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General Notes (Media Configuration Tool) When using Media Configuration Tool, the following restrictions apply. Please familiarize yourself with them before using it. • See the Canon website for products that are compatible with Media Configuration Tool. • This guide primarily provides explanations using the screens that are displayed when you use Mac OS X v10.10.
The Features of Media Configuration Tool To obtain high quality print results on printers that are compatible with Media Configuration Tool, the optimal printer settings have been consolidated into a media information file for each type of paper. This media file is provided by Canon for Canon genuine paper and Canon feed confirmed paper. Note • Download the Media Configuration Tool from the Canon website for use.
Starting Media Configuration Tool Follow the procedure below to start Media Configuration Tool. 1. Execute any of the following: • Select the printer for which you want to change the media information on the Basic Tool sheet of the Quick Utility Toolbox, and then click the Media Configuration button. • Click the Media Configuration Tool button on the Management Tool sheet in the Quick Utility Toolbox.
Note • When started from the Basic Tool sheet in the Quick Utility Toolbox, only printers selected with the Quick Utility Toolbox are displayed. • If the printer whose media information you want to update is not displayed, click the Find Printer button or the Specify Printer button to display the Specify Printer dialog box, and enter the printer IP address directly. A message about the latest media information appears. Note • It may take time before this message appears. 3.
To add media information, do so while referring to "Adding Media Information". To cancel without adding media information, click the Cancel button. • If the following message appears, the media information file cannot be downloaded from the Internet. Obtain the media information file from the Canon website using a computer connected to the Internet.
The media information for the selected printer appears in the main screen. Adding Media Information 1. Select the check box of the media information that you want to add from the displayed media information, and then click the Next button. Note • Paper whose Status is Registered in printer is paper that is already registered in the printer.
• If you select your country or region in Select Country or Region, only the paper sold in your country or region appears. • If you select the media information and click the Media Information button, the Simple Paper Reference dialog box appears, allowing you to check the details of the selected media information. The Update Media Information dialog box appears. 2.
The Check Update Results dialog box appears. 4. Verify that mark appears to the left of the Printer Name, and then click the OK button. Note • Media information was not updated for printers with a mark displayed to the left of the Printer Name. Verify the state of the printer and network, and click the Retry button. Updating media information is executed again for printers with the mark. The media information is applied to the printer.
Main Screen The media information registered in the printer selected at startup or with appears in the main screen. (Select Base Printer) Note • In Media Configuration Tool, the printer at startup or selected with the base printer. (Select Base Printer) is called Note • In the Media Configuration Tool, paper created by customizing existing media information is called custom paper. Custom appears in Status for custom paper.
(Select Base Printer) Select the printer for which you want to change the media information. Changing the Base Printer Add/Save Media Information Button Group Using this group, you can add Canon genuine paper or Canon feed confirmed paper not registered to the printer and update the printer's media information to the latest information and register the same media information for the same model printers.
To improve the print quality and feeding of paper other than Canon genuine paper or Canon feed confirmed paper, add and edit custom paper. With this group, you can add a new custom paper and edit the media information of a custom paper you have added. You can also create a calibration target for performing color calibration using the custom paper. You can add and edit custom papers for multiple printers at the same time. (Create Custom Paper) Add a new custom paper to the printer.
(Show/Hide Paper) Switch between showing and hiding the media information displayed in the printer control panel and printer driver. Switching Media Information to Show/Hide (Delete Media Information) Delete the printer control panel and printer driver media information. Deleting Media Information (Apply Edits) The media information edited with the Media Configuration Tool are applied to the printer.
Changing the Base Printer Change the printer for which you want to change the media information. Note • In Media Configuration Tool, the printer at startup or selected with the base printer. 1. Click (Select Base Printer) is called (Select Base Printer) (or select Find Printer from the File menu). A search for printers is performed, and the Select Base Printer dialog box appears. Note • It may take time before the Select Base Printer dialog box appears. 2.
Note • If the printer whose media information you want to update is not displayed, click the Find Printer button or the Specify Printer button to display the Specify Printer dialog box, and enter the printer IP address directly. The media information for the selected printer appears in the main screen. Note • It may take time before the media information appears in the main screen.
Updating Media Information Register the latest media information files (Media Information File/.am1x files) released by Canon in printers. Important • Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer. Do not add or edit media information on a printer from another computer while it is being added or edited. • We recommend backing up the media information in advance before adding or editing media information.
