Canon Pixma Mx522 User Guide

							Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver
You can specify the color correction function of the printer driver to print sRGB data with color tints that
most people prefer through the use of Canon Digital Photo Color.
When printing from an application software that can identify ICC profiles and allows you to specify them,
use a printing ICC profile in the application software, and select settings for color management.
The procedure for adjusting colors with the printer driver is as follows:
1.
Open the  printer driver setup window
2.
Select the manual color adjustment
On the  Main tab, select  Manual for Color/Intensity , and click Set....
The  Manual Color Adjustment  dialog box opens.
3.
Select color correction
Click  Matching  tab, and select  Driver Matching  for Color Correction .
4.
Set the other items
If necessary, click  Color Adjustment  tab, and adjust the color balance ( Cyan, Magenta , Yellow ) and
adjust  Brightness , Intensity , and Contrast  settings, and then click  OK.
5.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Main tab.
When you execute print, the printer driver adjusts the colors when printing the data.
Related Topics
  Setting the Print Quality Level (Custom)
 Specifying Color Correction
 Adjusting Color Balance
 Adjusting Brightness
 Adjusting Intensity
 Adjusting Contrast
 
						

							Printing with ICC Profiles
When the image data has a specified input ICC profile, you can print by using the color space (Adobe RGB
or sRGB) of the data effectively.
The printer driver setting procedure varies depending on the application software used to print.
Specify an ICC Profile from the Application Software and Print the Data When you print the editing and touch-up results of Adobe Photoshop, Canon Digital Photo Professional, orany application software that allows you to specify input and printing ICC profiles, you print by effectively
using the color space of the input ICC profile specified in the image data.
To use this printing method, use your application software to select color management items and specify
an input ICC profile and a printing ICC profile in the image data. Even if you print using a printing ICC profile that you created yourself from your application software, be sure to select color management items from your application software.
For instructions, refer to the manual of the application software you are using.
1.
Open the  printer driver setup window
2.
Select the manual color adjustment
On the  Main tab, select  Manual for Color/Intensity , and click Set....
The  Manual Color Adjustment  dialog box opens.
3.
Select color correction
Click  Matching  tab, and select  None for Color Correction .
4.
Set the other items
If necessary, click  Color Adjustment  tab, and adjust the color balance ( Cyan, Magenta , Yellow ) and
adjust  Brightness , Intensity , and Contrast  settings, and then click  OK.
5.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Main tab.
When you execute print, the machine uses the color space of the image data.
 
						

							Specify an ICC Profile with the Printer Driver, and then Print
Print from an application software that cannot identify input ICC profiles or does allow you to specify one by using the color space of the input ICC profile (sRGB) found in the data. When printing Adobe RGB data, you can print the data with the Adobe RGB color space even if the application software does not support
Adobe RGB.1.
Open the  printer driver setup window
2.
Select the manual color adjustment
On the  Main tab, select  Manual for Color/Intensity , and click Set....
The  Manual Color Adjustment  dialog box opens.
3.
Select color correction
Click  Matching  tab, and select  ICM (ICC Profile Matching ) for Color Correction .
4.
Select the input profile
Select an  Input Profile  that matches the color space of the image data.
•
For sRGB data or data without an input ICC profile:
Select  Standard .
•
For Adobe RGB data:
Select  Adobe RGB (1998) .
Important
 When the application software specifies an input profile, the input profile setting of the printer
driver becomes invalid.
 When no input ICC profiles are installed on your computer,  Adobe RGB (1998) will not be
displayed.
5.
Set the other items
If necessary, click  Color Adjustment  tab, and adjust the color balance ( Cyan, Magenta , Yellow ) and
adjust  Brightness , Intensity , and Contrast  settings, and then click  OK.
6.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Main tab.
When you execute print, the machine uses the color space of the image data.
 
						

							Related Topics
 Setting the Print Quality Level (Custom)
 Specifying Color Correction
 Adjusting Color Balance
 Adjusting Brightness
 Adjusting Intensity
 Adjusting Contrast
 
						

							Adjusting Color Balance
You can adjust the color tints when printing.
Since this function adjusts color balance of the output by changing the ink ratios of each color, it changes
the total color balance of the document. Use the application software when you want to change the color
balance significantly. Use the printer driver only when you want to adjust the color balance slightly. The following sample shows the case when color balance is used to intensify cyan and to diminish yellow
so that the overall colors are more uniform.
No adjustmentAdjust color balance
The procedure for adjusting color balance is as follows:
You can also set color balance on the  Quick Setup tab by choosing  Photo Printing under Commonly
Used Settings , and then choosing  Color/Intensity Manual Adjustment  under Additional Features .
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Select the manual color adjustment
On the  Main tab, select  Manual for Color/Intensity , and click Set....
The Manual Color Adjustment  dialog box opens.
3.
Adjust color balance
There are individual sliders for  Cyan, Magenta , and Yellow . Each color becomes stronger when the
corresponding slider is moved to the right, and becomes weaker when the corresponding slider is
moved to the left. For example, when cyan becomes weaker, the color red becomes stronger.
 
