obtain better results select the higher gamma value if the printed image is lighter than that of the monitor If the monitor is set to a custom setting it is difficult to produce printed output similar to the color of the monitor when performing matching Gamma Specifies the gamma correction value when the Gamma Adjustment is selected in the Matching Mode box The brightness of the document printout can be adjusted without losing the brightest and darkest portion of the document This option is useful when the printout result is brighter than the original image for example a photograph before scanning or graphics displayed on the monitor or when you want to intentionally change the brightness of the output Four gamma correction values are provided The larger the value the darker the printout is 1 0 1 4 Default value 1 8 2 2 Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Windows 98 Me Properties 2 23 Printing 2 24 Profiles A registered combination of settings for the Page Setup Finishing Paper Source and Quality tab sheets is referred to as a profile The profile function commonly provided in each of these tab sheets enables you to add edit and select a profile which facilitates your print jobs Canon MF8100 Seres Properties EEG General Details Color Management Sharing Page S
79. Mode You can specify the procedure for color correction Driver Matching Mode Processes color in the printer driver The settings specified in Matching Method and Monitor Profile will be enabled ICM Mode Performs ICM function on Windows systems or in the application Gamma Adjustment Performs gamma adjustment with the gamma correction value specified in the Gamma box NOTE All the settings in the Color Adjustment sheet and Monitor Profile Gamma and Use CanoFine in the Matching sheet become disabled when ICM Mode is selected 2 22 Windows 98 Me Properties Matching Method Specifies the matching method by assigning highest priority when the LE NOTE Driver Matching Mode is selected in the Matching Mode box Perceptual Monitor Color Matched Gives priority to matching the hue of the color on the monitor with the color of the printed output Perceptual Photographic Gives priority to color hue in matching and generates the colors on the monitor Colorimetric Gives priority to reducing the color difference between the original document on the screen a logo for example and the printed output saturation Gives priority to vividness in matching Printing This option can be selected only when Driver Matching Mode or ICM Mode is selected for Matching Mode Monitor Profile LE NOTE Specifies the setting suitable for your monitor when the Driver Matching Mode is selected in the Matching Mode box
80. OVIDED HEREIN INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THEREOF WARRANTIES AS TO MARKETABILITY MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF USE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT CANON INC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS MATERIAL CHAPTER This chapter explains the procedure to install the drivers and software on your computer Once the corresponding drivers are installed you can print fax and scan from your computer Requirements The drivers can be installed and used in the following system environments E Operating System Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Windows Server 2003 E Computer Any computer on which Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 runs properly E Hardware Environment e IBM or IBM compatible PC e CD ROM drive or network environment with the access to CD ROM e PC equipped with a USB port and the USB class driver installed 32 MB of RAM 64 MB Intel Pentium 90 MHz or At least 115 MB 200 MB or greater is recommended Windows 98 or greater is reater g recommend ed Only for network connection System Requirements 1 1 Installation 32 MB of RAM 64 MB Windows Me DEE ae ere or greater is or greater recommend At least 115 MB 200 MB or greater is recommended Intel Pentium
81. Output Size Match Fage Size Loe Copies 1 to 99 Orientation paaAaAaAaAA tee Portrait w Page per Sheet 2 Pages per Sheet 4 Pages per Sheet Black and White Color Auto Detect DE Edit and Preview Print Executes a normal print job Edit and Preview saves the data in the Canon Page Composer dialog box If you open Canon MF8100 Series Properties from the Printers folder and select the Edit and Preview mode 4 Lock button appears on the right side When you click this button the Edit and Preview mode is locked 4 Add Profile Click this button to display the Add Profile dialog box to add a new Profile to the list see p 2 26 ie Edit Profile Click this button to display the Edit Profile dialog box to edit the name icon or comment of a stored Profile See p 2 26 View Settings Click this button to display the View Settings dialog box This dialog box allows you to view and confirm all of the current page settings in a listed form see p 2 28 Windows 98 Me Properties 2 25 Printing Printing 2 26 E Add Profile Clicking amp Add Profile opens the Add Profile dialog box This dialog box enables you to register a new profile with the current settings You can add up to 50 new profiles Add Profile E x Hame lcor E E aa FE gt Comment E View Settings omea Hob Name Specifies the name of the profile
82. Properties dialog box appears J Select Font Font Style and Size from the respective list boxes Text Properties Previews It is sample display Field String Font Font Style Arial Regular m L Arial Black Italic Comic Sans MS Bald O Courier New Bold Italic O EstrangeloEdessa Effects C Strikethrough C Underline Color E Black ka Alignment Align Lett Align Center O Align Bight i Cancel Alternatively enter the desired font size directly into Size Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 49 PC Faxing gt PC Faxing gt 4 Select Strikethrough or Underline to draw a line through or to underline text 5 Select the desired text color from Color 6 Specify Alignment for the text Z Click OK E Specifying Text Box Properties Follow the procedure below to specify the type of border border color and background color of the selected text box 1 Click anywhere on the border of the text box The border of the text box is selected 2 Click 14 Properties on the toolbar You can also select Properties from the Edit menu You can also display the Text Box Properties dialog box by double clicking anywhere on the border of the text box The Text Box Properties dialog box opens Text Box Properties Line Style mu Solid wt Width 0 5 mm 0 1 to 50 0 Color BM Ec we Fill in White we 3 Select the desired border type from
83. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Series Properties 21x General Details Color Management Sharing Page Setup Finishing Paper Source Quality These settings let you associate color profilefs with your color A printer Color profiles control the color on your printer based on the type of media being used and the printer configuration preseseceseessseseeseseseg C Manua Manually select the default color profile for all output from this device from the list of associated color profiles Default color profile CANSRGBA Color Profiles currently associated with this printer CNL5704 CNL570B CN2005 CNZ006 CN2008 Add Remove Sharing Tab Specifies the printer sharing settings This tab sheet is available only when the printer sharing is enabled see p 2 63 Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Series Properties 21x General Details Color Management Sharing Page Setup Finishing Paper Source Quality NeseTereccccsssesseensese C Shared As Share Hame E Bommen Windows 98 Me Properties Page Setup Tab Specifies the page settings including the paper size scaling number of copies orientation number of pages per sheet etc For information on Profile and Output Method refer to Profiles on p 2 24 Canon MF8100 Seres Properties Ei Eg General
84. Scanners and Cameras Properties Dialog Box on p 3 5 Z Double click the WIA Canon MF8100 J Click Next gt 3 44 Scanning with the WIA Driver Windows XP Only a Select a picture type Scanner and Camera Wizard Choose Scanning Preferences Choose your scanning preferences and then click Preview to see how your preferences affect the picture Picture type Color picture EE O Grayscale picture Black and white picture or text Custom Custom settings Paper source Flatbed ka Scanning eo You can select from the following Color picture Grayscale picture Black and white picture or text Custom lt NOTE When selecting Custom click Custom settings to make detailed settings in the Properties dialog box See Advanced Properties on p 3 49 5 Select the paper source Flatbed or Document Feeder lt NOTE If you selected Document Feeder select paper size from Page size and proceed to step 7 6 Specify the scanned area Click Preview gt drag to specify the scanned area Scanning with the WIA Driver Windows XP Only 3 45 7 Click Next gt 8 Specify a name a file format and the location for saving the group of pictures Scanner and Camera Wizard Picture Name and Destination Select a name and destination for your pictures 1 Type a name for this group of pictures 2 Select a file format E JPG PEG
85. Settings to access the dialog box which allows you to set the color for images see p 2 52 Print Color Prints nine thumbnails per sheet to provide the print samples with the Sample current color settings when printing the document lt NOTE This option is enabled only when Manual Color Settings is selected Color Settings Click this button after selecting the Manual Color Settings check box to manually adjust the color settings The Color Settings dialog box allows you to specify Color Brightness Contrast and Matching see p 2 52 lt NOTE This option is enabled only when Manual Color Settings is selected Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 49 Printing 2 50 About Displays the version information on the driver Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values E Detailed Settings Clicking Details in the Quality tab sheet opens the Detailed Settings dialog box This dialog box enables you to specify detailed settings for print quality Detailed Settings Gradation zal High 1 Color Halftones Gradation w E C Enable Image Correction Toner Save Gray Compensation Prioritize Printing of Colored Lines and Text Gradation Selects gradation when you print images in halftones Normal Performs a normal print job by processing black and white High 1 Performs a high quality print job by processing multi valued color
86. View Settings Clicking View Settings opens the View Settings dialog box This dialog box displays the current settings in the Page Setup Finishing Paper Source and Quality tab sheets View Settings Page Setup Finishing Paper Source Quality Setting ltem Contents Paper Size 215 9 mm 279 4 mm 8 50 in x 11 00 in Output Size Match Page Size Paper Size 215 9 mm s 279 4 mm 8 50 in x 11 00 in Copies 1 Orientation Portrait Page Layout 1 Page per Sheet Manual Scaling Off 100 Watermark Off Edging None mice Si Copy Copies the contents of the current settings to the clipboard Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 59 Printing Printing Use the Machine on Your Network This section provides instructions for using the Canon Color imageCLASS MF8170c machine on your network By setting your machine as a shared printer on your network the network users can share the machine for printing The print server and clients do not need to use the same operating system and it is possible to print from a Windows 98 Me client to a Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 print server or vice versa You can start printing simply by starting the server even if the server was not running when the client was started If the server is running on Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 you can print even if no one is logged into the server For more information see the Network Gu
87. Z Select I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer s gt click OK File and Print Sharing Ei ES M want to be able to give others access to my files M want to be able to allow others to print to my printer s i Cancel 2 66 Using the Machine on Your Network 8 Select the Access Control tab Share level access control or User level access control Network EEG Configuration Identification Sccess Control Control access to shared resources using Enables you to supply 4 password for each shared TESOLICE Userlevel access control Enables you to specify users and groups who have access to each shared resource ibtart leh oh Weer and araupe fron Printing 9 Click OK The server service is added If the confirmation message dialog box appears click Yes to restart your computer Using the Shared Printer on Your Network When the Color imageCLASS MF8170c machine is already on your network and set as a shared printer you can use it via network The easiest way to make the machine available for your computer is using network download If your operating system is Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 you cannot download the driver from Windows 98 Me servers In that case use Add Printer Wizard Network Download The following is the procedure to connect to the shared printer on your network using network download lt NOTE Windows 2000 XP Server 2008 cl
88. a f P High Preview Displays the image with the currently selected brightness and contrast reflected Original Displays the original image Adjustment Grid Adjust color by moving Preview Image at the center of the Adjustment Grid from side to side or up and down Adjusted Position Indicates with X horizontal and Y vertical the position of Preview Icon after adjustment The center position is X O and Y O Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the preview image in the range between 5 and 5 Contrast Adjusts the contrast of the preview image in the range between 5 and 5 Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values 2 52 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences Matching Tab Color Settings Matching Mode Driver Matching Mode E ICM Mode Gamma Adjustment Matching Method Perceptual Photographic w Monitor Profile AGE v1 20 Canon w Printing C Use CanoFine Restore Defaults Matching Mode Specifies the procedure for color correction Driver Matching Mode Processes color in the printer driver The settings specified in Matching Method and Monitor Profile will be enabled ICM Mode Performs ICM function on Windows systems or in the application Gamma Adjustment Performs gamma adjustment with the gamma correction value specified in the Gamma box LE NOTE All the settings in the
89. aced approximately s 3 mm from the front edge i e the edge closest to the operation panel of the platen glass Creating One PDF File from Two or more Pages 3 17 Scanning o 3 18 If you are scanning using the platen glass the following dialog box appears as each page is scanned MF Toolbox Load a new document and then click Nest If there iz no document click Finish Finish To continue to scan place the next page and click Next When scanning is completed click Finish A folder with the scanning date will be created in the My Pictures folder in the My Documents folder and your document will be saved in this folder If there is no My Pictures folder the folder with the scanning date will be created in the My Documents folder and your document saved in this folder For text documents or black and white documents it is recommended you select either Black and White or Grayscale in Scan Mode If making a Multiple PDF with color documents Image Quality set to 300 dpi it is recommended that the PDF have fewer than 20 pages Creating One PDF File from Two or more Pages Setti 10 Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF With ScanGear MF you can review with the preview image provisional scan how the final image will be scanned and make detailed adjustments for the size and color of the image If the preview image is satisfactory you can then scan the document properly
90. alled Requires the most disk space Choose which program Features you want installed and where they Will be installed Recommended For advanced users PC Faxing gt NOTE If you select Custom in the dialog box for selecting Setup Type you can specify the directory into which Canon Cover Sheet Editor is to be installed 8 Click Install to start copying the files ie Canon Cover Sheet Editor InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation IF vou want bo review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard 9 Click Finish 4 42 Canon Cover Sheet Editor Launching To start the Cover Sheet Editor follow the procedure below 7 Click start on the Windows task bar gt All Programs gt Canon CSE gt Cover Sheet Editor The Canon Cover Sheet Editor will open amp 2 Canon Cover Sheet Editor File view Help jOg A g rG xe o o PC Faxing gt Uninstalling If it becomes necessary to uninstall the Canon Cover Sheet Editor follow the procedure below 1 Click start on the Windows task bar Settings Control Panel 2 Click Add Remove Programs Windows 98 Me 2000 double click Add Remove Programs icon gt select Canon Cover Sheet Editor gt click Change Remove J When the InstallShield Wizard dialog box app
91. ally set to cse E Saving an Existing File Follow the procedure below to save an existing cover sheet after editing it 7 Click Save on the toolbar Alternatively select Save from the File menu C IMPORTANT e To preserve the opened file as it was before editing select Save As and specify a different name or location for saving the edited file Selecting Save will overwrite the existing file e Selecting the Save as command is necessary only to specify a different file name or a different location to save the cover sheet Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 45 PC Faxing gt PC Faxing gt E Closing a File Follow the procedure below to close a currently open cover sheet without exiting the Canon Cover Sheet Editor 1 Click the lower xj Close at the top right corner of the Canon Cover Sheet Editor main window ea Pa PE Alternatively select Close from the File menu lt NOTE If you close a cover sheet that has not been saved after editing a message appears asking whether you want to save the changes Click Yes to save the changes or No if you do not want to save changes Click Cancel if you do not want to close the cover sheet Creating an Original Cover Sheet This section explains how to insert text adjust text properties specify fields create objects adjust objects and specify grid options in order to create an original cover sheet Inserting Text You can inser
92. alog box enables you to specify the default settings for the faxing options available when you fax with the Canon MF8100 Series only for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 e The number of tabs displayed in the properties dialog box will vary depending on the type of operating system you are using and the method you use to access the dialog box e The method you use to access the dialog boxes determines how long the faxing options remain in effect If you access the dialog box from an application s Print dialog box your selected faxing options apply only to the current fax job They will not be stored when you close the application If you access the dialog box from the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers folder selected faxing options apply to all Windows applications and remain in effect until you change those settings From a Windows Application Opening the MF8 amp 100 Series FAX Printing Preferences or MF8 amp 100 Series FAX Properties Dialog Box 7 Open the application from which you will fax the document 2 Select the command to print In most cases click Print from the File menu The Print dialog box appears 4 12 Changing Fax Settings J From the Select Printer list box or the Name pull down list in the Print dialog box select the fax to be used 4 Click Preferences or Properties The Canon MF8100 Series FAX Printing Preferences or Canon MF8100 Series FAX Properties
93. already registered in the Address Recipients Books Add Adds a person group to the group Delete Deletes a person group from the group Current Group Displays the members currently registered in the group Members Notes Enters the additional information about the group Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Preferences 4 33 PC Faxing gt E Edit Person The Edit Person dialog box enables you to edit a person and his her information in the Address Book Edit Person Prefix First Last Suffis O Recipient Name Company Dept Div Fax Number Primary Number Description Secondary Mumber Description ee You can edit the following information Prefix Enters the prefix to the recipient s name or selects the prefix from the pull down list Dr Mr Mrs or Ms First Enters the recipient s first name Last Enters the recipient s last name Suffix Enters the suffix to the recipient s name or selects the suffix from the pull down list Jr MD or Sr Recipient name Enters the recipient name Company Enters the recipient s company name Dept Div Enters the recipients department or division name Fax Number Enters the recipient s fax number You can enter two numbers and description Notes Enters the additional information about the recipient 4 34 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Prefer
94. alues 127 to 127 Contrast Move the slider to the left to decrease the contrast of the image and to the right to increase the contrast of the image You can also enter values 127 to 127 Reset Resets all the current settings to their default values 3 32 Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF Gamma By clicking you can access the Gamma dialog box The gamma allows you to adjust the brightness of the image viewed on the computer monitor to the brightness of the original document The default is 2 2 You will have to change this value if you are using a monitor with a different gamma value When you set the monitor s gamma value the scanner s gamma value will automatically be displayed in the formula reciprocal equation of the monitor gamma value below 1 monitor gamma value scanner gamma value The gamma is active if Color or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode To adjust the gamma diagrammatically press lt NOTE e The monitor has characteristics gamma values for reproducing colors The gamma value of an average monitor is between 1 4 and 2 2 and reproduces colors ina somewhat darker way than the original document Consequently to correct the difference between the color in the original image and the reproduction of the color by the monitor you may need to correct the gamma value e For the monitors gamma value refer to the documentation of your monitor or contact the
