Reducing The Printer Noise - Canon MX490 series Online Manual

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Reducing the Printer Noise

The silent function allows you to reduce the operating noise of this printer. Select when you wish to reduce

the operating noise of the printer at night, etc.

Using this function may lower the print speed.

The procedure for using the quiet mode is as follows:

Quiet Settings

2. Click Quiet Settings on the Maintenance tab

The Quiet Settings dialog box opens.

• 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.

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.

• You can set the quiet mode from the operation panel of the printer, the printer driver, 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.

4. Apply the settings

Make sure that the printer is on and click OK.

Click OK when the confirmation message appears.

The settings are enabled hereafter.

• The effects of the quiet mode may be less depending on the print quality settings.

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