						

							You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50. Thecurrent settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver.
After adjusting each color, click  OK.
Important
 Adjust the slider gradually.
4.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Main tab.
When you execute print, the document is printed with the adjusted color balance.
Important
 When the  Grayscale Printing  check box on the Main tab is checked,  Cyan, Magenta , and Yellow
appear grayed out and are unavailable.
Related Topics
  Setting the Print Quality Level (Custom)
 Specifying Color Correction
 Adjusting Color Balance Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver)
 Adjusting Brightness
 Adjusting Intensity
 Adjusting Contrast
 Adjusting Intensity/Contrast Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver)
 
						

							Adjusting Color Balance Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver)You can look at the print results of pattern print and adjust the color balance.
When you change the color balance or intensity/contrast of a document, the pattern print function prints the adjustment results in a list, together with the adjustment values.
Described below is the procedure for adjusting the color balance while looking at the pattern.
1.
Open the  printer driver setup window
2.
Select the manual color adjustment
On the  Main tab, select  Manual for Color/Intensity , and click Set....
The Manual Color Adjustment  dialog box opens.
3.
Selecting pattern print
On the  Color Adjustment  tab, select the Print a pattern for color adjustment  check box, and click
Pattern Print preferences... .
 
						

							4.
Setting pattern printWhen the  Pattern Print  dialog box opens, set the following items, and then click  OK.
Parameters to Adjust
Select  Cyan/Magenta/Yellow .
Important
 When the Grayscale Printing  check box on the Main tab is checked,  Cyan/Magenta/Yellow
appear grayed out and are unavailable.
Printer Paper Size
Select the paper size to be used for pattern printing.
Note
 Depending on the paper size selected on the  Page Setup tab, there may be sizes that cannot
be selected.
Amount of Pattern Instances
Select  Largest , Large , or Small  to set the number of patterns to be printed.
Note
 Largest  and Large  cannot be selected when certain paper sizes or output paper sizes are
selected.
Color Variation Between Instances
Set the amount of color change between neighboring patterns.
Note
  Large  is about double the size of  Medium, and Small  is about half the size of  Medium.
5.
Checking the print results of pattern print
 
						

							On the Color Adjustment  tab, select OK to close the  Manual Color Adjustment  dialog box.
On the  Main tab, select  OK, and then execute printing. The machine then prints a pattern in which the
color balance that you set is the center value.
Important
 Normally, patterns are printed with the color balance settings as the center values. However,
when  Black Only  is selected for  Ink Cartridge Settings  on the Maintenance  tab, the color
balance settings are not applied to pattern printing.
6.
Adjusting the color balance
Look at the print results and select the image that you like best. Then enter the color balance numbers
indicated at the bottom of that image into the  Cyan, Magenta , and Yellow  fields on the  Color
Adjustment  tab.
Clear the  Print a pattern for color adjustment  check box, and click OK.
Note
 
						

							 You can also set color balance on the Quick Setup tab by choosing  Photo Printing under
Commonly Used Settings , and then choosing Color/Intensity Manual Adjustment  under
Additional Features .7.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Main tab.
Then when you execute printing, the document is printed with the color balance that was adjusted by
the pattern print function.
Important
 When  Print a pattern for color adjustment  is selected on the Color Adjustment  tab, the following
items are grayed out and cannot be set:
  Preview before printing  on the Main tab
 Stapling Side  and Specify Margin...  on the Page Setup  tab (When Duplex Printing  is set, only
Stapling Side  can be set.)
 You can print a pattern only if the  Page Layout setting on the  Page Setup tab is Normal-size  or
Borderless .
 When the Grayscale Printing  check box on the Main tab is checked,  Cyan, Magenta , and Yellow
appear grayed out and are unavailable.
 Depending on your application software, this function may not be available.
Related Topics
  Adjusting Color Balance
 Adjusting Intensity
 Adjusting Contrast
 Adjusting Intensity/Contrast Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver)