Canon Imageprograf Ipf815 User Guide
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Dialog Area This allows you to set the print conditions and perform a print job. Mac OS X Software > Free Layout > iPF815 Free Layout Main Window 5 485
Paper Settings Panel This panel appears when you select Paper Settings in the dialog area.Media Type This allows you to select the media type. Note • Always select media type that is actually set in the printer. When the media you chose is different from the media set in the printer, you may not receive the desired print results. Easy Settings / Advanced Settings Two modes are available to provide the optimum print settings for jobs. The settings available on each mode are as follows. •Easy Settings →P.488 • Advanced Settings →P.489 Paper Source You can select the paper source. The following settings are available for paper source. Setting Details Cut Sheet Select to print on the cut sheet.Mac OS X Software > Free Layout > Paper Settings Panel iPF8155 486
Setting Details Roll Paper Select to print on roll paper.Roll Paper Width This selects the width of the roll media set to the printer. Note • Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source.Copies You can input the number of print copies in numerical characters. Note • The maximum value is 999. • You can change the numbers by clicking either ▲ button or ▼ button. Restore Defaults Button Click the button to reset to the setting when starting Free Layout. Print Button Click the button to begin printing. Update Printer Info. Button Click the button to acquire printer information. Mac OS X Software > Free Layout > iPF815 Paper Settings Panel 5 487
Easy Settings You can easily select the best settings for the print job by just selecting an item from the print target list that matches the content of the document. Print Target You can easily select the best settings for the print job simply. If you select each Print Target item the corresponding comment for that item is displayed below the list. Setting Details Default Settings Suitable for printing normal documents that contain a mixture of text, photographs, and graphics. Office Document Suitable for printing handouts as well as general office documents for which print clarity is key. Poster The best setting for posters.Prints using vivid and high impact colors. CAD (Color Line Drawing) Prints the fine lines of CAD drawings and other such documents sharp and clear. CAD (B/W Line Drawing) Suitable for printing CAD drawings with sharp, dark lines. Perspective, GIS Suitable for attractive printing of 3D-CAD drawings, perspective drawings, and GIS drawings including maps. Photo (Color) Suitable for printing photographic images captured with a digital camera. Faithful Color Reproduction Prints by faithfully reproducing the colors of the original image. Custom Settings Suitable for printing documents for which Advanced Settings have been specified.Mac OS X Software > Free Layout > Easy Settings iPF8155 488
Note • The number of settings available for selection depends on the media type. Print Quality Selecting print quality strikes a balance between the quality of the printed image and printing speed. The level of the print quality and resolution settings are displayed in the following combinations. Setting Details Print Quality Highest / High / Standard / Draft Resolution 1200dpi / 600dpi / 300dpiNote • The availability of settings is determined by the media type and print priority selections. • Printing time is longer and more ink is consumed with High than with Draft, however, print quality is high- er. • Printing time is shorter and less ink is consumed with Draft than with High, however, print quality is lower.Advanced Settings Presents detailed settings for the print priority, the print quality, and other items so you can select the values for these set- tings yourself. Mac OS X Software > Free Layout > iPF815 Advanced Settings 5 489
Print Priority Select a print quality mode that is appropriate for the print job. Setting Details Image This mode achieves the best results for printing photographic images and illustra- tions. Line Drawing This mode is best for printing CAD drawings with fine lines or wall newssheet or other documents that contain large amounts of text. However, you may not achieve the quality you expect with printing photographs or other images with many filled areas. For these types of jobs, select Image. Office Document Prints common office documents, such as proposals, memos for distribution, etc., so they are easy to read.Note • The number of settings available for selection depends on the media type. Print Quality Selecting print quality strikes a balance between the quality of the printed image and printing speed. The level of the print quality and resolution settings are displayed in the following combinations. Setting Details Print Quality Highest / High / Standard / Draft Resolution 1200dpi / 600dpi / 300dpiNote • The availability of settings is determined by the media type and print priority selections. • Printing time is longer and more ink is consumed with High than with Draft, however, print quality is high- er. • Printing time is shorter and less ink is consumed with Draft than with High, however, print quality is lower. Mac OS X Software > Free Layout > Advanced Settings iPF8155 490
Color Settings Panel This panel appears when you select Color Settings in the dialog area.Color Mode You can select a color mode to suit the print job. Setting Details Color Enables color printing. Monochrome Disables color printing and converts image from continuous color to grayscaled monochrome. Color (CAD) Prints lines in the best color possible so they are easy to see. Monochrome Bitmap Prints all colors other than white in black. Monochrome (BK ink) Select to print all lines with black ink. No color correction Prints without performing color matching in the printer driver. Select this when color matching is performed by the application such as Adobe Photoshop or when you want to print color charts using the profile creation tool. Note • The availability of settings depends on the print priority and media type selections. Color Adjustment / Matching You can set the color adjustment and matching. Mac OS X Software > Free Layout > iPF815 Color Settings Panel 5 491
• Color Adjustment →P.492 • Matching →P.495 Note • Matching is not displayed if No color correction has been selected in Color Mode.Restore Defaults Button Click the button to reset to the setting when starting Free Layout. Print Button Click the button to begin printing. Update Printer Info. Button Click the button to acquire printer information. Color Adjustment You can set the color adjustment. Adjusting Color Normally colors should be adjusted in the software application, but if you see colors in the printout that do not match colors on the screen, you can perform color adjustments. 1. Select Color on Color Mode in the Color Settings panel. Mac OS X Software > Free Layout > Color Adjustment iPF8155 492
2. Select Color Adjustment .3. Drag each slider to the left or right to adjust. Setting Details Cyan Adjusts the strength of colors to compensate the hues. Magenta Adjusts the strength of colors to compensate the hues. Yellow Adjusts the strength of colors to compensate the hues. Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the entire image. When the results of the printout are brighter than the original images such as the original photo before scanning and graphics created on the display, or when you want to print in different degrees of brightness, use this feature. Contrast Adjusts the relative brightness between the brightest and darkest portions of the im- age. *For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the contrast. Saturation Adjusts the hues for vivid color or dark color. Gray Tone Adjusts gray from cool black (bluish tones) to warm black (reddish tones).Note • You can also click the up or down arrow, or enter the number directly to increase or decrease the value. Mac OS X Software > Free Layout > iPF815 Color Adjustment 5 493
Adjusting Monochrome Use the monochrome setting to print monochrome images of color photographs captured with a scanner or digital camera or other color images. 1. Select Monochrome on Color Mode in the Color Settings panel. 2. Select Color Adjustment .3. Drag each slider to the left or right to adjust. Setting Details Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the entire image. When the results of the printout are brighter than the original images such as the original photo before scanning and graphics created on the display, or when you want to print in different degrees of brightness, use this feature. Contrast Adjusts the relative brightness between the brightest and darkest portions of the im- age. *For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the contrast. Note • You can also click the up or down arrow, or enter the number directly to increase or decrease the value. Mac OS X Software > Free Layout > Color Adjustment iPF8155 494