Canon PIXMA MX870 - Manual (Page 458)

Advanced Guide > Printing Using the Operation Panel of the Machine > Printing from a USB Flash Drive > Printing PDF File
Saved on a USB Flash Drive
Printing PDF File Saved on a USB Flash Drive
You can print PDF files scanned using the Operation Panel of the machine or made using MP Navigator
EX (application software bundled with the machine) from a USB flash drive.
Note
You can print PDF files from a USB flash drive which satisfy the following conditions.
PDF files saved on a USB flash drive with Format set to PDF or Compact PDF (Extension: .pdf)
For details on scanning using the Operation Panel of the machine, see
Saving Scanned Data
on the USB Flash Drive/Memory Card Using the Operation Panel of the Machine .
PDF files made using MP Navigator EX (application software bundled with the machine) with
the following settings. (Extension: .pdf, not encrypted)
PDF Settings: Standard/High
For details on making PDF files using MP Navigator EX, refer to
Utilizing Images in MP
Navigator EX .
1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2. Load plain paper in the Cassette.
3. Press the CARD button.
4. Insert a USB flash drive into the Direct Print Port.
If only PDF files are saved on the USB flash drive:
The document list is displayed.
If both photo files and PDF files are saved on the USB flash drive:
Select Print documents in the displayed screen, then press the
OK button.
The document list is displayed.
Important
If the memory card is inserted in the Card Slot, remove the memory card, then insert the USB
flash drive into the Direct Print Port.
Note
For information on how to insert a USB flash drive, refer to Printing from a Memory Card .
File names may not be displayed properly on the document list if the file name is long or
includes incompatible characters.
When the document list is displayed, pressing the center Function button displays the preview
screen. On the preview screen, the first page of each PDF file is displayed on the LCD. In
addition, if a document is in landscape format, it will be displayed rotated by 90 degrees.
For some PDF files, it may take longer to display the preview or part of the preview may be
cropped.
The name of the PDF files is displayed even though the PDF files cannot be printed from the
USB flash drive. If one of the following conditions is applicable to the PDF files, they are not
printable.
PDF files saved using application software other than MP Navigator EX (application
software bundled with the machine)
PDF files for which the preview screen is not available ("?" is displayed on the preview
screen.)
It is recommended you confirm whether a PDF file is printable. When the document list is
displayed, pressing the right Function button displays the preview screen. If one of the
following conditions is applicable to the PDF file, it is not printable.
Information on the Details screen cannot be displayed.
Characters other than MP Navigator EX are displayed on Created with.
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