Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide

							Prints monochrome photographs with high quality
Prints images captured with a scanner or digital camera in monochrome with high quality. Provides stable monochrome
photo images without color casts and minimizes the influences of the difference of the light source.
1. Display the  Main sheet.
2.Select  Auto (Monochrome Photo)  in Output Profile .
Note• Auto (Monochrome Photo)  can be selected only after a compatible  Media Type has been selected.
3.Click the  Print button.
 
Performs conversion to the most suitable monochrome and printing begins.
Using Adobe CMM
Adobe CMM is a color conversion engine made by Adobe. Using Adobe CMM makes it possible to obtain uniform color conversion results and to use the black point compensation function.
How to Obtain Adobe CMM
Adobe CMM can be obtained using the following procedure.
1. Open the Adobe website (http://www.adobe.com).
2. Enter "Adobe CMM" in the search input box on the screen.
3. Search for the "Adobe Color Management Module (CMM)" item and select the Windows version.
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							4.Download the file by following the on-screen directions.
5. Start the installer in the downloaded file to perform the installation.Important•Use version 1.1 or higher of Adobe CMM.
Adobe CMM System Requirements
The system requirements for Adobe CMM are as follows.
•Supported OS
Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista
 
• Supported CPU
Intel Xeon, Xeon Dual, Intel Centrino, Pentium 4 processor
Note• Check with Adobe for details.
How to Use Adobe CMM
The procedure for using Adobe CMM is as follows.
1. Display the  Main sheet.
2.Select one of the ICC profiles as the  Output Profile.
3. Click the  ICC Conversion Options  button.
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							4.In the  ICC Conversion Options  dialog box, select Adobe CMM from Conversion Engine .
5.Click the  OK button to close the  ICC Conversion Options  dialog box.
Perform Black Point Compensation
Black point compensation that is equivalent to Photoshop can be performed using the following procedure. Use this to avoid
saturation in the black areas of images.
1. Display the  Main sheet.
2.Select one of the ICC profiles as the  Output Profile.
3. Click the  ICC Conversion Options  button to open the ICC Conversion Options  dialog box.
4. Select  Adobe CMM  as the Conversion Engine .
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							5.Check the  Black Point Compensation  check box.
6.Click the  OK button to close the  ICC Conversion Options  dialog box.
Important•Adobe  CMM  needs  to  be  installed  in  order  to  use  black  point  compensation.  Refer  to  Using  Adobe
CMM
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Perform Printing Press Simulation Print
You can perform printing press simulation prints by specifying ICC profiles such as Japan Color or SWOP, and specifying an ICC profile for the printing press.
1. Display the  Main sheet.
2.Select one of the ICC profiles as the  Output Profile.
3. Check the  Proof check box and select the profile for the printing press you want to target from the list on the right.
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							4.Click the  ICC Conversion Options  button to open the ICC Conversion Options  dialog box.
5.Configure the  Proof Options  as needed.
Note•The proof options are  Simulate Paper Color  and Simulate Black Ink . The settings that can be selec-
ted vary depending on the  Conversion Engine settings.
6.Click the  OK button to close the  ICC Conversion Options  dialog box.
7. Click the  Print button.
Printing begins.
Enlarge/Reduce and Print
You can enlarge or reduce an image in Print Plug-In.
Three methods to enlarge/reduce and print are as follows.
•Enlarge/Reduce and Print Matching Output Media Size
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• Enlarge/Reduce and Print Matching Width of Roll Paper
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• Specify Scaling, Enlarge/Reduce and Print
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Enlarge/Reduce and Print Matching Output Media Size
By specifying the media type loaded in the printer, the image can be enlarged or reduced to fit the size of the image area ofthe media. This feature is useful when you need to print on the full width of Media that you have selected.
Note• When you need to print on the full width of roll media,  see "Enlarge/Reduce and Print Matching Width of
Roll Paper ."
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• When you do the procedure below to print on roll media, the print job will match the size of the output with
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							1.Display the  Page Setup sheet.
2.Select the size of the media that you want to print in  Paper Size.
Note•This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in  Borderless Printing.
• This is not displayed when  Fit Roll Paper Widthis set in Enlarged/Reduced Printing .
3.Select either  Portrait or Landscape  as the media orientation for the image in  Orientation.
Note•When you select  Portrait, the image on the media prints as it appears on the screen.
• When you select  Landscape, the image on the media prints rotated 90 degrees.
4.Click the  Enlarged/Reduced Printing  check box on.
Note•This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in  Borderless Printing.
5.Select  Fit Paper Size .
6. Click the  Print button.
 
