Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide

Note•Select the optimal ink level by referring to the help.
• If you cannot obtain sufficiently high quality printing no matter which maximum ink usage level you
select, use the  Step 1: Select the standard paper  dialog box to change the paper that is the basis of
the custom paper to another paper.Important• Because  this  settings  imposes  an  upper  limit  on  the  amount  of  ink  used  during  printing,  the  printing
result might not change even if the level is changed depending on the image.
•...

14.The Step 6: Confirm the settings  dialog box is displayed.
Configure the settings of the custom paper, and then click the  Next button.
15. The Confirm Update  dialog box is displayed.
Confirm the updates and then click the  Execute button.
Note•If the authentication screen is displayed, input the administrator name and passowrd and click the  OK
button.
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 Media Configuration Tool 
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The custom paper is added to the control panel of the printer and to the printer driver of the PC you are using.Important•If  you  have  added  custom  paper  with  the  POP  Board  /  Cardboard  category  as  the  Standard  Paper,
remove the loaded custom paper from the printer.Note• When the custom paper is correctly added to the printer driver, the name of the added custom paper is
displayed  in  the  Edit  Media  Types   dialog  box  that  is  opened  by  Add  Genuine  Paper in  the  Media...

3.Select the custom paper you want to delete, and then click the  Next button.
4.The Confirm Update  dialog box is displayed.
Confirm the updates and then click the  Execute button.
Note•If the authentication screen is displayed, input the administrator name and passowrd and click the  OK
button.
The custom paper is deleted from the control panel of the printer and from the printer driver of the PC you are using.
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 Media Configuration Tool 
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Edit Custom PaperYou can change the settings of custom paper you have already added.
1. Open the  Add Custom Paper  dialog box.
2. Select the paper you want to edit from the  Added Custom Paper list and then click the Edit button.
3. The 
Update Media Types - Select Printer  dialog box is displayed.
Follow the on-screen directions and change the settings as required.
Note• Refer  to  Steps  5  to  15  of  the  " Add  Custom  Paper→P.696"  for  details  on  how  to  configure  each
setting.
Export...

2.Select the paper you want to export to media information file from the  Added Custom Paper list and then click the
Export  button.
3.Specify the location to save the Custom Media Information File.
A Custom Media Information File (.am1 file) is saved.
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 Media Configuration Tool 
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Import Custom Media InformationYou can import a Custom Media Information File that has been saved in a folder, and add the file to the printer control
panel and to the printer driver of the PC you are using.
1. Open the  Add Custom Paper  dialog box.
2. Click the  Import button.
3.Select the printer to add the custom paper to.
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 Media Configuration Tool 
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Note•Double-click  Custom  Media  Information  File  to  start  the  Media  Configuration  Tool  and  display  this
screen.
4. Select the Custom Media Information File (.am1 file) to import.
5.The Confirm Update  dialog box opens.
Click the  Execute button.
Note•If the authentication screen is displayed, input the administrator name and passowrd and click the  OK
button.
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 Media Configuration Tool 
>Import Custom Media InformationiPF83005710
 

The custom paper is added to the control panel of the printer and to the printer driver of the PC you are using.Note•When the custom paper is correctly added to the printer driver, the name of the added custom paper is
displayed  in  the  Edit  Media  Types   dialog  box  that  is  opened  by  Add  Genuine  Paper in  the  Media
Configuration Tool window.
Warnings
Take note of the following warnings when added custom paper other than Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed paper tothe printer driver and...

•If  lines  are  warped  or  scratched,  set  the  Head  Height  to  be  lower  in  the  Step  5:  Configure  the  amount  of  ink  used
dialog box.
• If the amount of ink used is too much, wrinkles may appear and the ink may bleed in the printed material. Furthermore,
if  the  amount  of  ink  used  is  too  little,  color  production  may  be  poor  and  lines  may  become  scratched.  In  this  kind  of situation, change the amount of ink used in the  Step 5: Configure the amount of ink used dialog...