Canon large format printer imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual
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You can specify the media type, color processing, print quality, print preview, and other settings. Choose Easy Settings to specify basic print settings based on the printing application or Advanced Settings to complete more detailed settings as desired.• Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box →P.370 • View settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application →P.372 • Color Settings Pane: Color →P.375 • Object Adjustment dialog box: Color→P.376 • Matching pane→P.372 • Color Settings Pane: Monochrome →P.377 • Object Adjustment dialog box: Monochrome→P.378 • Gray Adjustment Pane →P.378 • Page Setup Pane →P.380 You can specify the page size of the original, borderless printing, enlargement or reduction, the orientation, the paper size and source, and automatic cutting. • Utility Pane →P.381 You can specify settings related to maintenance for the Printhead and feed amount, as well as settings for Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy . • Additional Settings Pane →P.382 You can specify settings for how print jobs are sent to the printer. • Support Pane →P.382 You can view support information and the user's manual. With the imagePROGRAF Free Layout feature, you can arrange originals from various source applications on a single page before printing. For details, see Free Layout →P.412. With the imagePROGRAF Preview feature, you can check the layout before printing and adjust layout or size settings while viewing a preview screen. For details, see Preview →P.384. With the Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy feature, you can automatically enlarge and print scanned originals from a Color imageRUNNER . For details, see Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy →P.443. iPF6400 Printer Driver Settings (Mac OS X)User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 361
Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver If you have replaced the paper, you must complete the following settings in the printer driver. 1 This sets the BFormat for and CPaper Size . Note •The configuration method varies depending on the OS andapplication software you are using.If Page Setup is displayed in the application menu, the set-tings are configured by opening the Page Attributes dialogbox from Page Setup.If it is not displayed, the settings are configured in the up-per part of the printer driver displayed when you selectPrint from the application software menu. 2 Select the printer in the APrinter list. 3 Choose the original size in the FPaper Size list. 4 If you configured the settings using the Page Attributes dialog box, click FOK to close the dialog box, and then select Print from the application software menu. 5 Access the Main pane. 6 In the AMedia Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded. Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 362
7 Access the Page Setup pane. 8 In the APaper Source list, select how paper is supplied. 9 If you have selected Manual in APaper Source , make sure the size as selected in Page Setup is displayed in C Page Size . If you have selected Roll Paper in APaper Source , make sure the width of the loaded roll is displayed in BRoll Width . Note •If the width of the roll loaded in the printer is not shown inBRoll Width, click LPrinter Information on the Mainpane to update the printer information. Note •A variety of settings are available in the printer driver to suit different printing applications.For details on available printing conditions, see "Printer Driver Settings →P.360" iPF6400 Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver (Mac OS X)User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 363
Confirming Print Settings Confirming Print Settings There are two ways to confirm what printing conditions have been specified, as follows. Checking a preview of the settings A preview of the settings is displayed on the left side of the Main, Page Setup , Utility , and Additional Settings panes.By checking images and numerical values in the preview, you can confirm current settings for the page size, orientation, paper source, and so on. Display AreaInformation DisplayedPane displayed when the HImagestab is clickedOn top, illustrations indicate the page size of the original, the paper size, orientation, layout, bor-derless printing selection, color mode, and other settings information.Under this, the page size, paper size, and method and percentage of enlargement or reduction isdisplayed.Pane displayed when the ISize tab isclickedPaper size details are indicated numerically.Pane with printer and paper illustrationsIllustrations indicate the paper source, orientation, borderless printing selection, and other set-tings information. Note •To confirm the Print Target specified in Easy Settings, click GView set. on the Main pane to display the View settingsdialog box. Checking a print preview You can check an image of the original just as it will be printed. Confirming the image of print jobs beforehand helps prevent printing errors. For details on print previews, see " Checking the Layout in a Preview Before Printing →P.159" Checking the Layout in a Preview Before Printing Checking the Layout in a Preview Before Printing This topic describes how to check the layout before printing using the Canon imagePROGRAF Preview function. 1 Choose Print in the application menu. Confirming Print Settings (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 364
