Installation Procedures ................................................................................................................................... 370

Starting Method ............................................................................................................................................. 372

Media Configuration Tool Main Window .......................................................................................................... 372

Editing Media Type Information for Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper ............................................... 373

Adding Media Types .................................................................................................................................. 374

Changing Media Names ............................................................................................................................ 376

Deleting Media Types You Have Added ..................................................................................................... 378

Switching Media Types Display Show/Hide ................................................................................................ 379

Changing the Display Order of Media Types .............................................................................................. 381

Checking the update ...................................................................................................................................... 382

The Features of Media Configuration Tool

In imagePROGRAF, the best printer settings for each paper are collected together in media information files in or-

der to give the highest quality printing results. Settings for Canon genuine paper and Canon feed confirmed paper

are provided by Canon in these media information files.

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Canon genuine paper and Canon feed confirmed paper are detailed in the Paper Reference Guide.

Note

The Media Configuration Tool allows you to perform the following tasks.

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When supported paper has been newly added to the printer, you can add that media type to the printer control

panel and printer driver by using the media information file provided by Canon.

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You can rearrange lists of the types of paper on the printer control panel and in printer driver dialog boxes and

rename them, in addition to other functions.

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Normally, the Media Configuration Tool is installed and the media information is configured when you install the

printer driver from the User Software CD-ROM. Use this software if you want to add new media information or

Important

edit existing media information.

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Administration of paper information using the Media Configuration Tool should be performed by the printer admin-

istrator.

Drivers Applicable with Media Configuration Tool

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imagePROGRAF Printer Driver

Installation Procedures

The Media Configuration Tool installation screen appears when you start the installation of a new version of the

Media Configuration Tool. The installation procedure started from this screen is described below.

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When you install the printer driver from the User Software CD-ROM, the Media Configuration Tool is also instal-

led and the media information is also configured. The following procedure is therefore not normally needed. Per-

Important

form the following procedure if you are installing the Media Configuration Tool without using the User Software

CD-ROM, such as by downloading the latest version of the Media Configuration Tool from the Canon website.

370

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You must be logged in as Administrator when installing software in Windows.

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