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    							Note
    •Paper that is displayed grayed out does not appear in the printer driver or printer panel.•
    Add Button
    To add genuine paper or feed confirmed paper to the printer control panel and printer driver, click this button.
    For details on the procedure for adding media types,  see "Adding Media Types ."
    →P.572
    Important•To add media types, download the media information file (.amf file) in advance from the Canon website.•
    Rename Button
    To change the name on the printer control panel and the name in the printer driver for genuine paper and feed
    confirmed paper, select the paper to change and click this button.
    For details on the procedure for changing paper display names,  see "Changing Media Names ."
    →P.574
    •
    Delete Button
    To delete added genuine paper and feed confirmed paper from the printer control panel and printer driver, select
    the paper to delete and click this button.
    For details on the procedure for deleting added media types,  see "Deleting Media Types You Have Added ."
    →P.576
    •
    Show/Hide Button
    To change whether or not genuine paper or feed confirmed paper is displayed in the printer control panel and
    printer driver, select the paper to change and click this button.
    For details on the procedure for changing whether or not to display media types,  see "Switching Media Types Dis-
    play Show/Hide ."
    →P.578
    •
    Change Display Order button ( or )
    To change the display order of a media type in the printer control panel and printer driver, select the paper to
    change and click this button.
    For details on the procedure for changing the display order of media types,  see "Changing the Display Order of
    Media Types ."
    →P.579
    Note
    •The display order for custom paper can also be changed.iPF6400                                                                                             Editing Media Type Information for Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper (Windows)User's Guide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      
    Handling and Use of Paper
    Media Configuration Tool (Windows)
    571  
    						
    							Important•When you update the media type information, perform the same update on all of the PCs that are using that printer.
    Note
    •It may not be possible to deleting, showing/hiding, and changing the display order under some conditions.•If a display name is displayed grayed out, that media type will not appear in the printer driver or printer panel.
    Adding Media Types
    Adding Media Types
    Media information files (.amf files) released by Canon are registered in the printer control panel and printer driver.
    Important•Do not perform printing on the target printer while adding the media types.•Reinstalling Media Configuration Tool after registering a media information file may delete the registered media informationfile.In this case, first download and install latest Media Configuration Tool, then download and register the required mediainformation file.1
     
    Open the  Edit Media Types  dialog box, and then click
    the  Add  button.
    Note
    •For details on the procedure for opening the Edit Media Types dialog box, see "Editing Media Type Information forGenuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper."→P.5702
     
    The  Add Media Type  dialog box displays.
    Click the  Browse button.
      
    Adding Media Types (Windows)                                                                                                                                                                                        iPF6400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         User's Guide
      
    Handling and Use of Paper
    Media Configuration Tool (Windows)
     572 
    						
    							3
     
    Open the folder that contains the media information files
    (.amf files).
    4
     
    The names of the media information files contained in
    the selected folder are displayed in  Media Information
    File  in the  Add Media Type  dialog box. Select the
    check box for the paper you want to add and click the
    OK  button.
    Note
    •If Master Media Information File is displayed as the Type of the Media Information File, the media type displayorder and media type display/non-display settings are initialized. Reconfigure these after added the master mediainformation file.5
    Click  OK when the confirmation message is displayed.
    6
     
    In the  Edit Media Types  dialog box, click the  Update
    button.
     
      
    iPF6400                                                                                                                                                                                        Adding Media Types (Windows)User's Guide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      
    Handling and Use of Paper
    Media Configuration Tool (Windows)
    573  
    						
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    The  Confirm Update  dialog box is displayed.
    Configure Update Target and click the  Execute button.
    Communication with the printer begins.
    Note
    •You should normally select Update the printer control panel and printer driver.Important•When setting a data to the printer that differs from the data to be updated, the selected media information file isupdated. When you would like to remain the data that is set to the printer, click the Cancel button.•Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer.8
     
    Click the  OK button.
    Changing Media Names
    Changing Media Names
    1
     
    Open the  Edit Media Types  dialog box.
    Note
    •For details on the procedure for opening the Edit Media Types dialog box, see "Editing Media Type Information forGenuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper."→P.570
     
     
     
    Changing Media Names (Windows)                                                                                                                                                                                  iPF6400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         User's Guide
      
    Handling and Use of Paper
    Media Configuration Tool (Windows)
     574 
    						
    							2
     
    In the  Media Type  list, select the name to change.
    Click the  Rename button.
    3
     
    The  Rename Media  dialog box is displayed.
    Edit the names in  Name in Printer Driver  and Name
    on Control Panel  and click the OK button.
    Note
    •To restore the original names, click the Restore button.•The characters that can be entered for Name in Printer Driver and Name on Control Panel are stated below.alphanumeric, space, "-", ".", "_", "()", "+", "%", ",", "/"•For Name in Printer Driver up to 32 one Byte characters can be entered, and for Name on Control Panel up to 16one Byte characters can be entered.4
     
    In the  Edit Media Types  dialog box, click the  Update
    button.
    5
     
    The  Confirm Update  dialog box is displayed.
    Configure Update Target and click the  Execute button.
    Communication with the printer begins.
     
