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

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• If you use paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper, Canon provides absolutely no guarantees
regarding print quality or paper feed properties. Refer to Paper Reference Guide for details on genuine Canon paper
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and feed 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 confirmed 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 complica-
ted 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 Can-
on paper. If these settings are selected for printing on paper other than genuine Canon paper, the ink may bleed or the
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printhead may rub against the paper. In order to easily print on paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed con-
firmed 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."
Note
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 pa-
per 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
Photo Paper 260 g/m²
Proof 80 g/m²
Art Paper 65 g/m²
Art Paper 200 g/m²
Art Paper 300 g/m²
Sign/CAD Paper 470 g/m²
Sign/CAD Paper 300 g/m²
Sign/CAD Paper 240 g/m²
Sign/CAD Paper 150 g/m²
User's Guide
Printing on Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper Using Existing Settings
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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
0.26 mm (0.010 in.) HW. Photo Paper
0.10 mm (0.0039 in.) News Proof
0.15 mm (0.0059 in.) JPN Paper Washi
0.35 mm (0.014 in.) HW. Art Paper
0.44 mm (0.017 in.) Ex HW. Art Paper
0.35 mm (0.014 in.) Bannr Vinyl
0.28 mm (0.011 in.) Adhesive Vinyl
0.18 mm (0.0071 in.) Glossy Film
0.11 mm (0.0043 in.) CAD Clear Film
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Plain Paper
Lightweight Coated Paper
Heavyweight Coated Paper
Lightweight Photo Paper
Heavyweight Photo Paper
Newsprint for Proofing
Japanese Paper Washi
Heavyweight Art Paper
Extra Heavyweight Art Paper
Banner Vinyl
Adhesive Vinyl
Glossy Film
CAD Clear Film
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