Canon large format printer imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual
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6 In the AMedia Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click Canon Premium Glossy Paper 2 280 . Make sure the paper you select is loaded in the printer.Note •The types of paper indicated in the printer driver and related software (as well as on the Control Panel) are updatedwhen you install the Media Configuration Tool from the User Software CD-ROM or if you change paper informationby using the Media Configuration Tool. For details, see Media Configuration Tool→P.595.7 After confirming that DEasy Settings is selected, click Photo (Color) in the EPrint Target list. Note •For information on settings optimized for printing photos and images, see "Printing Photos and Images→P.37"•You can check the settings values selected in the EPrint Target list by clicking GView set..8 Make your selection in the FPrint Quality list. 9 Access the Page Setup pane. 10 Select and click a roll paper in the APaper Source list. 11 Make sure the width of the loaded roll is displayed in the BRoll Width list—in this case, 10 in. (254.0mm). 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. iPF6400 Printing Photos and Images (Mac OS X)User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing Photos and Office Documents 41
12 Make sure CPage Size on the Page Setup pane shows the original size as specified in CPaper Size in the Page Attributes dialog box—in this case, 10"x12". 13 Specify additional printing conditions. For details on available printing conditions, see " Printer Driver Settings →P.360" 14 Confirm the print settings, and then click MPrint to start printing. Note •For tips on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings →P.364" Printing from Photoshop Printing from Photoshop You can print images in the Adobe RGB color space that you have created in Photoshop, the Adobe Systems photo retouching application. Using the dedicated Photoshop printer driver plug-in (provided with the printer) makes it easy to print Adobe RGB images more attractively. • Using the Plug-in to Print The imagePROGRAF Print Plug-In for Photoshop is a dedicated plug-in provided with the printer that you can load in Photoshop and customize for your printing needs. By using the plug-in, you can print while preserving the 16-bit RGB data from Photoshop without losing the exceptional color gradations of original image. Some of the settings and customizations available in the plug-in are as follows. • Automatic detection of the color space (sRGB or Adobe RGB) for automatic selection of the optimal profile. This feature eliminates the need to complete intricate settings when printing Adobe RGB images. • Advanced gray adjustment, including adjustment of tone curves, in addition to an array of standard adjust- ments for color balance, brightness, contrast, highlight, and shadow. • Fine-tune color tones in Photoshop while viewing a preview that accurately reproduces printing results. • With print log management, you can save and load setting parameters from past print jobs. Note •imagePROGRAF Print Plug-In for Photoshop for Windows and Macintosh are provided with the printer. For instructions and details on which versions of Photoshop are compatible with the imagePROGRAF Print Plug-In for Photoshop, refer to the following topics, as appropriate for your computer and operating system. • Print Plug-In (Windows)→P.252 • Print Plug-In (Macintosh)→P.460 • Using the Printer Driver to Print The printer driver offers the following settings and adjustments. • Choose the standard sRBG color space or Adobe RGB as desired. Printing from Photoshop iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing Photos and Office Documents 42
•Adjust the color balance, brightness, contrast, saturation, and gray levels. For instructions on using the printer driver to print Adobe RGB images created in Photoshop, refer to the following topics, as appropriate for your computer and operating system.• Printing Adobe RGB Images (Windows)→P.43 • Printing Adobe RGB Images (Mac OS X)→P.46 Printing Adobe RGB Images (Windows) Printing Adobe RGB Images (Windows) This topic describes how to print Adobe RGB images based on the following example. • Document: Adobe RGB image created in Photoshop • Page Size: 10×12 inches (254.0×304.8 mm) • Paper: Roll • Paper type: Canon Premium Glossy Paper 2 280 • Roll Paper Width: 10 inches (254.0 mm) Important•In Photoshop, select no color-matching.•In the printer driver settings, select Driver Matching Mode and choose Adobe RGB in Color Space.1 In Photoshop, create an image in the Adobe RGB color space. Note •The following procedures are based on the example of Photoshop CS3/CS4/CS5.•For instructions on creating Adobe RGB images, refer to the Photoshop documentation.2 Choose Print with Preview from the File menu to display the Print dialog box. 3 Make sure the setting mode is Color Management. 4 In the Color Handling list in Options , click Printer Manages Colors . 5 Click Print to display the Print dialog box. 6 Select the printer and click Properties to display the printer driver dialog box. 7 Make sure the Main sheet is displayed. iPF6400 Printing Adobe RGB Images (Windows)User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing Photos and Office Documents 43
8 In the AMedia Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click Canon Premium Glossy Paper 2 280 . 9 Click DAdvanced Settings to switch the print mode. 10 Click Image in the EPrint Priority list. 11 Select the print quality in the FPrint Quality list. Note •Options displayed in the FPrint Quality list vary depending on the paper type.12 Click Color in the GColor Mode list. 13 Click HColor Settings to display the Color Settings dialog box. Printing Adobe RGB Images (Windows) iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing Photos and Office Documents 44