95. and of high quality nature image to image data None Solid Prints all colors in black except for white Enable Image Correction Select Enable Image Correction to smooth out the streaking and coarse features that tend to occur when printing enlarged image files and photographs using a software application Tone Save Modifies print data to print lighter and conserve toner Off Prints using normal density On Prints text lighter in printouts for proofreading and checking Gray Compensation Makes graphics data in black and gray printed clearly Prioritize Printing of Colored Lines and Text Check this box when printed color lines or text look patchy or broken Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 51 Printing E Color Settings Clicking Color Settings in the Quality tab sheet opens the Color Settings dialog box This dialog box enables you to control the brightness and contrast of images This function is enabled only when Manual Color Settings is selected in the Quality tab sheet see p 2 49 Two tab sheets are provided in this dialog box Color Adjustment Tab Color Settings Color Adjustment Matching Preview Increase Yellow Green Increase Green fa a Increase rellow E ABCDEF A _ E Increase Cyan Increase Blue d Increase Purple d T Adjusted Position Ka Y o ABCDEF AOO E EM l he Brightness 8 7s Light Contrast
96. arp Mask ON v Descreen OFF v Reduce Dust and Scratches OFF v Fading Correction OFF v Grain Correction OFF v Calibration Settings 2 Calibration Execute at Every Scan OFF v sola cial aie Preferences Input Settings E Select Image Source Selects where the document is placed Platen Glass or Document Feeder E Paper Size Selects the size of the document to be scanned The preview area size height to width ratio will change to the paper size you selected Change this setting to set up the machine not to scan beyond the parameters of the scan when previewing or if you are scanning without specifying the parameters of the scan If you do not know the size of the document select Full Platen or a large size You can specify the parameters after previewing If you change Paper Size setting after previewing the preview image will be deleted 3 26 Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF E input Size You can specify the width and height of the parameters of the scan by entering a value After entering the value press the Enter key and the size of the cropping frame will change Click m to change the icon to f and maintain the width and height proportions of the image C IMPORTANT e Some applications have a limit to the amount of image data they can receive If the parameters of a scan contain more than 21 000 x 30 000 pixels the image will not be received e The
97. aults Help Rotate Print Data Rotates the print output 180 degrees 180 Degrees Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Windows 98 Me Properties Paper Source Tab Specifies the paper source settings including the paper type For more information on Profile and Output Method refer to Profiles on p 2 24 Canon MF8100 Seres Properties E Ea General Details Color Management Sharing Page Setup Finishing Paper Source Quality f AE E Output Method E Frint Papen ume Plain Paper bi Letter Scaling Auto View Settings Restore Defaults Cancel Apply Help Paper Source Specifies the paper Source Paper Type Specifies the type of paper to be used as follow Printed Paper Paper Type Plain Paper 17 Ib to 24 Ib 64 g m to 90 g m Heavy Paper 25 Ib to 34 Ib 91 Plain Paper Heavy Paper g m to 128 g m Envelope Heavy Paper Transparency Transparencies Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Windows 98 Me Properties 2 17 Printing Printing Quality Tab Specifies the settings for print quality including the resolution and contrast For more information on Profile and Output Method refer to Profiles on p 2 24 Canon MF8100 Seres Properties 2 x General Details Color Management Sharing Page Setup
98. chment Specifies if the cover sheet is attached or not None Style Items to Include Settings Attach Attention Label Comment to Include Preview Different Sheet to Each Recipient or Same Sheet to All Recipients selects the style of the cover sheet from the list of the cover sheet templates supplied with the fax driver or the cover sheets you registered in the Register Cover Sheet dialog box for Windows 98 Me see p 4 23 for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 see p 4 36 Displays the items to be included in the cover sheet Opens the Item Settings dialog box See p 4 7 Prints the attention label to the cover sheet Urgent Very Urgent FYI or Confidential Allows you to enter the comment to be included in the cover sheet Displays the preview image of the cover sheet 4 6 Sending a Fax E tem Settings The Item Settings dialog box allows you to set the details of the items to be included in the cover sheets The Item Settings dialog box has the following five tab sheets Sender Tab The Sender tab sheet enables you to edit the sender information to be included in the cover sheets ltem Settings Sender Recipient Logo Signature Sheets to Send Sender Hame Include Company Company Include Dept Div Dept Div Include Fas Number PC Faxing gt Include Sender Enables you to enter the sender name in Sender Name text Name box up
99. ck box enables Edit Watermark to add a watermark lt NOTE This option is disabled when Page Layout is set to Poster Edit Watermark Custom Paper Size Click this button to specify detailed watermark settings see p 2 42 Click this button to specify the dimensions for a paper size other than the provided standard paper sizes see p 2 43 lt NOTE You can specify the dimensions for a paper size only in the Printer Properties dialog box Windows start Settings Printers You cannot specify the dimensions from the Document Properties dialog box software application Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 41 Printing Layout Options Click this button to select options for printing dates user name page numbers and borders etc see p 2 45 lt NOTE This option is disabled when Page Layout is set to Poster Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Edit Watermark Clicking Edit Watermark in the Page Setup tab sheet opens the Edit Watermark dialog box This dialog box enables you to insert a text string as a watermark onto pages This option is enabled only when the Watermark check box is selected in the Page Setup tab sheet see p 2 40 Edit Watermark Watermark Lisk CONFIDENTIAL COPRY DRAFT FILE COPY FINAL PRELIMINARY Pasitian Border Print Style Watermark List D
100. complete set of characters of the same size and style For example 12 point Courier bold Form A custom paper size with width and height defined by the user G Gamma Correction Method for changing the brightness of an image With gamma correction the brightness of parts of an image in the middle of the tonal range is changed without changing the lightest or darkest areas of the image which means you can change the brightness of an image while maintaining contrast Grayscale image A bitmap image that stores data for each dot as a shade of gray rather than as black or white H Halftones The process of converting a grayscale image to black dots and white unprinted dots that simulate the gray shades in the original image Import To bring in information created in another application Glossary Install To copy software to a designated location on a computer s hard disk so that it can be used at any time Interface The connection between two devices through which they communicate with each other The Canon Color imageCLASS MF8170c features USB interface which makes it compatible with IBM and similar personal computers Interface port The port through which the machine communicates with the computer The Canon Color imageCLASS MF8170c has a USB port located on the back of the machine See also USB interface Italic A font style distinguished by slanted characters the upright strokes of the characters a
101. ctangles rounded rectangles ovals and images 1 Select the object whose properties you want to change NOTE You can select multiple objects and change their properties at the same time 2 Click L4 Properties on the toolbar Alternatively select Properties from the Edit menu or display the Object Properties dialog box by double clicking the selected object The Object Properties dialog box opens 3 Select the desired line type for the object from Line Style Specify the Width setting to set the thickness of the line lt NOTE The Width setting is available only if Line Style is set to Solid 5 Select the desired line color for the object from Color 6 Select the desired background color for the object from Fill in lt NOTE Fill in cannot be specified if the selected object is either a line or an image Z Click OK Arranging Objects You can rearrange the order and appearance of objects such as lines rectangles rounded rectangles ovals images and text boxes on the cover sheet Canon Cover Sheet Editor E Changing the Order of Display If multiple objects overlap you can specify the order in which they overlap Use the following four commands to change the order of display of overlapping objects e Bring to Front Moves the selected object to the front e Send to Back Moves the selected object to the back e Bring Forward Moves the selected object one level
102. cters excluding can be entered in the Fax Number edit box e Up to 85 characters can be entered in the Recipient Name edit box e To select the Recipient Name and Fax Number from the Address Book you must register them in the Address Book first For details see p 4 31 e You can register the recipient and his her fax number in the Address Book so that you can use it in the future Click Add to Address Book after entering the recipient name and fax number in the Fax Sending Settings dialog box You can enter additional information such as the company name and department etc in the Edit Address Book tab see Edit Address Book Tab on p 4 31 5 Click OK 4 2 Sending a Fax Characters and Symbols for Fax Numbers You can use the following characters and symbols in the fax numbers you send from your computer or for a recipient you register in the Address Book Character symbol Explanation For use in telephone and fax numbers To place a pause between numbers To place a pause at the end of an array of numbers Numbers after the T will be sent as a tone signal a PSTN PBX switchover function HO To make the number easier to read Fax Sending Settings If you select the command to print from an application the Fax Sending Settings dialog box appears The Fax Sending Settings dialog box has three tab sheets lt NOTE e For more information about the following features see the Online Help see
103. d properly A Check if the corresponding printer driver icon is displayed in the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers folder If not install the driver If the corresponding printer driver icon is displayed right click the corresponding printer driver icon gt check if Set as Default printer Windows 98 Me Set as Default is selected in the pop up menu For more information see Checking Installation on p 1 20 Driver Problems 5 5 Troubleshooting a Troubleshooting a Scng Problems Cannot scan a document Q A gt O F OD Is there anything displayed in the LCD If nothing is displayed in the LCD see Chapter 9 Troubleshooting in the Basic Guide Is the Alarm indicator blinking If the Alarm indicator is blinking see Chapter 9 Troubleshooting in the Basic Guide Is the document loaded correctly Remove the document and load it on the platen glass or ADF correctly See Chapter 3 Document Handling in the Basic Guide Is your computer working properly Restart your computer Is a USB hub or repeater working properly When using a USB hub or repeater try connecting a USB cable directly to the computer to check if it works properly If you can scan the document successfully after connecting a USB cable directly to the computer check your USB hub or repeater if it is working properly Are you using a USB 2 0 compatible USB hub If you connect the machine to a USB 2 0
104. data 600 dpi is sufficient for most print size If the resolution of data is too high not only will it take a long time to print but the data size will increase as well On the other hand a sufficient image quality cannot be obtained if the resolution is too low About Color Printing Check the dimension and resolution of the print data using the application software for processing images and specify the resolution to 300 dpi or 200 dpi Selecting a print mode according to the contents Specify gradation to standard for printing documents that do not required high image quality such as text documents reports or presentation references that consist of mainly with graphics or black and white data The speed for printing can be increased by changing to this mode Specify gradation to High for printing color photos or complicated illustrations clearly Printing can be performed efficiently by adjusting the modes according to the data as Z Q Q Q lt About Color Printing 6 7 Appendix o ry A AC Alternating Current The type of electrical current typically available from household wall outlets Application Abbreviation of the phrase application software Software designed for a specific purpose such as word processing software spreadsheet software database software or a combination of these B Bold A characteristic of a printed character with wider and darker representation Also
105. dialog box appears From the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers Folder Opening the MF8 amp 100 Series FAX Properties Dialog Box 7 Open the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers folder Click start on the Windows task bar select Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Start gt Settings gt Printers PC Faxing gt 2 Click the corresponding printer driver icon J From the File menu click Properties You can also open the MF8100 Series FAX Properties dialog box by right clicking the corresponding printer driver icon and selecting Properties from the pop up menu The Canon MF8100 Series FAX Properties dialog box appears Opening the MF8 amp 100 Series FAX Printing Preferences Dialog Box Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Only 7 Open the Printers and Faxes Windows 2000 Printers folder Q Click start on the Windows task bar select Printers and Faxes Windows 2000 Start gt Settings gt Printers 2 Click the corresponding printer driver icon Changing Fax Settings 4 13 PC Faxing gt 4 14 J From the File menu click Printing Preferences You can also open the MF8100 Series FAX Printing Preferences dialog box by right clicking the corresponding printer driver icon and selecting Printing Preferences from the pop up menu The Canon MF8100 Series FAX Printing Preferences dialog box appears Changing Fax Setti
106. e General tab sheet in the Print dialog box then specify the print settings in the corresponding tab sheet only for Windows 2000 6 Specify the required settings click OK lt NOTE For details see Changing Print Settings on p 2 4 7 Click Print or OK Printing starts lt NOTE To cancel printing click Cancel 2 2 Printing a Document Canceling Printing 1 Open the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers folder Click start on the Windows task bar gt select Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Start gt Settings gt Printers 2 Double click the corresponding printer driver icon J Right click the print job click Cancel Printing lt NOTE You can also cancel a print job using Status Monitor on the operation panel of the machine For details see Chapter 7 System Monitor in the Basic Guide Printing a Document 2 3 Printing Printing Ghgaging Print Settings To view or change the print settings access the properties or printing preferences dialog box of the printer driver You can access the properties dialog box either from the application s Print dialog box and the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers folder or the printing preferences dialog box from the Printers and Faxes Windows 2000 Printers folder To access the dialog box follow the procedure below lt NOTE e The properties
107. e default name leave the edit box as it is gt click Next gt lt NOTE If the connection fails you will be able to install the printer but you will not be able to use the printer until it comes back online Printing 11 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Using the Machine on Your Network 2 71 Scanning CHAPTER This chapter explains the procedure to scan documents to your computer C IMPORTANT For better scanning quality for color documents we recommend that you place documents on the platen glass If you use the ADF the scanned image might not be clear Scanning with B amp W Start or Color Start on the Machine By pressing SCAN gt B amp W Start or Color Start on the operation panel of the machine you can scan documents to your computer Pressing SCAN gt Color Start has the same effect as clicking Save in the MF Toolbox Pressing SCAN gt B amp W Start has the same effect as clicking OCR in the MF Toolbox You can change the settings for Save or set up a button other than Save to perform the same operation See Setting the Scanning Function for B amp W Start or Color Start on p 3 3 lt NOTE You can use the machine for only a local scanner connected directly to your computer 1 Place the document face down on the platen glass or load it face up in the ADF Scanning with B amp W Start or Color Start on t
108. e in future scans The file extension will be adc for color and adg for grayscale jed Load Loads the settings in the saved color adjustment file to scan an image with the saved settings Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF 3 31 Scanning o Reset Revises all color adjustment settings to default settings Master Red Green Blue and all settings for contrast brightness gamma histogram and tone curve will be suspended and will return to default settings Images which have undergone automatic color correction will also return to their defaults E Brightness Contrast By clicking x you can access the Brightness Contrast dialog box If the original image is too dark or too bright or if the image quality is flat due to lack of contrast adjust the levels of brightness and contrast The brightness and contrast are active if Color or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode To adjust the brightness and contrast diagrammatically press Brightness Contrast Channel laste Channel Brightness ii Contrast D mh _ E E Brightness D Ee ra Ts Contrast D dC ie Channel Selects a color to adjust either Red Green or Blue or select Master to adjust three colors together Brightness Move the slider to the left to increase the darkness of the image and to the right to increase the brightness of the image You can also enter v
109. e name E Save as Type BMP Bitmap format JPEG JPEG format Select for grayscale or color images only TIFF TIFF format PDF PDF format You can make advanced settings with the PDF Settings For details on PDF Settings dialog box see Creating One PDF File from Two or more Pages on p 3 16 The type of file which can be saved with each button is shown below BMP JPEG TIFF PDF Mail O O OCR O O Save O O O O PDF O Scan 1 Scan 2 O O O If you select PDF in Save as Type depending on the output settings in the Advanced Mode an error message may appear indicating that the image size is too large In such cases reduce the Output Size and or Output Resolution under Output Settings to reduce the Data Size of the scanned file If you select JPEG in Save as Type and then select Newspaper B amp W in ScanGear MF Simple Mode or Black and White in ScanGear MF Advanced Mode the document will still be saved in grayscale To change the location to save the scanned images click Browse gt select a folder gt click OK When you scan for the first time a folder with the scanning date will be created in the My Pictures folder in the My Documents folder and your document will be saved in this folder If there is no My Pictures folder a folder with the scanning date will be created in the My Documents folder and your document saved in this folder 3 12
110. e or reduce the image display in the application However if you open the image in Paint or Imaging it may display at a large size and you will not be able to reduce it 2 Change the resolution and scan again The image will be large if resolution is high It will be small if resolution is low See Determining Resolution on p 3 42 Scanning Problems Instatfing and Uninstalling Problems Cannot install the software Q Have you followed the instructions to install the software A Try reinstalling the software If an error occurred and installation was not complete restart your computer and try reinstalling the software Q Are any other applications open Quit all of these and try reinstalling the software Removal of the drivers takes too long Windows XP Server 2003 Q Is any application such as a anti virus open when removing the software A Quit any applications including anti virus before removing the software Removal of the software was completed but Canon remains Q Did you remove the MF drivers before removing the MF Toolbox A In Windows XP Server 2008 right click the start menu to open the Windows Explorer gt select Start Menu in Administrator gt Programs gt delete the Canon folder In Windows 2000 open Settings from the Start menu gt click Taskbar amp Start Menu gt Advanced gt Advanced gt select Start Menu in All Users Programs delete the
111. ears follow the instructions on the screen The Canon Cover Sheet Editor is uninstalled Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 43 Opening Saving and Closing a File Opening a File E Creating a New File To create a new cover sheet follow the procedure below 1 Click 1 New on the toolbar Alternatively select New from the File menu The New dialog box appears 2 Select a paper size for the new cover sheet gt click OK PC Faxing gt The New Cover Sheet screen appears E Opening a Saved Cover Sheet You can open a saved cover sheet by specifying its file name To open a saved cover sheet follow the procedure below 1 Click Open on the toolbar Alternatively select Open from the File menu The Open dialog box appears 2 Specify the file name of the cover sheet that you want to open lt NOTE Clicking Preview displays an image of the selected cover sheet 4 44 Canon Cover Sheet Editor J Click Open The selected cover sheet appears Saving and Closing a File E Saving a New File If you save a cover sheet you can register it later in the fax driver for use as an original cover sheet 1 Click F4 Save on the toolbar Alternatively select Save or Save as from the File menu The Save as dialog box appears 2 Enter a name for the file in File name specify the location where you want to save the file click Save The file extension is automatic
