Canon Imageprograf Ipf815 User Guide
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Important • If you access the printer driver dialog box from the operating system menu, changes you make to the settings will apply to all applications you use for printing. • You can also access the printer driver dialog box from applications. See "Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications →P.211 ". Main Sheet The following settings are available on the Main sheet. For details on settings items, refer to the printer driver help file.Note • On the Main sheet, choose Easy Settings to specify basic print settings based on the particular printing ap- plication, or switch to Advanced Settings to complete more detailed settings as desired.Common Items A Media Type Select the type of paper. For information on the types of paper the printer supports, refer to the Paper Reference Guide.(See " Types of Pa- per →P.617 ") B Get Information Displays Paper Information on Printer . You can update the printer driver settings for the feed source, media type, and roll width by selecting the feed source. •Paper Information on Printer Dialog Box →P.219Windows Software > Printer Driver > iPF815 Main Sheet 4 215
C Advanced Settings Displays Paper Detailed Settings . You can configure the printing settings to match the type of media, such as the ink dry- ing time. •Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box →P.219 L Open Preview When Print Job Starts If you turn this on, imagePROGRAF Preview starts before printing. This allows you to check on-screen previews of documents before printing. •Checking the Layout in a Preview Before Printing →P.184 M Status Monitor Starts imagePROGRAF Status Monitor. You can check the printer status, job status, and other conditions. You can also set up email notification if printer errors occur by completing the Email Notice settings. For details, refer to the Status Monitor help file.N About Displays version information for the printer driver. S Defaults Restores all settings on the sheet to the default values. Configuration using Easy SettingsE Print Target Choose presets that match the type of document to be printed. Windows Software > Printer Driver > Main Sheet iPF8154 216
• Printing Photos and Images →P.30 • Printing Line Drawings and Text →P.19 • Printing Office Documents →P.38 Depending on the AMedia Type setting, some EPrint Target options may not be available. F Print Quality Choose the level of print quality. •Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing →P.55 G View Settings Displays the Print Target setting values. You can view and change the order of Print Target setting values. • View Settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application →P.221 Configuration using Advanced SettingsE Print Priority Choose the graphic elements that you want to emphasize for printing. •Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing →P.55 F Print Quality Choose the level of print quality. •Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing →P.55Windows Software > Printer Driver > iPF815 Main Sheet 4 217
G Color Mode Choose the color mode. •Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing →P.55 Note • Depending on the AMedia Type setting, some GColor Mode options may not be available. H Color Settings Click to display the Color Settings dialog box for more advanced color settings. • Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver →P.46 I Thicken Fine Lines Activate this option to print fine lines more distinctly. J Unidirectional Printing Select this checkbox to prevent problems such as misaligned lines and improve the print quality. However, the printing speed becomes slower. K Sharpen Text Activate this option to print text more sharply. T Economy Printing Select this checkbox to reduce the amount of ink consumed during printing. However, the print quality is worse than for normal printing. Select this mode if you want to conserve ink when checking drawings, for example. Depending on the AMedia Type and F Print Quality settings, this mode may not be available. Windows Software > Printer Driver > Main Sheet iPF8154 218
Paper Information on Printer Dialog Box On the Paper Information on Printer dialog box, you can obtain information on the paper in the printer and configure printer driver settings for the paper source and media type. Note • To display the Paper Information on Printer dialog box, on the Main sheet, click Get Information by Media Type .(See "Main Sheet →P.215 ") A Paper Source Shows the paper source supported by the printer, as well as information about the loaded paper. To update the paper source and media type settings in the printer driver, select the desired Paper Source option and click OK. Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box The Paper Detailed Settings dialog box offers the following settings. For details on settings items, refer to the printer driv- er help. Windows Software > Printer Driver > iPF815 Paper Information on Printer Dialog Box 4 219
