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Support Sheet Support Sheet You can display product support information and the electronic manual. • Support Information button Click the button to display websites that contain the latest product information. Note •An Internet connection is needed to view the websites.• User Manual button Click the button to display the printer manuals installed on the computer. Note •You must have User Manual installed on your computer. Adjustment pattern setting dialog box Adjustment pattern setting dialog box Displays the adjustment pattern by taking images with the adjustment values varying up and down in steps from the baseline adjustment values in the Color Settings sheet (color or monochrome). This allows you to print the adjustment pattern and select your preferred adjustment values while comparing the images. • Preview Area This area allows you to view adjustment pattern images side-by-side to check the state when changes to adjust- ment values are applied. iPF6400 Support SheetUser's Guide Windows Software Print Plug-In for Photoshop / Digital Photo Professional 271
The adjustment values of the image enclosed in the blue frame in the center are used as the base values, with images arranged around this with the adjustment values varying in steps up and down from these base values. If you click any of the images, the adjustment pattern is redisplayed with the adjustment values from that image as the base values. The adjustment values are displayed at the top of each image. If both the Horizontal Axis and Vertical Axis are configured, the adjustment value for the Horizontal Axis is displayed on the right and the adjustment value for the Vertical Axis is displayed on the left. If the image is so small that the adjustment values cannot be displayed, you can check the adjustment values by displaying the tool tip. Note •For images where the adjustment values are out of range, an adjustment pattern is not displayed and the message Outof Range is displayed instead.• Paper Source Selects the paper feed method for the paper to print the adjustment pattern on. You can split the usage between printing adjustment patterns on cut paper (manual feed) and printing work pieces on roll paper. • Use Paper Size Selects the paper size to print the adjustment pattern on. The adjustment pattern is printed so that it fits into the selected paper size. Note •If the image size is large and Dimensions is selected in Pattern Size, the pattern display might not fit within the verticaldirection of the paper size. In this case, select Auto in Pattern Size.•The printed paper size is displayed in Paper Size.• Paper Size Since the length in the vertical direction may differ between the Use Paper Size and actual printed material, this displays the actual output paper size. • No Space at Paper Bottom (Conserve Paper) If a margin appears at the bottom of the paper with the paper size selected in Use Paper Size, you can conserve paper by selecting this check box to print excluding the margin area. The state of the length in the vertical direction being shortened to conserve the margin area is reflected in the displayed Paper Size. • Horizontal Axis /Vertical Axis Configures settings such as the items that change in steps and the number of patterns when multiple adjustment patterns are arranged horizontally or vertically. • Adjustment Item Selects the items to change in steps. For color, you can select Cyan, Magenta , Yellow , Gray Tone , Brightness , Contrast , or Saturation . For monochrome, you can select X Color Balance, Y Color Balance , Tone , Brightness , Contrast , High- light , Shadow , or Tint . The icons for Horizontal Axis Adjustment Item are displayed above the preview area and the icons for Ver- tical Axis Adjustment Item are displayed on the left of the preview area. Note •None can only be selected for Vertical Axis in both color and monochrome.• Number of Patterns You can select the number of images to display in the pattern in the horizontal or vertical direction from 3, 5, and 7. If the adjustment item is Tone, you can select 3 or 5. When Tone is selected as the adjustment value, -1 is Soft tone , 0 is Middle tone , 2 is Medium-hard tone , 3 is Hard tone , and 5 is Strong-hard tone . • Adjustment Value Spacing Adjustment pattern setting dialog box iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Print Plug-In for Photoshop / Digital Photo Professional 272
You can select the interval of the variation in adjustment values between neighboring adjustment pattern im- ages from the range of 1 to 10. The larger the value, the greater the differences between the states of the adjustment pattern images. Note that if the adjustment item is Tone, the Adjustment Value Spacing cannot be selected.• (Swap) button Rearranges the adjustment pattern with the Horizontal Axis and Vertical Axis adjustment items swapped. • Rotate 90 degrees Rotating the image may make it easier to conserve paper and compare images. Select Per Image to rotate each of the images in the adjustment pattern by 90 degrees. Select Entire Image after layout to rotate the entire adjustment pattern by 90 degrees. When None is selected, the image is not rotated. • Pattern Size You can specify the size of the image when printing the adjustment pattern. When Auto is selected, the image is enlarged or reduced to fit the adjustment pattern into the Use Paper Size. When Dimensions is selected, the image is printed at the input image size without enlarging or reducing. Dimen- sions cannot be selected when the paper feed method is Manual. Note •If the input image size is large, check the Paper Size before starting printing because it may be larger than the actualprinted material size.•Select Dimensions in Pattern Size to print at the input image size without enlarging or reducing the images.•Patterns that extend past the horizontal width of the paper are printed wrapped onto the next line.• Pattern Spacing You can select None or Available . If Available is selected, you can insert a background between each image. The background color can be specified in Pattern Background. • Pattern Background You can select the background color from White, Black , and Gray. If it is difficult to compare the differences between neighboring adjustment pattern images, changing the back- ground color may make it easier to compare. The Pattern Spacing can be selected if Pattern Background is Available . • Update Base Values in the Color Settings Sheet Select this check box and click the Close button to apply the setting values (standard values) of the image en- closed in the blue frame in the center of the preview area in the Color Settings sheet (color or monochrome). • Print Conditions Displays the paper type, print mode, and output profile configured in the main window. This makes it possible to check the details of each of the settings when printing the adjustment pattern without returning to the main win- dow. iPF6400 Adjustment pattern setting dialog boxUser's Guide Windows Software Print Plug-In for Photoshop / Digital Photo Professional 273
