Canon large format printer imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual
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•BSet Click to display one of the following dialog boxes depending on the selection in APage Layout . In these dialog boxes, you can specify layout details and which pages to print, as well as other settings. • Page Layout Printing • Pages to Print • Free Layout Settings • C Watermark Activating this option makes two settings available, Watermarks and DEdit Watermark . • Printing With Watermarks→P.160 • Watermarks Lists the provided watermarks. Choose the watermark to print. • D Edit Watermark Click to display the Edit Watermark dialog box for creating your own, original watermark. • EPrint Centered Activate this setting to print document images in the center of the paper. • Printing Originals Centered on Rolls→P.139 • Printing Originals Centered on Sheets→P.144 • FRotate 180 degrees Activate this option to rotate document images by 180 degrees before printing. • G No Spaces at Top or Bottom (Conserve Paper) Activate this setting to print the next image skipping blank areas above and below printable data in documents, which enables you to conserve the paper. • Conserving Roll Paper by Printing Originals Without Top and Bottom Margins→P.153 • H Copies Enter the number of copies to print, in a range of 1–999. • Reverse Order Activate this option to print pages in reverse order. • Collate Activate this option to print complete sets in the specified quantity. • I Page Options Click to display the Page Options dialog box, which enables you to complete settings for printing the user name, date, or page number in the header or footer. • Page Options Dialog Box →P.202 • J Special Settings If the printing results are not as you expected, click this option to change how printing is processed. • Special Settings Dialog Box →P.203 • S Defaults Click to restore all settings on the sheet to the default values. iPF6400 Layout Sheet (Windows)User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 201
Page Options Dialog Box Page Options Dialog Box The Page Options dialog box offers the following settings.Note •To display the Page Options dialog box, on the Layout sheet, click Page Options.(See "Layout Sheet →P.200") • APrint Date Select where the date is printed, as desired. To print the time as well, select BPrint Time Also . • CPrint User Name Select where the user name is printed, as desired. • DPrint Page Number Select where the page number is printed, as desired. • EFormat Settings Click to display the Format Settings dialog box, which enables you to complete format-related settings. Note •If you specify the same position for multiple items, the items are printed from left to right in this order: date, user name,and page number.•When you print multiple pages per sheet using Page Layout Printing or similar functions, these items will be printed foreach page.Page Options Dialog Box (Windows) iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 202
Special Settings Dialog Box Special Settings Dialog Box If the printing results are not as you expected, you can change how printing is processed in the Special Settings dia- log box.Note •To display the Special Settings dialog box, on the Layout sheet, click Special Settings. (See "Layout Sheet .")→P.200•Click the processing method for Parameter within the Settings Summaries frame to display a list of the setting details underthe frame. • A Spooling at Printer Driver Sets whether or not print jobs are spooled in the printer driver and processed by PageComposer. Printing results may be improved in some cases by setting this to No or No (EMF Spooling) . Note •When set to No or No (EMF Spooling), functions such as Page Layout, Watermark, Reverse Order, Page Options,FineZoom Settings, and Preview Switchingcan no longer be used.• BFineZoom Settings This function is used in large-format printing. If it is set to Yes, problems in the printing may be improved. If it is set to No, image distortions such as fine lines disappearing may be improved. • CPreview Switching When this setting is turned on, PageComposer starts when printing is performed with the Open Preview When Print Job Starts check box selected in the Main sheet. • DApplication Color Matching Priority When this is on, you can give applications priority in color management. • EFast Graphic Process Turning this setting on may help produce the expected results if image colors are inconsistent in printed docu- ments or if lines are printed in varying thicknesses. Note •This function cannot be used on 64-bit version of Windows. • F Extend print pass Uneven printing that occurs when printing with Highest selected in Print Quality may be improved in some cases by turning this setting on. However, this also reduces the printing speed. iPF6400 Special Settings Dialog Box (Windows)User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 203
Favorites Sheet Favorites Sheet The following settings are available on the Favorites sheet. For details on settings items, refer to the printer driver help. • A Favorites Printing favorites you have created are listed with Default Settings favorites. • Using Favorites→P.167 • BSettings Details Displays details of the favorite selected in the AFavorites . • CComment Displays notes registered in the favorite. • DApply Favorite Click to change the current print settings to those of the favorite selected in the AFavorites . • EApplication Settings Priority Activate this setting to use settings values specified in the source application in preference to favorite settings se- lected in the AFavorites , when clicking DApply Favorite . For details on the settings items used in preference, refer to the printer driver help. • F Delete Click to delete the selected favorite from the AFavorites list. • G Edit Click to display the Edit dialog box, which enables you to change the name and icon for the favorite selected in the A Favorites list. Favorites Sheet (Windows) iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 204
