Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide
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Switching Media Types Display Show/Hide1. Open the Edit Media Types dialog box. 2.In the Media Type list, select the name of the media to switch off or on for display. Click the Show/Hide button. The selected paper is alternately shown or hidden. Note• The names of media switched for non-display appear grayed out in the Media Type list. • Each time you click the Show/Hide button, the display mode cycles from showing both the printer driver and printer panel, to hiding both the printer driver and printer panel, and then to showing only the printer panel. Windows Software > Media Configuration Tool >iPF8300Switching Media Types Display Show/Hide4453
3.In the Edit Media Types dialog box, click the Update button. The Update Media Types wizard is started at this point. For details on the procedure to update paper information using the Update Media Types wizard, see "Updating Media Types ." →P.456 Important•Be sure to click the Update button. If you do not, your changes will not be applied to the printer and printer driver. Changing the Display Order of Media Types 1. Open the Edit Media Types dialog box. Windows Software > Media Configuration Tool >Changing the Display Order of Media TypesiPF83004454
2.Select the paper in the Media Type list for which to change the display order, and then click the buttons to move the item ( or ). The selected item moves one line up or down for every button click. 3. In the Edit Media Types dialog box, click the Update button. The Update Media Types wizard is started at this point. For details on the procedure to update paper information using the Update Media Types wizard, see "Updating Media Types ." →P.456 Important•Be sure to click the Update button. If you do not, your changes will not be applied to the printer and printer driver. Windows Software > Media Configuration Tool >iPF8300Changing the Display Order of Media Types4455
Updating Media Types Clicking the Update button on the Edit Media Types dialog box opens the Update Media Types wizard. You can use this wizard to apply new information about print media in the printer and in the printer driver. The procedures for updating the media information with the Update Media Types wizard are as follows.Important•When you update the media type information, perform the same update on all of the PCs that are using that printer. 1. Confirm the printer, where media type information is to be updated, to be displayed in Printer in the Update Media Types - Select Printer dialog box, and then click the Next button. Note•If the printer driver is not installed, the following dialog box is displayed. Select how the printer to update is connected. 2. Communication with the printer starts and the following dialog box is displayed. Windows Software > Media Configuration Tool >Updating Media TypesiPF83004456
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 updated, the selected media informa- tion file is updated. When you would like to remain the data that is set to the printer, click the Cancel button. 4. Communication with the printer starts and the following dialog box is displayed. Windows Software > Media Configuration Tool >iPF8300Updating Media Types4457
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. 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 Types dialog box and then click the Update button. Select the printer that you want to update in Step 1, and update the media information by following the Update Media Types wizard. Using Paper Other Than Genuine Paper/Feed Confirmed Paper When the Add Custom Paper button is clicked in the Media Configuration Tool main window, the Add Custom Paper dialog box is displayed. Adding custom paper to the printer control panel and printer driver is performed from this screen. Note• Custom paper is paper other than Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed paper (paper that is detailed in the Paper Reference Guide). Windows Software > Media Configuration Tool >Using Paper Other Than Genuine Paper/Feed Confirmed PaperiPF83004458
The following operations can be performed from this screen.•Add Custom Paper →P.460 • Edit Custom Paper →P.470 • Delete Custom Paper →P.469 • Export Custom Media Information →P.471 • Import Custom Media Information →P.472 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 the other PCs. • When using custom paper in another printer, always add the custom paper to that printer before use. • Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed paper cannot be changed from this dialog box. Refer to " Editing Media Type Information →P.446 ". • Changing the display order of media types displayed in the printer control panel and printer driver is per- formed from the Edit Media Types dialog box regardless of whether it is Canon genuine paper or custom paper. Refer to " Editing Media Type Information →P.446". Compatible Paper Paper specifications Refer to "Specifications" and "Paper" for specifications such as thickness and size of paper that can be added as custom paper (See " Specifications .") →P.942 Notes on the operating environment In low humidity environments (below 40%), your printer may develop the following problems. •Paper becomes curled or wrinkled. Windows Software > Media Configuration Tool >iPF8300Compatible Paper4459
•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 surface • Cut edges are ragged (fabric media). • Margins remain due to borderless printing.Important•Canon offers absolutely no guarantees regarding the print quality or paper feed properties of customer paper (paper that is not Canon genuine paper or Canon feed confirmed paper). Add Custom Paper In order to add new custom paper to the printer control panel and printer driver, first select the media type to use as the basis from among the Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed paper.. Add this as custom paper after making various changes to the standard paper as necessary. Important• Do not execute printing on the target printer while adding custom paper. • When adding custom paper, check the specifications of paper that can be added using " Compatible Pa- per →P.459 ". • Custom paper added using the add custom paper function can only be used by the printer driver. It cannot be used by other software. 1. Open the Add Custom Paper dialog box and click the Add button. Windows Software > Media Configuration Tool >Add Custom PaperiPF83004460
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. Windows Software > Media Configuration Tool >iPF8300Add Custom Paper4461
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 automatically selects the appropriate paper from the selected paper category. Alternatively, select the media type called General from among the displayed Media Type Name . • Depending on the selected category, there might not be a media type called General. • Depending on the selected category, the Assist button may be disabled. 5.The Step 2: Set the custom paper name dialog box is displayed. Enter an arbitrary name to display in the printer control panel and printer driver, and then click the Next button. Note• Paper Name (English) is used in keeping track of the amount of roll paper left, in status print, etc. 6.Load the custom paper in the printer and then click the OK button. Important•Do not load paper that is curled or that has already been printed on. Windows Software > Media Configuration Tool >Add Custom PaperiPF83004462