Canon Imageprograf Ipf815 User Guide
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Menu Bar This allows you to select menus required for operations. Tool Bar This allows you to select tool buttons required for major operations. Preview Area You can check the settings you made in this area. Mac OS X Software > Preview > iPF815 Preview Main Window 5 455
Dialog Area This allows you to set the print conditions and perform a print job. Drawer Area This allows you to display the thumbnails of a document. This area appears when you click Drawer from the tool bar. Alternatively, you may select Drawer from the View menu.Mac OS X Software > Preview > Preview Main Window iPF8155 456
Status Area This shows Input Size and Output Size. Paper Settings Panel This panel appears when you select Paper Settings in the dialog area.Media Type This allows you to select the media type. Note • Always select media type that is actually set in the printer. When the media you chose is different from the media set in the printer, you may not receive the desired print results. Easy Settings / Advanced Settings Two modes are available to provide the optimum print settings for jobs. The settings available on each mode are as follows. •Easy Settings →P.459 • Advanced Settings →P.460 Mac OS X Software > Preview > iPF815 Paper Settings Panel 5 457
Paper Source You can select the paper source. The following settings are available for paper source. Setting Details Cut Sheet Select to print on the cut sheet. Roll Paper Select to print on roll paper.Roll Paper Width This selects the width of the roll media set to the printer. Note • Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source.Copies You can input the number of print copies in numerical characters. Note • The maximum value is 999. • You can change the numbers by clicking either ▲ button or ▼ button. Restore Defaults Button Click the button to reset to the setting when starting Preview. Print Button Click the button to begin printing. Update Printer Info. Button Click the button to acquire printer information. Mac OS X Software > Preview > Paper Settings Panel iPF8155 458
Easy Settings You can easily select the best settings for the print job by just selecting an item from the print target list that matches the content of the document. Print Target You can easily select the best settings for the print job simply. If you select each Print Target item the corresponding comment for that item is displayed below the list. Setting Details Default Settings Suitable for printing normal documents that contain a mixture of text, photographs, and graphics. Office Document Suitable for printing handouts as well as general office documents for which print clarity is key. Poster The best setting for posters.Prints using vivid and high impact colors. CAD (Color Line Drawing) Prints the fine lines of CAD drawings and other such documents sharp and clear. CAD (B/W Line Drawing) Suitable for printing CAD drawings with sharp, dark lines. Perspective, GIS Suitable for attractive printing of 3D-CAD drawings, perspective drawings, and GIS drawings including maps. Photo (Color) Suitable for printing photographic images captured with a digital camera. Faithful Color Reproduction Prints by faithfully reproducing the colors of the original image. Custom Settings Suitable for printing documents for which Advanced Settings have been specified. Mac OS X Software > Preview > iPF815 Easy Settings 5 459
Note • The number of settings available for selection depends on the media type. Print Quality Selecting print quality strikes a balance between the quality of the printed image and printing speed. The level of the print quality and resolution settings are displayed in the following combinations. Setting Details Print Quality Highest / High / Standard / Draft Resolution 1200dpi / 600dpi / 300dpiNote • The availability of settings is determined by the media type and print priority selections. • Printing time is longer and more ink is consumed with High than with Draft, however, print quality is high- er. • Printing time is shorter and less ink is consumed with Draft than with High, however, print quality is lower.Advanced Settings Presents detailed settings for the print quality, the color mode, and other items so you can select the values for these settings yourself. Mac OS X Software > Preview > Advanced Settings iPF8155 460
Print Priority Select a print quality mode that is appropriate for the print job. Setting Details Image This mode achieves the best results for printing photographic images and illustra- tions. Line Drawing This mode is best for printing CAD drawings with fine lines or wall newssheet or other documents that contain large amounts of text. However, you may not achieve the quality you expect with printing photographs or other images with many filled areas. For these types of jobs, select Image. Office Document Prints common office documents, such as proposals, memos for distribution, etc., so they are easy to read.Note • The number of settings available for selection depends on the media type. Print Quality Selecting print quality strikes a balance between the quality of the printed image and printing speed. The level of the print quality and resolution settings are displayed in the following combinations. Setting Details Print Quality Highest / High / Standard / Draft Resolution 1200dpi / 600dpi / 300dpiNote • The availability of settings is determined by the media type and print priority selections. • Printing time is longer and more ink is consumed with High than with Draft, however, print quality is high- er. • Printing time is shorter and less ink is consumed with Draft than with High, however, print quality is lower.Mac OS X Software > Preview > iPF815 Advanced Settings 5 461
Output Settings Panel This panel appears when you select Output Settings in the dialog area.Enlarged/Reduced Printing Select the method for enlarged/reduced printing. The following settings are available for enlarged/reduced printing. Setting Details Fit Paper Size Enlarges/reduces the whole page automatically to fit the media size selected for output. Select the media size to print from Paper Size. Fit Roll Paper Width Enlarges/reduces the whole page automatically to fit the width of the roll paper with the page width. *Make sure that the width of the roll paper in the printer is set correctly for Roll Paper Width in the Paper Settings panel. *Displayed only if rolls are selected in Paper Source. Scaling Enlarges/reduces the whole page by the scaling rate as specified. Input the scaling value in numerical characters. You can specify a range between 5 and 600%. *You can change the numbers by clicking either ▲ button or ▼ button. *Although Scaling can be set to make the image larger than the media size, the part that does not fit in the media cannot be printed. *This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in Borderless Printing.Mac OS X Software > Preview > Output Settings Panel iPF8155 462
Borderless Printing You can print the media without margins on all sides when the roll paper with the specific width and the specific media type is used. For more information about Borderless Printing, see "Print with No Borders ." →P.473 Note • Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source. • This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in Print Centered.Paper Size You can select the size of the print media. Note • This is not displayed when Fit Roll Paper Width is set in Enlarged/Reduced Printing.Print Centered You can print on the center of the media loaded in the printer. For more information about Print Centered, see "Print on the Center ." →P.474 Note • This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in Borderless Printing.No Spaces at Top or Bottom You can save paper on not to feed roll paper for the empty spaces when the print data contains spaces at the top or bottom. For more information about No Spaces at Top or Bottom, see " Not Print Spaces at the Top/Bottom." →P.475 Note • Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source.Rotate Page Select the method for rotating page. The following settings are available for rotating page. Setting Details Rotate Right 90 Degrees Rotates the portrait page right 90 degrees and print in landscape orientation. When the rotated page can fit in the width of roll paper, the page is rotated automatically, and when it can not fit in the width of roll paper, the page is not rotated. Rotate Left 90 Degrees Rotates the portrait page left 90 degrees and print in landscape orientation. When the rotated page can fit in the width of roll paper, the page is rotated automatically, and when it can not fit in the width of roll paper, the page is not rotated. Rotate 180 degrees Allows you to rotate the image 180 degrees from the vertical to the right.Restore Defaults Button Click the button to reset to the setting when starting Preview. Mac OS X Software > Preview > iPF815 Output Settings Panel 5 463
Print Button Click the button to begin printing. Update Printer Info. Button Click the button to acquire printer information. Color Settings Panel This panel appears when you select Color Settings in the dialog area.Color Mode You can select a color mode to suit the print job. Setting Details Color Enables color printing. Monochrome Disables color printing and converts image from continuous color to grayscaled monochrome. Color (CAD) Prints lines in the best color possible so they are easy to see. Monochrome Bitmap Prints all colors other than white in black. Monochrome (BK ink) Select to print all lines with black ink.Mac OS X Software > Preview > Color Settings Panel iPF8155 464