Printing On Paper Other Than Genuine Paper And Feed Confirmed Paper Using Existing Settings - Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8400S User Manual

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• Refer to Paper Reference Guide for details on genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper. (See "Displaying the Paper
Reference Guide.")
Note
Paper where the size is described in "Paper Sizes" (See "Paper Sizes.")
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Paper where the thickness is described in "Paper Thickness" in "Specifications" (See "Specifications.")
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Paper where bleeding and ink overflow does not occur when printing
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Paper that does not warp severely when loading the paper or printing
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If you use paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper, Canon provides absolutely no guarantees re-
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garding print quality or paper feed properties. Refer to Paper Reference Guide for details on genuine Canon paper and feed
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confirmed paper. (See "Displaying the Paper Reference Guide.")
After loading the paper in the printer, select the media type in the control panel and printer driver and then perform the
printing. For the media type, you can select easily from existing settings or you can create and use settings for the
paper you are using.
Printing Using Existing Settings
You can print easily by selecting from existing settings provided in the printer control panel and printer driver. (See

"Printing on Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper Using Existing Settings.")

Printing Using Additional Settings
You can print by using the Add Custom Paper function in the Media Configuration Tool to create settings suitable for
the paper other than genuine paper and feed confirmed paper you are using and adding these settings as a new media
type to the printer control panel and printer driver. (See "Printing on Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed con-
firmed Paper by Adding a Media Type.")
Printing on Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper Using Existing Settings
Printing on Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper Using Existing Settings
You can easily print on paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper without making complicated
settings by selecting existing settings provided in the printer control panel and printer driver depending on the media
type you are using. The existing settings consist of general-purpose paper settings provided for each media type and
special settings that allow you to select the amount of ink to use.
• The genuine Canon paper settings provided in the printer control panel and printer driver are optimized for genuine Canon
paper. If these settings are selected for printing on paper other than genuine Canon paper, the ink may bleed or the print-
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head may rub against the paper. In order to easily print on paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper,
we recommend that you select one of the following general-purpose paper settings or special settings.
• For an overview of the media types, see "Types of Paper."
For details on how to select the media type in the control panel and printer driver, see "Types of Paper."
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Choosing General-Purpose Paper Settings
Since these settings anticipate a wide variety of paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper,
these settings will make it difficult for bleeding ink and the printhead rubbing to occur. Refer to the following table for
the relationships between the conditions of the paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper and
the media type to select.
Type Approximate weight Approximate thickness
Plain Paper 70 g/m²
Coated Paper 90 g/m²
Coated Paper 170 g/m²
Photo Paper 180 g/m²
User's Guide
Printing on Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper Using Existing Settings
P.501
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P.500
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Printer control panel
0.09 mm (0.0035 in.) Plain Paper
0.13 mm (0.0051 in.) LW. Coated Paper
0.22 mm (0.0087 in.) HW. Coated Paper
0.18 mm (0.0071 in.) LW. Photo Paper
P.496
➔
P.501
➔
P.496
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Printer driver
Plain Paper
Lightweight Coated Paper
Heavyweight Coated Paper
Lightweight Photo Paper
P.980
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P.499
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P.496
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499