Canon large format printer imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual
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• Media Type This allows you to select the media type.Note •Always select media type that is actually set in the printer. When the media you chose is different from the media set inthe printer, you may not receive the desired print results.• Paper Source You can select the paper source. The following settings are available for paper source. SettingDetailsManualSelect for manual paper feed printing.Manual (3mm margins)Select for manual paper feed printing when you want to minimize the margin at the far end edgeof paper.Roll PaperSelect to print on roll paper. Note •When you select Manual (3mm margins) for Paper Source, the far end edge of printed image may become defectivedepending on the paper used. If this happens, select another paper source.• Roll Paper Width This selects the width of the roll media set to the printer. Note •Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source.• Automatic Cutting You can set the printer to cut roll paper automatically or print a guideline for cutting. The following settings are available for automatic cutting. SettingDetailsPrinter DefaultThe value set on the printer operation panel takes priority.NoneEach page is not cut after it is printed and printing continues without interruption.Print Cut GuidelineA print cut guideline is printed after each page and printing continues without interruption. Note •Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source.• Copies You can input the number of print copies in numerical characters. Note •The maximum value is 999.•You can change the numbers by clicking either ▲ button or ▼ button.iPF6400 Paper Settings Panel (Mac OS X)User's Guide Mac OS X Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 451
Easy Settings Easy Settings You can easily select the best settings for the print job by just selecting an item from the print target list that matches the content of the document. • Print Target You can easily select the best settings for the print job simply. If you select each Print Target item the corresponding comment for that item is displayed below the list. SettingDetailsDefault SettingsSuitable for printing normal documents that contain a mixture of text, photographs, and graphics.Photo (Color)Suitable for printing photographic images captured with a digital camera.Photo (Monochrome)Suitable for optimized printing of monochrome photos.PosterThe best setting for posters.Prints using vivid and high impact colors.Faithful Color ReproductionPrints by minimizing color differences. Suitable for when the printing results are too vivid or whenprinting scanned images.Office DocumentSuitable for printing handouts as well as general office documents for which print clarity is key. Note •The number of settings available for selection depends on the media type.• Print Quality Selecting print quality strikes a balance between the quality of the printed image and printing speed. The level of the print quality and resolution settings are displayed in the following combinations. SettingDetailsPrint QualityHighest / High / Standard / FastResolution600dpi / 300dpi Note •The availability of settings is determined by the media type and print priority selections.•Printing time is longer and more ink is consumed with High than with Fast, however, print quality is higher.•Printing time is shorter and less ink is consumed with Fast than with High, however, print quality is lower.Easy Settings (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Mac OS X Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 452
Advanced Settings Advanced Settings Presents detailed settings for the print priority, the print quality, and other items so you can select the values for these settings yourself. • Print Priority Select a print quality mode that is appropriate for the print job. SettingDetailsImageThis mode achieves the best results for printing photographic images and illustrations.Line DrawingThis mode is best for printing CAD drawings with fine lines or wall newssheet or other documentsthat contain large amounts of text. However, you may not achieve the quality you expect withprinting photographs or other images with many filled areas. For these types of jobs, select Im-age.ProofThis is a setting for enhancing the reproducibility of characters, illustrations, and photos with printproofing.However, this takes more time than regular printing.Office DocumentPrints common office documents, such as proposals, memos for distribution, etc., so they areeasy to read. Note •The number of settings available for selection depends on the media type.• Print Quality Selecting print quality strikes a balance between the quality of the printed image and printing speed. The level of the print quality and resolution settings are displayed in the following combinations. SettingDetailsPrint QualityHighest / High / Standard / FastResolution600dpi / 300dpi Note •The availability of settings is determined by the media type and print priority selections.•Printing time is longer and more ink is consumed with High than with Fast, however, print quality is higher.•Printing time is shorter and less ink is consumed with Fast than with High, however, print quality is lower.iPF6400 Advanced Settings (Mac OS X)User's Guide Mac OS X Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 453
Output Settings Panel Output Settings Panel • Enlarged/Reduced Printing Select the method for enlarged/reduced printing. The following settings are available for enlarged/reduced printing. SettingDetailsFit Paper SizeEnlarges/reduces the whole page automatically to fit the media size selected for output. Selectthe media size to print from Paper Size.Fit Roll Paper WidthEnlarges/reduces the whole page automatically to fit the width of the roll paper with the pagewidth. *Make sure that the width of the roll paper in the printer is set correctly for Roll Paper Width inthe Paper Settings panel.*Displayed only if rolls are selected in Paper Source.ScalingEnlarges/reduces the whole page by the scaling rate as specified. Input the scaling value in nu-merical characters. You can specify a range between 5 and 600%. *You can change the numbers by clicking either ▲ button or ▼ button.*Although Scaling can be set to make the image larger than the media size, the part that does notfit in the media cannot be printed.*This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in Borderless Printing.• Borderless Printing You can print the media without margins on all sides when the roll paper with the specific width and the specific media type is used. Note •Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source.• Paper Size You can select the size of the print media. Note •This is not displayed when Fit Roll Paper Width is set in Enlarged/Reduced Printing.Output Settings Panel (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Mac OS X Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 454
