Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6450 - Manual (Page 627)

• Paper and the printhead are more likely to touch each other, resulting in a scratched print surface or damaged
printhead.
• The cut printed matter sticks to the printer and will not fall down (film media).
• Paper sticks to the printer, making its transfer impossible and preventing its normal ejection (film media).
• Uneven printing (film media)
In high humidity environments (over 60%), your printer may develop the following problems.
• Printed matter will not dry.
• Wavy paper surface
• Cut edges are ragged (fabric media).
• Margins remain due to borderless printing.
Important
• Canon offers absolutely no guarantees regarding the print quality or paper feed properties of customer paper (paper that is
not Canon genuine paper or Canon feed confirmed paper).
Add Custom Paper Add Custom Paper
In order to add new custom paper to the printer control panel and printer driver, first select the media type to use as the
basis from among the Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed paper.. Add this as custom paper after making various
changes to the standard paper as necessary.
Important
• Canon offers absolutely no guarantees regarding the print quality or paper feed properties of customer paper.
• For genuine Canon paper and Canon feed confirmed paper, print using the media type as recommended in the Paper Refer-
ence Guide. The print quality and feed properties are not guaranteed if you use Add Custom Paper in the Media Configura-
tion Tool.
• Do not execute printing on the target printer while adding custom paper.
• When adding custom paper, check the specifications of paper that can be added using "Compatible Paper" →P.626 .
1
Open the Add and Edit Custom Paper dialog box.
Note
• For details on the procedure for opening the Add and Edit Custom Paper dialog box, see "Using Paper Other than
Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper."
→P.624
2
Click the Add button.
3
The Step 1: Select the standard paper dialog box is displayed. In Paper Category, select the category of
media type to use as the basis of the custom paper you are adding.
Important
• Select the category that you think is the closest to the custom paper you are adding.
iPF6450 Add Custom Paper (Mac OS X)
User's Guide
Handling and Use of Paper
Media Configuration Tool (Mac OS X)
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