112. eet Editor Installation 7 insert the CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Click start on the Windows task bar gt My Computer Windows 98 Me 2000 double click My Computer 3 Open the CD ROM icon gt double click the following folders CSE English 4 40 Canon Cover Sheet Editor a Double click the setup Setup exe icon to start the installation process 5 Click Next gt follow the instructions on the screen to continue the installation iz Canon Cover Sheet Editor InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Canon Cover Sheet Editor The InstallShield R Wizard will install Canon Cover Sheet Editor on your computer To continue click Mest WARMING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Cancel The Canon Cover Sheet Editor License Agreement dialog box is displayed 6 Read the Canon Cover Sheet Editor license agreement carefully If you agree to the terms select I accept the terms in the license agreement gt click Next gt gt follow the instructions on the screen to continue the installation Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 41 PC Faxing gt Z In the dialog box for selecting a setup type select Complete or Custom gt click Next gt i Canon Cover Sheet Editor InstallShield Wizard Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Please select a setup type All program Features will be inst
113. eet to draw the rectangle To draw a square hold down SHIFT on the keyboard while dragging E Rounded Rectangles 1 Click 74 Rounded Rectangle on the toolbar You can also select Rounded Rectangle from the Drawing menu 2 Drag the pointer on the area of the cover sheet to draw the rounded rectangle To draw a rounded square hold down SHIFT on the keyboard while dragging You can adjust the degree of the curve or the roundness of the corners of the rounded rectangle To do so click anywhere outside the newly created rounded rectangle gt click the rounded rectangle again gt click and drag the inner handle in its upper right corner to change the degree of the curve E Ovals 1 Click lt gt Oval on the toolbar You can also select Oval from the Drawing menu 2 Drag the pointer on the area of the cover sheet to draw the oval To draw a circle hold down SHIFT on the keyboard while dragging E nserting Images 1 Click 4 Image on the toolbar You can also select Image from the Insert menu The Open dialog box appears 2 Specify the file name of the bitmap file that you want to insert lt NOTE Clicking Preview opens the Preview dialog box where an image of the highlighted bitmap file is displayed Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 57 PC Faxing gt PC Faxing gt 3 Click Open Editing Objects You can copy move and delete objects such as lines rectangles rou
114. eft of the options LE NOTE The number of sheets you are going to send as a fax is not displayed on the cover sheet when you select Template 1 2 or 3 for Style Displays the preview image of the selected cover sheet Preview Register Registers the cover sheet template Delete Deletes the registered cover sheet template Select a cover sheet template from Style then press Delete Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Preferences Special Tab Specifies the page settings including the paper size orientation and resolution You can also specify the outside dialing prefix if you dial through a switchboard Canon MFB100 Series FAX Printing Preferences Edit Address Book Register Cover Sheet Special ibs Page Size Orientation Portrait Landscape Resolution ae Specify Outside Dialing Prefix cote PC Faxing gt Address Books Restore Defaults Default settings depend on the country region of purchase Preview image Displays the image with the currently selected settings reflected Page Size Selects the original page size to work with in an application Letter 11 x17 Legal A4 A3 A5 B4 or B5 Orientation Selects the direction of printing relative to the paper Portrait or Landscape Resolution Specifies the resolution of the fax Ultra Fine or Fine Specify Outside Enables you to enter the prefix n
115. eletes the selected entry from the Address Book Displays information about the recipient selected in the Address Book list box Opens the Browse For Folder dialog box Enables you to make changes to the Address book folder Enables you to import address book data from files Importable file types are some CSV files with file extension csv and some Canon Data Files with file extension abk Exports the address book data to an outside file Windows 98 Me Fax Properties E Add Person The Add Person dialog box enables you to register a person and his her information in the Address Book Add Person EE Prefix First Last Suffig Recipient Hame Company Dept Div Fas Number Primary Number Description Secondary Number Description Notes PC Faxing gt ome u You can register the following information Prefix Enters the prefix to the recipient s name or selects the prefix from the pull down list Dr Mr Mrs or Ms First Enters the recipient s first name Last Enters the recipient s last name Suffix Enters the suffix to the recipient s name or selects the suffix from the pull down list Jr MD or Sr Recipient name Enters the recipient name Company Enters the recipient s company name Dept Div Enters the recipient s department or division name Fax Number Enters the recipient s fax number You can enter
116. en the scanning is complete the thumbnail of the scanned image will be displayed Confirm the thumbnail image specify the file type and location gt press Save or Forward Save Scanned Specifies the location to save the scanned image Image to Save as Type Specifies the file type to save the scanned image You can select from UPEG EXIF BMP TIFF or PDF The available file types are the same as those listed in Save as Type of the Save Scanned Image to If you select JPEG EXIF you can set the Exif information using Exif Settings dialog box see Exif Settings on p 3 14 If you select PDF you can make advanced settings with the PDF Settings see Creating One PDF File from Two or more Pages on p 3 16 Save Pictures to a Subfolder with Current Date Check this checkbox to create a folder with current date inside the specified location and save the scanned images in this folder MF Toolbox Settings 3 13 Scanning o 3 14 Add Press to scan other images to preview as thumbnails and save or forward all the scanned images at once Forward Press to forward the scanned images to the application you specified in the Link Scanned Images to settings When scanning with the Mail button and None Attach Manually is selected for Link Scanned Images to pressing Forward opens the folder where the scanned image is saved Save Press to save the scanned images in the specified location
117. ences E Edit Group The Edit Group dialog box enables you to edit a group and its information in the Address Book Edit Group Recipients to Add Available Recipients Recipient Name Company Dept Div Fax Number Description Cag dt ee Details Current Group Members PC Faxing gt You can edit the following information Group Name Enters the group name Show Selects the category of the list displayed in Available Recipients Person Group or AII Available Displays the list of recipients already registered in the Address Recipients Books Add Adds a person group to the group Delete Deletes a person group from the group Current Group Displays the members currently registered in the group Members Notes Enters the additional information about the group Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Preferences 4 35 PC Faxing gt 4 36 Register Cover Sheet Tab Registers deletes the cover sheets to be attached to the document you fax lt NOTE You can create your original cover sheets using the Canon Cover Sheet Editor For details see Canon Cover Sheet Editor on p 4 40 Canon MF8100 Series FAX Printing Preferences Edit Addrezz Book Register Cover Sheet Special e r Style Selects the style of the cover sheet A bitmap image of the selected cover sheet style is displayed in the preview area to the l
118. ent Hame Company Dept Div Fax Number Primary Humber Description Secondary Mumber Description ee You can register the following information Prefix Enters the prefix to the recipient s name or selects the prefix from the pull down list Dr Mr Mrs or Ms First Enters the recipient s first name Last Enters the recipients last name Suffix Enters the suffix to the recipients name or selects the suffix from the pull down list Jr MD or Sr Recipient Name Enters the recipient name Company Enters the recipient s company name Dept Div Enters the recipients department or division name Fax Number Enters the recipient s fax number You can enter two numbers and description Notes Enters the additional information about the recipient 4 32 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Preferences E Add Group The Add Group dialog box enables you to register a group and its information in the Address Book Add Group Recipients to Add Available Recipients Recipient Name Company Dept Div Fax Number Description Cag dt ee Details Current Group Members PC Faxing gt You can register the following information Group Name Enters the group name Show Selects the category of the list displayed in Available Recipients Person Group or All Available Displays the list of recipients
119. equipped computer using a USB 2 0 compatible USB hub you may not be able to scan In this case connect a USB cable directly to the computer If you want to connect the printer and computer via a USB 2 0 compatible hub follow the procedure below to modify the INI file It is recommended to make a backup copy of the file before making any changes to it 5 6 Scanning Problems 1 Open the following file in Notepad or another text editor application Windows 98 Me windows system CNCMEFP13 ini Windows 2000 winnt system32 CNCMFP13 ini Windows XP Server 2003 windows system32 CNCMEFP13 ini 2 Below the last line add the following two lines then save the file Take care not to modify any other parts Scan ReadSize 16 If you connect the machine to a USB 2 0 equipped computer you may not be able to scan If your PC is equipped with two or more USB ports try connecting the machine to another USB ports If the problem persists follow the procedure below to modify the INI file It is recommended to make a backup copy of the file before making any changes to it 1 Open the following file in Notepad or another text editor application Windows 98 Me windows system CNCMFP13 ini Windows 2000 winnt system32 CNCMFP13 ini Windows XP Server 2003 windows system32 CNCMEFP13 ini 2 Inthe ScanSize section change Read512Bytes 0 to Read512Bytes 1 then save the file Take care not to modify any other parts Troubleshooting a Is
120. er settings 3 10 setting 3 10 uninstalling 1 21 using 3 7 MF8100 Series Setup screen 1 5 Multiple PDF 3 16 Multi purpose tray 6 1 N Network setting shared printer 2 60 using shared printer 2 67 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 server settings 2 60 Windows 98 Me server settings 2 64 O Orientation 6 12 Output Settings 3 27 P Page Setup tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 39 2 40 Windows 98 Me 2 9 Paper delivery 6 1 feed 6 12 size 6 1 type 6 13 weight 6 1 6 16 paper size custom 2 13 Parameters of a scan specifying 3 25 PDF 6 13 PDF Setting dialog box 3 16 Portrait 6 13 Ports tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 32 4 28 Power not supplied 5 2 Preferences dialog box 3 38 Presto PageManager 3 9 Preview 6 13 Preview tab 3 38 Print queue 6 13 settings 2 4 Printer does not print 5 1 driver 5 4 6 13 locks up 5 3 opening printing preferences 2 5 4 13 opening properties 2 4 problems 5 1 sharing settings 2 63 specifications 6 1 stops printing 5 2 Printer properties Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 dialog boxes 2 29 Windows 98 Me dialog boxes 2 6 Printing 2 1 speed 6 1 Problems driver 5 4 installing 5 11 printer 5 1 removing uninstalling 5 11 6 20 Index scanning 5 6 uninstalling 5 11 Profile tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 36 Profiles Windows 2000 XP Server 2008 2 55 Windows 98 Me 2 24 Q Quality tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 39 2 49
121. er to Make Advanced Settings pE Save Scanned Image to File Mame Mai Save as Type JPEG v PDF Setting CAMy Documents My Pictures Save Pictures to a Subfolder with Curent Date gt TA Link Scanned Images to None Attach Manually Set C Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings Start Example Mail dialog box P Adjust the settings For details see MF Toolbox Settings on p 3 10 If you clicked a button other than Mail Save or PDF and no application appears in Link Scanned Images to select an application If you want to keep the same settings for future scans click Apply before clicking Start 5 Click Start If you checked the Use the Scanner Driver to Make Advanced Settings checkbox in step 4 the ScanGear MF dialog box will appear Scanning with the MF Toolbox Adjust the settings then click Scan Simple Mode Advanced Mode Select Documen t Type Photo Color v im Display Preview Image O i Destination Print 300dpi Output Size Flexible Perform Scan ScanGear MF dialog box For details see Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF on p 3 19 Scanning starts If you clicked Mail Save or PDF in step 3 a folder with the scanning date will be created in the My Pictures folder in the My Documents folder and your document will be saved in this folder If there i
122. erver Service Windows 2000 7 Click Start on the Windows task bar select Settings gt Network and Dial up Connections The Network and Dial up Connections folder appears 2 Right click the Local Area Connection icon select Properties from the pop up menu The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears Using the Machine on Your Network 2 61 Printing Printing 2 62 J Select File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks gt click OK Local Area Connection Properties ajx General Connect using Be Intel A PRO 1000 MT Network Connection Components checked are used by this connection Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Intermet Protocol TCPAIP Install Uninstall Properties Description Allows other computers to access resources on your computer using 4 Microsoft network Show icon in taskbar when connected The server service is added Using the Machine on Your Network E Setting Printer Sharing 7 Open the printer properties dialog box select Share this printer Windows 2000 Shared as in the Sharing tab sheet Canon MF8100 Series Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Profile k W You can share this printer with other users on your network To enable sharing for this printer click Share this printer Do not share this printer
123. es and Scanning with ScanGear MF E Calibration Settings Calibrate the scanner if the colors in the preview image vary from those in the Original document To access this setting press Clicking Execute starts the calibration process which adjusts the scanned image to the proper coloration Set Execute at Every Scan to ON if you want to calibrate the scanner every time you scan C IMPORTANT Do not open the document cover while the scanner is calibrating Color Settings Using Color Settings buttons you can adjust the brightness and contrast of the whole image perform gamma correction specify highlights and shadows and adjust the contrast and balance in an image with the histogram and tone curve The Color Settings buttons will be displayed when Color or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode Scanning eo In Black and White mode the Color Settings buttons changes to the Threshold button and no Color Settings buttons will be displayed when Text Enhanced mode or Canon ColorGear is selected When you use the Color Settings buttons the changes you make will be immediately reflected in the preview image or in the scan E Color Settings buttons when Color or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode xolalalal wip E Color Settings buttons when Black and White is selected in Color Mode al zie C ra Bw Save Saves settings to a color adjustment file You can save the color settings for us
124. es appear on one edge of the scanned image check that the document is correctly placed on the platen glass A document should be placed approximately 0 12 inches from the front edge i e the edge closest to the operation panel of the platen glass Add Delete the Output Size Selecting Add Delete for the Output Size in the Simple Mode tab sheet opens the Add Delete the Output Size dialog box In this dialog box you can add or delete the custom output size Add Delete the Output Size Output Size Mame Output Size List Height Unit inches Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF 3 21 Scanning o Output Size Specifies the output size name you want to register Name Width Specifies the width of the output size Height Specifies the height of the output size Unit Selects the unit of measurement for the output size Add Adds the output size to the Output Size List Delete Deletes the selected output size from the Output Size List Simple Mode Toolbar With the Simple Mode Toolbar you can make adjustments to the preview image and also select a part of the image displayed Hoa amp This button is disabled for this model xt Auto Crop Crops the image border automatically For details see Advanced Mode Specifying the Parameters of a Scan on p 3 25 zx Flip Flips the scanned image horizontally Left Rotate Rotates the scanned image 90 degrees le
125. etup Finishing Paper Source Quality Profile 2 F ie Output Method Print S BE E Page Size Letter EEE EES a pamere A Output Size Match Page Size Copies i 1 to 99 Orientation Portrait Landscape Page Layout Fi 1 Page per Sheet T Manual Scaling ae Scalig ios es 25 to Zui Letter Scaling Auto View Settings T Watermark CONFIDENTIAL zj Enqit Waterman Custom Paper Size Layout Options Restore Defaults Cancel Apply Help Profile Stores various printer driver settings each suitable for certain print jobs as pre defined Profiles Selecting Profiles from the drop down list enables the printer to perform a variety of print jobs A frequently performed print job can also be saved as a Profile Preview image Displays the image with the currently selected settings reflected Changes the setting for Page Layout every time you click anywhere inside the image of the page see p 2 10 The setting changes in the following order 1 Page per Sheet gt 2 Pages per Sheet gt 4 Pages per Sheet gt 1 Page per Sheet Right clicking the mouse button on the preview image displays the pop up menu from which you can also change the setting for Page Layout and Color Mode Clicking the edges of the preview image of the page changes the binding location Windows 98 Me Properties EJ E E Page Size Letter LLL gg Ea
126. f inaccuracies and omissions However as we are constantly improving our products if you need an exact specification please contact Canon Contents PRCA Ce coc peas oes Sea ee oe ee ee eee ee ee ae ee Ix How to Use This Manual 2 00 c ee ees Ix Symbols Used in This Manual 0 00 c eee ee ees Ix Buttons Used in This Manual 20 00 0c ee ee ees Ix Displays Used in This Manual 2 000 eee X Abbreviations Used in This Manual 0 00 eee X Legal NOUuCES lt 2 5ccsciecie nesters nena neetensawee estes es xi WHAGONAUKS siete cee ee ee Ses ee a ee ea ees bene xl WOOVNIGM 2655456006625 eed oe ted ae he aoe eee ne Ceene E xi ALEL E AE EE ee ee E E A ea EE E eee se xi Chapter 1 Installation System RequirementS 00 eee eee 1 1 Where to Find CID 2 06 ss4ss toe eewtee ete centtw tested eee nesses 1 3 Installing Software on Your Computer 000 cee eee ees 1 4 To Use the Machine as a Local Printer 0 00000 cece eeee 1 5 Step 1 Install the MF Drivers USB Connection 000005 1 6 Step 2 Install the MF Toolbox 1 0 0 cc eee 1 8 Step 3 Connect the USB Cable 0 0 00 es 1 10 Install Accompanying Applications 0 00 cee ee 1 11 Read Users Manual 0 0 0 eee eens 1 11 To Use the Machine as a Network Printer Network Connection 1 12 Step 1 Specifying Network SettingS 0 000 ee 1 12 Step 2 C
127. files Add Profile Plea es SH eBePe oi gt Comment Printing Name Specifies the name of the profile to be registered Icon Selects an icon to represent the profile to be registered Comment Adds comments on the profile to be registered View Settings Click this button to display the View Settings dialog box This dialog box allows you to view and confirm all of the current page settings in a listed form see p 2 59 E Edit Profile Clicking Ei Edit Profile opens the Edit Profile dialog box This dialog box enables you to edit the profile selected in Profile List Edit Profile Frofile List Default Settings E Default Settings a He 2 on Ln a a Confidential T E B amp W Documents Comment This setting enables you to print with all factory default settings This setting is suitable for printing general business documents that Include text and table Apply Settings from Application Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 57 Printing Profile List View Settings Delete Displays the list of registered profiles Click this button to display the View Settings dialog box This dialog box allows you to view and confirm all of the current page settings in a listed form see p 2 59 Moves the profile selected in the Profile List one position up Moves the profile selected in the Profile List one position down Removes the selected profile
128. from Profile List lt amp NOTE Name When one of the pre defined profiles or the profiles you defined in the Profile tab of the printer properties dialog box is selected you cannot delete it Displays and allows you to change the name of the currently selected profile LE NOTE Icon When one of the pre defined profiles or the profiles you defined in the Profile tab of the printer properties dialog box is selected the name cannot be changed Displays and allows you to change the icon representing the currently selected profile LE NOTE Comment When one of the pre defined profiles or the profiles you defined in the Profile tab of the printer properties dialog box is selected the icon cannot be changed Displays and allows you to change the comment on the currently selected profile LE NOTE Import Export When one of the pre defined profiles or the profiles you defined in the Profile tab of the printer properties dialog box is selected the comment cannot be changed Enables you to import profile information from a file Enables you to export the selected profile information to a file lt NOTE When one of the pre defined profiles is selected this button is disabled Apply Settings from Application Applies the selected profile only to the settings other than Paper Size Orientation and Copies Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences E
