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9 Click OK to close the Add dialog box. The favorite you have added is now displayed in AFavorites .Note •To save a favorite as a file, click JExport and specify the file to save. Printing using the favorite Follow the steps below to print using the favorite you have registered. 1 Choose Print in the application menu. 2 Select the printer in the dialog box, and then display the printer driver dialog box.(See " Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications →P.181 ") 3 Click the Favorites tab to display the Favorites sheet. 4 In the AFavorites , choose the favorite you registered. Note •To import a favorite, click IImport and specify the favorite file.5 Click DApply Favorite to replace the favorite settings with the current print settings. 6 Confirm the print settings and print as desired. Note •For instructions on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings →P.178" Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications 1 Choose Print from the File menu to display the dialog box for printing conditions. iPF6400 Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications (Windows)User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 181
2 Select the printer, and then display the printer driver dialog box.Note •The dialog box for specifying printing conditions varies depending on the source application. In some cases, whenyou select the printer, a sheet for configuring the printer driver is added to the dialog box.In the following case, click Preferences.• Example: Print dialog box displayed by the application software Six sheets of print settings are displayed by the printer driver: Main, Page Setup , Layout , Favorites , Utility , and Support . Note •The titles of dialog boxes may vary depending on the application, and sheets other than these six sheets may bedisplayed.Important•If you access the printer driver dialog box from the source application, changes you make to the settings will only applytemporarily to that application. Because these are sizes you specify temporarily in the printer driver, the sizes will not beavailable after you exit the application.•You can also access the printer driver dialog box from the Windows system menu.To use the settings continuously in all applications, open the printer driver from the system menu to make the settings.See "Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from the Operating System Menu →P.183". Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications (Windows) iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 182
Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from the Operating System Menu Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from the Operating System Menu 1 Click start > Printers and Faxes (or Printers ). 2 Select the printer, and then display the printer proper- ties dialog box. 3 Click Printing Preferences to display the Main(or Printing Preferences ) dialog box, titled with the name of this printer. Note •The Device Settings sheet is also an extension of the printer driver.(See "Device Settings Sheet →P.207") iPF6400 Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from the Operating System Menu (Windows)User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 183
Six sheets of print settings are displayed by the printer driver: Main, Page Setup , Layout , Favorites , Utility , and Support . Important•If you access the printer driver dialog box from the operating system menu, changes you make to the settings will apply to allapplications you use for printing.•You can also access the printer driver dialog box from applications.See "Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications →P.181". Main Sheet Main Sheet The following settings are available on the Main sheet. For details on settings items, refer to the printer driver help file. Note •On the Main sheet, choose Easy Settings to specify basic print settings based on the particular printing application, or switchto Advanced Settings to complete more detailed settings as desired. Common Items • A Media Type Select the type of paper. For information on the types of paper the printer supports, refer to the Paper Reference Guide. (See " Paper Refer- ence Guide ".) Main Sheet (Windows) iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 184
•BGet Information Displays Paper Information on Printer . You can update the printer driver settings for the feed source, media type, and roll width by selecting the feed source. • Paper Information on Printer Dialog Box →P.187 • C Advanced Settings Displays Paper Detailed Settings . You can configure the printing settings to match the type of media, such as the ink drying time. • Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box →P.187 • L Open Preview When Print Job Starts If you turn this on, imagePROGRAF Preview starts before printing. This allows you to check on-screen previews of documents before printing. • Checking the Layout in a Preview Before Printing→P.159 • M Status Monitor Starts imagePROGRAF Status Monitor. You can check the printer status, job status, and other conditions. You can also set up email notification if printer errors occur by completing the Email Notice settings. For details, refer to the Status Monitor help file. • NAbout Displays version information for the printer driver. • SDefaults Restores all settings on the sheet to the default values. Configuration using Easy Settings • E Print Target Choose presets that match the type of document to be printed. • Printing Photos and Images→P.37 • Printing Office Documents→P.48 Note •Depending on the AMedia Type setting, some EPrint Target options may not be available.iPF6400 Main Sheet (Windows)User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 185
•FPrint Quality Choose the level of print quality. • Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing→P.61 • G View Settings Displays the EPrint Target setting values. You can view and change the order of EPrint Target setting values. • View Settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application →P.189 Configuration using Advanced Settings • EPrint Priority Choose the graphic elements that you want to emphasize for printing. • Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing→P.61 • FPrint Quality Choose the level of print quality. • Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing→P.61 • G Color Mode Choose the color mode. • Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing→P.61 Note •Depending on the AMedia Type setting, some GColor Mode options may not be available. • H Color Settings Click to display the Color Settings dialog box for more advanced color settings. • Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver→P.54 • I Thicken Fine Lines Activate this option to print fine lines more distinctly. Main Sheet (Windows) iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 186
