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Choosing Paper for Printing Choosing Paper for Printing
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Choosing a Paper for Printing Choosing a Paper for Printing
Choosing the right paper for your particular printing application will give you the best printing results.
• Media Type
The printer and printer driver offer print settings optimized for various paper characteristics.
Note
• For information on the types of paper the printer supports, refer to the Paper Reference Guide.(See "Types of Pa-
per
→P.434 ")
• The types of paper indicated in the printer driver and related software (as well as on the Control Panel) are updated
when you install the Media Configuration Tool from the User Software CD-ROM or if you change paper information by
using the Media Configuration Tool. For information about the Media Configuration Tool, see the Media Configuration
Tool
→P.309 (Windows) or Media Configuration Tool →P.416 (Macintosh).
• An error message may be displayed on the printer Control Panel if the type of paper as specified in the printer driver
does not match the type specified on the printer. Although you can print under these conditions, the printing results may
not be suitable.
• If the paper type is not listed for selection
If the type of paper loaded is not listed among the options for selection, try printing on Special 1, Special 2, and so
on. Note that higher numbers in this setting enable more vivid colors but may also cause colors to run together.
For instructions on specifying the paper type before printing, refer to the following topics.
• Changing the Type of Paper →P.445
Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver
If you replace the paper, complete the printer driver settings for the paper type and size.
For instructions on configuring paper settings in the printer driver, refer to the following topics, as appropriate for your
computer and operating system.
• Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver(Windows) →P.178
• Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver(Mac OS X) →P.325
Choosing a Paper for Printing iPF760
User's Guide
Enhanced Printing Options
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