Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide

							4.The Choose Destination Location  screen appears.
Select the destination folder then click the  Next button.
5.The Ready to Install the Program  screen appears.
Click the  Install button.
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							6.All the required files are copied to your computer and  InstallShield Wizard Complete screen appears.
Click the  Finish button.
 
This completes the installation of Media Configuration Tool.
Starting the Media Configuration Tool
Follow the procedure below to start Media Configuration Tool.
From the  start menu go to  Programs > iPFxxxx Media Configuration Tool  > iPFxxxx Media Configuration Tool .
Media Configuration Tool main window is displayed.
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							Media Configuration Tool Main Window
The explanation below is on the Media Configuration Tool main window.Note• For  the  step  to  open  the  Media  Configuration  Tool  main  window,  see  Starting  the  Media  Configuration
Tool
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Add Genuine Paper  button
When this button is clicked, the  Edit Media Types dialog box is displayed, which allows you to add media information
files released by Canon to the printer control panel and printer driver. You can also change names, toggle between display-
ing and hiding, and delete added media types.
You can also change the display order of Canon genuine paper and custom paper.
Refer to  Editing Media Type Information
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Add Custom Paper  button
When this button is clicked, the  Add Custom Paper dialog box is displayed, which allows you to added custom paper (pa-
per that is not Canon genuine paper or Canon feed confirmed paper) to the printer control panel and printer driver.
Refer to  Using Paper Other Than Genuine Paper/Feed Confirmed Paper
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per .
Link to Support Information  button
Opens  imagePROGRAF Support Information . You can check information such as the latest information for the product
and software version upgrade information.
Link to User Manual  Button
Click this button to display the printer user manual. This function requires that the user manual be installed on your comput-
er.
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							Editing Media Type InformationClick the  Add Genuine Paper  button in the Media Configuration Tool main window to display the  Edit Media Types
dialog box.
This dialog box presents functions for the following tasks.
•Adding Media Types
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• Changing Media Names
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• Deleting Media Types You Have Added
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• Switching Media Types Display Show/Hide
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• Changing the Display Order of Media Types
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Important•When  you  update  the  media  type  information,  perform  the  same  update  on  all  of  the  PCs  that  are  using  that
printer.
• Adding,  deleting,  toggling  display/non-display,  and  changing  the  paper  name  of  a  media  type  can  only  be
performed for Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed paper. Refer to " Using Paper Other Than Genuine
Paper/Feed  Confirmed  Paper
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tom paper displays  Custom as the Status in the  Media Type  list.
• To add media types, download the media information file (.amf file) in advance from the Canon website.
Note•It may not be possible to deleting, showing/hiding, and changing the display order under some conditions.
Adding Media Types
Media information files (.amf files) released by Canon are registered in the printer control panel and printer driver.
Important• Do not perform printing on the target printer while adding the media types.
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							1.Open the  Edit Media Types  dialog box, and then click the  Add button.
2. The Add Media Type  dialog box displays.
Click the  Browse button.
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							3.The Browse for Folder  dialog box opens.
Select the folder that contains the media information files (.amf files), and then click the  OK button.
4. The names of media information files in the folder you selected in the  Browse for Folder dialog box are displayed
under  Media Information File  in the Add Media Type  dialog box. Select the check boxes of paper to add and click
the  OK  button.
Important•If  Master Media Information File  is displayed as the  Type of the  Media Information File , the me-
dia  type  display  order  and  media  type  display/non-display  settings  are  initialized.  Reconfigure  these
after added the master media information file.
5. Click  OK when the confirmation message is displayed.
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							6.In the  Edit Media Types  dialog box, click the  Update button.
The Update  Media  Types   wizard  is  started  at  this  point.  For  details  on  the  procedure  to  update  paper  information
using the  Update Media Types  wizard, see "Updating Media Types ."
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Important•Be sure to click the Update button. If you do not, your changes will not be applied to the printer and
printer driver.
Changing Media Names
1. Open the  Edit Media Types  dialog box.
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							2.In the  Media Type  list, select the name to change.
Click the  Rename button.
3.The Rename Media  dialog box is displayed.
Edit the names in  Name in Printer Driver  and Name on Control Panel  and click the OK button.
Note•To restore the original names, click the  Restore button.
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							4.In the  Edit Media Types  dialog box, click the  Update button.
The Update  Media  Types   wizard  is  started  at  this  point.  For  details  on  the  procedure  to  update  paper  information
using the  Update Media Types  wizard, see "Updating Media Types ."
→P.456
Important•Be sure to click the Update button. If you do not, your changes will not be applied to the printer and
printer driver.
Deleting Media Types You Have Added
1. Open the  Edit Media Types  dialog box.
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							2.In the  Media Type  list, select the name of the media to delete.
Click the  Delete button.Note•Only paper for which  Status in the  Media Type  is Add  can be deleted.
3. In the  Edit Media Types  dialog box, click the  Update button.
The Update  Media  Types   wizard  is  started  at  this  point.  For  details  on  the  procedure  to  update  paper  information
using the  Update Media Types  wizard, see "Updating Media Types ."
→P.456
Important•Be sure to click the Update button. If you do not, your changes will not be applied to the printer and
printer driver.
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