Canon large format printer imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual
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•Paper type: Plain Paper•
Paper size: A4 (210.0 × 297.0 mm [8.3 × 11.7 in])
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Choose Print in the application menu.
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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 ")
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Make sure the Main sheet is displayed.
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In the AMedia Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click Plain Paper.
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•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 \")
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Make sure the Main sheet is displayed.
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In the AMedia Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click Plain Paper.
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After confirming that DEasy Settings is selected, click Office...")
5 Access the Main pane. 6 In the AMedia Type list, select the type of paper that is loaded. In this case, click Plain Paper. 7 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 set..8 Make your selection in the FPrint Quality list. 9 Access the Page Setup pane. 10 Click Manual in the APaper Source list. iPF6400 Printing Office Documents (Mac OS X)User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing Photos and Office Documents 51
11 Make sure the CPage Size setting matches the origi- nal size as selected in CPaper Size in the Page At- tributes dialog box—in this case, ISO A4 - for Paper Tray (Large Margins) . 12 Specify additional printing conditions. For details on available printing conditions, see " Printer Driver Settings →P.360" 13 Confirm the print settings, and then click MPrint to start printing. Note •For tips on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings →P.364" Using PosterArtist to Compose Originals Using PosterArtist to Compose Originals You can print a variety of source documents from word-processing or spreadsheet programs or screen shots from web browsers after composing an original with them using PosterArtist.This topic describes how to use PosterArtist to compose originals from multiple applications, creating a poster layout for printing. 1 Choose Print in the application menu. 2 Select the printer in the dialog box, and then open the printer driver dialog box. (See "Accessing the Printer Driv- er Dialog Box from Applications (Windows) .") →P.181 3 Make sure the Main sheet is displayed. Using PosterArtist to Compose Originals iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing Photos and Office Documents 52
4 Click the Layout tab to display the Layout sheet. 5 Select the APage Layout check box. 6 Click in the Edit Using PosterArtist in the APage Layout list. Note •This function cannot be used with a 64-bit version OS.7 When you attempt to print, PosterArtist starts up and the PageCapture window is displayed. (At this point, the document will not be printed yet.) 8 Choose the page to load in PosterArtist. 9 Edit and rearrange the image in the PosterArtist window as desired. Without closing the PosterArtist window, repeat steps 1-8 to arrange originals from multiple applications on the same page. Note •For details on how to edit and sort images, refer to the PosterArtist Manual.10 Print from the PosterArtist menu. iPF6400 Using PosterArtist to Compose OriginalsUser's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing Photos and Office Documents 53
Adjusting Images Adjusting Images Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver ...................................................................................................................... 54 Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows) ...................................................................................... 56 Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X) .................................................................................... 58 Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing ........................................................... 61 Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions (Windows) ............................................................ 63 Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions (Mac OS X) .......................................................... 65 Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver Color settings specified in the application for your documents are essentially given priority over other settings for each print job, but further color adjustment is possible in the printer driver. • Color Mode Choose how the printer driver processes color, as desired. The available options vary depending on the color mode. Color ModeDescriptionColor AdjustmentColorPrint in color.You can select the color balance and colormatching functions.Monochrome (Photo)Grayscale printing optimized for mono-chrome photos.You can adjust the color balance in ways tail-ored to monochrome photos.MonochromePrint in grayscale.You can adjust the color balance.No color correction (*1)Prints without performing color-matching inthe printer driver.You can adjust the color balance. *1: If No color correction is selected, the Matching sheet / Matching pane is not displayed. • Color Adjustment You can adjust colors separately for images, graphics, and text documents. Adjustment ItemDescriptionCyanFine-tune color tones by adjusting the levels of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow.MagentaYellowGray ToneAdjust the grayscale, in a range from cool, blue tones to warm, red tones.BrightnessAdjust the brightness of printed images while keeping the darkest and lightest portions intact.ContrastAdjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other.For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the contrast.SaturationAdjust the level of color saturation, in a range from subdued to vivid. Note •Click Object Adjustment to open the Object Adjustment dialog box, which allows you to select the color adjustmenttarget from Image, Graphics, and Text.• Matching You can choose the color-matching mode and method. By adjusting the color-matching mode and method, you can make printed colors match the colors of on-screen images more closely. Important•If No color correction is selected under Color Mode, the Matching cannot be changed.Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Adjusting Images 54
