Canon Imageprograf Ipf825 User Guide
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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 > Preview > iPF825 Easy Settings 5 465
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 quality, the color mode, and other items so you can select the values for these settings yourself. Mac OS X Software > Preview > Advanced Settings iPF8255 466
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 > Preview > iPF825 Advanced Settings 5 467
Output Settings Panel This panel appears when you select Output Settings in the dialog area.Enlarged/Reduced Printing Select the method for enlarged/reduced printing. The following settings are available for enlarged/reduced printing. Setting Details Fit Paper Size Enlarges/reduces the whole page automatically to fit the media size selected for output. Select the media size to print from Paper Size. Fit Roll Paper Width Enlarges/reduces the whole page automatically to fit the width of the roll paper with the page width. *Make sure that the width of the roll paper in the printer is set correctly for Roll Paper Width in the Paper Settings panel. *Displayed only if rolls are selected in Paper Source. Scaling Enlarges/reduces the whole page by the scaling rate as specified. Input the scaling value in numerical characters. You can specify a range between 5 and 600%. *You can change the numbers by clicking either ▲ button or ▼ button. *Although Scaling can be set to make the image larger than the media size, the part that does not fit in the media cannot be printed. *This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in Borderless Printing.Mac OS X Software > Preview > Output Settings Panel iPF8255 468
Borderless Printing You can print the media without margins on all sides when the roll paper with the specific width and the specific media type is used. For more information about Borderless Printing, see "Print with No Borders ." →P.479 Note • Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source. • This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in Print Centered.Paper Size You can select the size of the print media. Note • This is not displayed when Fit Roll Paper Width is set in Enlarged/Reduced Printing.Print Centered You can print on the center of the media loaded in the printer. For more information about Print Centered, see "Print on the Center ." →P.480 Note • This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in Borderless Printing.No Spaces at Top or Bottom You can save paper on not to feed roll paper for the empty spaces when the print data contains spaces at the top or bottom. For more information about No Spaces at Top or Bottom, see " Not Print Spaces at the Top/Bottom." →P.481 Note • Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source.Rotate Page Select the method for rotating page. The following settings are available for rotating page. Setting Details Rotate Right 90 Degrees Rotates the portrait page right 90 degrees and print in landscape orientation. When the rotated page can fit in the width of roll paper, the page is rotated automatically, and when it can not fit in the width of roll paper, the page is not rotated. Rotate Left 90 Degrees Rotates the portrait page left 90 degrees and print in landscape orientation. When the rotated page can fit in the width of roll paper, the page is rotated automatically, and when it can not fit in the width of roll paper, the page is not rotated. Rotate 180 degrees Allows you to rotate the image 180 degrees from the vertical to the right.Restore Defaults Button Click the button to reset to the setting when starting Preview. Mac OS X Software > Preview > iPF825 Output Settings Panel 5 469
Print Button Click the button to begin printing. Update Printer Info. Button Click the button to acquire printer information. 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.Mac OS X Software > Preview > Color Settings Panel iPF8255 470
Setting Details 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. •Color Adjustment →P.471 • Matching →P.474 Restore Defaults Button Click the button to reset to the setting when starting Preview. 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 > Preview > iPF825 Color Adjustment 5 471
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 > Preview > Color Adjustment iPF8255 472
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 > Preview > iPF825 Color Adjustment 5 473
Matching You can set the matching. Important • If No color correction is selected under Color Mode, the Matching is not displayed.Matching Mode You can select a matching mode to suit the print job. Setting Details Driver Matching Mode →P.476 Enables printing of optimal color tones using a driver specific color profile. You should normally select this mode. ICC Matching Mode →P.477 Enables color matching using ICC profiles. Select this if you want to print by spec- ifying the input profile, printer profile, and matching method in detail. This allows you to use ICC profiles for digital cameras and scanners, ICC profiles created using the profile creation tool, etc. ColorSync →P.478 Enables color matching by using the ColorSync function of Mac OS. Select this if you want to perform soft proofing using ColorSync before printing. Note • You need to set each correction on the printer driver. • Using Mac OS X 10.5 or later, ColorSync needs to be selected in the Color Matching panel of the driver in order to select ColorSync. Mac OS X Software > Preview > Matching iPF8255 474