• Print Centered Select this feature to print the image in the center of a cut sheet or to print left and right margins evenly from the edges of roll paper.Note •This feature is useful when you print the document enlarged or reduced with Scaling as well. When an image is scaled,it is always enlarged or reduced in reference to a starting point in the upper left corner of the page. If the image is re-duced, the bottom and right margins are enlarged and the top and left margins remain unchanged. At that point, you canset all margins evenly with this feature.• No Spaces at Top or Bottom You can set the printer to print without any empty area when the print data contains empty area at the top or bot- tom. Since the printer does not feed paper over the empty area, you can save paper. Note •Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source.• Rotate Page Select the method for rotating page. The following settings are available for rotating page. SettingDetailsRotate Right 90 DegreesRotates the portrait page right 90 degrees and print in landscape orientation. When the rotatedpage can fit in the width of roll paper, the page is rotated automatically, and when it can not fit inthe width of roll paper, the page is not rotated. *When Fit Roll Paper Width is selected under Enlarged/Reduced Printing, then the image isenlarged or reduced after rotating to fit the width of the roll paper.Rotate Left 90 DegreesRotates the portrait page left 90 degrees and print in landscape orientation. When the rotatedpage can fit in the width of roll paper, the page is rotated automatically, and when it can not fit inthe width of roll paper, the page is not rotated. *When Fit Roll Paper Width is selected under Enlarged/Reduced Printing, then the image isenlarged or reduced after rotating to fit the width of the roll paper.Rotate 180 degreesAllows you to rotate the image 180 degrees from the vertical to the right. Note •Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source.iPF6400 Output Settings Panel (Mac OS X)User's Guide Mac OS X Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 455
Color Settings Panel Color Settings Panel • Color Mode You can select a color mode to suit the print job. SettingDetailsColorEnables color printing.Monochrome (Photo)Prints monochrome photo image data in a gray scale that is free of color casting (phenomenon ofgrays that appear tinted).MonochromeDisables color printing and converts image from continuous color to grayscaled monochrome. Note •The availability of settings depends on the print priority and media type selections.• Matching Mode Under Matching Mode , select the matching mode. SettingDetailsDriver Matching Mode→P.457Enables printing of optimal color tones using a driver specific color profile. You should normallyselect this mode.ICC Matching Mode→P.458Enables color matching using ICC profiles. Select this if you want to print by specifying the inputprofile, printer profile, and matching method in detail. This allows you to use ICC profiles for digitalcameras and scanners, ICC profiles created using the profile creation tool, etc.No CorrectionNo color matching is performed. Select this option when you want to perform color matching inthe software application.Color Settings Panel (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Mac OS X Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 456
Driver Matching Mode Driver Matching Mode 1 Under Matching Mode , select Driver Matching Mode . 2 Click Matching Method list, and then select a setting. SettingDetailsAutoAutomatically selects the best color matching method for each Image, Graphics, Text.PerceptualColor-matching optimized for printing typical photos attractively. Smooth gradation is a feature.This is also an easy-to-use mode when performing color adjustment using application software.SaturationColor-matching optimized for printing posters, etc., vividly.ColorimetricColor-matching optimized for printing image data with accurate colors in input color space. Thisis the easiest-to-use mode when you want to adjust the color and print. However, gradationmay be lost for colors of wider range than the color reproduction range of the printer. Generally,this is also called relative colorimetric.Perceptual (People, Dark Areas)Color-matching optimized for printing subdued photos such as indoor shots of people or darkscenes. Along with preventing the gradation loss of dark areas, you can realize photos of peo-ple in warm tones. iPF6400 Driver Matching Mode (Mac OS X)User's Guide Mac OS X Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 457
ICC Matching Mode ICC Matching Mode 1 Under Matching Mode , select ICC Matching Mode . 2 Click Matching Method list, and then select a setting. SettingDetailsPerceptualColor-matching optimized for printing typical photos attractively. Smooth gradation is a feature.This is also an easy-to-use mode when performing color adjustment using application software.SaturationColor-matching optimized for printing posters, etc., vividly.ColorimetricColor-matching optimized for printing image data with accurate colors in input color space. Thisis the easiest-to-use mode when you want to adjust the color and print. However, gradationmay be lost for colors of wider range than the color reproduction range of the printer. Generally,this is also called relative colorimetric.Colorimetric (No White-Point Cor-rection)The processing method of color-matching is identical to Colorimetric. Use this when you wantto further reproduce the target paper material color of the image data. Generally, this also iscalled absolute colorimetric.3 Click the Input Profile list, and then select an input profile. Note •To match the color on the printing, select the input profile for Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy of the ColorimageRUNNER type in use.4 Click the Printer Profile list, and then select a printer profile. Printing Enlargements of Scanned Originals from a Color imageRUNNER Printing Enlargements of Scanned Originals from a Color imageRUNNER Scanned originals from a Color imageRUNNER can be enlarged and printed automatically. Originals you create by scanning with a Color imageRUNNER are transferred to a "hot folder" and printed automatically after enlargement according to printing conditions you specify for that folder. This processing sequence is called the Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy function. To use Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy, first complete these settings in the following order. 1. Register a hot folder on your computer. Register a hot folder on your computer for storing scanned originals from the Color imageRUNNER and complete the settings for enlargement copy. For details, see "Creating a New Hot Folder ." →P.446 ICC Matching Mode (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Mac OS X Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 458
2. Complete the scanning settings on the Color imageRUNNER. Configure the Color imageRUNNER to send scanned originals to the hot folder. After these settings are complete, you can print enlarged copies of scanned originals from the Color imageRUNNER. Completing the scanning settings on the Color imageRUNNER. Configure the Color imageRUNNER to send scanned originals to the hot folder. It is easy to send scanned originals to the hot folder if you assign the scanning settings and destination to a Favorites button on the Color imageRUNNER. For instructions on assigning scanning and sending settings to the Favorites button, refer to the Color imageRUNNER manual. Scanning the original and print an enlargement Follow the steps below to scan an original on the Color imageRUNNER for enlarged printing on the printer. For detailed instructions, refer to the Color imageRUNNER manual. 1 Load the original on the platen glass or document feeder of the Color imageRUNNER. 2 Press Send to display the screen for transmission. 3 Press Favorites , and then press the Favorites button assigned to the hot folder. 4 Press Start on the control panel. If you scan originals on the platen glass, after scanning all originals, press Done on the touch-panel display. Scanned originals are sent to the hot folder and automatically enlarged and printed following the conditions you specified for the folder. iPF6400 Printing Enlargements of Scanned Originals from a Color imageRUNNER (Mac OS X)User's Guide Mac OS X Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 459
Print Plug-In for Photoshop / Digital Photo ProfessionalPrint Plug-In for Photoshop / Digital Photo Professional
Features of the Print Plug-In for Photoshop/Digital Photo Professional ......................................................461
Installation Procedures ....................................................................................................................................................... 461