Matching ModeDescriptionRemarksDriver Matching ModeEnables printing of optimal color tones usinga driver specific color profile.You should normally select this mode.ICC Matching ModeEnables color matching using ICC profiles.Select this if you want to print by specifyingthe input profile, printer profile, and match-ing method in detail.This allows you to use ICC profiles for digitalcameras and scanners, ICC profiles createdusing the profile creation tool, etc.Host ICM ModeEnables color matching by the host comput-er using the ICM function of Windows.Select this if you want to print from an appli-cation that supports the ICM function.Available when using Windows.ColorSyncEnables color matching by using the Color-Sync function of Mac OS.Select this if you want to perform soft proof-ing using ColorSync before printing.Available when using Mac OS.To select ColorSync, choose ColorSync onthe Color Matching panel.Matching MethodDescriptionRemarksAutoColor-matching optimized for images,graphics, or text.The available options and their display ordervary depending on your selected color-match-ing mode, as well as the operating system.PerceptualColor-matching optimized for printing typicalphotos attractively. Smooth gradation is afeature. This is also an easy-to-use modewhen performing color adjustment using ap-plication software.Perceptual (People, Dark Areas)Color-matching optimized for printing sub-dued photos such as indoor shots of peopleor dark scenes. Along with preventing thegradation loss of dark areas, you can realizephotos of people in warm tones.ColorimetricColor-matching optimized for printing imagedata with accurate colors in input colorspace. This is the easiest-to-use modewhen you want to adjust the color and print.However, gradation may be lost for colors ofwider range than the color reproductionrange of the printer. Generally, this is alsocalled relative colorimetric.Colorimetric (No Wht-pnt Corr)Color-matching, which uses the same pro-cessing method as Colorimetric process-ing, is useful when you want to reproducecolors down to the color of the paper. Color-matching is often called "absolute colorimet-ric."SaturationColor-matching optimized for printing post-ers, etc., vividly.Monitor MatchingSuitable for optimized printing to match theappearance on the monitor.Color-matching optimized for accurately re-producing colors on the calibrated sRGB orAdobeRGB monitor. For instructions on color adjustment, refer to the following topics, as appropriate for your computer and operating system. • Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows)→P.56 • Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X)→P.58 iPF6400 Adjusting the Color in the Printer DriverUser's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Adjusting Images 55
Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows) Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows) You can specify your own print settings instead of using the Print Target presets. This topic describes how to fine-tune the color tone of photos before printing. 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. 5 Click DAdvanced Settings to switch the print mode. 6 Click Color in the GColor Mode list. Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows) iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Adjusting Images 56
7 Click HColor Settings to display the Color Settings dialog box. 8 On the Color Adjustment sheet, adjust the color tones, brightness, and so on as desired. Adjustment ItemDescriptionDCyanFine-tune color tones by adjusting the levels of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow.EMagentaFYellowGGray ToneAdjust the gray tone to suit the images of monochrome photos. Choose cool black (tinged withblue), pure black (neutral), warm black (tinged with red), and so on. Select the color tone in thecolor region or from the list.HBrightnessAdjust the brightness of printed images while keeping the darkest and lightest portions intact.IContrastAdjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other.For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the contrast.JSaturationAdjust the level of color saturation, in a range from subdued to vivid. Note •Click Object Adjustment to open the Object Adjustment dialog box, which allows you to select the color adjust-ment target from Image, Graphics, and Text.9 Close the Color Settings dialog box. iPF6400 Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows)User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Adjusting Images 57
10 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet. 11 Confirm the settings of APage Size , L Paper Source , and so on. 12 Confirm the print settings and print as desired. Note •For tips on confirming print settings, see "Confirming Print Settings →P.178" Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X) Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X) You can specify your own print settings instead of using the Print Target presets. This topic describes how to fine-tune the color tone of photos before printing. 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. Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Adjusting Images 58
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. 7 Click DAdvanced Settings to switch the print mode. 8 Click Color in the HColor Mode list. iPF6400 Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X)User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Adjusting Images 59
9 Click ISet to display the Color Settings dialog box. 10 On the Color Adjustment pane, adjust the color tones, brightness, and so on as desired. Adjustment ItemDescriptionDCyanFine-tune color tones by adjusting the levels of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow.EMagentaFYellowGGray ToneAdjust the gray tone to suit the images of monochrome photos. Choose cool black (tinged withblue), pure black (neutral), warm black (tinged with red), and so on. Select the color tone in thecolor region or from the list.HBrightnessAdjust the brightness of printed images while keeping the darkest and lightest portions intact.IContrastAdjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other.For soft gradation, decrease the contrast. For hard gradation, increase the contrast.JSaturationAdjust the level of color saturation, in a range from subdued to vivid. Note •Click Object Adjustment to open the Object Adjustment dialog box, which allows you to select the color adjust-ment target from Images, Graphics, and Text.11 Click OK to close the Color Settings dialog box. Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Enhanced Printing Options Adjusting Images 60