Canon large format printer imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual

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When the following message is displayed, click the
Quit  button.
 
Media Configuration Tool has been uninstalled.
Starting Method
Starting Method
Follow the procedure below to start the Media Configuration Tool.
From the  Applications  menu > Canon Utilities  >iPFxxxx Media Configuration Tool  > MCTxxxx.app .
Media Configuration Tool main window is displayed.
Note
•If a compatible printer driver is not installed, the Media Configuration Tool will not start. If you attempt to start the Media...

Media Configuration Tool Main Window
Media Configuration Tool Main Window
The explanation below is on the Media Configuration Tool main window.Note
•For the step to open the Media Configuration Tool main window, see "Starting Method."→P.601•
Add Genuine Paper
 button
When this button is clicked, the  Edit Media Types dialog box is displayed, which allows you to add media informa-
tion files released by Canon to the printer control panel and printer driver. You can also change names, toggle...

Editing Media Type Information for Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper
Editing Media Type Information for Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper
To add genuine paper and feed confirmed paper to the printer control panel and printer driver and edit the media type
information, click the  Add Genuine Paper button in the Media Configuration Tool main window.
Confirm the printer, where media type information is to be updated, to be displayed in  Printer in the Select Printer
dialog box, and then click the...

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Rename Button
To change the name on the printer control panel and the name in the printer driver for genuine paper and feed
confirmed paper, select the paper to change and click this button.
For details on the procedure for changing paper display names,  see "Changing Media Names ."
→P.607
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Delete Button
To delete added genuine paper and feed confirmed paper from the printer control panel and printer driver, select
the paper to delete and click this button.
For details on the procedure for...

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Open the  Edit Media Types  dialog box, and then click
the  Add  button.
Note
•For details on the procedure for opening the Edit Media Types dialog box, see "Editing Media Type Information forGenuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper."→P.6032
 
The  Add Media Type  dialog box displays.
Click the  Browse button.
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Open the folder that contains the media information
files (.amf files).
   
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The names of the media information files contained in
the selected folder are displayed in  Media Information
File  in the  Add Media Type  dialog box. Select the
check box for the paper you want to add and click the
OK  button.
Note
•If Master Media Information File is displayed as the Type of the Media Information File, the media type displayorder and media type display/non-display settings are initialized. Reconfigure these after added the master mediainformation file.5
Click  OK when the...

Important•When setting a data to the printer that differs from the data to be updated, the selected media information file isupdated. When you would like to remain the data that is set to the printer, click the Cancel button.•Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer.8
 
Click the  OK button.
Changing Media Names
Changing Media Names
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Open the  Edit Media Types  dialog box.
Note
•For details on the procedure for opening the Edit Media Types...

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The  Rename Media  dialog box is displayed.
Edit the names in  Name in Printer Driver  and Name
on Control Panel  and click the OK button.
Note
•To restore the original names, click the Restore button.•The characters that can be entered for Name in Printer Driver and Name on Control Panel are stated below.alphanumeric, space, "-", ".", "_", "()", "+", "%", ",", "/"•For Name in Printer Driver up to 32 one Byte characters can be entered,...

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Click the  OK button.
Deleting Media Types You Have Added
Deleting Media Types You Have Added
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Open the  Edit Media Types  dialog box.
Note
•For details on the procedure for opening the Edit Media Types dialog box, see "Editing Media Type Information forGenuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper."→P.6032
 
In the  Media Type  list, select the name of the media to
delete. Click the  Delete button.
Note
•Only paper for which Status in the Media Type is Add can be deleted.
 
  
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In the  Edit Media Types  dialog box, click the  Update
button.
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The  Confirm Update  dialog box is displayed.
Click the  Execute button.
Communication with the printer begins.
Important•When setting a data to the printer that differs from the data to be updated, the selected media information file isupdated. When you would like to remain the data that is set to the printer, click the Cancel button.•Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the...