Important • If the following message appears, the media information file cannot be downloaded from the Internet. Obtain the media information file from the Canon website using a computer connected to the Internet. Specify the media information file that you obtained by selecting Acquire by specifying the media information file, clicking the Acquire button, and specifying the file in the Open dialog box. The obtained media information appears. 3.
Note • Paper whose Status is Registered in printer is paper that is already registered in the printer. • If you select your country or region in Select Country or Region, only the paper sold in your country or region appears. • If you select the media information and click the Media Information button, the Simple Paper Reference dialog box appears, allowing you to check the details of the selected media information. The Update Media Information dialog box appears. 4.
Note • If the printer you want to update is not displayed, verify the state of the printer and network, and then click the Find Printer button. • In addition to the base printer, the printers that are the same model as the base printer appear. • You cannot clear the check mark for the base printer. 5. Click the Yes button. The Check Update Results dialog box appears. 6. Verify that mark appears to the left of the Printer Name, and then click the OK button.
Note • Media information was not updated for printers with a mark displayed to the left of the Printer Name. Verify the state of the printer and network, and click the Retry button. Updating media information is executed again for printers with the mark. The media information is applied to the printer. Important • To apply the media information to the printer driver, you must update the media information in the printer driver.
Exporting Media Information and Importing to Another Printer Exporting Media Information Importing Media Information Copying Media Information from the Base Printer to Another Printer 34
Exporting Media Information Select the paper you need from the media information registered in the base printer, export to a file, and save it. You can add the saved media information on another printer of the same model. For details on the procedure for adding a media information file, see "Importing Media Information." 1. Click (Export Media Information) in the Add/Save Media Information button group. The Export Media Information dialog box appears. 2.
Note • You can select multiple media information. The Save dialog appears. 3. Specify the folder where you want to save the media information file, and click the Save button. Note • You can change the file name by selecting and editing the file name. • For custom paper where a calibration target has been created, the calibration target information is also exported to the file. 4. Click the OK button.
The media information file (.am1x file) is saved.
Importing Media Information Media information files downloaded from the Canon website and media information files exported from the Media Configuration Tool can be imported and applied to printers. Important • Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer. Do not add or edit media information on a printer from another computer while it is being added or edited.
2. Select Acquire by specifying the media information file, and then click the Acquire button. The Open dialog appears. 3. Select the media information file (.am1x file), and click the Open button. The obtained media information appears. 4. Select the check box of the media information that you want to add from the displayed media information, and then click the Next button.
Note • Paper whose Status is Registered in printer is paper that is already registered in the printer. • If you select your country or region in Select Country or Region, only the paper sold in your country or region appears. • If you select the media information and click the Media Information button, the Simple Paper Reference dialog box appears, allowing you to check the details of the selected media information. The Update Media Information dialog box appears. 5.
Note • If the printer you want to update is not displayed, verify the state of the printer and network, and then click the Find Printer button. • In addition to the base printer, the printers that are the same model as the base printer appear. • You cannot clear the check mark for the base printer. 6. Click the Yes button. The Check Update Results dialog box appears. 7. Verify that mark appears to the left of the Printer Name, and then click the OK button.
Note • Media information was not updated for printers with a mark displayed to the left of the Printer Name. Verify the state of the printer and network, and click the Retry button. Updating media information is executed again for printers with the mark. The media information is applied to the printer. Important • To apply the media information to the printer driver, you must update the media information in the printer driver.
Copying Media Information from the Base Printer to Another Printer Copy all the media information registered in the printer to other printers of the same model. The same media information will be registered for printers of the same model. To copy the media information of the base printer to another printer, first save (back up) the media information of the base printer to your computer. Next, import the media information that you backed up.
2. Click the Yes button. The Save dialog appears. 3. Specify the folder where you want to save the media information backup file, and click the Save button.
Note • You can change the file name by selecting and editing the file name. • For custom paper where a calibration target has been created, the calibration target information is also exported to the file. 4. Click the OK button. The media information backup file (.amb file) is saved. Copy Backed Up Media Information to the Printer Import the media information file that you backed up.
The Copy Media Information to Specified Printer dialog box appears. 2. Click the Browse button. The Open dialog appears. 3. Select the saved media information backup file (.amb file), and then click the Open button. 4. Click the OK button. The Update Media Information dialog box appears.
5. From the displayed printers, select the check box of the printers for which you want to copy media information at the same time as the base printer, and then click the Execute button. Important • When you execute the copy, the media information registered in the printer being copied to will be deleted. We recommend backing up the media information in advance before executing copy.