129. ft Right Rotate Rotates the scanned image 90 degrees right O Information Lists the scanning information E To Detach and Move the Toolbar To detach the toolbar from the ScanGear MF dialog box click and hold on the edge of the toolbar then drag the Toolbar It will return to its original position if you double click on the title of the toolbar The toolbar will adhere to a position if you drag it to the left or right of the preview area or the bottom frame Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF Using Advanced Mode In Advanced Mode you can adjust settings such as brightness and contrast to the preview Simple Made Advanced Mode Input Settings Select Image Source Paper Size 8 50 da 11 69 Output Settings Color Mode Output Resolution Output Size if 8 50 wa 11 69 Data Size 25 59 MB Image Settings Fading Correction Grain Correc tion Calibration Settings GO 2 1 Place the document face down on the platen glass or load it face up in the ADF 2 Select settings for Input Settings Output Settings and Image Settings and adjust the color settings For details on the settings see Advanced Mode Settings on p 3 26 J Click Preview lt NOTE e Selecting the range in the preview window and clicking Zoom reloads the selected image to enlarge it When enlarged image is displayed the Zoom button changes to the
130. function is enabled only when Manual Color Setting is selected in the Quality tab sheet see p 2 18 Two tab sheets are provided in this dialog box Windows 98 Me Properties Color Adjustment Tab Color Settings Color Adjustment Matching Preview Increase Yellow Green Increase Green k g ABCDEF AG G _ E Increase Cyan Been Increase Blue 6 Li A Adjusted Pasition oo Yop ABCDEF AOG EHRE HT Brightness 0 Dark ia 1 e Light I l hs Contrast 0 Low d P High Restore Defaults OF Cancel Help Preview Displays the image with the currently selected brightness and contrast reflected Original Displays the original image Adjustment Grid Adjust color by moving Preview image at the center of the Adjustment Grid from side to side or up and down Adjusted Position Indicates with X horizontal and Y vertical the position of Preview Icon after adjustment The center position is X O and Y O Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the preview image in the range between 5 and 5 Contrast Adjusts the contrast of the preview image in the range between 5 and 5 Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Windows 98 Me Properties 2 21 Printing Printing 1 Matching Tab Color Settings Driver Matching Mode ICM Mode Gamma Adjustment Perceptual Photographic sAGB v1 20 Canon ania H Matching
131. g Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 be sure to log on as a member of Administrators lt NOTE e Use of a cable 9 8 ft 3 m long or less is recommended e The screen shots shown are from Windows XP Installing Software on Your Computer To Use the Machine as a Local Printer 7 insert the CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The MF8100 Series Setup screen appears Install the software following steps 1 2 and 3 in the Install Drivers screen Canon MF8100 Series Setup Select the type of connection to connect your computer to the printer Installation MF8100 Series Setup screen If the MF8100 Series Setup screen is not displayed on the Windows desktop click start gt My Computer Windows 98 Me 2000 double click My Computer Open the CD ROM icon gt double click Setup Setup exe If you are installing from a copy saved on a network or hard disk double click Setup Setup exe in the copy Installing Software on Your Computer 1 5 Installation Step 1 Install the MF Drivers USB Connection 1 In the MF8100 Series Setup screen click USB Connection 2 Click Install Drivers MF8100 Series Setup You can install drivers and applications or display manuals on this screen Install Drivers Install MF drivers and MF Toolbox Canon Install Drivers Follow the procedure below to install the drivers waaar ars stare STEP Install MF drivers that is required to print documen
132. g details and print mode appropriate to the printing paper see p 2 47 Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values 2 46 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences E Gutter Settings Clicking Gutter in the Finishing tab sheets opens the Gutter Settings dialog box Gutter Settings Gutter in 0 0 to 1 2 Gutter Specifies the gutter width in a range between 0 0 and 1 2 in 0 and 30 mm Printing E Finishing Details Clicking Finishing Details in the Finishing tab sheet opens the Finishing Details dialog box Finishing Details EMF Spooling Rotate Print Data Rotates the print output 180 degrees 180 Degrees EMF Spooling Specifies whether the print data is spooled as EMF meta file format LE NOTE With some application spooling in EMF format may cause printed images to appear differently from how they look on the screen and may require a longer time to print In this case uncheck this box Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 47 Printing Paper Source Tab Specifies the paper source settings including the paper type For more information on Profile and Output Method refer to Profiles on p 2 55 Canon MF8100 Series Printing Preferences Page Setup Finishing Paper Source Quality Profi
133. gn Top Aligns the top edge of all objects along the top edge of the last selected object e Align Middle Aligns the top bottom center axis of all objects along the top bottom center axis of the last selected object Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 63 PC Faxing gt e Align Bottom Aligns the bottom edge of all objects along the bottom edge of the last selected object 1 While holding down SHIFT on the keyboard you can individually select multiple objects by left clicking on them with the mouse or you can select all of the objects by running the mouse over them Select the object to be used as the point of reference last lt NOTE If you drag the pointer to select multiple objects the object positioned in the front is used as the point of reference 2 Click E Align Left Align Center 3 Align Right T Align Top 2 Align Middle or w Align Bottom on the toolbar Alternatively click the Layout menu gt point to Distribute Horizontally or Distribute Vertically select the type of alignment you want Specifying Grid Options The grid function is useful for arranging created objects E Showing Grids You can display the grid on the cover sheet to help you create and arrange objects 1 On the toolbar click 5 Show Grids to activate the grid Alternatively activate the command by clicking Show Grids from the View menu Hide the grid by clicking the activated 4 Show
134. hanges the binding location ES a Page Size Lette ae g a Output Size Mate 7 Copies 1 iW 1 Page per Sheet ntation 2 Pages per Sheet Po 4 Pages per Sheet Color yf Auto Detect al Scaling aoe l lil Eo 2 Letter Scaling Auto lel lim Output Method switches the job mode between Print and Edit and Preview SE Edit and Preview Print Executes a normal print job Edit and Preview saves the data in the Canon Page Composer dialog box If you open Canon MF8100 Series Properties from the Printers folder and select the Edit and Preview mode J Lock button appears on the right side When you click this button the Edit and Preview mode is locked Add Profile Click this button to display the Add Profile dialog box to add a new Profile to the list See p 2 57 Ee Edit Profile Click this button to display the Edit Profile dialog box to edit the name icon or comment of a stored Profile see p 2 57 View Settings Click this button to display the View Settings dialog box This dialog box allows you to view and confirm all of the current page settings in a listed form see p 2 59 2 56 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences E Add Profile Clicking Add Profile opens the Add Profile dialog box This dialog box enables you to register a new profile with the current settings You can add up to 50 new pro
135. he MF Toolbox and select the application you want to open for that button Repeat for the other buttons See MF Toolbox Settings on p 3 10 Changed settings in a dialog box are not activated Windows Me 2000 Q Did you restart your computer after changing the settings A In Windows Me 2000 if you open Scanners and Cameras in the Control Panel folder and change the settings in the Events tab the settings will not be activated unless you restart your computer Once you have changed your settings restart your computer Scanned images look dirty Q Is the platen glass or the platen glass cover clean A Clean the platen glass or the platen glass cover Q Is the image size too small A Some applications do not display an image properly at small sizes Try displaying the image at 100 magnification Does the monitor display color set at below 16 bits O In Display Properties set the display colors to 16 bit color 24 bit color or higher White lines appear on one edge of the image you scan Q Is the document placed on the platen glass correctly A Place the document approximately 1 8 3 mm from the front edge i e the edge closest to the operation panel of the platen glass Scanning Problems 5 9 Troubleshooting a Troubleshooting a 5 10 Scanned image is displayed at a larger smaller size on the computer screen Q Is the resolution setting correct A Do one of the following 1 Enlarg
136. he Machine 3 1 Scanning o 3 2 2 Press SCAN gt B amp W Start or Color Start on the machine If you are asked to select a program to launch select MF Toolbox Ver4 7 scanning starts The MF Toolbox and the Save or OCR dialog box will open but the document will be scanned without pressing Start in the Save or OCR dialog box The scanned document will be processed according to your settings When you use Start for the first time a folder with the scanning date will be created in the My Pictures folder in the My Documents folder and your document will be saved in this folder If there is no My Pictures folder the folder with the scanning date will be created in the My Documents folder and your document will be saved in this folder Scanning with B amp W Start or Color Start on the Machine When you scan for the first time using B amp W Start or Color Start on the machine scanning will occur in the same way as when you click Save or OCR in the MF Toolbox 7 On the Windows desktop double click Canon MF Toolbox 4 7 Alternatively on the Windows desktop click start gt All Programs gt Canon gt MF Toolbox 4 7 gt Toolbox 4 7 The MF Toolbox will open MF Te ion The amp mark will be displayed above the button you select Setting the Scanning Function for B amp W Start or Color Start 3 3 Scanning eo Scanning o Setting Up B amp W S
137. he power cord again lt NOTE e For details on specifying network settings see Chapter 2 Specifying the Network Settings in the Network Guide e For additional network protocol settings see the Network Guide e For the values of the network settings consult your network administrator or internet service provider ISP Installation Step 1 Specifying Network Settings 1 Press Menu gt a or gt to select lt 6 NETWORK SETTINGS gt on the LCD gt press Set E To obtain an IP address automatically dynamic allocation 4 Press lt q or gt to select lt ON gt gt press Set 1 12 Installing Software on Your Computer S Press lt or gt to select lt 1 DHCP gt lt 2 BOOTP gt or lt 3 RARP gt gt press Set 6 Press Stop Reset to return to the standby display Z Restart the machine by disconnecting the power cord and then reconnecting it E To specify an IP address manually static allocation 4 Press lt q or to select lt OFF gt gt press Set 5 Press lt or to select lt 2 IP ADDRESS gt gt press Set 6 Enter an IP address of the machine using the numeric keys press Set Write down the IP address you entered S ES Z Press lt q or gt to select lt 3 SUBNET MASK gt gt press Set Installing Software on Your Computer 1 13 Installation Installation 1 14 8 Enter the subnet mask using the numeric keys press Set
138. he type of picture you want to scan You can select from the following Color picture Grayscale picture Black and white picture or text Custom Settings 2 Select the paper source Flatbed or Document Feeder lt NOTE If you selected Document Feeder select paper size from Page size and proceed to step 4 3 50 Scanning with the WIA Driver Windows XP Only J If you want to adjust the quality of the scanned image click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture The Advanced Properties dialog box appears 4 Adjust the quality of the image click OK For details on how to adjust the quality of the image see Advanced Properties on p 3 49 5 Specify the scanned area Click Preview gt drag to specify the scanned area 6 Click Scan scanning starts When the scanning is completed the scanned image will appear in the display area of the application Scanning with the WIA Driver Windows XP Only 3 51 Scanning eo CHAPTER This chapter explains the procedure to fax documents from your computer You can send faxes using the fax driver from applications that support document printing You can send a fax to multiple recipients in one operation lt NOTE e You cannot send a fax when an error occurs in the machine e A very large document may not be sent e You can send up to 256 pages per fax Based on ITU T No 1 Chart Standard Mode A document of
139. hich programs and data are temporarily stored while you use them Resetting or shutting off the computer clears all information from RAM Printing very complicated documents might require closing other running programs or adding more RAM to the computer See also Physical RAM Virtual memory Reinstall To remove installed software and install again Resolution The density of dots for any given output device expressed in terms of dots per inch dpi Low resolution causes font characters and graphics to have a jagged appearance but prints faster than higher resolutions Higher resolution provides smoother curves and angles as well as a better match to traditional typeface designs but prints more slowly This machine can produce output with 600 dpi resolution Resolution values are represented by horizontal data and vertical data for example 600 x 600 dpi S Scalable fonts Scalable fonts allow characters to be printed in various sizes and rotation angles This is different from bitmap fonts which are printed in fixed sizes and angles Glossary Scaling Enlarging or reducing the printed image Scanner driver A program that controls how the computer and scanner interact The scanner driver is provided with two drivers The TWAIN and the WIA driver for use with Windows XP Server 2003 Separator page Optional pages printed at the beginning of each document to help separate one print job from another Server A network
140. higher e Send Backward Moves the selected object one level lower 7 Select the object whose display order you want to change lt NOTE e You can select multiple objects and change the order of display for all of them at the same time e If the object you want to select lies behind other objects and thus is hidden from view press TAB on the keyboard repeatedly until the object you want is selected You can also select in reverse order by holding down SHIFT on the keyboard while pressing TAB on the keyboard PC Faxing gt 2 Click lt 4 Bring to Front 44 Send to Back 4 Bring Forward or 4a Send Backward on the toolbar lt NOTE Alternatively select Bring to Front Send to Back Bring Forward or Send Backward from the Layout menu E Aligning Multiple Objects You can align multiple selected objects according to their left edge right edge top edge bottom edge or center in one operation The position of the last selected object becomes the point of reference of alignment Use the following commands to change the alignment of the selected objects e Align Left Aligns the left edge of all objects along the left edge of the last selected object e Align Center Aligns the left right center axis of all objects along the left right center axis of the last selected object e Align Right Aligns the right edge of all objects along the right edge of the last selected object e Ali
141. hnology Without Any Interested Name Industry standard protocol for transferring information from devices such as scanners and digital cameras to a computer Industry standard protocol for an application programming interface API for input devices such as scanners If both the device and the application comply with the standard they will be compatible regardless of differences in manufacturer or model For example with TWAIN compatible image processing software you can start the scanners TWAIN driver from the software s menu scan the document and return the scanned image to its original image processing software U Uninstall To remove software installed on a computer and return the computer to its condition before the software was installed Universal Serial Bus USB interface These are new Serial interface standards This bus automatically recognizes connections Plug and Play to allow plugging and unplugging connectors with the power still turned on to the PC or peripheral equipment V Virtual Memory Space on the hard disk that Windows uses for temporary data storage as if it were actually random access memory RAM Windows does this by means of a swap file This provides Windows with more usable memory but reduces speed of access to it when the swap file must be used See also Physical RAM W Weight Refers to the thickness of a font light medium or bold Also refers to the thickness of paper Glossary
142. ide Setting the Machine as a Shared Printer If you plan to share your Canon Color imageCLASS MF8170c machine ona network install the print server locally then make the following settings For more information see your print server system documentation Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Server Settings The following is the procedure to make your machine available to your network users under Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 E Adding Server Service Windows XP Server 2003 7 Click start on the Windows task bar gt select Control Panel The Control Panel folder appears 2 Click Network Connections The Network Connections folder appears 2 60 Using the Machine on Your Network J Right click the Local Area Connection icon select Properties from the pop up menu The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears 4 Select File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks gt click OK Local Area Connection Properties General Authentication Advanced Connect using Eg VA Compatable Fast Ethernet Adapter This connection uses the following items Client for Microsoft Networks imi File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Jl Gos Packet Scheduler Internet Protocol TCFIF Install Uninstall Description Allows your computer to access resources on a Microsoft network C Show icon in notification area when connected The server service is added E Adding S
143. ients cannot download the driver from Windows 98 Me servers Using the Machine on Your Network 2 67 Printing 2 68 1 Open Explorer browse the network until you can see the icon of the shared printer 2 Double click the machine icon or drag the machine icon to your Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers folder The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears J Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Add Printer Wizard Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 The following is the procedure to connect to the shared printer on your network using Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 C IMPORTANT Installation in Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 needs to be done by a user with administrator privileges 7 Open the Printers and Faxes Windows 2000 Printers folder Click start on the Windows task bar gt select Printers and Faxes Windows 2000 Start gt Settings gt Printers 2 Open the Add Printer Wizard dialog box Click Add a printer in Printer Tasks Windows 2000 double click the Add Printer icon J Click Next gt 4 Select A network printer or a printer attached to another computer Windows 2000 Network printer click Next gt The Specify a Printer Windows 2000 Connect to Printer dialog box appears 5 Locate Your Printer appears Using the Machine on Your Network 6 Select Connect to this printer or to browse for a printer select
144. il Chapter 5 Chapter 6 viii Ananging ODJECIS ene toe a s aoe Hoek pees a oe ee ee ee ee EEEE 4 62 specifying Grid OPtionS a so aaas ee eee 4 64 Printing a Cover Sheet 0 cece eee eens 4 67 Registering an Original Cover Sheet as a Template 4 67 Troubleshooting Printer PrODICINS S24 cec08b eee bees be cals eee a eet ee ee eae 5 1 Driver PrODICMS 2 5 s 2c00 2 senro cca e otaees ote eaede dec ENE eee weews 5 4 Scanning Problems s 252s 3s20 006s eaeiwaeedeadeds ade cane ieee s 5 6 Installing and Uninstalling Problems 00 cc eee eee 5 11 Appendix Printer SPecwicatliOns 2 0 45 c46 cadenneciyeedeweeweecewe tenet Geuedss 6 1 PIQNOWAVC a3 twas See ee de oe eae eee ado roe SG eee eee eas 6 1 DONWOANG 2425 ee 6 Goes Sek otek thee oe he bees oo Bb eee eee 6 2 About Color Printing 4sccvscceseseedsswetew ease seebeeeiv ie K 6 3 The Three Primary Colors of Light and Color 0002005 6 3 Method for Expressing Color 0 0 0 ccc ee eee 6 4 Mechanism of Color Printing 000 cece eee eee 6 5 To Achieve More Beautiful Results in Smoother Operations 6 6 GISSA 4 06 os dctect estan a dee tee ewdes bodes oon a tee seceded 6 8 Qe ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eS ee ee 6 18 Preface Thank you for purchasing the Canon Color imageCLASS MF8170c Please read this manual thoroughly before operating the product in order to familiarize yourself with its capabi
145. ing faster and Start printing immediately are set automatically when you install the printer driver Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 33 Printing Color Management Tab Associates color profiles with your color printer Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Series Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Profile These settings let you associate color profile s with your color A printer Color profiles control the color on your printer based on the type of media being used and the printer configuration Manually select the default color profile for all output from thie device from the list of associated color profiles Default color profile CANSAGBA Color Profiles currently associated with this printer CANSAGBA 2 34 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences Security Tab Specifies security settings Refer to your operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Series Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Profile Group or user names Administrators 7 5 TEST Administrators iG CREATOR OWNER f Evemone f Power Users r5 TEST 5FPower Users Remove Permissions for Administrators Deny Print Manage Printers Manage Documents Special Permissions For special permissio
