Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6450 - Manual (Page 530)

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 Type of black ink Example of applicable paper
"Special 1" to "Special 5" BK (photo black) Glossy paper, proofing paper
"Special 6" to "Special 10" MBK (matte black) Coated Paper, Matte Paper, Art Paper
"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.
Note
• If you cannot obtain sufficiently good image quality by selecting the general-purpose settings or special settings, you can cre-
ate settings as suitable for the paper you are using by using the "Add Custom Paper" function in the Media Configuration Tool.
For details, see "Printing on Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper by Adding a Media Type."
→P.530
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 quality
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.
• Media Configuration Tool （Windows） →P.573
• Media Configuration Tool （Macintosh）
→P.605
Important
• For details on how to select the added media type in the control panel, see "Changing the Type of Paper." →P.538
• For details on how to select the media type in the printer driver, refer to the following topics.
Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver (Windows)
→P.178
Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver (Mac OS X) →P.364
• We recommend that you use an ICC profile created using commercially available profile creation software in order to
perform color management accurately on paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper. The cre-
ated ICC profile can be registered to the printer driver and printed. For details, see "Matching Sheet (Windows)."
→P.193
Displaying the Paper Reference Guide Displaying the Paper Reference Guide
The Paper Reference Guide can be accessed from imagePROGRAF Support Information. Follow these instructions,
as appropriate for your operating system.
• Windows
1.
Double-click the iPFxxxx Support desktop icon. (iPFxxxx indicates the printer
model.)
The imagePROGRAF Support Information window is displayed.
Printing on Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper by Adding a Media Type iPF6450
User's Guide
Handling and Use of Paper
Paper
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