Canon imageCLASS MF242dw User guide

Category
Multifunctionals
Type
User guide
Linux
UFR II/UFRII LT Printer Driver
User's Guide
USRMA-0586-10 2021-02 en Copyright CANON INC. 2021
Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 2
How to Use the Manual ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Notations Used in the Manual ................................................................................................................................ 4
Disclaimers ............................................................................................................................................................... 5
Copyright .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Trademarks .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
About This Driver ........................................................................................................................................... 9
Before Use ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Installing the Driver .................................................................................................................................. 14
Pre-installation Check ............................................................................................................................................. 15
System Requirements ......................................................................................................................................... 16
Cautions for Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 17
About the Readme File ........................................................................................................................................ 18
Installation Procedures ........................................................................................................................................... 19
Installing Using the Installer ................................................................................................................................... 20
Installing the Required Modules Individually ........................................................................................................... 22
Registering a Printer ............................................................................................................................................... 25
Checking the Driver Version .................................................................................................................................... 29
Overwriting the Module to Upgrade the Driver ........................................................................................................ 30
Uninstalling a Driver ............................................................................................................................................... 34
Printing ................................................................................................................................................................ 39
Printing Using the Driver UI .................................................................................................................................... 40
Printing from an Application ................................................................................................................................... 42
Registering the Printer with OpenOce 1.xx .......................................................................................................... 43
Registering the Printer with GIMP 2.x .................................................................................................................... 44
Printing from an Application ................................................................................................................................ 45
Functions Not Available from Applications ............................................................................................................. 46
Outputting PostScript Files from an Application ...................................................................................................... 47
Caution When Printing from Applications .............................................................................................................. 48
Cautions When Printing a PostScript File From the Driver UI .................................................................................... 54
Printing from the Command Line ............................................................................................................................. 55
Settings List ..................................................................................................................................................... 57
[cngplp2] Screen ...................................................................................................................................................... 58
[General] Sheet ....................................................................................................................................................... 59
[Finishing] Sheet ..................................................................................................................................................... 60
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[Paper Source] Sheet ............................................................................................................................................... 64
[Quality] Sheet ........................................................................................................................................................ 65
[Device Settings] Sheet ............................................................................................................................................ 68
Command List ................................................................................................................................................ 71
Command Format ................................................................................................................................................... 72
Basic Settings ......................................................................................................................................................... 73
Finishing - 1-sided/2-sided Printing .......................................................................................................................... 74
Finishing - Paper Output Method ............................................................................................................................. 75
Finishing - Paper Output Destination ....................................................................................................................... 77
Finishing - Booklet Printing ..................................................................................................................................... 81
Finishing - Paper Folding ......................................................................................................................................... 83
Finishing - Special Print Processing .......................................................................................................................... 85
Finishing - Secure Printing ....................................................................................................................................... 88
Paper Source - Paper Source/Paper Type .................................................................................................................. 89
Paper Source - Front/Back Cover .............................................................................................................................. 92
Quality - Color Adjustment ...................................................................................................................................... 94
Quality - Image Processing ...................................................................................................................................... 96
Quality - Toner Adjustment ...................................................................................................................................... 98
Device Settings - Output Method ........................................................................................................................... 100
Device Settings - Authentication Function .............................................................................................................. 102
Appendix ........................................................................................................................................................... 105
Main Restrictions .................................................................................................................................................. 106
Support ................................................................................................................................................................ 107
II
Introduction
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 2
How to Use the Manual ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Notations Used in the Manual .......................................................................................................................... 4
Disclaimers ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Copyright ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
Trademarks ............................................................................................................................................................ 7
