I like the way you think! :D
Yes, same with my MX328. Ah well, I have to walk past it after I turn on the UPS, so it's no big deal really! :)
The reason I want to power it off when I shutdown the PC is that after I shut down the PC, I turn off the UPS. So the power to the printer gets cut...
Hi stratman!
Based on the method of crenedecotret, I've also written a command file to turn off the printer before I shutdown the PC. :)
The Canon MX328 has a command to turn it off which can be sent using Canon's "My Printer" utility. So I copied the files on the print queue after I sent...
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Thank you, crenedecotret, for this useful information.
My command file contains this, but does the same job:
NET USE LPT3: \\DESKTOP\CanonMX3printer
COPY /B "C:\S\Printer Tests\PrinterTest\00004.SPL" LPT3
NET USE LPT3: /DELETE
I run this when my PC starts.