•JUnidirectional Printing Select this checkbox to prevent problems such as misaligned lines and improve the print quality. However, the printing speed becomes slower. Paper Information on Printer Dialog Box Paper Information on Printer Dialog Box On the Paper Information on Printer dialog box, you can obtain information on the paper in the printer and configure printer driver settings for the paper source and media type. Note •To display the Paper Information on Printer dialog box, on the Main sheet, click Get Information by Media Type.(See"Main Sheet →P.184") • A Paper Source Shows the paper source supported by the printer, as well as information about the loaded paper. To update the paper source and media type settings in the printer driver, select the desired Paper Source option and click OK. Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box In the Paper Detailed Settings dialog box, you can set Drying Time for the paper selected with Media Type of the Main sheet, etc. You can display this dialog box by clicking Settings of Media Type on the Main sheet. (Refer to " Main Sheet →P.184".) As for the items for which you can select Printer Default in this dialog box, you also can set them from the control pan- el of the printer. (Refer to " Menu Settings →P.648".) iPF6400 Paper Information on Printer Dialog Box (Windows)User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 187
ADrying Time Specify the time that the printer waits for ink to dry, as needed. The Between Pages setting is only valid for rolls. • BBetween Pages You can set the time to wait after printing 1 document page until ejecting the paper. Since waiting time is required for ink to dry before a roll is cut, you can deliver paper in the Output Stacker with the ink dried even if Cutting Mode is set to Automatic . Setting ItemDetailsPrinter DefaultThe setting of the control panel of the printer is applied.OffPaper is ejected immediately after printing completes.30 sec. / 1 min. / 3 min. / 5 min. / 10min. / 30 min. / 60 min.Paper is ejected when the set time elapses after printing completes. • CBetween Scans You can set the time to wait after printing 1 line on a page until printing the next line. Set this to avoid bleeding or color unevenness such as when bleeding occurs on a page or when color unevenness occurs during borderless printing. Setting ItemDetailsPrinter DefaultThe setting of the control panel of the printer is applied.OffThe next line is printed immediately after a line is printed.1 sec. / 3 sec. / 5 sec. / 7 sec. / 9 sec.The next line is printed when the set time elapses after a line is printed. * Increase the time according to the occurrence condition of bleeding or unevenness. D Roll Paper Margin for Safety You can specify the length of a margin on the leading edge of paper to ensure that paper susceptible to curling is held firmly against the Platen. • E Near End Margin Specify the length of the Near End Margin (the leading edge margin) of the roll, as needed. Setting ItemDetailsPrinter DefaultThe setting of the control panel of the printer is applied.3 mm (0.12 in)The document is printed in the standard size. * Select this when you do not have any problems in printing.20 mm (0.8 in)Select this when rubbing against the printhead occurs such as when using paper that tends tocurl. FCut Speed Select the speed of automatic cutting, as needed. You can adjust this setting if paper is not cut well when automatic cutting is used. Setting ItemDetailsPrinter DefaultThe setting of the control panel of the printer is applied.High SpeedWhen the Standard setting does not result in cutting the surface cleanly, select this.StandardSelect this when you do not have any problems in automatic cutting.Low SpeedThis helps prevent adhesive from sticking to the cutter and keeps the cutter sharp if you select itwhen using adhesive paper.Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box (Windows) iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 188
HCalibration Value You can specify whether to apply the results of calibration performed on the printer to image processing. Setting ItemDetailsPrinter DefaultThe setting of the control panel of the printer is applied.EnabledPrint using the calibration results.DisabledPrint without using the calibration results. Select this to avoid the changing of the color of imagesduring printing by color calibration. G Mirror Specify whether to print a mirror image, as needed. Select this option to print a version of the document or image with the left and right sides inverted. View Settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application View Settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application In the View Settings dialog box, you can check details of the selected printing application. Note •To display the View Settings dialog box, on the Main sheet, click View Settings by Print Target.(See "Main Sheet→P.184") • APrint Target Shows all Print Target options (settings items for the printing application). • BName Identifies the item selected in Print Target by its name and an icon. • C Details Here, you can confirm detailed settings values for each listed item for the selected Print Target. Color Adjustment Sheet: Color Color Adjustment Sheet: Color If the color tone as printed is not as you expected, you can adjust it on the Color Adjustment sheet. iPF6400 View Settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application (Windows)User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 189
Note •To display the Color Adjustment sheet, on the Main sheet, click Color Settings by Color Mode in Advanced Settings.(See"Main Sheet →P.184") • ASample Type Choose a sample image from Standard, Portrait , Landscape , or Graphics . • BView Color Pattern Select this checkbox to display the color pattern. • CApply to Sample Select this checkbox to apply the changed settings to the sample image. • DCyan /E Magenta /F Yellow Fine-tune color tones by adjusting the levels of each color. • G Gray Tone Adjust the color tone of grays as desired. Choose Cool Black (tinged with blue) or Warm Black (tinged with red). • HBrightness Adjust the overall image brightness as desired. You can adjust the brightness if the printed document is lighter or darker than the original image (that is, the original photo that was scanned or the original graphic as it appears on the computer screen). • I Contrast Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other, as desired. Increasing the Contrast makes images sharper, and reducing the Contrast softens images. • J Saturation Adjust the color intensity as desired. Increasing the Saturation setting makes colors more vivid, and reducing the Saturation makes colors more subdued. • K Object Adjustment Select this option to display the Object Adjustment dialog box, in which you can specify objects subject to color adjustment. • Object Adjustment Dialog box: Color→P.191 Color Adjustment Sheet: Color (Windows) iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 190