Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide

							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.Note•If the authentication screen is displayed, input the administrator name and passowrd and click the  OK
button.
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
→P.696
• Edit Custom Paper
→P.707
• Delete Custom Paper
→P.705
• Export Custom Media Information
→P.707
• Import Custom Media Information
→P.709
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
→P.680 ".
• 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
→P.680".
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 .")
→P.942
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
→P.695 ".
• 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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							7.The Step 3: Paper Source Settings  dialog box is displayed. Select the paper source where the custom paper is loa-
ded and then click the  OK button.
8. The Step 4: Paper feed adjustment  dialog box is displayed. Click the  Execute button to execute paper feed adjust-
ment.
The adjustment pattern is printed, and the paper feed is automatically adjusted based on the printing result.
Once the paper feed adjustment is complete, click the  Next button.
Important•Check that there is no paper left on the ejection guide.
• If  Paper  Feed  Adjustment   is  not  executed,  horizontal  stripes  with  different  color  tones  may  appear
in the printed material. Paper feed adjustment does not need to be executed more than once. Execute paper feed adjustment only once each time you add a custom paper.
9. The Roll Paper Settings  dialog box is displayed.
Note•If a paper source other than  Roll Paper is selected in the  Step 3: Paper Source Settings  dialog box,
this screen is not displayed.
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							Configure the following settings as necessary, and then click the Next button.
SettingDetailsAutomatic Cutting SettingsConfigures the method for cutting roll paper when it is ejected after printing.
• Automatic Cut  :Roll paper is automatically cut by the cutter unit.
• Eject  Cut   :When  the  Cut  key  is  pressed  on  the  printer  control  panel,  the  roll
paper is cut by the cutter unit. Select this if you do not want the printed material to drop immediately after printing, such as to wait for the ink to dry.
• User  Cut   :Cutting  is  not  performed  by  the  cutter  unit.  Cut  the  roll  paper  using
scissors  after  each  sheet.  Select  this  for  paper  that  cannot  be  cut  by  the  cutter unit.Drying TimeSpecify the time that the printer waits for ink to dry, as needed.
• Off  :Ejects immediately after printing finishes.
• 30  sec./1  min./3  min./5  min./10  min./30  min./60  min.   :Ejects  after  the  speci-
fied time has elapsed after printing finishes.Borderless PrintingConfigures whether or not to permit borderless printing.
• Permit  : Borderless printing is permitted.
• Deny  : Borderless printing is denied.
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							Important•Depending  on  the  paper,  there  are  types  that  cannot  be  cut  by  the  cutter  unit,  and  types  that  speed
deterioration of the blade and cause damage to the cutter. For thick paper, hard paper, etc. do not use
the cutter unit, and instead cut the roll paper using scissors, etc. after printing. In this case, select  User
Cut  as the  Automatic Cutting Settings .
• If  borderless  printing  is  performed  on  paper  where  the  ink  drying  is  poor,  the  cutter  unit  may  leave
scratches where it touches the printed surface, or may not cut correctly. In this kind of situation, con-
figure the amount of time to wait for the ink to dry after printing using  Drying Time. Alternatively, if
the  paper  cannot  be  cut  well  by  the  cutter,  set  the  Automatic  Cutting  Settings  to User  Cut   and  cut
the roll paper using scissors, etc.
• Paper  where  borderless  printing  can  be  performed  is  limited  by  the  media  type  and  roll  paper  width.
Refer to " Compatible Paper
→P.695".
• For  custom  paper  where  there  is  a  need  to  set  the  Automatic  Cutting  Settings  to User  Cut ,  set  the
Borderless Printing  to Deny .
10. The Step 5: Configure the amount of ink used  dialog box is displayed.
The upper limit on the amount of ink used to print to the custom paper is set on this screen by selecting from among several levels.
First, click the  Test Print button to perform a test print of each level.
Important•If  Newsprint  for  Proofing   was  selected  as  the  standard  paper  for  the  custom  paper,  you  cannot  per-
form the test print or configure the maximum ink usage.
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							11.The Test Print Settings  dialog box is displayed.
Select the print priority and print quality of the test print using  Print Priority and Print Quality .
Set the level to test print using  Maximum ink usage and the image to use using  Image used in test print, and then
click the  Start Print  button.
12.Determine and set the ink level that is thought to give the best visual test print results with no bleeding or scraping of
ink.
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