• Specify the Range of Images button When this button is clicked, the Specify the Range of Images dialog box is displayed for specifying the range of images. When you specify the range by using the mouse or other means and then click the OK button, the Specify the Range of Images dialog box closes and the specified image range is redisplayed as the adjustment pattern. If you click the Cancel button, the Specify the Range of Images dialog box closes even if a range is selected. Note •The selected range is cleared by clicking the image with a range selected.• Restore to Previous button When this button is clicked, the settings are restored to the defaults when the Adjustment pattern setting dialog box was first displayed. • Close button When this button is clicked, the setting values in the Adjustment pattern setting dialog box are saved and the dialog box is closed. These setting values are applied the next time the Print Plug-In for Photoshop/Digital Photo Professional is started. Furthermore, if you select the Update Base Values in the Color Settings Sheet check box and click the Close button, the setting values for the image enclosed in the blue frame in the preview area (central image) are applied to the settings in the Color Settings sheet (color or monochrome). • Print Adjustment Pattern button When this button is clicked, printing the adjustment pattern is executed. The Adjustment pattern setting dialog box does not close even after executing the printing. The adjustment values are printed at the top of each image. If both the Horizontal Axis and Vertical Axis are configured, the adjustment value for the Horizontal Axis is displayed on the right and the adjustment value for the Vertical Axis is displayed on the left. Each of the setting values for the paper type, print mode, and output profile as well as the adjustment values con- figured in the Color Settings sheet (color or monochrome) are printed at the bottom of the paper. However, the adjustment values for the Curves are not printed. Adjustment pattern setting dialog box iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Print Plug-In for Photoshop / Digital Photo Professional 274
Note •The job name when printing the adjustment pattern is "Original Image Name + Pattern-Print". For example, the print jobname for the image "ABC.jpg" is "ABC_Pattern-Print.jpg". Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box This dialog box appears when you click the Advanced Settings button on the Main Sheet. You can set Drying Time and Roll Paper Margin for Safety by media type. • Drying Time Between Pages This sets the wait time for the ink to dry between each completely printed sheet and the output of the sheet. SettingDetailsPrinter DefaultThe settings of the printer operating panel are applied.NoneThe paper is ejected immediately after printing.30sec. / 1min. / 3min. / 5min. /10min. / 30min. / 60min.The sheet is ejected when the specified time after printing has elapsed. Between Scans This sets the wait time between line scans during printing. SettingDetailsPrinter DefaultThe settings of the printer operating panel are applied.NoneThe printing continues to the next line immediately after the last line.1sec. / 3sec. / 5sec. / 7sec. / 9sec.The printing continues to the next line after the set time. *For the media type that has problems, such as ink smears on the page or colors that seem un-even during borderless printing etc., increase the value for this setting.• Roll Paper Margin for Safety Near End Margin This sets the length of the near end margin of the roll paper. SettingDetailsPrinter DefaultThe settings of the printer operating panel are applied.3mmPrint at a standard size. *Select for Media Type that has no problem when printing with a standard size margin.20mmSelect this when rubbing against the printhead occurs such as when using paper that tends tocurl.• Cut Speed This selects the auto cut speed. iPF6400 Paper Detailed Settings Dialog BoxUser's Guide Windows Software Print Plug-In for Photoshop / Digital Photo Professional 275
SettingDetailsPrinter DefaultThe settings of the printer operating panel are applied.FastSelect this setting if cutting with the Standard setting is not clean.StandardSelect this setting when you are not experiencing problems.SlowThis helps prevent adhesive from sticking to the cutter and keeps the cutter sharp if you select itwhen using adhesive paper.• Calibration Value When calibration has been carried out on the printer, use this setting to choose whether or not to use the results. SettingDetailsPrinter DefaultThe settings of the printer operating panel are applied.Use ValueThe calibration results are used for printing.Disregard ValueThe calibration results are not used for printing. Select this option to avoid changes to image colortones during printing due to color calibration.• Mirror Specify whether to print a mirror image, as needed. Select this option to print a version of the document or image with the left and right sides inverted. • Unidirectional Printing Select this checkbox to prevent problems such as misaligned lines and improve the print quality. However, the printing speed becomes slower. • High-Precision Text and Fine Lines Print increasing ink impact accuracy, particularly for sharper text and fine lines. However, this takes more time than regular printing. Note •When Highest (Max. No. of Passes) is selected as the print mode, High-Precision Text and Fine Lines cannot beselected. Set Configuration Dialog Box Set Configuration Dialog Box This dialog box appears when you click the Set Configuration button on the Main Sheet. You can set the adjustment of image sharpness and image enlargement method. • Sharpen Performs adjustment of the sharpness (outline) settings. • Image Enlargement Method You can select the image enlargement method. Set Configuration Dialog Box iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Print Plug-In for Photoshop / Digital Photo Professional 276
