Canon large format printer imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual
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Setting ItemDetailsPrinter DefaultThe setting of the control panel of the printer is applied.NoneThe next line is printed immediately after a line is printed.1 sec. / 3 sec. / 5 sec. / 7 sec. / 9 sec.The next line is printed when the set time elapses after a line is printed. * Increase the time according to the occurrence condition of bleeding or unevenness. ERoll Paper Margin for Safety You can specify the length of a margin on the leading edge of paper to ensure that paper susceptible to curling is held firmly against the Platen. • F Near End Margin Specify the length of the Near End Margin (the leading edge margin) of the roll, as needed. Setting ItemDetailsPrinter DefaultThe setting of the control panel of the printer is applied.3 mm (0.12 in)The document is printed in the standard size. * Select this when you do not have any problems in printing.20 mm (0.8 in)Select this when rubbing against the printhead occurs such as when using paper that tends tocurl. GCut Speed Select the speed of automatic cutting, as needed. You can adjust this setting if paper is not cut well when automatic cutting is used. Setting ItemDetailsPrinter DefaultThe setting of the control panel of the printer is applied.High SpeedWhen the Standard setting does not result in a clean cut surface, select this.StandardSelect this when you do not have any problems in automatic cutting.Low SpeedThis helps prevent adhesive from sticking to the cutter and keeps the cutter sharp if you select itwhen using adhesive paper. H Automatic Cutting Set whether to perform roll cutting automatically or print a cut line. The following settings are available for automatic cutting. Setting ItemDetailsPrinter DefaultThe setting of the control panel of the printer is applied.NoneAfter printing completes, the roll is not cut per page, and the next page of data is printed succes-sively.Print Cut GuidelineAfter printing completes, a line is printed per page, and the next page of data is printed succes-sively. I Calibration Value You can specify whether to apply the results of calibration performed on the printer to image processing. Setting ItemDetailsPrinter DefaultThe setting of the control panel of the printer is applied.EnabledPrint using the calibration results.DisabledPrint without using the calibration results. Select this to avoid the changing of the color of imagesduring printing by color calibration.iPF6400 Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box (Mac OS X)User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 371
JMirror 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. K Extend print pass Uneven printing that occurs when printing with Highest selected in Print Quality may be improved in some cases by selecting this check box. However, this also reduces the printing speed. View settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application View settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application In the View settings dialog box, you can check details of the selected printing application. Note •To display the View settings dialog box, on the Main pane, click View settings by Print Target.(See "Main Pane →P.366") • APrint Target Shows all Print Target options (settings items for the printing application). • BName Identifies the item selected in Print Target by its name and an icon. • CDetails Here, you can confirm detailed settings values for each item selected in the Print Target list. Matching pane Matching pane On the Matching pane, you can specify color matching to compensate for differences in the appearance of colors on various devices. Important•The Matching pane is not displayed when No color correction or Monochrome is selected in Color Mode. Note •To display the Matching pane, on the Main pane click Color Settings by Color Mode in Advanced Settings, and then clickthe Matching tab. (See "Main Pane .")→P.366View settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 372
Driver Matching Mode The following options are available when you select Driver Matching Mode in the AMatching Mode list. • AMatching Mode Select the color matching mode to use, as desired. Normally, select Driver Matching Mode . For color matching based on ICC profiles, select ICC Matching Mode depending on your color matching system. • B Matching Method Select the color matching method that suits the document to be printed. Various BMatching Method options are available depending on your selection in AMatching Mode . • CColor Space Select the applicable color space as desired. • DMonitor White Point Enter the color temperature set on the monitor. Displayed when the BMatching Method is set to Monitor Matching . • EGamma You can adjust the gradation of intermediate tones in an image. 2.2 is normally selected. If you want a softer impression than 2.2, select 1.8. iPF6400 Matching paneUser's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 373
ICC Matching Mode The following options are available when you select ICC Matching Mode, in the AMatching Mode list. Note •To display the Matching pane, on the Main pane, click Color Settings by Color Mode in Advanced Settings, and then clickthe Matching tab.(See "Main Pane →P.366") • AMatching Mode Select the color matching mode to use, as desired. • BInput Profile Settings You can choose Input Profile. Various options are available depending on your selected AMatching Mode . • CMatching Method You can choose CMatching Method . Various options are available depending on your selected AMatching Mode . • DPrinter Profile Settings Specify the printer profile as desired. We recommend that you select an ICC profile created using commercially available profile creation software in or- der to perform color management accurately on paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper. The created ICC profile needs to be saved in the following folder on the computer you are using. /user/(user name)/library/ColorSync/Profiles folder Note •For details on settings items, see "Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver."→P.54Matching pane iPF6400 User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 374
Color Settings Pane: Color Color Settings Pane: Color In general, make any needed adjustments to the color of documents in the application used to create them. However, if the color tone as printed is not as you expected, you can also adjust the color in the printer driver. If the color tone as printed is not as you expected, you can adjust it on the Color Adjustment pane.Note •To display the Color Adjustment pane, on the Main pane click Color Settings by Color Mode in Advanced Settings.(See"Main Pane →P.366")•For details on settings items, see "Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver→P.54" • ASample Type Choose a sample image from Standard, Portrait , Landscape , or Graphics . • BView Color Pattern Select this checkbox to display the color pattern. • CApply to Sample Select this checkbox to apply the changed settings to the sample image. • DCyan /E Magenta /F Yellow Correct color tones by adjusting the levels of each color. • G Gray Tone Adjust the color tone of grays as desired. Choose Cool (tinged with blue) or Warm (tinged with red). • H Brightness Adjust the overall image brightness as desired. You can adjust the brightness if the printed document is lighter or darker than the original image (that is, the original photo that was scanned or the original graphic as it appears on the computer screen). • I Contrast Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other, as desired. Increasing the Contrast makes images sharper, and reducing the Contrast softens images. • J Saturation Adjust the color intensity as desired. Increasing the Saturation setting makes colors more vivid, and reducing the Saturation makes colors more subdued. iPF6400 Color Settings Pane: Color (Mac OS X)User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 375