146. inted 1 to 99 Orientation Selects the direction of printing relative to the paper Portrait or Landscape 2 40 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences Page Layout Selects the number 1 2 4 6 8 9 or 16 of original pages per sheet or Poster 2 x 2 3 x 3 or 4 x 4 pages to comprise one sheet When this option is set to anything other than 1 Page per Sheet and Poster the original page size is reduced to fit the selected page layout when printed lt NOTE e When Poster is selected Manual Scaling Watermark and Layout Options are disabled e When 1 Page per Sheet is selected Manual Scaling appears When this option is set to anything other than 1 Page per Sheet and Poster Manual Scaling disappears and Page Order appears in its place Manual Scaling Page Order Page Layout Page Order Watermark Reduces or enlarges the original page size Selecting this check box enables the edit box on the right side to specify the magnification factor 25 to 200 selects the order in which original pages are placed on each sheet of the output paper when more than one page is printed per sheet Printing Acrogs from Left Inserts the selected watermark to be printed on each page Eight types of watermark are available as default CONFIDENTIAL COPY DRAFT FILE COPY FINAL PRELIMINARY PROOF TOP SECRET selecting this che
147. inuously B amp W 16 pages min Color 4 pages min Approx 600 dpi x 600 dpi LTR LGL Executive A4 B5 A5 Plain paper Maximum capacity 250 sheets of 17 lb 64 g m paper 8 1 2 x 14 216 mm x 356 mm max to 3 x 5 76 mm x 127 mm min Plain paper heavy paper and transparencies up to 34 Ib 128 g m Maximum capacity 125 sheets of 17 Ib 64g m2 paper 100 sheets 17 to 21 Ib 64 to 80 g m Host Interface USB interface Network interface card Printer Specifications 6 1 Appendix o Printing Software Canon MF8100 Series Printer Driver Valid Printing The 5 0 mm border from all sides cannot be printed 10 mm Area border for envelope 6 2 Printer Specifications olor Printing This section describes the fundamentals of colors and the method for color printing from this printer The Three Primary Colors of Light and Color The colors that you see in the computer display are expressed from the three primary colors of light which are red green and blue White will result if all the three primary colors are mixed additive process Most color printers express color not with the three primary colors of light but with their three inverted complimentary colors the same as those used in mixing plants but with the addition of black as a separate color The three primary printing colors are cyan C magenta M yellow Y plus black K Subtractive process Appendix gt
148. ired font color from the Font Color drop down menu on the toolbar Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 47 PC Faxing gt PC Faxing gt E Bold Formatting 1 Click inside the text box The text box is now ready for editing 2 Click R Bold on the toolbar To undo the bold formatting click R Bold again E talic Formatting 1 Click inside the text box The text box is now ready for editing 2 Click 7 Italic on the toolbar To undo the italic formatting click f Italic again E Underlining 1 Click inside the text box The text box is now ready for editing 2 Click U Underline on the toolbar To undo the underlining click L Underline again E Aligning Text 1 Click inside the text box The text box is now ready for editing 2 Click Align Left Align Center or Align Right on the toolbar 4 48 Canon Cover Sheet Editor E Specifying Text Properties You can specify all of the properties for text inside a text box simultaneously Preview inside the Text Properties dialog box displays a preview of how the text would appear with the currently selected settings Use it as a guide if you are specifying settings 1 Click inside the text box The text box is now ready for editing 2 Click Properties on the toolbar Alternatively select Properties from the Edit menu Alternatively right click inside the text box click Properties The Text
149. is configured in the application C IMPORTANT These settings will be invalid in Ul mode the mode in which the ScanGear MF dialog box is displayed Enable 48 16 bit This setting is not available for this model Output Automatically Quit ScanGear MF after Scanning If selected the ScanGear MF dialog box quits automatically after the image is scanned This setting is not selected by default Some applications will automatically quit ScanGear MF after scanning irrespective of this setting Scanning o E Color Settings Tab Preferences Recommended Canon ColorGear O None Always Execute the Auto Tone Click one of the following The default setting is Recommended Recommended Vividly reproduces the tone of a document on the screen Normally this settings is recommended 3 40 Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF Canon select to automatically match the scanner monitor and color printer ColorGear colors thus reducing time and trouble to manually match the monitor and printer colors This setting is available when Color is selected in Color Mode If Canon ColorGear is selected the Color Settings buttons are disabled on the Advanced Mode tab None No color matching is made Always Execute the Auto Tone If selected the image color will always be automatically corrected If you select either Canon ColorGear or None this setting is not available This setting is selected b
150. isplays the names of registered watermarks The preview image in the upper left part of the dialog box displays the selected watermark with the specified settings reflected Add Registers a new watermark Clicking this button adds a blank name field in Watermark List in which you enter the name of watermark to be registered Up to 50 watermarks can be registered Delete Removes the selected watermark from Watermark List lt NOTE You cannot delete a pre defined watermark 2 42 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences Position specifies the position where the watermark is printed on each page You can enter the values in the X and Y edit boxes in a range between 50 and 50 or use the X and Y slide bars to move the position Move to Center Relocates the watermark to the center of the page Angle sets the angle of watermark You can select the corresponding radio button or use the slide bar to move the angle or enter a desired value in the Set Angle edit box in a range between 180 and 180 Name Displays the name of the currently selected watermark Text Displays the text string of the currently selected watermark Font selects the font type of the watermark 2 Style Selects the font style of the watermark Available styles are Regular D Italic Bold and Bold Italic Size Specifies the font size of the watermark 1 to 500 Color Selects the font c
151. lable only when the printer sharing is enabled see Setting Printer Sharing on p 2 63 Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Seres FAS Properties o anane Hame Leoninirenite Windows 98 Me Fax Properties PC Faxing gt 4 17 PC Faxing gt 4 18 Edit Address Book Tab Lets you edit the address book Canon MF8100 Seres FAS Properties E A General Details Sharing Edit Address Book Register Cover Sheet Special Configuration Show Address Book Details Fax Number Descriptior Add Person Add Group Edit Delete Specity a Folder Import Export About Cancel Spp Help Address Book Show Add Person Add Group Edit Delete Details Specify a Folder Import Export Displays the list of the destinations registered in the Address Book The entries can be sorted by their information Recipient Name Company Dept Div Fax Number and Description Selects the category of the list displayed in Address Book Person Group or All Opens the Add Person dialog box See p 4 19 Opens the Add Group dialog box See p 4 20 Edits the selected entry in the Address Book list If you select a person the Edit Person dialog box appears If you select a group the Edit Group dialog box appears D
152. le g ca lng uto View Settings Paper Source Paper Type Faper Source ENE 5 Specifies the paper Source Specifies the type of paper to be used as follow Printed Paper Paper Type Plain Paper 17 Ib to 24 Ib 64 g m2 to 90 g m2 Plain Paper 91 af Heavy Paper 25 Ib to 34 Ib g m to 128 g m PEANY FApEN Envelope Heavy Paper Transparency Transparencies Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values 2 48 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences Quality Tab Specifies the settings for print quality including the resolution and contrast For information on Profile and Output Method refer to Profiles on p 2 55 Canon MF8100 Series Printing Preferences Page Setup Finishing Paper Source Quality Profile oF E Output Method Designs CAD Web Pages Printing This setting iz used when printing documents in general Color Mode Auto Detect M View Settings C Manual Color Settings Restore Defaults E Objective Selects the best setting for the print job according to document content Details Click this button to open the Detailed Settings for Object and make print quality settings see p 2 50 Color Mode Selects whether to perform color printing or black and white printing Manual Color Settings Enables the manual color Selecting this check box enables Color
153. le from Profile List LE NOTE When one of the pre defined profiles is selected this button is disabled Import Enables you to import profile information from a file Export Enables you to export the selected profile information to a file amp NOTE When one of the pre defined profiles is selected this button is disabled Define Document Property Controls the profile settings Allow Profile Selection Enables the selecting of profiles in the document properties dialog box Allow Setting Edition Enables the adding and editing of profiles as well as selecting lt NOTE When Allow Profile Selection is cleared Allow Setting Edition is disabled Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 37 Printing Add Edit Profile Clicking Add or Edit opens the Add Edit Profiles dialog box which enables you to register new profiles and edit existing profiles This dialog box has five tab sheets E Attribution Tab The Attribution tab sheet enables you to specify attributions of the profile Add Edit Profile Attribution Page Setup Finishing Paper Source Quality Hame Printing K Comment Restore Defaults Name specifies the name of the new profile or allows you to change the name of the profile selected in the Profile tab sheet Icon Selects an icon to represent the new profile or allows you to change the icon of the profile selected in
154. lities and to make the most of its many functions After reading this manual store it in a safe place for future reference How to Use This Manual symbols Used in This Manual The following symbols are used in this manual to explain procedures restrictions handling precautions and instructions that should be observed for safety O IMPORTANT Indicates operational requirements and restrictions Be sure to read these items carefully in order to operate the machine correctly and to avoid damage to the machine Ga NOTE Indicates a clarification of an operation or contains additional explanations for a procedure Reading these notes is highly recommended pee ME BASI Refer to the Basic Guide for details on the topic of the previous sentence Guide machine The word machine refers to Canon Color imageCLASS MF8170c machine default A setting that remains in effect unless you change it Buttons Used in This Manual A button or an item is referred to in brackets as follows in this manual e A button or an item on the screen OK e Name of window or dialog box Add Printer Wizard e A button On a toolbal c ccceeeeees F7 Help Displays Used in This Manual Screen shots of computer operation screens used in this manual may differ from the ones you actually see depending on the model or options that come with your machine Abbreviations Used in This Manual In this manual p
155. log box 3 49 Advanced tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2008 2 33 4 29 Alarm indicator 5 6 Application 3 15 6 8 Attribution tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 38 Auto Tone 3 28 B Brightness 6 8 Brightness Contrast 3 32 C Calibration 3 31 Cannot install 5 11 Canon ColorGear 3 41 Cassette 6 1 Client 6 8 Collate 6 8 Color 2 34 4 29 Color Adjustment tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 52 Windows 98 Me 2 21 Color Management tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 34 4 29 Windows 98 Me 2 8 Color Settings 3 31 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 52 Windows 98 Me 2 20 Color Settings tab 3 40 Composite device 5 12 Configuration tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 4 30 Windows 98 Me 4 26 Contrast 6 9 Control Panel 6 9 Cover Sheet 4 23 4 36 Cover Sheet Editor 4 40 installing uninstalling 4 40 Cover Sheet tab 4 6 Custom Paper Size Settings 2 13 D Default setting 6 9 Descreen 3 29 Detailed Settings Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 50 Windows 98 Me 2 19 Details tab Windows 98 Me 2 7 4 16 Dialog boxes 6 18 Index Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 printer properties 2 29 4 27 Windows 98 Me printer properties 2 6 4 15 dpi 6 9 Driver installing 1 6 1 16 problems 5 4 uninstall 1 22 E Edit Address Book tab 4 5 4 18 4 31 Edit Group dialog box 4 22 4 35 Edit Person dialog box 4 21 4 34 Edit Profiles Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 57 Windows 98 Me 2 26 Edit Water
156. low click Next without selecting a device Then Select Driver you can manually set the port to install Port Settings Confirm Settings Install MAC Address IP Address Set Default Printer Ee Unknown device 00 00 85 3B 21 74 Not Set Print Test Page Exit Device List 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Search by IP Address Update Device List Search Option lt Back Cancel lt NOTE If the target machine is not listed in the Device List click Search by IP Address and enter the IP address click OK If you do not Know the machine s IP address see Checking Network Settings on p 1 15 Search by IP Address IF Address MF Network Drivers Setup Wizard Select Driver Select the driver to install Select Device Target Device Select Driver MF8170 Port Settings Confirm Settings Install Set Default Printer Print Test Page Exit Driver to install o mwone wN lt Back Cancel Installing Software on Your Computer 8 Select the default printer or fax click Next gt MF Network Drivers Setup Wizard Set Default Printer Set as default printer Select Device The MF drivers have been installed Select Driver You can set the installed printer or fax as default Port Settings Confirm Settings Printer Install Canon MF8100 Series Set Default Printer he Print Test P ei a Canon MF8100 Series FAX C Retain Current Setting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
157. ly this setting is recommended High Corrects highly faded images but it may change the tone of the image lt NOTE e This setting is not available when Canon ColorGear is selected in the Color Settings tab in the Preferences dialog box e This setting is reflected also in the preview image e This setting is available when Color is selected in Color Mode e You cannot apply this setting when the preview image is not displayed e If you set Fading Correction to Low Medium or High scanning may take more time e The fading correction may not work when the scanning area is too small E Grain Correction The grain correction feature smoothes out the film grain of the image recorded on fast film The result is smoother tones and higher overall quality The default setting is OFF OFF No grain correction will be made Low select this setting when the grain in the picture is not so notable Medium Normally this setting is recommended High smoothes out the grain in the picture even when the grain is very notable but it may lower the image sharpness and tonal quality lt NOTE e This setting is not reflected in the preview image e This setting is available when Color or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode e If you set Grain Correction to Low Medium or High scanning may take more time e The grain correction may not work when the scanning area is too small Setting Preferenc
158. mark Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 42 Windows 98 Me 2 12 F Fading Correction 3 30 Fax sending 4 1 settings 4 12 Fax printing preferences Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 4 30 Fax properties Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 4 27 Windows 98 Me 4 15 Fax Sending Settings 4 3 Fax Setting changing 4 12 Fields 4 52 Final Review 3 36 Finishing Details Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 47 Windows 98 Me 2 16 Finishing tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 39 2 46 Windows 98 Me 2 15 Fixing assembly 6 10 Font 6 10 Form 6 10 G Gamma 3 33 General tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 30 4 28 Windows 98 Me 2 6 4 15 Gradation 2 19 2 50 Grain Correction 3 30 Grayscale image 6 10 Gutter Settings Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 47 Windows 98 Me 2 16 H Halftones 6 10 Hard disk 5 8 Histogram 3 34 Appendix gt Image Settings 3 28 Import 6 10 Input Settings 3 26 Installation 1 1 Accompanying applications 1 11 checking 1 20 MF drivers 1 6 MF Toolbox 1 8 problem 5 11 Interface 6 11 Interface port 6 11 Item Settings dialog box 4 7 L Landscape 6 11 Layout Options Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 45 Index 6 19 Appendix o Windows 98 Me 2 14 Local printer 1 5 Logo tab 4 9 M Matching tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 53 Windows 98 Me 2 22 Megabyte 6 12 MF drivers installing 1 6 1 16 uninstalling 1 22 MF Toolbox installing 1 8 Save Scanned Image to 3 12 scann
159. mp W Start or Color Start Scgering with the MF Toolbox You can scan a document using the buttons on the MF Toolbox 7 Place the document face down on the platen glass or load it face up in the ADF 2 On the Windows desktop double click Canon MF Toolbox 4 7 Alternatively on the Windows desktop click start gt All Programs gt Canon gt MF Toolbox 4 7 gt Toolbox 4 7 The MF Toolbox will open MF Toolbox Scan Function BEd Scanning eo gt lt gt fe Ae OCR izil scand Scans setings MF Toolbox buttons 3 Click one of the scanning buttons below Mail The document will be scanned and attached to an e mail message in your e mail application OCR The text will be scanned and read by the OCR software Save The document will be scanned and saved PDF The text will be scanned and saved as a PDF file Scan 1 Scan 2 The text will be scanned and appear in the registered application You can change the button name by directly entering a new name over the button name The name can be up to 8 characters long Scanning with the MF Toolbox 3 7 Scanning o 3 8 A dialog box will appear for each of the buttons i Mail D gt Attaches the Scanned Image to an E mail Message in Your Mail Software D Scanner Settings Select Source Scan Mode Paper Size Letter Upper Limit of Attached File Image Quality Use the Scanner Driv
160. nded rectangles ovals images and text boxes on the cover sheet E Selecting an Object 1 Click the object to select You can also drag the pointer completely over the object The object is selected NOTE You can also select multiple objects by holding down SHIFT on the keyboard and clicking each object that you want to select or by dragging the pointer completely over the objects If you want to deselect any of the objects you selected hold down SHIFT on the keyboard click the objects that you want to deselect E Moving an Object within the Same Cover Sheet 1 Select the object to move You can select multiple objects and move them at the same time 2 Drag the selected object to the desired location Alternatively use any of the four arrow keys lt _ 1 or J to move the object in the desired direction in 0 1 mm increments lt NOTE e Hold down SHIFT on the keyboard while dragging to move the object horizontally or vertically only e Hold down CTRL on the keyboard while dragging to copy the selected object and drag the copy to the desired location e If Snap to Grid is specified holding down SHIFT on the keyboard while pressing an arrow key moves the object in the direction of the arrow in half grid space increments If Snap to Grid is not specified holding down SHIFT on the keyboard while pressing an arrow key moves the object in the direction of the arrow in 2 0 mm increments
161. ngs General Tab Lets you print a test page or define separator pages Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Seres FAX Properties Windows 98 Me Fax Properties PC Faxing gt 4 15 PC Faxing gt 4 16 Details Tab Specifies the printer port and time out settings Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Seres Properties General Details Color Management Sharing Edit Qddress Book Register Cover Sheet Special Configuration oF Pat oe aE i Canon MF8100 Series Print to the following port MPUSBPRNOZ Canon MFE100 Series F Delete Fort Print using the following driver Canon MFS100 Series FA New Driver Capture Printer Fort End Capture Timeout settings Mot selected qa seconds Transmission retry fiso seconds Spool Settings Fort Settings E Spool Settings The installer sets the following defaults Spool Settings E x i Spool print jobs so program finishes printing faster Start printing after last page is spooled Print directly to the printer Spool data format AA Enable bi directional support for this printer Disable bi directional support for this printer Cancel Restore Defaults Windows 98 Me Fax Properties Sharing Tab Specifies the printer sharing settings This tab sheet is avai
162. ngs black and white 300dp W Document To scan color image or text in monochrome Especially appropriate Grayscale for scanning high resolution monochrome image 300dpi Document Color To scan color document 300 dpi on the ADF ADF Document To scan Grayscale document 300 dpi on the ADF Grayscale ADF lt NOTE If you select a document type other than Newspaper B amp W there will be automatic color correction To turn off automatic color correction in Advanced Mode click Preferences Color Settings tab clear Always Execute the Auto Tone 3 20 Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF J To see a preview image provisional scan click Preview A preview of the document will be scanned and appear in the preview window 4 Select the destination of the scanned image You can select from Print 300 dpi Image Display 150 dpi or OCR 800 dpi depending on the document type you select in step 2 For details on this setting see Determining Resolution on p 3 42 5 Select the output size of the scanned image depending on the destination you selected in step 4 If you select Add Delete you can add or delete the custom output size For details on setting see Add Delete the Output Size below D C C O v Click to switch the orientation of the output size landscape or portrait 6 Click Scan scanning starts lt NOTE If white lin