14 Click the Matching tab to display the Matching sheet. 15 In AMatching Mode , click Driver Matching Mode . 16 In CColor Space , click Adobe RGB . 17 Click OK to close the Color Settings dialog box. 18 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet. 19 In the APage Size list, click the size of the original as specified in the source application. In this case, click 10"x12" . 20 Select and click a roll paper in the LPaper Source list. 21 Select the width of the loaded roll in the MRoll Paper Width list. In this case, click 10-in. Roll (254.0mm) , and then click OK. iPF6400 Printing Adobe RGB Images (Windows)User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing Photos and Office Documents 45
22 Confirm the print settings and print as desired.Note •For tips on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings →P.178" Printing Adobe RGB Images (Mac OS X) Printing Adobe RGB Images (Mac OS X) This topic describes how to print Adobe RGB images based on the following example. • Document: Adobe RGB image created in Photoshop • Page size: 10×12 inches (254.0×304.8 mm) • Paper: Roll • Paper type: Canon Premium Glossy Paper 2 280 • Roll paper width: 10 inches (254.0 mm) Important•In Photoshop, select no color-matching.•In the printer driver settings, select Driver Matching Mode and choose Adobe RGB in Color Space.1 In Photoshop, create an image in the Adobe RGB color space. Note •The following procedures are based on the example of Photoshop CS3/CS4/CS5.•For instructions on creating Adobe RGB images, refer to the Photoshop documentation.2 Choose Print with Preview from the Photoshop menu to display the Print dialog box. 3 Make sure the setting mode is Color Management. 4 In the Color Handling list, click Printer Manages Colors . 5 Click Print. 6 Access the Main pane. 7 In the AMedia Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click Canon Premium Glossy Paper 2 280 . Printing Adobe RGB Images (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing Photos and Office Documents 46
8 Click DAdvanced Settings to switch the print mode. 9 Click Image in the EPrint Priority list. 10 Select the print quality in the FPrint Quality list. Note •Options displayed in the FPrint Quality list vary depending on the type of paper.11 Click Color in the HColor Mode list. 12 Click ISet to display the Color Settings dialog box. 13 Click Matching to display the Matching pane. 14 In Matching Mode , click Driver Matching Mode . 15 In Color Space , click Adobe RGB . 16 Click OK to close the Color Settings dialog box. 17 Access the Page Setup pane. iPF6400 Printing Adobe RGB Images (Mac OS X)User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing Photos and Office Documents 47
18 Select and click a roll paper in the APaper Source list. 19 Make sure the width of the loaded roll paper is displayed in the BRoll Width list—here, 10-in. Roll (254.0mm) . 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. 20 Make sure CPage Size in the Page Setup pane matches the size of the original as specified in Photoshop— in this case, 10"x12". 21 Confirm the print settings, and then click MPrint to start printing. Note •For tips on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings ."→P.364 Printing Office Documents Printing Office Documents By selecting Office Document from Easy Settings of the printer driver, you can easily configure settings for printing office documents. Print TargetDescriptionOffice DocumentSetting optimized for printing general office documents such as ma-terials for distribution so that they can be viewed easily. Note •You can check the settings values for each print target by clicking View Settings.•You can also fine-tune these values as needed. (Advanced Settings)For details on Advanced Settings, refer to "Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing→P.61". For instructions on printing office documents, refer to the following topics, as appropriate for your computer and operat- ing system. • Printing Office Documents (Windows)→P.48 • Printing Office Documents (Mac OS X)→P.50 Printing Office Documents (Windows) Printing Office Documents (Windows) This topic describes how to print office documents based on the following example. • Document: Office document created using word-processing or spreadsheet programs • Page size: A4 (210.0 × 297.0 mm [8.3 × 11.7 in]) • Paper: Sheets Printing Office Documents iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing Photos and Office Documents 48
•Paper type: Plain Paper• Paper size: A4 (210.0 × 297.0 mm [8.3 × 11.7 in]) 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 Make sure the Main sheet is displayed. 4 In the AMedia Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click Plain Paper. 5 After confirming that DEasy Settings is selected, click Office Document in the EPrint Target list. Note •You can check the settings values selected in the EPrint Target list by clicking GView Settings.6 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet. 7 In the APage Size list, click the size of the original as specified in the application. In this case, click ISO A4. 8 Click Manual in the LPaper Source list. iPF6400 Printing Office Documents (Windows)User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing Photos and Office Documents 49
9 Specify additional printing conditions. For details on available printing conditions, see " Printer Driver Settings →P.174" 10 Confirm the print settings and print as desired. Note •For tips on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings →P.178" Printing Office Documents (Mac OS X) Printing Office Documents (Mac OS X) This topic describes how to print office documents based on the following example. • Document: Office document created using word-processing or spreadsheet programs • Page size: A4 (210.0 × 297.0 mm [8.3 × 11.7 in]) • Paper: Sheets • Paper type: Plain Paper • Paper size: A4 (210.0 × 297.0 mm [8.3 × 11.7 in]) 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 In the FPaper Size list, click the size of the original. In this case, click ISO A4 - for Paper Tray (Large Mar- gins) . 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. Printing Office Documents (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing Photos and Office Documents 50