Canon printer PIXMA MG7520 User Manual

Specifying Color CorrectionYou can specify the color correction method suited to the type of document to be printed.
Normally, the printer driver adjusts the colors by using Canon Digital Photo Color so that data is printed with
color tints that most people prefer. This method is suitable for printing sRGB data.
When you want to print by using the color space (Adobe RGB or sRGB) of the image data effectively, select ICM  (ICC Profile Matching ). When you want to use an application software to specify a...

Driver MatchingWith Canon Digital Photo Color, you can print sRGB data with color tints that most people prefer.
ICM (ICC Profile Matching) Adjusts the colors by using an ICC profile when printing.Specify the input profile or rendering intent to be used.
None The printer driver does not perform color correction. Select this value when you are specifying an
individually created printing ICC profile or a printing ICC profile for special Canon paper in an
application software to print data.
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Complete the...

Optimal Photo Printing of Image DataWhen people print images taken with digital cameras, they sometimes feel that the printed color tones differfrom those of actual image or those displayed on the monitor.
To get the print results as close as possible to the desired color tones, you must select a printing method
that is best suited to the application software used or to your purpose.
Color Management
Devices such as digital cameras, scanners, monitors, and printers handle color differently. Color...

Adjusting Colors with the Printer DriverYou can specify the color correction function of the printer driver to print sRGB data with color tints that mostpeople 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...

Adjusting Brightness
Adjusting Intensity
Adjusting Contrast
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Printing with ICC ProfilesWhen 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,
or any application software that allows you to specify input and printing...

5.Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Main tab.
When you execute print, the printer 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...

Important•
When the application software specifies an input profile, the input profile setting of the printer
driver becomes invalid.
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When no input ICC profiles are installed on your computer,  Adobe RGB (1998) will not be
displayed.
5.
Select the rendering intent
Select the coloring adjustment method in  Rendering Intent.
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Saturation
This method reproduces images even more vividly than the  Perceptual method.
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Perceptual
This method reproduces images by focusing on color tints that most people...

Interpreting the ICC ProfileWhen you need to specify the printer profile, select the ICC profile for the paper to print on.
The ICC profiles installed for this printer appear as follows.•
(1) is the model name of the printer.
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(2) is the media type. This notation corresponds to the following media type:
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GL: Photo Paper Plus Glossy II
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PT: Photo Paper Pro Platinum
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SG/LU: Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss / Photo Paper Pro Luster
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MP: Matte Photo Paper
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Other Fine Art Paper: Other Fine Art Paper
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(3) is...

Adjusting Color BalanceYou 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...