163. non MF8100 Series Properties dialog box appears From the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers Folder Opening the Properties Dialog Box 1 Open the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers folder Click start on the Windows task bar select Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Start gt Settings gt Printers Printing 2 Click the corresponding printer driver icon J From the File menu click Properties You can also open the properties dialog box by right clicking the corresponding printer driver icon and selecting Properties from the pop up menu The Canon MF8100 Series Properties dialog box appears Opening the Printing Preferences Dialog Box Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 7 Open the Printers and Faxes Windows 2000 Printers folder Click start on the Windows task bar gt select Printers and Faxes Windows 2000 Start gt Settings gt Printers 2 Click the corresponding printer driver icon J From the File menu click Printing Preferences You can also open the printing preferences dialog box by right clicking the corresponding printer driver icon and selecting Printing Preferences from the pop up menu The Canon MF8100 Series Printing Preferences dialog box appears Changing Print Settings 2 5 Printing 2 6 s 98 Me Properties lt NOTE The screens shown below are displayed when you open Canon MF810
164. ns or for advanced settings click Advanced Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 35 Printing so Printing Profile Tab Enables you to add edit and select a profile to be applied to print jobs Canon MF8100 Series Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Protile Profile List E Default Settings Hame JT Jon Default Settings a B amp W Documents This setting enables you to print with all Factory default settings This setting i suitable for printing general business documents that include text and table Define Document Property Allow Profile Selection Allow Setting Edition Profile List Displays the list of registered profiles Name Displays the name of the profile currently selected in Profile List Comment Describes the currently selected profile View Settings Displays the settings of the currently selected profile Add Opens the Add Edit Profile dialog box which enables you to register a new profile see p 2 38 Edit Opens the Add Edit Profile dialog box which enables you to edit the registered profiles see p 2 38 NOTE When one of the pre defined profile Default Settings 2 on 1 B amp W Documents or Confidential is selected in Profile List this button is disabled 2 36 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences Delete Removes the selected profi
165. nt from the File menu The Print dialog box appears PC Faxing gt 2 Select the printer click OK If necessary click Properties to specify detailed print settings 3 Specify the number of copies to print lt NOTE All is the only active selection for the Print range setting because the cover sheet consists of only one page 4 Click OK Registering an Original Cover Sheet as a Template You can register the cover sheet created with the Canon Cover Sheet Editor with the fax driver for use as a template 1 Click start on the Windows task bar Settings gt Printers lt NOTE If you are using Windows XP Professional on the start menu click Printers and Faxes If you are using Windows XP Home Edition on the start menu click Control Panel gt Printers and Other Hardware gt Printers and Faxes Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 67 2 In the Printers folder right click the printer icon for your fax gt click Properties Windows 98 Me or Printing Preferences Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 J Click the Register Cover Sheet tab Canon MF8100 Series FAX Printing Preferences Edit Address Book Register Cover Sheet Special Sa el Template 3 PC Faxing gt 4 Click Register The Register Cover Sheet dialog box appears Register Cover Sheet Files of type Cover Sheet cse ka 5 Select the cover sheet template file
166. nter is attached Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Series Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Profile i i Ss Canon MFS8100 Series Print to the following portis Documents will print to the first free checked port Description Printer Serial Port Serial Port Serial Port Print to File Virtual printer port fo Canon MFS100 Series FAs SB Virtual printer port fo Canon MFS100 Series Virtual printer port fo Enable bidirectional support C Enable printer pooling Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences Advanced Tab Specifies the settings for print spooling Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Series Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Profile A r Driver Canon MF8100 Series J Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster Priority 1 Start printing after last page is spooled Start printing immediately Printing Print directly to the printer C Hold mismatched documents Print spooled documents first C Keep printed documents Enable advanced printing features Printing Defaults Separator Page lt NOTE Spool print documents so program finishes print
167. nters the additional information about the group 4 22 Windows 98 Me Fax Properties Register Cover Sheet Tab Registers deletes the cover sheets to be attached to the document you fax lt NOTE You can create your original cover sheets using the Canon Cover Sheet Editor For details see Canon Cover Sheet Editor on p 4 40 Canon MF8100 Seres FAX Properties Y Template 2 Template 3 Style Displays the list of the registered cover sheets Preview Displays the preview image of the selected cover sheet Register Registers the cover sheet template Delete Deletes the registered cover sheet template Select a cover sheet template from Style then press Delete Windows 98 Me Fax Properties 4 23 PC Faxing gt PC Faxing gt Special Tab Specifies the page settings including the paper size orientation and resolution You can also specify the outside dialing prefix if you dial through a switchboard Canon MF8100 Seres FAX Properties E A General Details Sharing Edit Address Book Register Cover Sheet Special Configuration LES Y Page Size Orientation ie Portrait Landscape Yy Resolution T Specify Outside Dialing Prefix fits Waling Ereti AY Address Books Restore Defaults Cancel Apply Help Default settings depend on the country region of purchase Preview image Displays the image with the currently selected settings
168. o a Subfolder with Current Date B 1 ae Link Scanned Images to None Attach Manually C Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings Start Example Mail dialog box Scanner Settings You can specify the scanning mode scanning resolution document size and file size of the scanned image You can also select to make advanced settings using the ScanGear MF E Select Source Selects where the document is placed Platen Glass Document Feeder or Auto mode lt NOTE When Auto mode is selected the document in the ADF is automatically scanned if there is no document in the ADF the document on the platen glass will be scanned 3 10 MF Toolbox Settings E Scan Mode Selects the scan mode The scan modes you can select differ depending on the MF Toolbox button you press Black and White Scans document as a black and white image Grayscale Scans document as a grayscale image similar to a monochrome picture Color scans document as a color image Color Magazine Scans document as a color image with the Descreen function set to On The Descreen function is designed to reduce as much as possible the distorted pattern moire which occasionally occurs when scanning printed materials The scanning of a document will take longer if you use this function E Image Quality Selects the scan quality resolution Scanning eo When scanning using the Mail button the resoluti
169. o reduce tt Auto Crop Crops the image border automatically For details see Advanced Mode Specifying the Parameters of a Scan on p 3 25 Invert Inverts the color in the image mi Ic Flip Flips the scanned image horizontally Left Rotate Rotates the scanned image 90 degrees left A Right Rotate Rotates the scanned image 90 degrees right jf Rulers Shows the ruler at the upper and left edges of the preview to make accurate measurements Information Lists the scanning information E To Detach and Move the Toolbar To detach the Toolbar from the ScanGear MF dialog box click and hold on the edge of the Toolbar then drag the Toolbar It will return to its original position if you double click on the title of the Toolbar The Toolbar will adhere to a position if you drag it to the left or right of the preview area or the bottom frame Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF Advanced Mode Specifying the Parameters of a Scan You can specify the parameters of a scan by selecting a part of the image When you scan again only the part of the image you have specified is scanned You can specify the parameters of a scan with one of the following methods To Select the Parameters of a Scan Automatically After previewing on the Toolbar click 4 Clicking this button allows you to gradually crop off the image outside the borders detected in the preview image To Specify the
170. oftware programs including the related manuals or any printed material thereof the Software for certain Canon s copying machines printers and multifunctional peripherals the Products READ CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS yy To accept the terms of this Agreement click Yes To decline the terms of this Agreement click No Before the program will start the terms of this Agreement must be accepted lt Back Yes 5 When the Choose Destination Location dialog box appears click Next gt MF Toolbox Setup Wizard Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files Setup will install MF Toolbox 4 7 in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder D Program Files Canon MF Toolbox Yer4 7 Browse Cancel Installing Software on Your Computer 1 9 Installation 6 Click Next gt MF Toolbox Setup Wizard Select Program Folder Please select a program folder Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing folders list Click Next to continue Program Folders Canoni MF Toolbox 4 Existing Folders Administrative Tools Adobe Acrobat 4 0 anon Games Startup lt Back Cancel 7 Click Exit MF Toolbox Setup Wizard
171. ok Changes the name of the Address Book You can enter up to Name 64 characters Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Preferences 4 39 PC Faxing gt PC Faxing gt r Lover Sheet Editor This section describes instructions for installing Canon Cover Sheet Editor launching the editor and creating and registering original cover sheets The Canon Cover Sheet Editor is software for creating original fax cover sheet templates for use with a Canon fax driver After registering the cover sheets created with this software in your fax driver you can use them with any fax If you specify fields instead of manually entering data for sender or recipient information the actual sender or recipient information that you select in the fax driver is automatically entered in the cover sheet when the fax is sent With the Canon Cover Sheet Editor you can do the following e Insert text using different fonts font styles and font sizes into a cover sheet e Insert a variety of objects such as drawings and images into a cover sheet e Use the field feature for creating cover sheets for sending faxes to multiple recipients e Add fields for specifying remarks and comments in addition to the sender and recipient information fields e Easily edit the display order and position of objects and group different objects e Align objects on a grid while you work with them Installing and Uninstalling Cover Sh
172. olor of the watermark Border Adds the frame to the watermark You can select the frame type Circle Square or None Print Style Selects the type of watermark Transparent or Overlap Print on First Page Only Prints the selected watermark only on the first page of the document E Custom Paper Size Settings Clicking Custom Paper Size in the Page Setup tab sheet opens the Custom Paper Size Settings dialog box This dialog box enables you to define custom paper sizes for quick selection and register new custom paper sizes to the Paper List box You can specify the name width and height of each size lt NOTE This setting is available only when you open the Canon MF8100 Series Printing Preferences dialog box from the Printers and Faxes folder in Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 43 Custom Paper Size Settings Paper List Mame Size a Letter 8 50 11 00 a1 x17 11 00 x 17 00 B Legal 8 50 x 14 00 Millimeter a Executive 7 25 410 50 Inch a AS 5 85 x B27 ae B5 7 17 1012 Spe Size aad 52741169 width in 3 00 to 8 50 B4 10 12 14 33 Height 11 00 in 5 00 to 14 00 43 11 69 x 16 54 v gt Printing K Paper List Displays the paper sizes actually available Selects a paper size from which you can create a custom paper size Name of Custom Paper Size Specifies the name of custom paper Unit Selects
173. on you can select will depend on your setting in Upper Limit of Attached File E Paper Size Selects the size of the document you will scan If you wish to specify the width and height with a value select Custom to display the Paper Size Settings dialog box Select the Unit enter the Width and Height gt click OK E Upper Limit of Attached File Selects an approximate upper size limit after compression for the image you will send Depending on the image some file sizes after compression may be larger than the value set For an ordinary mail message a file size of 150 KB is recommended You cannot select this item when PDF is selected in Save as Type E Use the Scanner Driver to Make Advanced Settings If you check this checkbox and click Start the ScanGear MF dialog box will appear and you can make advanced settings for scanning If you do not check this checkbox scanning will begin immediately with the settings displayed This option is not available when scanning using the OCR button MF Toolbox Settings 3 11 Scanning o Save Scanned Image to You can specify the file name file format and location to save the scanned image When you select PDF as file format you can also perform detailed settings for the PDF file E File Name Enter a file name for the scanned image If you try to save another file with the same name four digits starting from 0001 will be attached after the fil
174. onnecting the Machine to a Network 2 005 1 15 Step 3 Checking Network SettingS 0 000 eee 1 15 Step 4 Install the MF Network Drivers Network Connection 1 16 Checking Installation lt 6 0 06404cswins boetwdtaue there ewe eee Sennen 1 20 Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Software 0 00000 eee eee 1 21 Removing the MF Toolbox 0 cc eee eee 1 21 Removing the MF Drivers 0 00 ee eee 1 22 Chapter 2 Printing Printing a Document 2 lt 5 020c000c2eedesere dedi ctedeteadetissans a hnae 2 1 Canceling PrntinG 202s e atae hogs s dane duhie ode Spe tikes erry hEr ed 2 3 Changing Print Settings 0 cee ee 2 4 From a Windows Application 0 0 0 ees 2 4 Opening the Printing Preferences or Properties Dialog Box 2 4 From the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers Folder 0 000 c eee eee 2 5 Opening the Properties Dialog BOX n aaan ce 2 5 Opening the Printing Preferences Dialog Box Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 0 0 en 2 5 Windows 98 Me PropertieS 00 0c cece eee 2 6 General TaD ce eee eee eens 2 6 Ve NAO os ayo nee wee whee bed hae Peo ee oe oe ee ee eee esees 2 7 Color Management Tab 1 ee ee 2 8 SMAI VO ape ae ee oe ge ee bee ee haere EE a hee eee eee ees 2 8 Page Setup Tab 2 eee eens 2 9 PINGING TAO 4 eee een Pa eee bee eee oe ee ee ee ee ee S 2 15 Paper Source Tab 1 eee 2 17
175. oolbar will be reproduced None Nothing is displayed when ScanGear MF is opened 3 38 Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF Cropping Frame on Previewed Images Sets how the frame is displayed when you preview images Executes Auto Cropping on Previewed Images is selected by default Executes Auto Cropping on Previewed Images The document will automatically be cropped to match the document size Display the Last Frame on Previewed Images Displays the last frame when you preview images None No frame will be displayed when you preview images Cropping Size for Thumbnail View This setting is not available for this model E Scan Tab Preferences Scan without using ScanGear s Window C Text Enhanced Automatically Quit ScanGear MF after Scanning Scan without using ScanGear s Window Color mode cannot be changed in applications such as OCR software which will not display the ScanGear MF dialog box UI off mode and consequently the document will be scanned with the settings in the application To override the application settings and scan in a specific color mode configure the settings here Neither of these settings is selected by default Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF 3 39 Scanning eo Color Documents This setting is not available for this model Text Enhanced The document is scanned in Text Enhanced mode when the Black and White setting
176. ots carrying information about brightness and color The density of these dots is called resolution and dpi dots per inch refers to the number of dots in one inch Resolution will determine the amount of detail your image contains The higher the resolution number the more detail in your image the lower the resolution number the less detail e As a general rule you should select a scanning resolution that corresponds to your final output device such as a monitor or printer Scanning o E Images for Display on a Monitor Images for display on a monitor should in general be scanned at a resolution of 75 dpi E images for Printing Images to be printed should be scanned at a resolution which corresponds to the resolution of the printer For example if you are using a 600 dpi black and white printer you should scan your document at 600 dpi amp NOTE With a color printer the colors are expressed as a certain percentage of ink pigment so scanning your document at half the resolution of the printer should be fine For example if you are using a 600 dpi color printer you should scan your document at 300 dpi E Printing to Scale For example if you want to print a document which is twice the size both vertically and horizontally the resolution of your document will be reduced by half If the resolution of the original document is 300 dpi the resolution of the enlarged document will be 150 dpi If you print the document with a
177. ower cord plugged in Make sure the power cord is securely plugged into both the machine and the AC outlet Is the AC outlet supplying power Make sure the AC outlet is supplying power try another outlet if necessary Does the AC voltage match the printer Make sure the voltage of the AC outlet matches the ratings on the machine Printer stops printing Q A Q A Is the interface cable loose Check your computer and cable Are you working on an application in the foreground Printer performance improves if you give priority to your print job Printout is wrong O gt gt D gt gt D Is there a communication problem between the printer and your computer Make sure your cable connections are secure Make sure your USB cable is less than 9 8 ft 3 m long Make sure you are not using a switch box Make sure you have selected the correct printer driver in Windows Is a wrong printer driver selected in the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers folder Make sure the corresponding printer driver is selected in the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers folder Printer Problems Printer locks up system Q Does your system setup have a problem A Make sure that you have a high quality shielded interface cable A The problem might be in your BIOS Verify that your BIOS setup is correct See your computer s documentation for details A Verify that your physical memory is working co
178. ows Address Book cancel Available Address Books Displays the list of the available Address Books Windows 98 Me Fax Properties 4 25 Add Edit Canon Fax Driver Address Book This dialog box enables you to edit the properties of the Address Books to be used when you send a fax Add Edit Canon Fax Driver Address Book cence Changes the name of the Address Book You can enter up to Name 64 characters Configuration Tab Canon MF8100 Seres FAS Properties General Details Sharing Edit Address Book Register Cover Sheet Special Configuration PC Faxing gt About Displays the version information on the driver 4 26 Windows 98 Me Fax Properties Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Preferences The FAX driver for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 has the following two main dialog boxes The FAX Properties Dialog Box This dialog box enables you to set up the fax configuration and configure the fax settings for all Windows applications Canon MF8100 Series FAX Properties General Sharing Forts Advanced Color Management Security Configuration PC Faxing gt The FAX Printing Preferences Dialog Box This dialog box enables you to edit the address book register the cover sheets and set up the page settings Canon MF8100 Series FAX Printing Preferences Edit Address Book Register Cover Sheet Special
179. port or Acquire image etc from the File menu Select the scanner driver to be used With Windows XP Server 2003 you can use the ScanGear MF or the WIA driver as the scanner driver To use ScanGear MF select Canon MF8100 To use the WIA driver select WIA Canon MF8100 Specify the scanner settings click Scan For details see Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF on p 3 19 or Scanning with the WIA Driver Windows XP Only on p 3 44 When scanning is completed the scanned image will appear in the application s display area lt NOTE If white lines appear on one edge of the scanned image check that the document is correctly placed on the platen glass A document should be placed approximately s 3 mm from the front edge i e the edge closest to the operation panel of the platen glass Scanning an Image from an Application 3 15 Scanning o emg One PDF File from Two or more Pages You can scan two or more pages and make them into one PDF file 1 Place the document face down on the platen glass or load it face up in the ADF 2 On the Windows desktop double click Canon MF Toolbox 4 7 Alternatively on the Windows desktop click start gt All Programs gt Canon gt MF Toolbox 4 7 gt Toolbox 4 7 The MF Toolbox will open 3 Click PDF If necessary adjust any settings 4 Click PDF Settings PDF Settings Create Searchable PDF Text Language