The following settings are available for the image enlargement method.SettingDetailsNearest NeighborPerforms simple enlargement.BilinearPerforms line vector enlargement.BicubicAdjust pixels with calculation of elements such as a color or brightness of neighboring pixels.• Close Plug-in After Printing When you place a checkmark here, the plug-in closes after printing finishes. Note •If printing does not finish correctly because it was canceled or an error occurred, the plug-in does not close.• Initialize all warning dialog boxes When this is checked, all of the warning dialog boxes that have been set to "Do not show this screen again" be- come displayed. ICC Conversion Options dialog box ICC Conversion Options dialog box This is displayed when an ICC profile is selected in the Output Profile list in the Main sheet and the ICC Conversion Options button is clicked. This allows you to configure detailed color matching related settings. • Conversion Engine Selects the conversion engine to use when converting colors. Note •Adobe CMM needs to be installed in order to use Adobe CMM. Refer to Using Adobe CMM→P.291 for details on howto install Adobe CMM. • Black Point Compensation Check this check box to perform black point compensation. Loss of gradation in dark areas can be improved by performing black point compensation. Note •This can be used if Adobe CMM is selected as the Conversion Engine. • Proof Options Configures settings related to printing press simulation. The proof options consist of the following settings. SettingDetailsSimulate Paper ColorSelect this when performing paper color simulation. When this is on, Simulate Black Ink is auto-matically turned on and becomes grayed out.iPF6400 ICC Conversion Options dialog boxUser's Guide Windows Software Print Plug-In for Photoshop / Digital Photo Professional 277
SettingDetailsSimulate Black InkSelect this when performing simulation of black ink. In order to enable this setting, Adobe CMMneeds to be selected under Conversion Engine. Roll Paper Options Dialog Box Roll Paper Options Dialog Box This dialog box appears when you click the Roll Paper Options button on the Page Setup Sheet. You can set the roll paper width and perform the auto cut settings. • Roll Paper Width This selects the width of the roll media set to the printer. • Automatic Cutting You can set the printer to cut roll paper automatically or print a guideline for cutting. The following settings are available for automatic cutting. SettingDetailsAvailableEach page is automatically cut after it is printed.NoneEach page is not cut after it is printed and printing continues without interruption.Print Cut GuidelineA print cut guideline is printed after each page and printing continues without interruption.• No Spaces at Top or Bottom (Conserve Paper) When you place a checkmark here, the print data is printed without margins. Size Options Dialog Box Size Options Dialog Box This dialog box appears when you click the Size Options button on the Page Setup Sheet. You can select a media name, size and other settings. • Paper Size List Displays all the standard sizes and custom media sizes. • Custom Paper Size Name You can enter any name up to 63 characters. Roll Paper Options Dialog Box iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Print Plug-In for Photoshop / Digital Photo Professional 278
• Units You can select the units of measure to use when you define custom media size. Switching this setting resets theunits of measure for the entire Plug-In. • Paper Size Width Enter the width of the media size. Height Enter the height of the media size. • Add button Click the button to register the contents of the settings. Curves Dialog Box Curves Dialog Box This dialog box appears when you click the Curves button on the Color Settings Sheet. You can set Channel and other settings. • Channel Select from among RGB, Red , Green , or Blue . Note •Gray is displayed for monochrome printing and this selection cannot be changed.• Input Enter an input value. Note •The allowed entry range is 0 to 255.•You can change the numbers by clicking either ▲ button or ▼ button.• Output Enter an output value. iPF6400 Curves Dialog BoxUser's Guide Windows Software Print Plug-In for Photoshop / Digital Photo Professional 279
Note •The allowed entry range is 0 to 255.•You can change the numbers by clicking either ▲ button or ▼ button.• Load Curves button Click the button to load stored data for a tone curve. • Save Curves button Click the button to stores the current tone curve settings. Print History Details Dialog Box Print History Details Dialog Box This dialog box appears when you click the Details button on the Print History Sheet. This controls print history. For more information about Print History Details, see " Utilize Print History ." →P.300 • Print History Print History appears in list format. Display ItemsDetailsPrint History NumberDisplays the print history number.File NameDisplays image file name.Printed atDisplays time and date of printing.CommentDisplays comment details. Note •Up to 200 print history items can be displayed. All items above 200 are deleted.•When you cannot print properly because you canceled the printing or an error occurred, appears to the left of theprint history number.• Delete button Click the button to delete the selected print history. • Add button Click the button to add the selected print history to preferences. Print History Details Dialog Box iPF6400 User's Guide Windows Software Print Plug-In for Photoshop / Digital Photo Professional 280