Introduction; Introduction To The Media Handling - Canon VarioPrint 6000 Series Operation Manual

Introduction

Introduction

Introduction to the media handling

Introduction
The machine supports a wide range of media, including tabs and inserts. The supported media
sizes range from 203 mm x 203 mm (minimum) to 320 mm x 488 mm (maximum). When the Flex-
XL paper input module is installed the media sizes range to 350 mm x 500 mm. The supported
media weights range from 50 - 300 g/m² for media that are recommended by the manufacturer,
and 60 - 200 g/m² for other media. When the optional light-weight media module is installed also
recommended media with a media weight of 44 g/m² is supported.
This section describes the following.
• Media handling in general
• The [Media catalog]
• Temporary media.
NOTE
You can place all the supported media in any paper tray.
General introduction to the media handling
All the print jobs require media that you can assign to the paper trays via the control panel. The
print jobs can require media that are included in the [Media catalog]. However, the print jobs can
also require media that are not included in the [Media catalog]. These media become temporary
media on the system.
What is the [Media catalog]
The print system uses a central media catalog from which you can select media for jobs. The
[Media catalog] is a list of predefined media and media attributes which you can define in the
Settings Editor application on the controller. When enabled in the Settings Editor you can also
define the [Media catalog] on the control panel. The use of the [Media catalog] is only
recommended, not compulsory.
When you use the [Media catalog], the control panel, the printer drivers and other applications all
display the same list of predefined media. The control panel and the printer driver automatically
retrieve and show the latest version of the [Media catalog].
What are temporary media
You can also use many other media that are not included in the [Media catalog]. These media
become temporary media. You can look up the currently used temporary media in the [Media]
section of the [System] view. Furthermore, you can assign the temporary media to a paper tray.
The temporary media remain available on the system until:
• No more waiting jobs need this media type
• No more scheduled jobs need this media type
• No more printed jobs need this media type
• No more DocBox jobs need this media type
• This media type is no longer available in the paper trays.
When you plan to use these media more often, you can add these temporary media to the [Media
Add temporary media to the Media catalog on page
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