The Check Update Results dialog box appears. 7. Verify that mark appears to the left of the Printer Name, and then click the OK button. Note • Media information was not copied for printers with a mark displayed to the left of the Printer Name. Verify the state of the printer and network, and click the Retry button. Media information is copied again for printers with the mark. The media information of the base printer is copied to the specified printers.
Editing Media Information Displaying Media Information Details Changing the Display Order of Media Information Changing Media Names Switching Media Information to Show/Hide Deleting Media Information 49
Displaying Media Information Details Displays the media information details. Important • Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer. 1. Select the paper for which you want to check the media information details. 2. Click (Simple Paper Reference) in the Edit Media Information button group. The Simple Paper Reference dialog box appears.
Changing the Display Order of Media Information Change the display order of media information displayed in the printer control panel and printer driver. Important • Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer. Do not add or edit media information on a printer from another computer while it is being added or edited. • We recommend backing up the media information in advance before editing media information.
3. Click (Apply Edits) in the Edit Media Information button group. 4. Click the OK button. The updated media information is applied to the printer control panel. Important • To apply the media information to the printer driver, you must update the media information in the printer driver. For details, see "Updating Media Information in Printer Driver" for your model from the Home of the Online Manual.
Changing Media Names Change the name of the paper displayed in the printer control panel and printer driver. Important • Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer. Do not add or edit media information on a printer from another computer while it is being added or edited. • We recommend backing up the media information in advance before editing media information.
3. Edit Name on Operation Panel and Name in Printer Driver, and the click the OK button. Note • The characters that can be entered for Name in Printer Driver and Name on Operation Panel are stated below. alphanumeric, space, "-", ".", "_", "(", ")", "+", "%", ",", "/", ”[“, “]” • For Name on Operation Panel, up to 10 double-byte characters and up to 20 single-byte characters can be entered. • For Name in Printer Driver, up to 32 characters or 80 bytes may be entered.
Switching Media Information to Show/Hide Switch between showing and hiding the media information displayed in the printer control panel and printer driver. Important • Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer. Do not add or edit media information on a printer from another computer while it is being added or edited. Note • The media information is not deleted from the printer even if the media information is hidden.
Note • You can select multiple paper. • The names of paper that are hidden appear grayed out in the media information list. • Paper for which the following message appears cannot be switched between show and hide. 3. Click (Apply Edits) in the Edit Media Information button group. 4. Click the OK button.
The updated media information is applied to the printer control panel. Important • To apply the media information to the printer driver, you must update the media information in the printer driver. For details, see "Updating Media Information in Printer Driver" for your model from the Home of the Online Manual.
Deleting Media Information Delete the printer control panel and printer driver media information. Important • Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer. Do not add or edit media information on a printer from another computer while it is being added or edited. • We recommend backing up the media information in advance before editing media information.
Note • Paper for which the following message appears cannot be deleted. 3. Click (Apply Edits) in the Edit Media Information button group. 4. Click the OK button. The updated media information is applied to the printer control panel. Important • To apply the media information to the printer driver, you must update the media information in the printer driver. For details, see "Updating Media Information in Printer Driver" for your model from the Home of the Online Manual.
Using Custom Paper Adding Custom Paper Editing Custom Paper Notes on the Use of Custom Paper Edit Custom Paper Dialog Box 61
Adding Custom Paper In the Media Configuration Tool, paper created by customizing existing media information is called custom paper. To improve the print quality and feeding of paper other than Canon genuine paper or Canon feed confirmed paper, add and edit custom paper. To add a new custom paper to a printer, first select the media information used as its basis. Next, specify the name of the paper, and then add it to the printer as custom paper.
The Create Custom Paper dialog box appears. 2. Select Acquire the latest information by connecting to the Internet, and then click the Acquire button. Important • If the following message appears, the media information file cannot be downloaded from the Internet.
Obtain the media information file from the Canon website using a computer connected to the Internet. You cannot obtain a media information file exported with Media Configuration Tool (See "Exporting Media Information."). Specify the media information file that you obtained by selecting Acquire by specifying the media information file, clicking the Acquire button, and specifying the file in the Open dialog box. The possible media information for the custom paper appears. 3.
Important • Select the material and thickness that you think are the closest to the custom paper you are adding. • If you do not know the media information that is the basis of the custom paper, do one of the following. • Select the paper category, and from Name on Operation Panel, select the media information called General Purpose. Depending on the selected category, there might not be media information called General Purpose.