2 Access the Main pane. 3 Select the OPrint Preview check box. 4 Click MPrint . 5 The Canon imagePROGRAF Preview window is dis- played. 6 Check the layout and adjust settings in the Canon imagePROGRAF Preview window as desired. 7 Print from the Canon imagePROGRAF Preview menu. Note •For details on imagePROGRAF Preview functions, refer to Preview→P.384. Using Favorites Using Favorites You can use the Presets function in Mac OS X for favorite-based printing. Note •In the printing dialog box, click Save As in the Presets list to save the current print settings. This is a standard feature of theoperating system. For details, refer to the Mac OS documentation. iPF6400 Using Favorites (Mac OS X)User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 365
Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications 1 In the application software, select Print from the File menu to display the dialog box for printing conditions. Note •This dialog box includes basic printing options and enables you to choose the printer, specify the range of pages,number of copies, and so on.2 Select the printer in the Printer list. 3 Click Print to start printing. As shown in the following illustration, you can switch to other panes in this dialog box to complete settings for various methods of printing, including enlarged and re- duced printing, borderless printing, and so on. Main Pane Main Pane The following settings are available on the Main pane. For details on settings items, refer to the printer driver help. Note •On the Main pane, choose Easy Settings to specify basic print settings based on the print target, or switch to AdvancedSettings to complete more detailed settings as desired. Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 366
Common Items • AMedia Type Select the paper type. For information on the types of paper the printer supports, refer to the Paper Reference Guide. (See " Paper Refer- ence Guide ".) • 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.369 • C Set 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.370 • O Print Preview If you turn this on, imagePROGRAF Preview starts before printing. This allows you to check on-screen previews of documents before printing. Important•When Free Layout is selected on the Page Setup panel, Free Layout is disabled.• Checking the Layout in a Preview Before Printing→P.159 • L Printer Information Displays the Printer Information dialog box, which shows printer information such as ink levels and the calibration history. Note •Each of the BGet Information, CSet, and LPrinter Information buttons may not be usable depending on the appli-cation type and OS version.iPF6400 Main Pane (Mac OS X)User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 367
Configuration using Easy Settings • EPrint Target Choose presets that match the type of document to be printed. • Printing Photos and Images→P.37 • Printing Office Documents→P.48 • FPrint Quality Choose the level of print quality. • G View set. Click to display the View settings dialog box, which enables you to confirm the settings for the selected item from the EPrint Target list or change the order of items listed in EPrint Target . • View settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application →P.372 Configuration using Advanced Settings • E Print Priority Choose the graphic elements that you want to emphasize for printing. • Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing→P.61 Main Pane (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 368
•FPrint Quality Choose the level of print quality. • Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing→P.61 • G Input Bit Depth Choose the levels of gradation in print data, either 8-bit or 16-bit . Optimal results when printing data with rich gra- dation are possible by choosing 16-bit. For example, this option is particularly suited to printing images created after specifying 16 bits per channel in Photoshop. • R Fast Graphic Process Select this option to print faster than usual, when possible. • HColor Mode Choose the color mode. • Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing→P.61 • ISet Click to display the Color Settings dialog box for more advanced color settings. • Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver→P.54 • JUnidirectional Printing Select this checkbox to prevent problems such as misaligned lines and improve the print quality. However, the printing speed becomes slower. • Q Thicken Fine Lines Activate this option to print fine lines more distinctly. 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 media type setting. Note •To display the Paper Information on Printer dialog box, on the Main pane, click Get Information by Media Type.(See "MainPane →P.366")iPF6400 Paper Information on Printer Dialog Box (Mac OS X)User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 369
•APaper Source Shows the Paper Source supported by the printer, as well as the type of paper loaded. To update the media type setting in the printer driver, select the desired Paper Source option and click OK. Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box The Paper Detailed Settings dialog box offers the following settings. For details on settings items, refer to the printer driver help. Note •To display the Paper Detailed Settings dialog box, on the Main pane, click Set by Media Type.(See "Main Pane →P.366") A Media Type The paper selected with Media Type of the Main panel is displayed. For information on the types of paper the printer supports, refer to the Paper Reference Guide. (See " Paper Reference Guide ".) BDrying Time Specify the time that the printer waits for ink to dry, as needed. The Between Pages setting is only valid for rolls. • CBetween 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.NonePaper 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. • D Between 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. Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 370