Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide

Important•Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer.
• When the program cannot communicate with the printer, the following warning message is displayed.
3. When the program has finished communicating with the printer, the screen moves to display  Update Media Types -
Confirm Update . Confirm the information received from the printer.
To update click the  Execute button.
Important•When setting a data to the printer that differs from the data to be...

Important•Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer.
• When the program cannot communicate with the printer, the following warning message is displayed.Note•If the authentication screen is displayed, input the administrator name and passowrd and click the  OK
button.
5. Click the  OK button.
Note•To apply the same updates to other printers of the same model, click the  Add Genuine Paper button
in  the  main  window  to  open  the  Edit  Media...

The following operations can be performed from this screen.•Add Custom Paper
→P.696
• Edit Custom Paper
→P.707
• Delete Custom Paper
→P.705
• Export Custom Media Information
→P.707
• Import Custom Media Information
→P.709
Important•When adding, editing, or deleting custom paper, make the same changes on all of the other PCs that use the
target printer. The changes can be made easily by creating a Custom Media Information File (.am1 file) using the custom paper export function and importing the file on...

•Paper  and  the  printhead  are  more  likely  to  touch  each  other,  resulting  in  a  scratched  print  surface  or  damaged  print-
head.
• The cut printed matter sticks to the printer and will not fall down (film media).
• Paper sticks to the printer, making its transfer impossible and preventing its normal ejection (film media).
• Uneven printing (film media)
In high humidity environments (over 60%), your printer may develop the following problems. •Printed matter will not dry.
• Wavy paper...

2.Check that the printer on which you are updating the media information is displayed in  Printer in the Update Me-
dia Types - Select Printer  dialog box and click the Next button.
3.The  Step  1:  Select  the  standard  paper   dialog  box  is  displayed.  In Paper  Category,  select  the  category  of  media
type to use as the basis of the custom paper you are adding.
Important• Select the category that you think is the closest to the custom paper you are adding.
Mac OS X Software 
>
 Media...

4.The media type names of the Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed paper within the selected category are shown
in  Media Type Name . Select the media type to use as the basis of the custom paper, and click the  Next button.Note•If you do not know which media type to use as the basis of the custom paper, click the  Assist button
to  open  the  Media  Type  Selection  Assistance   dialog  box,  and  then  set  either  the  Weight  (gram-
mage)   or  the  Thickness .  The  Media  Configuration  Tool...

7.The Step 3: Paper Source Settings  dialog box is displayed. Select the paper source where the custom paper is loa-
ded and then click the  OK button.
8. The Step 4: Paper feed adjustment  dialog box is displayed. Click the  Execute button to execute paper feed adjust-
ment.
The adjustment pattern is printed, and the paper feed is automatically adjusted based on the printing result.
Once the paper feed adjustment is complete, click the  Next button.
Important•Check that there is no paper left on the...

Configure the following settings as necessary, and then click the Next button.
SettingDetailsAutomatic Cutting SettingsConfigures the method for cutting roll paper when it is ejected after printing.
• Automatic Cut  :Roll paper is automatically cut by the cutter unit.
• Eject  Cut   :When  the  Cut  key  is  pressed  on  the  printer  control  panel,  the  roll
paper is cut by the cutter unit. Select this if you do not want the printed material to drop immediately after printing, such as to wait for the...

Important•Depending  on  the  paper,  there  are  types  that  cannot  be  cut  by  the  cutter  unit,  and  types  that  speed
deterioration of the blade and cause damage to the cutter. For thick paper, hard paper, etc. do not use
the cutter unit, and instead cut the roll paper using scissors, etc. after printing. In this case, select  User
Cut  as the  Automatic Cutting Settings .
• If  borderless  printing  is  performed  on  paper  where  the  ink  drying  is  poor,  the  cutter  unit  may  leave...

11.The Test Print Settings  dialog box is displayed.
Select the print priority and print quality of the test print using  Print Priority and Print Quality .
Set the level to test print using  Maximum ink usage and the image to use using  Image used in test print, and then
click the  Start Print  button.
12.Determine and set the ink level that is thought to give the best visual test print results with no bleeding or scraping of
ink.
Mac OS X Software 
>
 Media Configuration Tool 
>Add Custom...