•HAdd Click to display the Add dialog box, which enables you to add the current print settings as a favorite. • IImport Click to display the Open dialog box, which enables you to import favorite settings saved as a file. • JExport Click to display the Save As dialog box, which enables you to save the favorite settings as a file. • KUp Click to move the selected favorite up in the AFavorites list. • LDown Click to move the selected favorite down in the AFavorites list. Utility Sheet Utility Sheet The following items can be executed on the Utility sheet. For details on the utilities, refer to the relevant utility help. • A Maintenance Click to start the imagePROGRAF Status Monitor, which offers the following maintenance for the printer. • Nozzle (ink ejecting outlet) check • Nozzle (ink ejecting outlet) cleaning • Head alignment adjustment • Feed amount adjustment iPF6400 Utility Sheet (Windows)User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 205
•BColor imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy Click to launch Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy (iR enlargement copy), which enables you to create hot folders used for Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy and assign print settings to hot folders. • Printing Enlargements of Scanned Originals from a Color imageRUNNER→P.250 For details, see Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy →P.241. Support Sheet Support Sheet On the Support sheet, you can view support information and the user's manual. • ASupport Information Click to access the Canon support webpage, where you can find the latest information on the printer and consum- ables, check for printer driver updates, and browse other information. • B User Manual Click to view the printer user's manual. This function requires the user's manual to be installed on your computer. • CSettings Summaries Click to display the View Settings dialog box, which enables you to confirm the settings for the Main, Page Set- up , Layout , and Favorites sheets. Support Sheet (Windows) iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 206
Settings Summaries Dialog Box Settings Summaries Dialog Box The Settings Summaries dialog box enables you to confirm the settings for the Main, Page Setup , Layout , and Fa- vorites sheets. • ACopy Click to copy the settings information to the clipboard. You can paste the settings information into a file created with a text editor or similar application. Device Settings Sheet Device Settings Sheet Many settings items on the printer properties sheets are controlled by Windows applications. However, the Device Set- tings sheet is for configuring the printer, and it is an extension of the printer driver. The following settings are available on the Device Settings sheet. • A About You can display version information for the printer driver. iPF6400 Settings Summaries Dialog Box (Windows)User's Guide Windows Software Printer Driver 207
Preview Preview The Features of Preview .................................................................................................................................................... 208 Starting Preview ..................................................................................................................................................................... 208 Preview Main Window .......................................................................................................................................................... 209 Dialog Area ............................................................................................................................................................................... 211 Enlarge/Reduce the screen display .............................................................................................................................. 212 Moving a Page ........................................................................................................................................................................ 212 Using the ruler ........................................................................................................................................................................ 212 Priority setting for rotating 90 degrees ...................................................................................................................... 213 Printing with Selecting the Layout ................................................................................................................................. 214 Print on the Center ............................................................................................................................................................... 216 Not Print Spaces at the Top/Bottom ........................................................................................................................... 217 The Features of Preview The Features of Preview The main features of Preview are as follows. • While viewing this screen, you can adjust layout settings of a document created with application software. • You can not only adjust layout settings but also your changes will be instantly applied on the preview screen, and you can print the preview screen as it is seen. Note •The media type, image size, detailed media settings, and the printer settings can cause the actual print output to differ fromthe Preview settings. Starting Preview Starting Preview Follow the procedure below to start the Preview. 1 Start the apllication software which you use. 2 From the application software's File menu, select the printer setup menu to open the Print dialog box. Note •Normally, select Print from the File menu.3 On the Main sheet, click on the Open Preview When Print Job Starts check box. Click the OK button to save the settings. The Features of Preview iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Preview 208
Note •Your printer is depicted in the lower-left area of this screen.4 On the Print dialog box in the apllication software, click the Print button. 5 Preview main window is displayed. Preview Main Window Preview Main Window The Preview main window consists of the menu and tool bars, preview and dialog area and status bar. Note •You can use the View menu to show or hide the tool bar.• Menu Bar This allows you to select menus required for operations. • Tool Bar This allows you to select tool buttons required for major operations. iPF6400 Preview Main WindowUser's Guide Windows Software Preview 209
• Preview Area You can check the settings you made in this area. • Dialog Area This allows you to set the print conditions and perform a print job. For more information about Dialog Area, see "Dialog Area ." →P.211 • Status Bar This shows the message, Pages and Output Size . Preview Main Window iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Preview 210