Canon large format printer imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual

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Click the  OK button.
Using Paper Other than Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper
Using Paper Other than Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper
To add paper other than Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed paper to the printer control panel and printer driver,
and export and import the media information file for that paper, click the  Add and Edit Custom Paper button in the
Media Configuration Tool main window.
Confirm the printer, where media type information is to be updated, to be displayed in...

Added custom paper is displayed on the printer control panel using this name.•
Standard Paper
Displays the paper selected as the standard paper when the custom paper was added.
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Add  Button
To add new custom paper to the printer control panel and printer driver, click this button.
For details on the procedure for adding custom paper,  see "Add Custom Paper ."
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Edit Button
To change the settings of added custom paper, select the paper to edit and click this button.
For details on the...

•Paper becomes curled or wrinkled.•
Paper and the printhead are more likely to touch each other, resulting in a scratched print surface or damaged
printhead.
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The cut printed matter sticks to the printer and will not fall down (film media).
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Paper sticks to the printer, making its transfer impossible and preventing its normal ejection (film media).
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Uneven printing (film media)
In high humidity environments (over 60%), your printer may develop the following problems.
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Printed matter will not dry.
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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 theMedia Type Selection Assistance dialog box, and then set either the Weight (grammage) or the Thickness. TheMedia Configuration Tool automatically selects the...

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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.7
 
The  Step 3: Paper Source Settings  dialog box is dis-
played. Select the paper source where the custom pa-
per is loaded and then click the  OK button.
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The  Step 4: Paper feed adjustment  dialog box is dis-
played. Click the  Execute button to execute paper feed
adjustment.
The adjustment pattern is printed, and the paper feed is
automatically...

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.
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Automatic Cut:Roll paper is automatically cut by the cutter unit.
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Eject Cut:When the Cut key is pressed on the printer control panel, the roll paper is cut bythe cutter unit. Select this if you do not want the printed material to drop immediately afterprinting, such as to wait for the ink to dry.
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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.
Note
•If a standard paper that does not display the Name in Printer Driver is selected in the screen in Step 5, you cannotperform test prints or configure the maximum amount of ink to use.11
 
The  Test Print Settings...

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Determine and set the ink level that is thought to give the
best visual test print results with no bleeding or scraping of ink.
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 theStep 1: Select the standard paper dialog box to change the paper that is the basis of the custom paper to anotherpaper.•Because this settings imposes an upper limit on the amount of ink used during...

Important•If you set the Head Height lower than the automatically set height in parentheses ( ), check that the printhead doesnot rub against the paper. (If the printhead rubs against the paper, there will be scratches in the printing results.) Ifthe printhead rubs against the paper, this can cause damage to the printhead.•If you change the Vacuum Strength, check that the printhead is not rubbing against the paper. (If the printheadrubs against the paper, there will be scratches in the printing results.)...

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Select the paper you want to delete from the  Added
Custom Paper  list and then click the  Delete button.
Note
•You can select multiple paper.3
 
The  Confirm Update  dialog box is displayed.
Confirm the updates and then click the  Execute button.
The custom paper is deleted from the control panel of
the printer and from the printer driver of the PC you are using.
Edit Custom Paper
Edit Custom Paper
You can change the settings of custom paper you have already added.
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Open the 
Add and Edit Custom...