Canon imagePROGRAF TA-20 MFP 24" Large Format Printer with L24ei Scanner and Stand Kit - Manual (Page 48)

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
complicated settings by selecting the existing settings provided in the printer operation panel and printer
driver depending on the media type you are using. The existing settings consist of general-purpose paper
settings provided for different media types.
Important
• The Canon genuine paper settings provided in the printer operation panel and printer driver are
optimized for Canon genuine paper. If these settings are selected for printing on paper other than
Canon genuine paper, the ink may bleed or the print head may rub against the paper. To easily print on
paper other than Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed paper, we recommend that you select one
of the following general-purpose paper settings.
Note
• For an overview of the media types, see " Types of Paper ."
• For instructions on selecting the media type with the operation panel, see " Types of Paper ". For
instructions on selecting the media type with the printer driver, see " How to Open the Printer Driver
Setup Window " (Windows) or "How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Dialog" (macOS).
Choosing General-Purpose Paper Settings
These settings anticipate a wide variety of paper other than Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed
paper, and, therefore, these settings make it difficult for bleeding ink and print head rubbing to occur. For
details on the relationships between the conditions of paper other than Canon genuine paper and feed
confirmed paper and the media type to select, see "Paper Information List."
Note
• If you cannot obtain the desired results by selecting the general-purpose paper settings, use the
custom paper adding function in Media Configuration Tool to create settings suitable for the paper
you are using. For details, see "
Printing on Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed
Paper by Adding a Media Type ."
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