5. Enter an arbitrary name to display in the printer control panel and printer driver, and then click the Next button. Note • The characters that can be entered for Name in Printer Driver and Name on Operation Panel are stated below. alphanumeric, space, "-", ".", "_", "(", ")", "+", "%", ",", "/", ”[“, “]” • For Name on Operation Panel, up to 10 double-byte characters and up to 20 single-byte characters can be entered. • For Name in Printer Driver, up to 32 characters or 80 bytes may be entered.
Note • If the printer you want to add is not displayed, verify the state of the printer and network, and then click the Find Printer button. • In addition to the base printer, the printers that are the same model as the base printer appear. • You cannot clear the check mark for the base printer. 7. Click the Yes button. The Check Update Results dialog box appears. 8. Verify that mark appears to the left of the Printer Name, and then click the OK button.
Note • Custom paper was not added for printers with a mark displayed to the left of the Printer Name. Verify the state of the printer and network, and click the Retry button. Custom paper will be added again for printers with the mark. The custom paper is added to the printer. Important • After adding custom paper, we recommend adjusting the position of the printhead for the custom paper that you added.
Click the Yes button to display the Edit Custom Paper dialog box. Perform the steps from step 3 in "Editing Custom Paper".
Editing Custom Paper Edit the media information of the custom paper you added to the printer to obtain a high quality print result. For details on the procedure for adding custom paper to the printer, see "Adding Custom Paper." Important • Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer. Do not add or edit media information on a printer from another computer while it is being added or edited.
Select Acquire the latest information by connecting to the Internet, and then click the Acquire button. After the media information has been obtained, click the OK button. • If the following message appears, the media information file cannot be downloaded from the Internet. Obtain the media information file from the Canon website using a computer connected to the Internet.
• Always perform paper feed adjustment. Set other items as needed. • After setting the Calibration Target and ICC Profile sheets, changes to the ink usage on the Advanced Paper Settings sheet will disable the settings on the Calibration Target and ICC Profile sheets. In this case, set the Calibration Target and ICC Profile sheets again. • After you have selected the settings, always click the Update button. 3. In the Edit Custom Paper dialog box, edit the media information for custom paper.
6. In the Edit Custom Paper dialog box, click the Update button. The Update Media Information dialog box appears. Note • If paper feed adjustment is not performed, the following message appears. 7. From the displayed printers, select the check box of the printers for which you want to update media information for custom paper at the same time as the base printer, and then click the Execute button.
Note • If the printer you want to update is not displayed, verify the state of the printer and network, and then click the Find Printer button. • In addition to the base printer, the printers that are the same model as the base printer appear. • You cannot clear the check mark for the base printer. 8. Click the Yes button. The Check Update Results dialog box appears. 9. Verify that mark appears to the left of the Printer Name, and then click the OK button.
Note • Custom paper media information was not updated for printers with a mark displayed to the left of the Printer Name. Verify the state of the printer and network, and click the Retry button. Custom paper media information will be updated again for printers with the mark. The edited media information for the custom paper is applied to the printers. Important • To apply the media information to the printer driver, you must update the media information in the printer driver.
11. Specify the folder where you want to save the media information file, and click the Save button. Note • You can change the file name by selecting and editing the file name. • For custom paper where a calibration target has been created, the calibration target information is also exported to the file. 12. Click the OK button. The media information file (.am1x file) for custom paper is saved.
Notes on the Use of Custom Paper When you add custom paper to a printer, keep the following points in mind. Cutter • Depending on the paper, there are types that cannot be cut by the cutter unit, and types that speed deterioration of the blade and cause damage to the cutter. For thick paper and hard paper, do not use the cutter unit, and instead cut the roll paper using scissors after printing.
• If the amount of ink used is too much, wrinkles may appear and the ink may bleed in the printed material. Furthermore, if the amount of ink used is too little, color production may be poor and lines may become scratched. In this case, change the ink usage on the Advanced Paper Settings sheet in the Edit Custom Paper dialog box. • If horizontal stripes with different color tones appear in the printed material, adjust the paper feed on the Paper Feed Adjustment sheet in the Edit Custom Paper dialog box.
Edit Custom Paper Dialog Box You can edit the media information for custom paper in the Edit Custom Paper dialog box. Important • Edit the custom paper in the Edit Custom Paper dialog box in the order shown below. If you do not follow this order, you may need to configure the settings again. 1. Paper Feed Adjustment sheet 2. Advanced Print Settings sheet 3. Advanced Paper Settings sheet 4. Calibration Target sheet 5. ICC Profile sheet • Always perform paper feed adjustment. Set other items as needed.
