Introduction to Using Print Functions. Canon Color imageCLASS MF9280Cdn, Color imageCLASS MF9220Cdn

Introduction to Using Print Functions

Introduction to Using Print Functions

Normally, the series of operations involved in printing data from a computer is specified by control commands generated using a printer driver. Control commands are a command system for controlling a printer. For example, when printing using a printer driver, control commands print data according to the following flow.

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① Using a printer driver, data to be printed is converted to control commands.

② Control command data is sent to the machine.

③ Following the received control commands, the machine processes and prints the data.

To print in the following printer modes, a Printer Driver supported by this machine must be installed.

For installing the driver to send a print job to the machine over a network, see “Network

Connection” in the Starter Guide.

For installing the driver to send a print job directly from your Computer to the machine, see

“USB Connection” in the Starter Guide.

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UFRII LT Mode

UFR (Ultra Fast Rendering) is printing technology developed by Canon. High-speed printing is made possible by sharing the processing of print data normally done by the machine with the computer.

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PCL Mode

PCL (Print Control Language), developed by Hewlett-Packard, is a command system for controlling page printers. Command versions supported by this machine are PCL5c and PCL6.

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PS Mode

PS (PostScript), developed by Adobe Systems, is a page description language renowned for its use in desktop publishing and publishing on demand. The version supported by this machine is PS3.

Introduction to Using Print Functions

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The PCL and PS printing functions are available only for the Color imageCLASS MF9280Cdn.

The available printer drivers may vary, depending on the machine and the version of Windows that you are using.

If you are using a shared printer in the Print Server (Point and Print) environment, it is necessary to install the Canon Driver Information

Assist Service in the server computer in order to set up the printer configuration automatically or to use Department ID Management.

For instructions on how to install the Canon Driver Information Assist Service, see “Set Up Computers and Software” in the Starter Guide.

Most settings of printing are made from the printer driver. Although there are some settings which can be made from the machine, the settings from the printer driver has priority.

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