180. pter Remove Primary Network Logon Propenies Microgott Family Logon File and Print Sharing Description The Select Network Component Type dialog box appears Using the Machine on Your Network 4 Select Service gt click Add Select Network Component Type Fx Click the type of network component you want to install A service enables thie computer to share files printers and other resources with other computers The Select Network Service dialog box appears 5 Select File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks gt click OK Select Network Service x Click the Network Service that you want to install then click OF If you have an installation disk for this device click Have Disk Models ml Service for Netware Directory Services Have Disk cancel _ Using the Machine on Your Network 2 65 Printing Printing 6 Click File and Print Sharing Network x Configuration Identification Access Control The following network components are installed m Client for Microsoft Networks Microsoft Family Logon Dial Up Adapter VIA Rhine Il Fast Ethernet Adapter X NetBEUI gt Dial Up Adapter X NetBEUI gt VIA Ahine Il Fast Ethernet Adapter Add Remove Propenies Primary Network Logon Client for Microsoft Networks g Description The File and Print Sharing dialog box appears
181. put Method refer to Profiles on p 2 24 Canon MF8100 Seres Properties E x General Details Color Management Sharing Page Setup Finishing Paper Source Quality Printing Collate Letter Scaling Auto View Settings Finishing Details Restore Defaults Cancel Apply Help Binding Location Selects a binding location for the printed pages Gutter Click this button to set the gutter width for binding a printed document see p 2 16 Finishing Select the Collate option to print a document in correct binding order For example when printing multiple copies of a 3 page document the print order is 1 2 3 1 2 3 and so on Finishing Click this button to display Finishing Details dialog box for specifying the Details finishing details and print mode appropriate to the printing paper see p 2 16 Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Windows 98 Me Properties 2 15 Printing 2 16 E Gutter Settings Clicking Gutter in the Finishing tab sheet opens the Gutter Settings dialog box Gutter Settings E x Gutter mA in 0 0 to 1 2 ome Hob Gutter Specifies the gutter width in a range between 0 0 and 1 2 in 0 and 30 mm E Finishing Details Clicking Finishing Details in the Finishing tab sheet opens the Finishing Details dialog box Finishing Details H x Cancel Restore Def
182. re at an angle to the vertical axis J Jam A situation created when paper becomes caught along the paper path You must remove jammed paper before you can continue printing Appendix gt K Kilobyte KB A unit of measurement representing the binary number 1024 used to describe machine or computer memory size in thousand byte units L Landscape A horizontal print orientation Text and graphics are printed across the longer axis of the page Local printer A printer that is directly connected to your computer using a USB cable Glossary 6 11 Appendix o 6 12 M Megabyte MB A unit of measurement representing one million bytes used to describe machine or computer memory size Multi page PDF Several scanned documents saved as one PDF Each document will become one page of the PDF My Computer The Windows program that you can use to browse through your computer s filing system and to open drives folders and files You can also use My Computer to manage your files and your filing system by moving copying renaming and deleting items N Network A group of computers connected by cables or other means and using software that enables them to share equipment such as printers and exchange information O OCR Optical Character Reader Device for reading characters optically System for extracting information in a text format from information in the form of a graphic such as hand
183. ress Book Address Books Address List Search by Recipient Po Recipient Name Company Dept Div Fax Number Description Details ee Number of Recipients 0 PC Faxing gt Cancel Address Books Shows the available address books Address List Displays a list of the recipients registered with the selected address book Search by Searches the destination by the recipient name Recipient Details Displays information about the selected recipient Add to List Adds the recipient names and fax numbers you entered in Recipient List Recipient List Shows the list of the recipient names and fax numbers of the destinations you are going to send a fax Number of Displays the number of people the fax will be sent to Recipients Remove from List Deletes destination s from the Recipient List Select the destination s you want to delete from the list and click Remove from List Edit Address Book Tab Allows you to edit the Address Book For details see Edit Address Book Tab on p 4 31 Sending a Fax 4 5 PC Faxing gt Cover Sheet Tab Specifies the cover sheet to be attached to the document you fax lt NOTE You can create your original cover sheets using the Canon Cover Sheet Editor For details see Canon Cover Sheet Editor on p 4 40 Fax Sending Settings Sending Settings Edit Address Book Cover Sheet ee Cover Sheet Attachment Cover Sheet Atta
184. rinting such as in newspapers Threshold Scanning e r A Threshold Level z2 O_ M gt FS Threshold Level Move the Threshold slider to the right to increase the threshold value and thus reduce the white areas black areas will increase Move the slider to the left to decrease the threshold value and thus increase the white areas black areas will reduce You can also enter a value 0 to 255 Reset Resets all the current settings to their default values Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF 3 37 Scanning o Preferences Dialog Box Clicking Preferences on Advanced Mode tab opens the Preferences dialog box In this dialog box you can adjust settings for scanning and previewing E Preview Tab Preferences Preview Scan Color Settings Scanner Preview at the Start of ScanGear MF Automatically Execute Preview Cropping Frame on Previewed Images Execute Auto Cropping on Previewed Images Display the Last Frame on Previewed Images O None Preview at the Start of ScanGear MF Selects the preview operation when you open ScanGear MF Display Saved Preview Image is selected by default Automatically Execute Preview The preview scan will start automatically when you open ScanGear MF Display Saved Preview Image Displays the image last previewed Color Settings and the Flip Left and Right Rotate Reverse Color and Ruler buttons in the T
185. roduct names and model names are abbreviated as follows Microsoft Windows 98 operating system is referred to as Windows 98 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition operating system is referred to as Windows Me Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system is referred to as Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP operating system is referred to as Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system is referred to as Windows Server 2003 gt lt Legal Notices Trademarks Canon the Canon Logo and imageCLASS are trademarks of Canon USA Inc Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or in other countries Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies In this manual Microsoft and Microsoft Windows are referred to as Microsoft and Windows respectively Copyright 2004 by Canon Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Canon Inc The information in this manual is subject to change without notice CANON INC MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED EXCEPT AS PR
186. rrectly A If you have a Toshiba laptop change the following line in your CONFIG SYS file c winutils mxtime exe to REM c winutils mxtime exe Computer indicates a device time out Q Is the machine off offline or not connected to the computer A Make sure the machine is not paused A Make sure the machine s interface cable is securely connected to both the machine and the computer Make sure paper is properly loaded from the cassette or multi purpose tray Troubleshooting a Reset the machine and the computer Try the print operation again gt gt gt gt Try a different cable Printer Problems 5 3 Troubleshooting a Dri roblems Driver is not working properly Q Is the printer driver selected as the default printer driver A Specify the corresponding printer driver as the default printer driver for the MF8100 Series Cannot print some fonts in a document correctly Q Does the document contain Adobe Type Manager ATM fonts A Adobe Type Manager ATM is not supported Replace Adobe Type Manager ATM fonts to other appropriate fonts Cannot print with a printer driver other than the MF8100 Series printer Q Is the printer driver connected to the same port as the MF8100 Series printer driver A Connect the printer driver to a port different from the MF8100 Series printer driver Cannot install the MF8100 Series printer driver using the USB port Q Is the USB driver installed properly
187. s High 2 Performs a higher quality print job than High 1 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences Color Halftones Select a dither pattern when you print data in color halftones Resolution Prints normal letters and photo images at high quality You can print most image data to a very high quality by selecting this item Gradation Produces high quality printing for image data that contains a lot of gradations for Graphics and Computer Graphics Color Tone Make any color differences imperceptible when you print photos or images on multiple pages Pattern to 5 Applies different dither patterns to text data graphics data and image data Pattern 1 Text Resolution Graphics Gradation Image Gradation Pattern 2 Text Resolution Graphics Resolution Image Gradation Pattern 3 Text Resolution Graphics Color Tone Image Color Tone Pattern 4 Text Resolution Graphics Resolution Image Color Tone Pattern 5 Text Resolution Graphics Gradation Image Color Tone Printing Monochrome Halftones Specifies the use of dithering for printing halftone data Pattern 1 Applies the same dither pattern to text data graphics data and image data Pattern 2 Applies dither pattern of clear cut to text data of high quality gradation to graphics data and of high quality nature image to image data Pattern 3 Applies dither pattern of clear cut to text and graphics data
188. s attached ltem Settings Sender Recipient Loga Signature Sheets to Send PO Position e Hea PC Faxing gt Print with Logo Attaches the logo to the cover sheet File Name Selects the data file of the logo to be attached to the cover sheet You can select a bitmap data only Browse Allows you to search for the logo file in your computer Manual Scaling Enables you to specify the size of the logo in Scaling from 50 to 200 Position Specifies the vertical and horizontal position where the logo is printed You can enter the values in the X and Y edit boxes in a range between 50 and 50 or use the X and Y slide bars to move the position Move to Center Relocates the logo to the center of the page Sending a Fax 4 9 PC Faxing gt Signature Tab The Signature tab sheet enables you to select whether the signature is attached to the cover sheet and sets how the signature is attached ltem Settings Sender Recipient Logo Signature Sheets to Send E Fosition Hs He Print with Attaches the signature to the cover sheet Signature File Name Selects the data file of the signature to be attached to the cover sheet You can select a bitmap data only Browse Allows you to search for the signature file in your computer Manual Scaling Enables you to specify the size of the logo in Scaling from 50 to 200 Position Specifies the vertical and hori
189. s no My Pictures folder the folder with the scanning date will be created in the My Documents folder and your document saved in this folder If you clicked Mail OCR PDF Scan 1 or Scan 2 in step 3 the scanned image will be displayed in the application after scanning Send the e mail message or perform OCR conversion The scanned image will not be displayed if you have not installed the applications on the Color imageCLASS MF8100 Series Setup CD ROM or if you have not set the Link Scanned Images to setting When the applications in the MF8100 Series Setup CD ROM are installed they will be registered in the MF Toolbox buttons OCR ScanSoft OmniPage PDF Presto PageManager lt NOTE If white lines appear on one edge of the scanned image check that the document is correctly placed on the platen glass A document should be placed approximately s 3 mm from the front edge i e the edge closest to the operation panel of the platen glass Scanning with the MF Toolbox 3 9 Scanning eo Scanning o MF Ibox Settings Mail gt S Attaches the Scanned Image to an E mail Message in rour Mail Software Scanner Settings select Source Platen Glass af Scan Mode Color ha Paper Size Le Letter te O M Upper Limit of Attached File 150 KB Image Quality File Hame Save as Type CAMy Documents My Pictures 0000000 My Documents My Pictures gt Save Pictures t
190. s of the page Preview Provisional scanning and display of the document you are about to scan before you actually scan it If the preview scan looks different from what you want you can change the settings display the preview again and confirm before scanning Print job A document that a Windows application has processed and sent to the Spooler to be added to the print queue or directly to the machine Print queue A list of files that are either waiting to be printed or are currently printing Once a file has been printed it is removed from the print queue Printer driver A program that controls how the computer and printer interact The printer driver supplies Windows with information such as descriptions of fonts and features of the installed printer Glossary 6 13 Appendix o 6 14 Printers and Faxes folder Printers folder The container in which your printer and fax information is stored Properties dialog box The dialog box that contains information about a particular device such as a printer Proportional spacing The spacing of characters according to the width of each character This variable spacing between each character closes up awkward space and makes text easier to read Q Queue A list of files that are either waiting to be printed or are currently printing Once a file has been printed it is removed from the print queue R Random Access Memory RAM The working memory of the computer in w
191. s spooled Start printing immediately Print directly to the printer C Hold mismatched documents Print spooled documents first C Keep printed documents Enable advanced printing features Printing Defaults Jil Print Processor f Separator Page lt NOTE Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster and Start printing immediately are set automatically when you install the printer driver Color Management Tab Associates color profiles with your color printer Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Canon MF8100 Series FAX Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Security Configuration These settings let you associate color profile s with your color printer Color profiles control the color on your printer based on the type of media being used and the printer configuration Automatic Wi th indows will automatically select the best color profile from e list of associated ded color profiles Recommen O Manua Manually select the default color profile for all output from this device from the list of associated color profiles Default color profile lt None gt Color Profiles currently associated with this printer Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Preferences 4 29 PC Faxing gt PC Faxing gt Security Tab Specifies security settings Refer to your operating system
192. t 1 Page per Sheet Manual Scaling Off 100 Watermark Off Edging None Print M ata rie Copy Copies the contents of the current settings to the clipboard 2 28 Windows 98 Me Properties Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences The printer driver for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 has the following two main dialog boxes E The Properties Dialog Box This dialog box enables you to set up the printer configuration and configure the print settings for all Windows applications Printing Canon MF8100 Series Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Profile E The Printing Preferences Dialog Box This dialog box enables you to specify the default settings for the printing options available when you print on the Canon MF8170c Canon MF8100 Series Printing Preferences Page Setup Finishing Paper Source Quality The Canon MF8100 Series Properties dialog box contains several tab sheets that enable you to set up the printer configuration and configure the print settings lt NOTE e The number of tabs displayed in the properties dialog box depends on how you have your system set up e For more information about the following features see the Online Help see p 1 3 e The screen shots shown are from Windows XP Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 29 Printing 2 30 General Tab Lets you
193. t text and numbers into the cover page The properties of any text or the text box itself can also be changed To edit the text change to the edit mode by clicking anywhere inside of a text box and then place the cursor on the text that you want to edit 7 Click A Text Box on the toolbar Alternatively select Text Box from the Insert menu 2 Drag the pointer on the area of the cover sheet to insert text A square or rectangular text box appears 3 Click inside the text box The cursor for editing text appears 4 46 Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 Enter the desired text Adjusting Text Properties You can change text properties whenever you want When you change text properties all text inside the selected text box is affected a JEO BY U Text properties for field settings inside a text box are also changed according to the text properties you specified For details on field features see Specifying Fields on p 4 52 E Font 1 Click inside the text box The text box is now ready for editing 2 Select the desired font from the Font drop down menu on the toolbar E Font Size 1 Click inside the text box The text box is now ready for editing 2 Select the desired font size from the Font Size drop down menu on the toolbar You can also enter the desired font size directly into Font Size E Font Color 1 Click inside the text box The text box is now ready for editing 2 Select the des
194. t the location of the printer gt click OK lt NOTE Depending on your network environment the installation of the driver may be carried out automatically In this case you need not perform steps 7 through 10 below 6 Click Next gt Z Click Have Disk Click the manufacturer and model of your printer IF your printer came with ar installation disk click Have Disk IF your printer is not listed consult your printer documentation for a compatible printer Printing os a a qe Manufacturers Printers AGFA ccuSet 1000 AGFA AccuSet 10005F v2013 108 AGFA AccuSet 1O005F v52 3 AGFA AccuSet 1500 AGFA AccuSet 15005F v2013 108 Bull AGFA AccuSet 800 C ltah F SAFA rcuSet A00SF s2014 10A F Have Disk lt Back Cancel The Install From Disk dialog box appears 8 Select the location containing the printer driver Install From Disk x Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into aa the ae BE o OF Cancel Copy manufacturer s files from D Swind8ME ss etup DO rvGehE Browse To specify in the default location LI Go to step 9 To change the location Q Click Browse 2 70 Using the Machine on Your Network Q Select the location containing the printer driver gt click OK You can also enter the path name directly in the edit box 9 Click OK 10 Enter the name of the printer you want to use gt click Next gt If you accept th
195. tart or Color Start in the Settings Dialog Box In the MF Toolbox click Settings In the Settings dialog box from the pull down list for B amp W Start or Color Start select the button you want to link B amp W Start or Color Start to then click OK lt NOTE You cannot set the B amp W Start and Color Start to the save event Settings Eee Settings Select Scanner Selects the Scanner Button Link Sets the Functions for the Buttons on the Scanner gt Select Scanner Canon MFS Scanner Button Link Set the Functions for the Buttons on the Scanner en Btw Stark ZN Color Start OCR v Save You can also set up B amp W Start or Color Start in the Scanners and Cameras folder see p 3 5 3 4 Setting the Scanning Function for B amp W Start or Color Start Setting Up B amp W Start or Color Start in the Scanners and Cameras Folder Windows 2000 the Scanners and Cameras Properties Dialog Box 7 Open the Scanners and Cameras folder Windows 2000 the Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog box Click start on the Windows task bar select Control Panel gt Scanners and Cameras Windows 98 Me 2000 Settings gt Control Panel gt double click the Scanners and Cameras icon 2 Click the corresponding scanner driver name or icon 3 From the File menu click Properties Windows 98 Me 2000 Click Properties
196. te is printed on each page or not Six positions to print the date are available Print User Name Selects if the user name is printed on each page or not Six positions to print the user name are available Print Page selects if the page number is printed on each page or not Six positions Number to print the page number are available Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 45 Printing Finishing Tab Specifies the finishing settings for the printed pages including the collating and binding For information on Profile and Output Method refer to Profiles on p 2 55 Canon MF8100 Series Printing Preferences Page Setup Finishing Paper Source Quality Profie M Ge E Output Method Els Binding Location Yj A Long Edge Left v ai Finishing fy Ot Collate View Settings Finishing Details Restore Defaults Binding Location Selects a binding location for the printed pages Gutter Click this button to set the gutter width for binding a printed document see p 2 47 Finishing select the Collate option to print a document in correct binding order For example when printing multiple copies of a 3 page document the print order is 1 2 3 1 2 3 and so on Finishing Click this button to display Finishing Details dialog box for specifying the Details finishin
