Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide

							Switching Media Types Display Show/Hide1. Open the  Edit Media Types  dialog box.
2.In the  Media Type  list, select the name of the media to switch off or on for display.
Click the  Show/Hide  button.
The selected paper is alternately shown or hidden.
Note• The names of media switched for non-display appear grayed out in the  Media Type list.
• Each  time  you  click  the  Show/Hide  button,  the  display  mode  cycles  from  showing  both  the  printer
driver and printer panel, to hiding both the printer driver and printer panel, and then to showing only the printer panel.
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							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 ."
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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 the Display Order of Media Types
1. Open the  Edit Media Types  dialog box.
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							2.Select the paper in the  Media Type list for which to change the display order, and then click the buttons to move the
item (
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The selected item moves one line up or down for every button click.
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 ."
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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.
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							Updating Media Types
Clicking the  Update button on the  Edit Media Types  dialog box opens the  Update Media Types  wizard. You can use this
wizard to apply new information about print media in the printer and in the printer driver. The procedures for updating the media information with the  Update Media Types wizard are as follows.Important•When  you  update  the  media  type  information,  perform  the  same  update  on  all  of  the  PCs  that  are  using  that
printer.
1. Confirm the printer, where media type information is to be updated, to be displayed in  Printer in the Update Media
Types - Select Printer  dialog box, and then click the  Next button.
Note•If  the  printer  driver  is  not  installed,  the  following  dialog  box  is  displayed.  Select  how  the  printer  to
update is connected.
2. Communication with the printer starts and the following dialog box is displayed.
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							Important•Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer.
• When the program cannot communicate with the printer, the following warning message is displayed.
3. When the program has finished communicating with the printer, the screen moves to display  Update Media Types -
Confirm Update . Confirm the information received from the printer.
To update click the  Execute button.
Important•When setting a data to the printer that differs from the data to be updated, the selected media informa-
tion file is updated. When you would like to remain the data that is set to the printer, click the  Cancel
button.
4. Communication with the printer starts and the following dialog box is displayed.
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							Important•Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer.
• When the program cannot communicate with the printer, the following warning message is displayed.
5. Click the  OK button.
Note•To apply the same updates to other printers of the same model, click the  Add Genuine Paper button
in  the  main  window  to  open  the  Edit  Media  Types  dialog  box  and  then  click  the  Update button.
Select  the  printer  that  you  want  to  update  in  Step  1,  and  update  the  media  information  by  following
the  Update Media Types  wizard.
Using Paper Other Than Genuine Paper/Feed Confirmed Paper
When the  Add Custom Paper  button is clicked in the Media Configuration Tool main window, the  Add Custom Paper
dialog box is displayed.
Adding custom paper to the printer control panel and printer driver is performed from this screen.
Note• Custom paper is paper other than Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed paper (paper that is detailed in the
Paper Reference Guide).
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							The following operations can be performed from this screen.•Add Custom Paper
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• Edit Custom Paper
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• Delete Custom Paper
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• Export Custom Media Information
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• Import Custom Media Information
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Important•When adding, editing, or deleting custom paper, make the same changes on all of the other PCs that use the
target printer. The changes can be made easily by creating a Custom Media Information File (.am1 file) using the custom paper export function and importing the file on the other PCs.
• When using custom paper in another printer, always add the custom paper to that printer before use.
• Canon  genuine  paper  and  feed  confirmed  paper  cannot  be  changed  from  this  dialog  box.  Refer  to  " Editing
Media Type Information
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• Changing  the  display  order  of  media  types  displayed  in  the  printer  control  panel  and  printer  driver  is  per-
formed  from  the  Edit  Media  Types   dialog  box  regardless  of  whether  it  is  Canon  genuine  paper  or  custom
paper. Refer to " Editing Media Type Information
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Compatible Paper
Paper specifications
Refer to "Specifications" and "Paper" for specifications such as thickness and size of paper that can be added as custom paper   (See " Specifications .")
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Notes on the operating environment
In low humidity environments (below 40%), your printer may develop the following problems.
•Paper becomes curled or wrinkled.
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							•Paper  and  the  printhead  are  more  likely  to  touch  each  other,  resulting  in  a  scratched  print  surface  or  damaged  print-
head.
• The cut printed matter sticks to the printer and will not fall down (film media).
• Paper sticks to the printer, making its transfer impossible and preventing its normal ejection (film media).
• Uneven printing (film media)
In high humidity environments (over 60%), your printer may develop the following problems. •Printed matter will not dry.
• Wavy paper surface
• Cut edges are ragged (fabric media).
• Margins remain due to borderless printing.Important•Canon offers absolutely no guarantees regarding the print quality or paper feed properties of customer paper
(paper that is not Canon genuine paper or Canon feed confirmed paper).
Add Custom Paper
In order to add new custom paper to the printer control panel and printer driver, first select the media type to use as the basis
from among the Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed paper.. Add this as custom paper after making various changes to
the standard paper as necessary.
Important• Do not execute printing on the target printer while adding custom paper.
• When  adding  custom  paper,  check  the  specifications  of  paper  that  can  be  added  using  " Compatible  Pa-
per
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• Custom paper added using the add custom paper function can only be used by the printer driver. It cannot be
used by other software.
1. Open the  Add Custom Paper  dialog box and click the  Add button.
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							2.Check that the printer on which you are updating the media information is displayed in  Printer in the Update Me-
dia Types - Select Printer  dialog box and click the Next button.
3.The  Step  1:  Select  the  standard  paper   dialog  box  is  displayed.  In Paper  Category,  select  the  category  of  media
type to use as the basis of the custom paper you are adding.
Important• Select the category that you think is the closest to the custom paper you are adding.
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							4.The media type names of the Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed paper within the selected category are shown
in  Media Type Name . Select the media type to use as the basis of the custom paper, and click the  Next button.Note•If you do not know which media type to use as the basis of the custom paper, click the  Assist button
to  open  the  Media  Type  Selection  Assistance   dialog  box,  and  then  set  either  the  Weight  (gram-
mage)   or  the  Thickness .  The  Media  Configuration  Tool  automatically  selects  the  appropriate  paper
from the selected paper category. Alternatively, select the media type called  General from among the
displayed  Media Type Name .
• Depending on the selected category, there might not be a media type called  General.
• Depending on the selected category, the  Assist button may be disabled.
5.The Step 2: Set the custom paper name  dialog box is displayed.
Enter an arbitrary name to display in the printer control panel and printer driver, and then click the  Next button.
Note• Paper Name (English)  is used in keeping track of the amount of roll paper left, in status print, etc.
6.Load the custom paper in the printer and then click the  OK button.
Important•Do not load paper that is curled or that has already been printed on.
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