•KObject Adjustment Select this option to display the Object Adjustment dialog box, in which you can specify objects subject to color adjustment. • Object Adjustment dialog box: Color→P.376 Object Adjustment dialog box: Color Object Adjustment dialog box: Color In the Object Adjustment dialog box, you can specify what type of print jobs to apply color adjustment to. If an original comprises images, graphics, and text, you can specify which portion to apply color adjustment to. Note •To display the Object Adjustment dialog box, click Object Adjustment on the Color Adjustment panel. • A Images Select this option to apply color adjustment to image areas, such as photos. • BGraphics Select this option to apply color adjustment to graphics, such as lines and circles. • CText Select this option to apply color adjustment to text. Object Adjustment dialog box: Color iPF6400 User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 376
Color Settings Pane: Monochrome Color Settings Pane: Monochrome On the Color Adjustment pane for monochrome printing, you can adjust the brightness and contrast.Note •To display the Color Adjustment pane, on the Main pane, click Color Settings in Advanced Settings.(See "Main Pane→P.366")•For details on settings items, see "Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver→P.54" • ASample Type Choose a sample image from Standard, Portrait , Landscape , or Graphics . • BView Color Pattern Select this checkbox to display the color pattern. • CApply to Sample Select this checkbox to apply the changed settings to the sample image. • DCyan /E Magenta /F Yellow Not available. • G Gray Tone Not available. • HBrightness Adjust the overall image brightness as desired. You can adjust the brightness if the printed document is lighter or darker than the original image (that is, the original photo that was scanned or the original graphic as it appears on the computer screen). • I Contrast Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other, as desired. Increasing the IContrast makes images sharper, and reducing the IContrast softens images. • J Saturation Not available. • K Object Adjustment Select this option to display the Object Adjustment dialog box, in which you can specify objects subject to color adjustment. iPF6400 Color Settings Pane: Monochrome (Mac OS X)User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 377
•Object Adjustment dialog box: Monochrome→P.378 Object Adjustment dialog box: Monochrome Object Adjustment dialog box: Monochrome In the Object Adjustment dialog box, you can specify what type of print jobs to apply color adjustment to. If an original comprises images, graphics, and text, you can specify which portion to apply color adjustment to. Note •To display the Object Adjustment dialog box, click Object Adjustment on the Color Adjustment panel. • A Images Select this option to apply color adjustment to image areas, such as photos. • BGraphics Select this option to apply color adjustment to graphics, such as lines and circles. • CText Select this option to apply color adjustment to text. Gray Adjustment Pane Gray Adjustment Pane On the Gray Adjustment pane, you can adjust the color balance, brightness, contrast, and other image qualities. Object Adjustment dialog box: Monochrome iPF6400 User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 378
Note •To display the Gray Adjustment pane, on theMain Pane →P.366, select Monochrome (Photo) by Color Mode in Ad-vanced Settings, and then click Color Settings.•Monochrome (Photo) is not available for all types of paper. • ASample The image at left is updated to reflect any changes you make to setting items on the sheet, enabling you to check the results of adjustment. • B Sample List Select a sample image, as desired. • CColor Balance Click the list to select a color balance that suits the printing application. • DX/E Y Adjust the color balance as you check the color tone in the adjustment area. You can adjust the square area in the center by clicking or dragging it. Drag the vertical or horizontal scroll bars for adjustment, as desired. You can click the arrows by the DX (horizontal) and EY (vertical) boxes or enter the values directly. • J Tone You can adjust the brightness of intermediate tones in an image. Selecting Hard tone gives a hard impression with more definition. Selecting Soft tone gives a soft impression. • FBrightness Adjust the overall image brightness as desired. You can adjust the brightness if the printed document is lighter or darker than the original image (that is, the original photo that was scanned or the original graphic as it appears on the computer screen). • G Contrast Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other, as desired. Increasing the Contrast makes images sharper, and reducing the Contrast softens images. • HHighlight Adjust the brightness of the lightest portion. • IShadow Adjust the brightness of the darkest portion. iPF6400 Gray Adjustment Pane (Mac OS X)User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 379
Page Setup Pane Page Setup Pane The following settings are available on the Page Setup pane. For details on settings items, refer to the printer driver help. • A Paper Source Choose how paper is supplied. Options displayed in the list vary depending on the selection in AMedia Type in the Main pane. • BRoll Width Displays the paper width of the roll loaded in the printer. Unknown is displayed if the printer cannot detect the roll paper width. • C Page Size Displays the size of the original, as specified in the page settings of the application. For details on page sizes available in the application. see " Paper Sizes →P.524" • DEnlarged/Reduced Printing Select this checkbox to choose the following options. • Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size→P.68 • Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width→P.72 • Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value→P.78 • EFit Paper Size Resizes the document image to match the paper size. • FFit Roll Paper Width Resizes the document image to match the roll width. • G Scaling Resizes the document image based on a specified scaling value. Enter a value in a range of 5–600. • H Borderless Printing Borderless printing is available if roll paper is selected in the APaper Source list. Activate this setting for borderless printing to match the size and width of the paper. • Borderless Printing on Paper of Equivalent Size→P.96 • Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width→P.102 • Borderless Printing at Actual Size→P.89 Page Setup Pane (Mac OS X) iPF6400 User's Guide Mac OS X Software Printer Driver 380