Printing by Automatically Switching Upper-level and Lower-level Roll Papers

1. Load roll papers in upper and lower levels of printer

2. Open the printer driver setup window

3. Select the media type

   Select the type of paper loaded in the printer from the Media Type list on the Main tab.
   If Auto (Use Printer Settings) is selected, the paper configured in printer settings is printed.

   

   Note

   • If Automatically switch paper sources (paper size priority) is grayed out, refer to "Reflect Roll Unit Settings in the Printer Driver" and set Roll Unit in the Device Information dialog box to Yes.

4. Select the paper size

   From the Page Size list on the Page Setup tab, select the same size as that of the document that was created with the application software.

5. For Paper Source, select Roll Paper (Auto)

   

6. Select roll paper width

   For Roll Paper Width, select the width of the roll paper loaded in the printer.

7. Selecting the printing method for the roll paper

   When performing enlarged/reduced printing in accordance with the roll width, place a checkmark next to Enlarged/Reduced Printing and select the Fit Roll Paper Width.

8. Set the other items

   To rotate the document 90 degrees and print it, select the Rotate Page 90 degrees check box.
   The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the Page Setup tab.

   Note

   • If you rotate a portrait document 90 degrees and print it at that horizontally, you may be able to save paper depending on the paper size.

   Important

   • When you select the Rotate Page 90 degrees check box and print the document, the document will be rotated 90 degrees only if the vertical length of the document fits in the width set in Roll Width.
     Therefore to use this function, correctly set Roll Width to the width of one of the roll papers loaded in the printer.

     Document		Roll Width: ISO A1/A2 Roll (594.0 mm)

   • If the roll papers loaded in the upper and lower levels are different media types, the document is printed on the roll paper that matches the media type specified in the print job.
     If the document is being rotated 90 degrees for printing and the roll papers loaded in the upper and lower levels have different widths and different media types, set the correct combination of width and media type so that they match one of the roll papers loaded in the printer.

9. Complete the setup

   Click OK.
   When you print, the paper source is switched automatically to roll paper.

Important

• On the operation panel, if Device settings -> Paper-related settings -> Roll paper auto switching is set to Do not identify size, the document may be printed on the unintended roll paper. Canon recommends that you set this setting to Identify size before you print.
• 2-level roll switching is not possible when the paper rolls being fed on the platen are not compatible with automatic cut-off. For checking which types of paper are compatible with automatic cut-off, look up the paper you want to use on the "Paper Information List."

Note

• For details about how to switch the source levels depending on the print job, see "How to Switch Paper Rolls."

Printing by Saving Paper

Document
Roll 1: ISO A1/A2	Roll 2: ISO A3/A4