Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide
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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. Mac OS X Software > Media Configuration Tool >iPF8300Updating Media Types5693
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 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). Mac OS X Software > Media Configuration Tool >Using Paper Other Than Genuine Paper/Feed Confirmed PaperiPF83005694
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 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.680 ". • 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.680". 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. Mac OS X Software > Media Configuration Tool >iPF8300Compatible Paper5695
•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.695 ". • 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. Mac OS X Software > Media Configuration Tool >Add Custom PaperiPF83005696
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 Configuration Tool >iPF8300Add Custom Paper5697
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. Mac OS X Software > Media Configuration Tool >Add Custom PaperiPF83005698
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 ejection guide. • If Paper Feed Adjustment is not executed, horizontal stripes with different color tones may appear in the printed material. Paper feed adjustment does not need to be executed more than once. Execute paper feed adjustment only once each time you add a custom paper. 9. The Roll Paper Settings dialog box is displayed. Note•If a paper source other than Roll Paper is selected in the Step 3: Paper Source Settings dialog box, this screen is not displayed. Mac OS X Software > Media Configuration Tool >iPF8300Add Custom Paper5699
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 ink to dry. • User Cut :Cutting is not performed by the cutter unit. Cut the roll paper using scissors after each sheet. Select this for paper that cannot be cut by the cutter unit.Drying TimeSpecify the time that the printer waits for ink to dry, as needed. • Off :Ejects immediately after printing finishes. • 30 sec./1 min./3 min./5 min./10 min./30 min./60 min. :Ejects after the speci- fied time has elapsed after printing finishes.Borderless PrintingConfigures whether or not to permit borderless printing. • Permit : Borderless printing is permitted. • Deny : Borderless printing is denied. Mac OS X Software > Media Configuration Tool >Add Custom PaperiPF83005700
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 scratches where it touches the printed surface, or may not cut correctly. In this kind of situation, con- figure the amount of time to wait for the ink to dry after printing using Drying Time. Alternatively, if the paper cannot be cut well by the cutter, set the Automatic Cutting Settings to User Cut and cut the roll paper using scissors, etc. • Paper where borderless printing can be performed is limited by the media type and roll paper width. Refer to " Compatible Paper →P.695". • For custom paper where there is a need to set the Automatic Cutting Settings to User Cut , set the Borderless Printing to Deny . 10. The Step 5: Configure the amount of ink used dialog box is displayed. The upper limit on the amount of ink used to print to the custom paper is set on this screen by selecting from among several levels. First, click the Test Print button to perform a test print of each level. Important•If Newsprint for Proofing was selected as the standard paper for the custom paper, you cannot per- form the test print or configure the maximum ink usage. Mac OS X Software > Media Configuration Tool >iPF8300Add Custom Paper5701
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 PaperiPF83005702