Important • If Paper Feed Adjustment is not executed, horizontal stripes with different color tones may appear in the printed material. Execute paper feed adjustment each time you add a custom paper. This does not need to be executed for each paper source. 1. Click the Execute button. The Paper Source dialog box appears. 2. Select the paper size of the custom paper and paper source where the custom paper is loaded. Important • The paper sources that can be loaded vary depending on the custom paper. 3.
Important • Depending on your model, some settings may not appear. Drying Time Specify the time that the printer waits for ink to dry. For paper where the ink does not dry well, specify the drying time. off For roll paper Ejects immediately after printing finishes. For cut paper Soon after printing finishes, the next page will start to print. Drying time For roll paper Ejects after the specified time has elapsed after printing finishes.
Automatic Cut Roll paper is automatically cut by the cutter unit. Eject Cut When the printer touchscreen is operated, the roll paper is cut by the cutter unit. Select this option if you do not want the printed material to drop immediately after printing, for example, in order to wait for the ink to dry. User Cut Cutting is not performed by the cutter unit. Cut the roll paper using scissors after each sheet. Select this for paper that cannot be cut by the cutter unit.
Note • A band of uneven color may appear on the border between the areas with and without drying time. Cut-dust Reduction Selecting On applies ink at the cutting position when cutting paper and reduces the scattering of cut waste. Also, on paper with paste, it makes it difficult for the paste to adhere to the cutter and prevents deterioration of cutter cutting performance. Roll Paper Tension (Feeding) Select the slack of roll paper at feeding.
Ink Usage Selects and sets the upper limit on the amount of ink to use when printing on customer paper from among several levels. For details on setting the ink level, see "Setting Ink Level." Important • After setting the Calibration Target and ICC Profile sheets, changes to the ink usage on the Advanced Paper Settings sheet will disable the settings on the Calibration Target and ICC Profile sheets. In this case, set the Calibration Target and ICC Profile sheets again.
Note • If the Calibration Target of the selected base paper was set to Not creatable in the Create Custom Paper dialog box when the custom paper was added, the calibration target cannot be created. • Calibration can be performed for custom paper if a calibration target has been created. 1. Click the Execute button. The Paper Source dialog box appears. 2. Select the paper size of the custom paper and paper source where the custom paper is loaded.
• If you are using a PRO-1000 or PRO-500 model, only the rear tray can be used as the paper source for color calibration. 3. Load the custom paper in the paper source you selected. Important • Do not load paper that is curled or that has already been printed on. • If a paper source cannot be selected, load the paper into the paper source that is displayed in Paper Source. 4. Select the custom paper set on the printer control panel. 5. Click the OK button.
For ICC profile file names, up to 54 single-byte characters can be entered including the extension. Setting Ink Level Use the following procedure to test printing at each level, and then determine and set the optimal level from those results. 1. Click the Test Print button. The Paper Source dialog box appears. 2. Select the paper size of the custom paper and paper source where the custom paper is loaded.
Important • The paper sources that can be loaded vary depending on the custom paper. 3. Load the custom paper in the paper source you selected. Important • Do not load paper that is curled or that has already been printed on. 4. Select the custom paper set on the printer control panel. 5. Click the OK button. The Test Print Settings dialog box appears. 6. Configure the print settings, and then click the Start Printing button.
Ink Usage Select the ink usage level for test printing. Canon Base Paper is the ink usage for paper selected as the basis for the custom paper. Image Used in Test Print Sets the image to use in test prints. Note • To use an image other than the standard image, use an uncompressed TIFF file where each RGB color is 8 bits. • Images that are larger than the paper size may be printed with the image cropped. • The maximum image size that can be used for test printing is 4 GB. 7. Click the Yes button. 8.
Determines and sets the ink level that is expected to produce no bleeding or grazing of ink and produce the best test print results when viewed. Important • After setting the Calibration Target and ICC Profile sheets, changes to the ink usage on the Advanced Paper Settings sheet will disable the settings on the Calibration Target and ICC Profile sheets. In this case, set the Calibration Target and ICC Profile sheets again.
Note • Increasing the ink usage can widen the color area, and decreasing the ink usage can reduce ink bleeding and color collapse. • Depending on the paper, the printing results may not change regardless of the ink usage level. If you have trouble determining the level, we recommend selecting the Canon base paper. • Although the color tone may change when the ink usage is changed, at this point you should select the optimal level by only focusing on bleeding and scraping of ink.