The image prints filling the entire output media surface.
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							Enlarge/Reduce and Print Matching Width of Roll Paper
You can enlarge/reduce and print an image matching the width of the roll paper set in the printer. This is useful when you
wish to print an image that covers the entire width of the roll paper.Note• Printing will not occur properly when a print roll is not set to the printer.
1. Display the  Page Setup sheet.
2.Select  Roll Paper  in Paper Source .
3. Click the  Roll Paper Options  button.
4. Set the roll paper options and click the  OK button.
Note•For  more  information  about  the  Roll  Paper  Options  dialog  box, see  "Roll  Paper  Options  Dialog
Box ."
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• Click the  Defaults button to return all of the roll paper option settings to their defaults.
5.Select either  Portrait or Landscape  as the media orientation for the image in  Orientation.
Note•This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in  Borderless Printing.
6.Select  Fit Roll Paper Width .
7. Click the  Print button.
 
The image prints covering the entire width of the roll paper.
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							Specify Scaling, Enlarge/Reduce and Print
You can specify scaling to enlarge/reduce an image and print. This is useful when you wish to print an image at a specific size.
1. Display the  Page Setup sheet.
2.Select the size of the media that you want to print in  Paper Size.
Note•This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in  Borderless Printing.
• Fit Roll Paper Width is set in Enlarged/Reduced Printing .
3.Select either  Portrait or Landscape  as the media orientation for the image in  Orientation.
Note•When you select  Portrait, the image on the media prints as it appears on the screen.
• When you select  Landscape, the image on the media prints rotated 90 degrees.
4.Click the  Enlarged/Reduced Printing  check box on.
Note•This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in  Borderless Printing.
5.Select  Scaling  and input the scaling factor or drag the four corners of the image in the Preview display.
Note•You can specify scaling rate in intervals of 0.01%.
• You can specify a range between 5.00-600.00%.
• The size of the width and height proportionally grow when the image is enlarged/reduced.
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							6.Either drag the image on the  Print Area Layout preview, or set the print position  Layout.
7. Click the  Print button.
 
Printing begins at the set scaling rate.
Print with No Borders
You can use the borderless printing function to print without margins surrounding the image.
Note• With some media borderless printing can be performed only between two edges.
• To use the borderless printing function, the specified media must be set to the printer.
1. Display the  Page Setup sheet.
2.Select  Roll Paper  in Paper Source .
3. Click the  Borderless Printing  check box on.
Note•Select  the  width  for  roll  paper  set  in  the  printer  in  Roll  Paper  Width in  the  Specify  Roll  Paper
Width  dialog box, and click  OK.
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							4.Click the  Print button.
 
Borderless printing begins.
Customize Media Settings
You can customize media settings.
1. Display the  Main sheet.
2.Select the media type that you wish to customize in 
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.
3. Click the  Advanced Settings  button.
4. Perform the settings in the  Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box
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Utilize Print History
When you perform various settings and print in Print Plug-In, those settings are saved as print history. Also, you can export
and import as files. You can store often-used print history under a specified name in print preferences.
Note• You can save up to 200 print history items. All items over 200 are deleted in chronological order.
You can do the following things using print history.
•Confirm Print History Details
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