Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide

							3.The next screen presents selections for the country or area where the printer is used.
Select a country or territory then click the  OK button.
4. The License  is displayed.
After you have read Canon Software License Agreement, click the  Continue button.
5.Click the  Agree button.
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							6.Select  Easy Install  then click the  Install button.
7.Click the 
Continue  button to quit another application.
8.When the following message is displayed, click the  Quit button.
 
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							The installation of Media Configuration Tool is complete.Note•When  the  installation  is  completed  properly,  the  Media  Configuration  Tool  folder  is  saved  in  the
following folder.
Applications  > Canon Utilities  > iPFxxxx Media Configuration Tool
• The  iPFxxxx  in the folder above will be the printer name in use.
Procedures for Uninstalling
1. Double click the  MCT Installer iPFxxxx for X  icon to start the Media Configuration Tool installer.
Note•The  iPFxxxx  in the icon will be the printer name in use.
2.Input the administrator name and password, and click the  OK button.
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							3.The next screen presents selections for the country or area where the printer is used.
Select a country or territory then click the  OK button.
4. The License  is displayed.
After you have read Canon Software License Agreement, click the  Continue button.
5.Click the  Agree button.
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							6.Select  Uninstall .
7.Click the 
Uninstall  button.
8.Press the  Continue  button when another application is running.
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							9.When the following message is displayed, click the  Quit button.
 
Media Configuration Tool has been uninstalled.
Starting the Media Configuration Tool
Follow the procedure below to start the Media Configuration Tool.
From the  Applications  menu > Canon Utilities  >iPFxxxx Media Configuration Tool  > MCTxxxx.app .
Media Configuration Tool main window is displayed.
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							Note•If  a  compatible  printer  driver  is  not  installed,  the  Media  Configuration  Tool  will  not  start.  If  you  attempt  to
start  the  Media  Configuration  Tool  when  a  printer  driver  is  not  installed,  the  warning  message  below  is  dis-
played.
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
→P.680 for details on  Add Genuine Paper .
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.
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							Refer to Using Paper Other Than Genuine Paper/Feed Confirmed Paper→P.694 for details on  Add Custom Pa-
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.
Editing Media Type Information
Click 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
→P.688
• 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.
1. Open the  Edit Media Types  dialog box, and then click the  Add button.
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							2.The Add Media Type  dialog box displays.
Click the  Browse button.
3.Select the folder that contains the media information files (.amf files), and then click the  Open button.
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