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Printing Documents (PDF File) Saved on a USB Flash Drive

You can print PDF files that are scanned using the operation panel of the machine, PDF files that are saved on the USB flash drive when receiving faxes, or PDF files that are made using Canon IJ Scan Utility (application software compatible with the machine) from the USB flash drive.

Note

  • You can print PDF files from a USB flash drive which satisfy the following conditions. Other than the following PDF file cannot be printed even if they appear on the document list.

  1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

  2. Load A4, Letter, or Legal-sized plain paper.

  3. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB flash drive port.

    Important

    • If you already insert the USB flash drive to save the received faxes automatically, you cannot print the documents even when the USB flash drive which contains the document data is set.

      In this case, set Auto save setting in FAX settings to OFF and remove the USB flash drive for saving faxes, then insert the USB flash drive which contains the document data.

  4. Flick the HOME screen, then tap Access medium.

    Using the Operation Panel

    The document list is displayed.

    Note

    • If both photo files and PDF files are saved on USB flash drive, the confirmation screen to select which file you print is displayed. Tap Print documents in the displayed screen.

    • If no printable document (PDF files) is saved on the USB flash drive, Data of supported types are not saved. is displayed on the touch screen.

  5. Select the document to print.

    File name list

    Preview display
    figure: Touch screen
    figure: Touch screen

    1. Flick to display the name of documents, then tap document to print.

    2. Tap to switch to the preview display.

    3. Flick to display document preview, then tap document to print.

    4. Tap to switch to the file name list.

    5. Tap to display the Details screen.

    Note

    • File names may not be displayed properly on the document list if the file name is long or includes incompatible characters.

    • On the preview screen, the first page of each PDF file is displayed on the touch screen. In addition, if a document is in landscape format, it will be displayed rotated by 90 degrees.

    • For some PDF files, it may take longer to display the preview or part of the preview may be cropped.

    • The name of the PDF files is displayed even though the PDF files cannot be printed using the operation panel of the machine. If one of the following conditions is applicable to the PDF files, they are not printable.

      • PDF files saved using application software other than Canon IJ Scan Utility (application software compatible with the machine)

      • PDF files for which the preview screen is not available ("?" is displayed on the preview screen.)

    • It is recommended you display the Details screen and confirm whether a PDF file is printable. If one of the following conditions is applicable to the PDF file, it is not printable.

      • Information on the Details screen cannot be displayed.

      • Characters other than the machine name or IJ Scan Utility are displayed on Created with.

    • The PDF files made using application software other than Canon IJ Scan Utility (application software compatible with the machine) are not printable even if they are saved using Canon IJ Scan Utility.

  6. Specify the settings as necessary.

    figure: Touch screen

    1. Copies

      Specify the number of copies.

    2. Page size

      Select the page size depending on the loaded paper.

    3. Type (Media type)

      The paper type is set to Plain paper.

    4. Paper src (Paper source)

      Select the cassette to feed paper.

      Selecting Cassette (auto) allows the machine to feed paper from the cassette 2 when the cassette 1 runs out of paper under the following conditions.

      • A4, Letter, or Legal sized plain paper is loaded in the cassette 1 and cassette 2.

      • Yes is selected for Auto feed switch in Cassette settings.

    5. Print qlty (Print quality)

      Specify the print quality.

    6. 2-sidedPrintSetting

      Select two-sided printing or single-sided printing.

      If you tap Advanced with 2-sided selected, you can specify the orientation and the stapling side of the document.

      Note

      • When the machine name or IJ Scan Utility is displayed in Created with on the Details screen, you can select 2-sided to print onto the both sides of a single sheet of paper.

  7. Press the Color button for color printing, or the Black button for black & white printing.

    The machine starts printing.

Note

  • You can print up to 250 pages at a time. If you try to print more than 250 pages of a PDF file, The specified PDF file contains too many pages. The pages exceeding the number of printable pages will not be printed. Continue? is displayed on the touch screen. To start printing, tap Yes. If you need to print more than 250 pages of a PDF file, print them from a computer.

  • Depending on the PDF file, it may be printed rotated by 90 degrees.

  • If the document size is larger than the page size specified on the machine, the document will be printed at a reduced size. In this case, thin lines on the document may not be printed or images may be misaligned.

  • For some PDF files, an error message may be displayed before printing starts or while printing is in progress.

    For details, see A Message Is Displayed.