Canon Pixma Mx922 User Guide

Optimal Photo Printing of Image DataWhen people print images taken with digital cameras, they sometimes feel that the printed color tones differ
from those of actual image or those displayed on the monitor. To get the print results as close as possible to the desired color tones, you must select a printing methodthat is best suited to the application software used or to your purpose.
Color Management
Devices such as digital cameras, scanners, monitors, and printers handle color differently. Color...

Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver
You can specify the color correction function of the printer driver to print sRGB data with color tints that
most people prefer through the use of Canon Digital Photo Color.
When printing from an application software that can identify ICC profiles and allows you to specify them,
use a printing ICC profile in the application software, and select settings for color management.
The procedure for adjusting colors with the printer driver is as follows:
1.
Open the...

Printing with ICC Profiles
When the image data has a specified input ICC profile, you can print by using the color space (Adobe RGB
or sRGB) of the data effectively.
The printer driver setting procedure varies depending on the application software used to print.
Specify an ICC Profile from the Application Software and Print the Data When you print the editing and touch-up results of Adobe Photoshop, Canon Digital Photo Professional, orany application software that allows you to specify input and printing...

Specify an ICC Profile with the Printer Driver, and then Print
Print from an application software that cannot identify input ICC profiles or does allow you to specify one by using the color space of the input ICC profile (sRGB) found in the data. When printing Adobe RGB data, you can print the data with the Adobe RGB color space even if the application software does not support
Adobe RGB.1.
Open the  printer driver setup window
2.
Select the manual color adjustment
On the  Main tab, select  Manual for...

This method reproduces images by focusing on color tints that most people prefer. Select thismethod to print photos.•
Relative Colorimetric
When image data is converted to the color space of the printer, this method converts the image data so the color reproduction approximates the shared color regions. Select this method to printimage data with colors that are close to the original colors.
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Absolute Colorimetric
When  Relative Colorimetric  is selected, white spots are reproduced as white spots of the...

Interpreting the ICC Profile
When you need to specify the machine profile, select the ICC profile for the paper to print on. The ICC profiles installed for this machine appear as follows.
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(1) is the model name of the printer.
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(2) is the media type. This notation corresponds to the following media type:GL: Photo Paper Plus Glossy II
PT: Photo Paper Pro Platinum
SG/LU: Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss / Photo Paper Pro Luster
MP: Matte Photo Paper
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(3) is the print quality.
The print quality is divided...

Adjusting Color Balance
You can adjust the color tints when printing.
Since this function adjusts color balance of the output by changing the ink ratios of each color, it changes
the total color balance of the document. Use the application software when you want to change the color
balance significantly. Use the printer driver only when you want to adjust the color balance slightly. The following sample shows the case when color balance is used to intensify cyan and to diminish yellow
so that the overall...

You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50. Thecurrent settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver.
After adjusting each color, click  OK.
Important
 Adjust the slider gradually.
4.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Main tab.
When you execute print, the document is printed with the adjusted color balance.
Important
 When the  Grayscale Printing  check box on the Main tab is checked,  Cyan, Magenta , and...

Adjusting Color Balance Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver)You can look at the print results of pattern print and adjust the color balance.
When you change the color balance or intensity/contrast of a document, the pattern print function prints the adjustment results in a list, together with the adjustment values.
Described below is the procedure for adjusting the color balance while looking at the pattern.
1.
Open the  printer driver setup window
2.
Select the manual color adjustment
On the  Main...

4.
Setting pattern printWhen the  Pattern Print  dialog box opens, set the following items, and then click  OK.
Parameters to Adjust
Select  Cyan/Magenta/Yellow .
Important
 When the Grayscale Printing  check box on the Main tab is checked,  Cyan/Magenta/Yellow
appear grayed out and are unavailable.
Printer Paper Size
Select the paper size to be used for pattern printing.
Note
 Depending on the paper size selected on the  Page Setup tab, there may be sizes that cannot
be selected.
Amount of Pattern...