Printing On Paper Other Than Genuine Paper And Feed Confirmed Paper By Adding A Media Type - Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6400SE User Manual

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• The genuine Canon paper settings provided in the printer control panel and printer driver are optimized for genu-
ine Canon paper. If these settings are selected for printing on paper other than genuine Canon paper, the ink
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may bleed or the printhead 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 set-
tings 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 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
Sign/CAD Paper 470 g/m²
Sign/CAD Paper 300 g/m²
Sign/CAD Paper 240 g/m²
Sign/CAD Paper 150 g/m²
Selecting Special Settings
Special settings are provided that allow you to select the amount of ink used in steps. You can fix lackluster colors
or bleeding ink by selecting special settings where the amount of ink used is suitable for the paper you are using.
The special settings are organized as follows so that they can be used as follows depending on the type of black
ink and the media type.
Type of special settings
"Special 1" to "Special 5"
"Special 6" to "Special 10"
*1: There may be cases of using not only with MBK, but with a mixture of BK ink.
"Special 1" and "Special 6" use the least amount of ink, with the amount of ink used increasing through 5 steps as
the number increases up to "Special 5" and "Special 10" which use the greatest amount of ink. Although colors
become more vivid as the amount of ink used increases, bleeding also occurs more easily. We recommend that
you try in order starting from "Special 1" or "Special 6" while checking the state of the printing.
• If you cannot obtain sufficiently good image quality by selecting the general-purpose settings or special settings,
you can create settings as suitable for the paper you are using by using the "Add Custom Paper" function in the
Note
Media Configuration Tool. For details, 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 by Adding a Media Type

Printing on Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper by Adding a Media Type
The Add Custom Paper function in the Media Configuration Tool is provided as a method for improving print quali-
ty and feed properties over printing paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper using the
general-purpose settings. This can be expected to improve properties such as print quality because it allows you to
configure settings such as the maximum amount of ink to use and the height of the printhead depending on the
characteristics of the paper you are using. Furthermore, printing can be performed by adding the settings created
using this function to the printer control panel and printer driver as a new media type.
For details on Media Configuration Tool, refer as follows.
User's Guide
Printing on Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper by Adding a Media Type
0.09 mm (0.0035 in.)
0.13 mm (0.0051 in.)
0.22 mm (0.0087 in.)
0.18 mm (0.0071 in.)
0.26 mm (0.010 in.)
0.35 mm (0.014 in.)
0.28 mm (0.011 in.)
0.18 mm (0.0071 in.)
0.11 mm (0.0043 in.)
Type of black ink Example of applicable paper
BK (photo black) Glossy Paper
MBK (matte black) (*1) Coated Paper, Matte Paper
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P.328
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Printer control panel
Plain Paper Plain Paper
LW. Coated Paper Lightweight Coated Paper
HW. Coated Paper Heavyweight Coated Paper
LW. Photo Paper Lightweight Photo Paper
HW. Photo Paper Heavyweight Photo Paper
Bannr Vinyl Banner Vinyl
Adhesive Vinyl Adhesive Vinyl
Glossy Film Glossy Film
CAD Clear Film CAD Clear Film
P.328
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Printer driver
331