197. ter 6 1 Spool Settings 2 7 4 16 Spooling 6 15 System requirements 1 1 Appendix gt T Threshold 3 37 Index 6 21 Appendix o Tone Curve 3 35 Toner 6 15 saver 6 15 Transfer roller 6 15 Troubleshooting 5 1 driver problems 5 4 installing and uninstalling problems 5 11 scanning problems 5 6 U Uninstall 6 16 drivers 1 22 Unsharp Mask 3 28 USB 2 0 1 2 5 6 USB cable connecting 1 10 USB interface 6 16 V Version conflict 5 11 View Settings Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 59 Windows 98 Me 2 28 W White lines 5 9 WIA driver 3 44 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Advanced tab 2 33 4 29 Attribution tab 2 38 Color Adjustment tab 2 52 Color management tab 2 34 4 29 Finishing tab 2 46 General tab 2 30 4 28 Matching tab 2 53 Page Setup tab 2 40 Ports tab 2 32 4 28 Profile tab 2 36 Quality tab 2 49 Sharing tab 2 31 4 28 6 22 Index Windows 98 Me Color Adjustment tab 2 21 Color Management tab 2 8 Details tab 2 7 4 16 Finishing tab 2 15 General tab 2 6 4 15 Matching tab 2 22 Page Setup tab 2 9 Printer Properties 2 6 4 15 Quality tab 2 18 Sharing tab 2 8 WYSIWYG 6 17
198. the Profile tab sheet Comment Adds comments on the new profile or allows you to change the comments on the profile selected in the Profile tab sheet Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values 2 38 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences E Page Setup Tab Specifies the page settings including the paper size scaling number of copies orientation and number of pages per sheet see p 2 40 E Finishing Tab Specifies the finishing settings for the printed pages including the collating and binding see p 2 46 E Paper Source Tab Specifies the paper source settings including the paper source and paper type see p 2 48 Printing E Quality Tab Specifies the print quality including resolution brightness and contrast see p 2 49 Printing Preferences The Canon MF8100 Series Printing Preferences dialog box contains four tab sheets that enable you to specify the default print settings for every print job L NOTE e If you access the equivalent dialog box from an application s Print dialog box your selected printing options apply only to the current print job e For more information about the following features see the Online Help see p 1 3 e The screen shots shown are from Windows XP Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 39 Printing Page Setup Tab Specifies the page settings including the paper
199. the unit of measurement of paper size Millimeter or Inch Paper Size Specifies the width and height of the custom paper lt NOTE Be sure that Width does not exceed Height when specifying the values Register Registers the custom paper and adds its name to Paper List L NOTE To register a new custom paper size be sure to log on as a member of Administrators Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 or Power User Windows 2000 only To change the paper size for the existing custom paper size be sure to log on as a member of Administrators Delete Removes the selected custom paper from Paper List lt NOTE e You cannot delete a pre defined paper size e To delete a registered custom paper size you be sure to log on as a member of Administrators 2 44 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences E Layout Options Clicking Layout Options in the Page Setup tab sheet opens the Layout Options dialog box This dialog box enables you to print pages with a page frame header and footer This option is disabled when Page Layout in the Page Setup tab sheet is set to Poster See p 2 41 Layout Options Print Date Print User Name Printing Print Page Number Edging Adds a page frame to be printed on each page 11 options are available Edging is not available to use with Print Color Sample in the Quality tab sheet see p 2 49 Print Date selects if the da
200. this option and click Next Windows 2000 Type the printer name or click Next to browse for a printer gt enter the name of the printer you want to connect to gt click Next gt If you do not know the name of the printer click Next gt without entering the name to proceed to the Browse for Printer dialog box In this dialog box select the printer gt click OK lt NOTE e f the printer name is invalid it means the client cannot connect to the shared printer e f a Suitable driver is not found it probably means the server is a Windows 98 Me computer Printing Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Add Printer Wizard Windows 98 Me The following is the procedure to connect to the shared printer on your network using Windows 98 Me Add Printer Wizard The screen shots shown are from Windows 98 1 Click Start on the Windows task bar select Settings gt Printers The Printers folder appears 2 Double click the Add Printer icon The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears J Click Next gt 4 Select Network printer gt click Next gt 5 Enter the network path or print queue that you want to connect to or select the location of the shared printer To enter the location directly LI Enter the path name or print queue in the edit box Using the Machine on Your Network 2 69 To select the location Q Click Browse LI Selec
201. tion attach them to mail save them to hard disk etc Install Drivers Follow the procedure below to install the drivers Install MF Toolbox STEP Make sure the printer is on and connect the printer and your computer with the USB cable STEP Install MF drivers STEP Install MF Toolbox If you have closed the Install Drivers screen on the Windows desktop click start gt My Computer Windows 98 Me 2000 double click My Computer Open the CD ROM icon gt double click Setup Setup exe If you are installing from a copy saved on a network or hard disk double click Setup Setup exe in the copy 2 Click Next gt MF Toolbox Setup Wizard e DBAM p Pe f F elcome to the InstallShield Fizard for HF Toolbox The Instal Shield R Wizard will install MF Too Iho on your computer To continue click ex 1 8 Installing Software on Your Computer J Click Continue MF Toolbox Setup Warning Information Before you continue with Setup please close all other applications and disable any virus checking programs you may use MF Toolbox Setup cannot update system or shared files on your MF Toolbox Setup Wizard License Agreement Cc amp i U Please read the following license agreement carefully CANON SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT This is a legal agreement Agreement between you and Canon Inc Canon and governing your use of Canon s s
202. to be registered Icon Selects an icon to represent the profile to be registered Comment Adds comments on the profile to be registered View Settings Click this button to display the View Settings dialog box This dialog box allows you to view and confirm all of the current page settings in a listed form see p 2 28 E Edit Profile Clicking Ei Edit Profile opens the Edit Profile dialog box This dialog box enables you to edit the profile selected in Profile List Windows 98 Me Properties Edit Profile Ei Eg Profile List Name Default Settings lcor Ba 2 ont D EE Confidential E E t w Documents H Comment This setting enables you to print with all factory default settings This setting is suitable for printing general business documents that include text and table View Settings Delete Import Erpat V Apply Settings from Application ome u Profile List Displays the list of registered profiles View Settings Click this button to display the View Settings dialog box This dialog box allows you to view and confirm all of the current page settings in a listed form see p 2 28 Moves the profile selected in the Profile List one position up Moves the profile selected in the Profile List one position down Delete Removes the selected profile from Profile List amp NOTE When one of the pre defined profiles is selected this button is
203. ts scan 1 A images and send faxes by computer This software must be installed to use print or eelliaiglL Mi Logibox j 1 6 Installing Software on Your Computer a Read the License Agreement gt click Yes MF Drivers Setup Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully CANON SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT This is a legal agreement Agreement between you and Canon Inc Canon and governing your use of Canon s software programs including the related manuals or any printed material thereof the Software for certain Canon s copying machines printers and multifunctional peripherals the Products READ CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE RIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS To accept the terms of this Agreement click Yes To decline the terms of this Agreement click No Before the program will start the terms of this Agreement must be accepted Installation Click Exit to quit the wizard lt NOTE If you are using Windows 98 Me a message recommending you to restart your computer may appear In this case continue installing after restarting your computer Installing Software on Your Computer 1 7 Installation Step 2 Install the MF Toolbox 1 In the Install Drivers screen click Install MF Toolbox MF Setup Canon MF Toolbox is software that easily allows you to import images scanned with a scanner into an applica
204. ts the type of watermark Transparent or Overlap Print on First Page Only Prints the selected watermark only on the first page of the document E Custom Paper Size Settings Clicking Custom Paper Size in the Page Setup tab sheet opens the Custom Paper Size Settings dialog box This dialog box enables you to define custom paper sizes for quick selection and register new custom paper sizes to the Paper List box You can specify the name width and height of each size Up to 50 custom paper sizes can be defined Custom Paper Size Settings E A Paper List Name of Custom Paper Size a Letter 6 50 x 11 00 Unit 311x17 11 00 x 17 00 se Legal 9 50 14 00 Millimeter Executive 7 25 x 10 50 Inch a a5 5 85 8 27 B5 7 17 x 10 12 Paperaiee ai 9 27 411 69 widths 850 in 3 00 to 8 50 aB4 10 12 14 33 Height 11 00 in 5 00 to 14 00 A3 11 69 x 16 54 cE ma te E Begeter me ue elete lt NOTE This setting is not available when the Canon MF8100 Series Properties dialog box is opened from a Windows application Windows 98 Me Properties 2 13 Printing 2 14 Paper List Displays the paper sizes actually available Selects a paper size from which you can create a custom paper size Name of Custom Paper Size specifies the name of custom paper Unit Selects the unit of measurement of paper size Millimeter or Inch Paper Size specifies the width and height of the
205. type of the tone curve The tone curve is a graph showing the balance of tone input and output The tone curve is active if Color or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode Select Tone Curve No correction ka Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF 3 35 Scanning o 3 36 Channel Selects a color to adjust either Red Green or Blue or select Master to adjust three colors together Select Tone Selects the tone curve No correction Overexposure Curve Underexposure or High contrast Reset Resets all the current settings to their default values E Final Review By clicking you can access the Final Review dialog box In this dialog box you can confirm the color settings you have made Final Review g Original Curent Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF E Threshold By clicking a you can access the Threshold dialog box If Black and White is selected in Color Mode the Color Settings buttons will become the Threshold button lt NOTE e The brightness of color and grayscale images are expressed as a value between 0 and 255 but brightness of black and white images is expressed in terms of either black or white including the parts of an image which are a color between the two The boundary at which black and white is divided is called Threshold e By adjusting the threshold you can sharpen characters in a text document and reduce back p
206. umber in Outside Dialing Dialing Prefix Prefix up to 5 numbers Address Books Opens the Address Books dialog box see p 4 38 Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Preferences 4 37 PC Faxing gt 4 38 E Address Books Clicking Address Books in the Special tab sheet opens the Address Books dialog box This dialog box enables you to specify an Address Book to be referred to when sending a fax Address Books Address Book List Canon Fas Driver Address Book Address Book Displays the list of the registered Address Books List Register Opens the Register Address Book dialog box Edit Opens the Add Edit Canon Fax Driver Address Book dialog box Delete Deletes the selected Address Book from the Address Book List Register Address Book This dialog box enables you to register the Address Books to be used when you send a fax Register Address Book Available Address Books Canon Fas Driver Address Book Messaging API Windows Address Book Available Address Books Displays the list of the available Address Books Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Preferences Add Edit Canon Fax Driver Address Book This dialog box enables you to edit the properties of the Address Books to be used when you send a fax Add Edit Canon Fax Driver Address Bo
207. up or frozen Q Is enough memory loaded in your computer A Quit other opened applications and try again Q Is enough space available in the hard disk A Check that hard disk has enough available space in particular when scanning large documents at a high resolution For example an LTR size document scanned at 600 dpi full color requires a minimum of 300 MB of disk space If you do not have enough available space scan the document at a lower resolution Does an error occur when scanning an image in Photoshop Change the allocated memory On the Edit menu select References gt click Memory amp Image Cache Change the Physical Memory Usage in a range of approximately 10 to 20 Is the driver installed properly Remove the software see Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Software on p 1 21 then reinstall it See Installing Software on Your Computer on p 1 4 You installed the applications on the MF8100 Series Setup CD ROM but they were not registered in the MF Toolbox Q Have you installed the applications with the MF Toolbox open A If you install the applications with the MF Toolbox open the applications will not be registered in the MF Toolbox Click Reset to register them See Scanning with the MF Toolbox on p 3 7 5 8 Scanning Problems When you click a button on the MF Toolbox another application opens Q Is the application selected correctly for that button A Click a button on t
208. whe daw eee 4 6 Changing Fax Sening 2 lt i63c cc ecstevediwnsdenendendeeones easels 4 12 vi From a Windows Application 00 000 cee eee 4 12 Opening the MF8100 Series FAX Printing Preferences or MF8100 Series FAX Properties Dialog BOX 0 0 4 12 From the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers Folder 4 13 Opening the MF8100 Series FAX Properties Dialog Box 4 13 Opening the MF8100 Series FAX Printing Preferences Dialog Box Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Only 0 00 00 0c ee ee 4 13 Windows 98 Me Fax PropertieS 0000 cence eee 4 15 General laD cas 54 neey ean todas eee obey eee eee seed ages 4 15 Details Tab eee 4 16 San WA a pe onus se 6 bb rE ae ae oe ee ee ee eee eo 4 17 Edit Address Book Tab 0 0 aaa ee 4 18 Register Cover Sheet Tab 0 eee 4 23 Special Tab 2 ee eee 4 24 COMIC AOU Tass eaene sa cageee bee he ber ee meee eased ome es Lae ee 4 26 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 FAX Properties and FAX Printing Preferences 000 cece eee 4 27 The FAX Properties Dialog BOX 0 0 ee ne 4 27 The FAX Printing Preferences Dialog BOX 0 000000 eee 4 27 FAX Properties 24 4i 0 2 245 40 605 oe oe bG8 edhe ew Ree e See See 4 27 Genel aA ss vc cestine aa eee E eee a oe 4 28 Sharing TaD a a s amp hee ob oh ob ee hoot S pede ee bo Rode EEEE 4 28 OS Wh op trai Ser E r Sq oe ans ax tld edo Ste 4 28 Advanced TaD 44 on ee oes Peas pee tan beara
209. when the image is actually scanned You cannot apply this setting if the preview image is not displayed The default setting applies auto tone adjustment to the cropped image when previewing the image To view the preview image without auto tone adjustment select OFF lt NOTE This setting is not available when Fading Correction is turned on or Canon ColorGear is selected E Unsharp Mask Set to ON to emphasize and make sharper the outline of an image This setting is selected by default It is effective for scanning photos etc which have a soft focus Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF E Descreen Set to ON when scanning printed photographs and pictures The default setting is OFF C IMPORTANT e You cannot set Descreen to ON if Black and White or Text Enhanced is selected in Color Mode e Even if Descreen is set to ON some moire effect may remain if Unsharp Mask is also set to ON In this case disable Unsharp Mask e Descreen cannot be set to ON when scanning from an application which will not display the ScanGear MF dialog box If you are scanning from the MF Toolbox without using ScanGear MF select Color Magazine in Scan Mode to activate Descreen En amp NOTE e Printed photographs and pictures are displayed as a collection of fine dots If you scan without descreen the dots may interfere with each other and cause an unevenness of gradation and a
210. with the Custom Paper Size Settings option see p 2 13 Windows 98 Me Properties 2 9 Printing Copies Specifies the number of copies to be printed 1 to 99 Orientation Selects the direction of printing relative to the paper Portrait or Landscape Page Layout Selects the number 1 2 4 6 8 9 or 16 of original pages per sheet or Poster 2 x 2 3 x 3 or 4 x 4 pages to comprise one sheet When this option is set to anything other than 1 Page per Sheet and Poster the original page size is reduced to fit the selected page layout when printed LE NOTE e When Poster is selected Manual Scaling Watermark and Layout Options are disabled e When 1 Page per Sheet is selected Manual Scaling appears When this option is set to anything other than 1 Page per Sheet and Poster Manual Scaling disappears and Page Order appears in its place Manual Scaling Reduces or enlarges the original page size Selecting this check box enables the edit box on the right side to specify the magnification factor 25 to 200 Page Order selects the order in which original pages are placed on each sheet of the output paper when more than one page is printed per sheet Page Layout Page Order r Across from Left 2 10 Windows 98 Me Properties Watermark Inserts the selected watermark to be printed on each page 8 types of watermark are available as default CONFIDENTIAL COPY DRAFT
211. x This dialog box enables you to specify the detailed settings for print quality Detaled Settings E Ea Gradation Color Halftones Toner Save M Gray Compensation Prioritize Printing of Colored Lines and Text Gradation Color Halftones m Gradation Monochrome Haltanes B Fatter 1 F l Enable Image Correction Ot bed Printing Cancel Help You can select gradation when you print images in halftones Normal Performs a normal print job by processing black and white High 1 Performs a high quality print job by processing multi valued colors High 2 Performs a higher quality print job than High 1 You can select a dither pattern when you print data in color halftones Resolution Prints normal letters and photo images at high quality You can print most image data to a very high quality by selecting this item Gradation Produces high quality printing for image data that contains a lot of gradations for Graphics and Computer Graphics Color Tone Make any color differences imperceptible when you print photos or images on multiple pages Pattern1 to 5 Applies different dither patterns to text data graphics data and image data Pattern 1 Text Resolution Graphics Gradation Image Gradation Pattern 2 Text Resolution Graphics Resolution Image Gradation Pattern 3 Text Resolution Graphics Color Tone Image Color Tone Pattern 4 Text Resolution
212. y default E Scanner Tab Preferences Preview Scan Select Folder Where Temporary Files are Saved C Documents and Settings T est 4ppli Sound Settings C Play Music During Scanning C Play Sound When Scanning is Completed Energy Saving You cannot set the Energy Saving Mode from your computer Mode Quiet Mode This setting is not available for this model Select Folder Where Temporary Files are Saved Click Browse and specify the folder to which the file will be saved Sound Settings Sets the scanner to play music during scanning or play a sound when scanning is completed Play Music During Scanning If selected the scanner plays music during scanning Click Browse then specify a sound file Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF 3 41 Scanning eo Play Sound When Scanning is Completed If selected the scanner plays sound when scanning is completed Click Browse then specify a sound file You can specify the files below e MIDI files mid rmi midi e Audio files wav aiff e MP3 file mp3 Test Scanner Checks the power cord plugged in or the USB cable is connected between the machine and your computer Determining Resolution You can specify a resolution in Image Quality in the MF Toolbox settings dialog box or in Output Resolution in ScanGear MF lt NOTE e The data in the image you have scanned is a collection of d
213. zontal position where the signature is printed You can enter the values in the X and Y edit boxes in a range between 50 and 50 or use the X and Y slide bars to move the position Move to Center Relocates the signature to the center of the page 4 10 Sending a Fax Sheets to Send Tab The Sheets to Send tab sheet enables you to select whether the number of sheets to send is included in the cover sheet and edit the number of sheets to be included in the cover sheet ltem Settings Include Number of Sheets to Send Enables you to specify the number in the Number of Sheets to Send text box up to maximum of 4 numeric characters Sending a Fax 4 11 PC Faxing gt PC Faxing gt Ghgaging Fax Settings If you want to view or change the fax options access the fax properties or fax printing preferences dialog box of the fax driver You can access the fax properties dialog box either from the application s Print dialog box and the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers folder or the fax printing preferences dialog box from the Printers and Faxes Windows 2000 Printers folder To access the dialog box follow this procedure below lt NOTE e If you open the fax properties dialog box from the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers folder you can set up the fax configuration and configure the fax settings for all Windows applications The fax printing preferences di

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