Note • To display the Paper Detailed Settings dialog box, on the Main sheet, click Settings by Media Type.(See "Main Sheet →P.215 ") A Drying Time Specify the time that the printer waits for ink to dry, as needed. The Drying Time setting is only valid for rolls. • (See "Specifying the Ink Drying Time for Rolls →P.640 ") B Between Pages Specify the time the printer waits after printing a page until ejecting the paper, as needed. C Between Scans Specify the time the printer waits after printing a line on the page until printing the next line, as needed. D Roll Paper Margin for Safety You can specify the length of a margin on the leading edge of paper to ensure that paper susceptible to curling is held firmly against the Platen. E Near End Margin Specify the length of the Near End Margin (the leading edge margin) of the roll, as needed.F Cut Speed Select the speed of automatic cutting, as needed. You can adjust this setting if paper is not cut well when automatic cutting is used. G Mirror Specify whether to print a mirror image, as needed. Select this option to print a version of the document or image with the left and right sides inverted. Windows Software > Printer Driver > Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box iPF8154 220
View Settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application In the View Settings dialog box, you can check details of the selected printing application. Note • To display the View Settings dialog box, on the Main sheet, click View Settings by Print Target.(See "Main Sheet →P.215 ") A Print Target Shows all Print Target options (settings items for the printing application).B Name Identifies the item selected in Print Target by its name and an icon. C Details Here, you can confirm detailed settings values for each listed item for the selected Print Target.Color Adjustment Sheet: Color If the color tone as printed is not as you expected, you can adjust it on the Color Adjustment sheet. Windows Software > Printer Driver > iPF815 View Settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application 4 221
Note • To display the Color Adjustment sheet, on the Main sheet, click Color Settings by Color Mode in Ad- vanced Settings.(See "Main Sheet →P.215 ") A Sample Type Choose a sample image from Standard, Portrait, Landscape, or Graphics. B View Color Pattern Select this checkbox to display the color pattern. C Apply to Sample Select this checkbox to apply the changed settings to the sample image. D Cyan / EMagenta / FYellow Fine-tune color tones by adjusting the levels of each color. G Gray Tone Adjust the color tone of grays as desired. Choose Cool Black (tinged with blue) or Warm Black (tinged with red).H Brightness Adjust the overall image brightness as desired. You can adjust the brightness if the printed document is lighter or darker than the original image (that is, the original photo that was scanned or the original graphic as it appears on the computer screen). I Contrast Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other, as desired. Increasing the Contrast makes images sharper, and reducing the Contrast softens images. Windows Software > Printer Driver > Color Adjustment Sheet: Color iPF8154 222
J Saturation Adjust the color intensity as desired. Increasing the Saturation setting makes colors more vivid, and reducing the Satura- tion makes colors more subdued. K Object Adjustment Select this option to display the Object Adjustment dialog box, in which you can specify objects subject to color adjust- ment. •Object Adjustment dialog box: Color →P.223 S Defaults Click to restore all settings on the sheet to the default values. Note • For details on settings items, see " Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver →P.46 " Object Adjustment dialog box: Color In the Object Adjustment dialog box, you can specify what type of print jobs to apply color adjustment to. If an original comprises images, graphics, and text, you can specify which portion to apply color adjustment to. Note • To display the Object Adjustment dialog box, click Object Adjustment on the Color Adjustment sheet.A Image Select this option to apply color adjustment to image areas, such as photos. B Graphics Select this option to apply color adjustment to graphics, such as lines and circles. C Text Select this option to apply color adjustment to text. Windows Software > Printer Driver > iPF815 Object Adjustment dialog box: Color 4 223
Matching Sheet On the Matching sheet, you can specify color matching to compensate for differences in the appearance of colors on vari- ous devices. Note • To display the Matching sheet, on the Main sheet, click Color Settings in Color Mode in Advanced Set- tings, and then click the Matching sheet. (Refer to " Main Sheet →P.215 ") Important • If No color correction is selected under Color Mode, the Matching sheet is not displayed.Driver Matching Mode The following options are available when you select Driver Matching Mode in the AMatching Mode list.A Matching Mode Select the color matching mode to use, as desired. Normally, select Driver Matching Mode. For color matching based on ICC profiles, select ICC Matching Mode, Driver ICM Mode, or Host ICM Mode, depending on your color matching system. B Matching Method Select the color matching method that suits the document to be printed. Various Matching Method options are available depending on your selection in Matching Mode. Windows Software > Printer Driver > Matching Sheet iPF8154 224