Reducing the Printer Noise

Quiet Settings

1. Open Canon IJ Printer Assistant Tool

2. Click Quiet Settings

   The Quiet Settings dialog box opens.

   Note

   • If the printer is off or if communication between the printer and the computer is disabled, an error message may appear because the computer cannot collect the printer status.
     If this happens, click OK to display the most recent settings specified on your computer.

3. Set the quiet mode

   If necessary, specify one of the following items:

   Do not use quiet mode

   Select this option when you wish to use the printer with volume of normal operating noise.

   Always use quiet mode

   Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the printer.

   Use quiet mode during specified hours

   Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the printer during a specified period of time.
   Set the Start time and the End time of the quiet mode you wish to be activated. If both are set to the same time, the quiet mode will not function.

   Important

   • You can set the quiet mode from the operation panel of the printer, the Canon IJ Printer Assistant Tool, or ScanGear (scanner driver).
     No matter how you use to set the quiet mode, the mode is applied when you perform operations from the operation panel of the printer or printing and scanning from the computer.
   • Quiet Mode is not applied to operations (copy, direct print, etc.) performed directly from the printer even during times set for Use quiet mode during specified hours.

4. Apply the settings

   Check that the printer is on and then click OK.
   Click OK when the confirmation message appears.

   The settings are enabled hereafter.