topic Re: imageCLASS MF453dw per-job paper type selection in Office Printers

imageCLASS MF453dw per-job paper type selection

cyraxote — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:03:45 GMT

Is it possible to set a per-job paper type (e.g., card stock, labels) in the driver software? I see that I can do it in the printer, but that seems like a lot of button pressing to change it for one print and then change back.

Thanks.

Re: imageCLASS MF453dw per-job paper type selection

dexman335 — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 15:44:34 GMT

Off the top, I can't of a way to do an override for a one-time type of paper change. 🤔

Re: imageCLASS MF453dw per-job paper type selection

cyraxote — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:33:33 GMT

Weird. My old Dell printer could do that in the driver.

Is there a suggestion box for the driver software, I wonder? If so, I'd add that to it.

Re: imageCLASS MF453dw per-job paper type selection

dexman335 — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:13:41 GMT

Canon Customer Support might be able to forward suggestions along. They also might know of a way to do a per-use override. 🤔

Re: imageCLASS MF453dw per-job paper type selection

cyraxote — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:36:49 GMT

Maybe the printer doesn't need to know. In the case of the Dell printer, if I chose labels, it would heat up the fuser for a longer time (compared with plain paper) before it pulled the paper in. The goal, I guess, was to make sure the toner was really "stuck" to the paper, since mailing labels endure some abuse. But maybe Canon does fine with the normal heat-up time for the fuser.

OTOH, if you can set it on the printer menu, then it must serve some purpose.

Re: imageCLASS MF453dw per-job paper type selection

dexman335 — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:26:18 GMT

Now that I think about it, the print menu (for example Word or Excel) has the ability to select paper sizes. That might be enough to override printer settings. 🤔

Re: imageCLASS MF453dw per-job paper type selection

cyraxote — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:05:01 GMT

I've been down that road. You can change paper source and paper size, but not type.

Re: imageCLASS MF453dw per-job paper type selection

dexman335 — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:12:22 GMT

Ah! OK. Then I suspect that there is no override then. 😐

Re: imageCLASS MF453dw per-job paper type selection

Hector — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:27:56 GMT

Hello,

The driver settings on the computer would only be able to adjust the paper size and paper source for your print job. Unfortunately, the only way to set the media type would be through the menu found on the printer's operation panel. For any in depth walkthrough on the driver settings available for your specific OS, you can contact support over the phone at 1-800-652-2666. Our agents would be happy to assist.