Uninstall Procedures ............................................................................................................................................................ 463
Starting from Photoshop ................................................................................................................................................... 465
Starting from Digital Photo Professional .................................................................................................................... 465
Print Plug-In for Photoshop/Digital Photo Professional Main Window .......................................................... 466
Preview Area ................................................................................................................................................................ 468
Main Sheet ............................................................................................................................................................................... 469
Page Setup Sheet ................................................................................................................................................................. 472
Color Settings Sheet (Color) ............................................................................................................................................ 474
Color Settings Sheet (Monochrome) ............................................................................................................................ 475
Print History Sheet ............................................................................................................................................................... 476
Support Sheet ........................................................................................................................................................................ 477
Adjustment pattern setting dialog box ........................................................................................................................ 478
Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box ............................................................................................................................... 482
Set Configuration Dialog Box ........................................................................................................................................... 483
ICC Conversion Options dialog box .............................................................................................................................. 484
Roll Paper Options Dialog Box ......................................................................................................................................... 485
Size Options Dialog Box ..................................................................................................................................................... 485
Curves Dialog Box ................................................................................................................................................................. 486
Print History Details Dialog Box ...................................................................................................................................... 487
Utilize Three Types of Previews ...................................................................................................................................... 488
Check Image with Print Area Layout ................................................................................................................ 488
Check the original image with Image ................................................................................................................ 489
Check Image with Roll Paper Preview .............................................................................................................. 489
Print with a Desired Picture Quality .............................................................................................................................. 490
Adjust the Colors and Print .............................................................................................................................................. 491
Adjust the Colors while Checking the Preview (for Color) ...................................................................... 491
Adjust the Colors while Checking the Preview (for Monochrome) ...................................................... 492
Adjust the Colors by Color Matching ............................................................................................................... 495
Print High-Quality Adobe RGB16bit Images .................................................................................................. 496
Prints monochrome photographs with high quality ................................................................................... 497
Using Adobe CMM .................................................................................................................................................... 497
Printing an Adjustment Pattern and Selecting Adjustment Values ................................................................. 499
Perform Black Point Compensation .............................................................................................................................. 500
Perform Printing Press Simulation Print ..................................................................................................................... 501
Enlarge/Reduce and Print ................................................................................................................................................. 502
Enlarge/Reduce and Print Matching Output Media Size ......................................................................... 502
Enlarge/Reduce and Print Matching Width of Roll Paper ....................................................................... 503
Specify Scaling, Enlarge/Reduce and Print ................................................................................................... 504
Print with No Borders .......................................................................................................................................................... 505
Customize Media Settings ................................................................................................................................................. 506
Utilize Print History ............................................................................................................................................................... 506
Confirm Print History Details ............................................................................................................................... 507
Apply Print History to an Image .......................................................................................................................... 508
Store Print History to Print Preferences ......................................................................................................... 508
Delete Print History .................................................................................................................................................. 510
Export Print History from Print Preferences ................................................................................................. 511
Import Print History to Print Preferences ...................................................................................................... 512
Delete Print History from Print Preferences ................................................................................................. 514
Set Information to Print with Image .................................................................................................................. 515
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