Introduction
1
Introduction
7931-000
How to Use the Manual(P. 3)
Disclaimers(P. 5)
Copyright(P. 6)
Trademarks(P. 7)
Introduction
2
How to Use the Manual
7931-001
This explains things that you need to know in order to use this manual.
Notations Used in the Manual(P. 4)
Introduction
3
Notations Used in the Manual
7931-003
This explains symbols and settings used in this manual.
Symbols Used in This Manual
In this manual, explanations of items and operations that must be followed while using the driver are set forth
the symbols that indicate the following.
IMPORTANT
Indicates operational requirements and restrictions. Be sure to read these items carefully to operate the
product correctly, and avoid damage to the product.
NOTE
Indicates a clarication of an operation, or contains additional explanations for a procedure. Reading
these notes is highly recommended.
About Settings
In this manual, setting names displayed on the computer screen are represented as shown in the following
examples.
Example:
[Print]
[OK]
Introduction
4
Disclaimers
7931-006
The information in this document 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 PROVIDED HEREIN, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THEREOF, WARRANTIES AS TO
MARKETABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF USE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
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.
Introduction
5
Copyright
7931-007
Copyright CANON INC. 2021
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.
Introduction
6
Trademarks
7931-008
macOS and Safari are trademarks of Apple Inc.
All brand names and product names appearing on this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of
their respective owners.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Introduction
7
About This Driver
About This Driver ............................................................................................................................................... 9
About This Driver
8
About This Driver
7931-009
This driver is a Linux operating system printer driver that supports Canon devices. It uses CUPS (the Common
UNIX Printing System) for Linux operating systems.
Installing this driver enables you to print with built-in device functions from the GUI (Graphical User Interface)
settings screen and command line.
Printing from the Driver Settings Screen
You can execute a command and print from the displayed driver settings screen. You can also set the built-in
device functions.
Printing from the Application Settings Screen
You can display the settings screen and print from the print menu of an application. The print functions that can
be congured differ according to the application.
NOTE
Print functions that cannot be congured from the application can be used by changing the default settings
from the driver conguration screen or the command line.
About This Driver
9
Printing from the Command Line
You can use the lpr command to print. Built-in device functions can be specied as options.
Related Topics
Printing Using the Driver UI(P. 40)
Printing from an Application(P. 42)
Printing from the Command Line(P. 55)
About This Driver
10
Before Use
Before Use ............................................................................................................................................................ 12
Before Use
11
Before Use
7931-00A
The newest driver software is posted on the Canon web site. Please verify the operating environment etc.
and download the appropriate software as required.
Canon Global Site: https://global.canon/
The functions that you can use may vary according to the following conditions.
- The device you are using and its settings
- The rmware version of the device
- The option structure of the device
- The driver version
- The computer environment you are using
Depending on your screen resolution settings, the buttons at the bottom of the printer driver screen may not
be displayed. If this is the case, drag the driver screen while holding down the [Alt] key or Super key to
display the buttons.
The screen content, procedures, etc. displayed and described in the manual may differ from those actually
displayed.
The driver module and package le name indicated in this manual may differ according to the driver version
you are using.
In this manual, examples using Ubuntu 16.04 are explained.
For information on CUPS, see the following website.
CUPS Software Administrators Manual: http://www.cups.org
Before Use
12
Installing the Driver
Installing the Driver ....................................................................................................................................... 14
Pre-installation Check ......................................................................................................................................... 15
System Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 16
Cautions for Installation ................................................................................................................................. 17
About the Readme File ................................................................................................................................... 18
Installation Procedures ....................................................................................................................................... 19
Installing Using the Installer .............................................................................................................................. 20
Installing the Required Modules Individually ................................................................................................... 22
Registering a Printer ........................................................................................................................................... 25
Checking the Driver Version ............................................................................................................................... 29
Overwriting the Module to Upgrade the Driver ................................................................................................ 30
Uninstalling a Driver ........................................................................................................................................... 34
Installing the Driver
13
Installing the Driver
7931-00C
This section describes the method for installing and uninstalling the driver.
Pre-installation Check(P. 15)
Installation Procedures(P. 19)
Installing Using the Installer(P. 20)
Installing the Required Modules Individually(P. 22)
Registering a Printer(P. 25)
Checking the Driver Version(P. 29)
Overwriting the Module to Upgrade the Driver(P. 30)
Uninstalling a Driver(P. 34)
Installing the Driver
14
Pre-installation Check
7931-00E
This describes what needs to be checked beforehand in order to install the driver correctly.
System Requirements(P. 16)
Cautions for Installation(P. 17)
About the Readme File(P. 18)
Installing the Driver
15
System Requirements
7931-00F
Use one of the following system environments with this driver.
Evaluated OS
The driver has been conrmed to operate in the following operating systems.
Debian 8.11 (Intel/AMD 32-bit/64-bit)
Debian 10.6 (Intel/AMD 32-bit/64-bit, ARM 64-bit)
Fedora 30 (Intel/AMD 32-bit/64-bit)
Fedora 33 (Intel/AMD 64-bit, ARM 64-bit)
Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop (Intel/AMD 32-bit/64-bit)
Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop (Intel/AMD 32-bit)
Ubuntu 20.10 Desktop (Intel/AMD 64-bit, ARM 64-bit)
CentOS 7.9 (Intel/AMD 64-bit, ARM 64-bit)
UOS 20 Desktop (Intel/AMD 64-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS 64-bit)
Kylin OS V10 Desktop (Intel/AMD 64-bit, ARM 64-bit, MIPS 64-bit)
NeoKylin OS V7 Desktop (MIPS 64-bit)
Hardware
Any computer which runs the above evaluated operating systems properly.
Installing the Driver
16
Cautions for Installation
7931-00H
Note the following during installation.
When installing the driver or registering a printer using the Canon Printer Setup Utility, start the CUPS
spooler service rst.
If the CUPS status cannot be displayed in the network environment in which the IP address of your computer
is specied, you must set CUPS security.
Add the IP address of the computer using CUPS to the following items in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and restart
CUPS.
<Location />
<Location /admin>
An example of adding the IP address xx.xxx.xxx.xxx to cupsd.conf is presented below.
:
<Location />
Order Deny,Allow
Deny From All
Allow From 127.0.0.1
Allow From xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
</Location>
:
<Location /admin>
:
Order Deny,Allow
Deny From All
Allow From 127.0.0.1
Allow From xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
:
</Location>
For information on the security settings, etc. related to networks for using CUPS, see the manual for CUPS.
If you want to update version 3.70 or an earlier version of the driver to version 5.00 or later, delete the
registered printers, then uninstall the existing driver before installing version 5.00 or later.
Related Topics
Installing Using the Installer(P. 20)
Installing the Required Modules Individually(P. 22)
Overwriting the Module to Upgrade the Driver(P. 30)
Uninstalling a Driver(P. 34)
Installing the Driver
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Canon imageCLASS MF242dw User guide

Category
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Type
User guide

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