     
      
    iPF6400                                                                                                                                                                                  Changing Media Names (Windows)User's Guide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      
    Handling and Use of Paper
    Media Configuration Tool (Windows)
    575  
    						
    							Note
    •You should normally select Update the printer control panel and printer driver.Important•When setting a data to the printer that differs from the data to be updated, the selected media information file isupdated. When you would like to remain the data that is set to the printer, click the Cancel button.•Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer.6
     
    Click the  OK button.
    Deleting Media Types You Have Added
    Deleting Media Types You Have Added
    1
     
    Open the  Edit Media Types  dialog box.
    Note
    •For details on the procedure for opening the Edit Media Types dialog box, see "Editing Media Type Information forGenuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper."→P.5702
     
    In the  Media Type  list, select the name of the media to
    delete. Click the  Delete button.
    Note
    •Only paper for which Status in the Media Type is Add can be deleted.
     
      
    Deleting Media Types You Have Added (Windows)                                                                                                                                                          iPF6400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         User's Guide
      
    Handling and Use of Paper
    Media Configuration Tool (Windows)
     576 
    						
    							3
     
    In the  Edit Media Types  dialog box, click the  Update
    button.
    4
     
    The  Confirm Update  dialog box is displayed.
    Click the  Execute button.
    Communication with the printer begins.
    Important•When setting a data to the printer that differs from the data to be updated, the selected media information file isupdated. When you would like to remain the data that is set to the printer, click the Cancel button.•Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer.5
     
    Click the  OK button.
      
     
    iPF6400                                                                                                                                                          Deleting Media Types You Have Added (Windows)User's Guide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      
    Handling and Use of Paper
    Media Configuration Tool (Windows)
    577  
    						
    							Switching Media Types Display Show/Hide
    Switching Media Types Display Show/Hide
    1
     
    Open the  Edit Media Types  dialog box.Note
    •For details on the procedure for opening the Edit Media Types dialog box, see "Editing Media Type Information forGenuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper."→P.5702
     
    In the  Media Type  list, select the name of the media to
    switch off or on for display.
    Click the  Show/Hide  button.
    The selected paper is alternately shown or hidden.
    Note
    •You can select multiple paper.•The names of media switched for non-display appear grayed out in the Media Type list.•Each time you click the Show/Hide button, the display mode cycles from showing both the printer driver and printerpanel, to hiding both the printer driver and printer panel, and then to showing only the printer panel.3
     
    In the  Edit Media Types  dialog box, click the  Update
    button.
       
    Switching Media Types Display Show/Hide (Windows)                                                                                                                                                    iPF6400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         User's Guide
      
    Handling and Use of Paper
    Media Configuration Tool (Windows)
     578 
    						
    							4
     
    The  Confirm Update  dialog box is displayed.
    Configure Update Target and click the  Execute button.
    Communication with the printer begins.
    Note
    •You should normally select Update the printer control panel and printer driver.Important•When setting a data to the printer that differs from the data to be updated, the selected media information file isupdated. When you would like to remain the data that is set to the printer, click the Cancel button.•Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer.5
     
    Click the  OK button.
    Changing the Display Order of Media Types
    Changing the Display Order of Media Types
    1
     
    Open the  Edit Media Types  dialog box.
    Note
    •For details on the procedure for opening the Edit Media Types dialog box, see "Editing Media Type Information forGenuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper."→P.570
     
     
     
    iPF6400                                                                                                                                                   Changing the Display Order of Media Types (Windows)User's Guide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
      
    Handling and Use of Paper
    Media Configuration Tool (Windows)
    579  
    						
    							2
     
    Select the paper in the  Media Type list for which to
    change the display order, and then click the buttons to
    move the item (
     or ).
    The selected item moves one line up or down for every
    button click.
    3
     
    In the  Edit Media Types  dialog box, click the  Update
    button.
    4
     
    The  Confirm Update  dialog box is displayed.
    Configure Update Target and click the  Execute button.
    Communication with the printer begins.
    Note
    •You should normally select Update the printer control panel and printer driver.Important•When setting a data to the printer that differs from the data to be updated, the selected media information file isupdated. When you would like to remain the data that is set to the printer, click the Cancel button.•Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer.
       
    Changing the Display Order of Media Types (Windows)                                                                                                                                                   iPF6400                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         User's Guide
      
    Handling and Use of Paper
    Media Configuration Tool (Windows)
     580 
    						
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