Managing Colors

Color management (color calibration) corrects for variations in color tones due to differences between printers and aging, and obtains continuously stable corrected color tones.

The color tones of this printer can be corrected by executing color calibration.

If you have multiple printers, you can make the color tones of the printers the same by executing color calibration on each of the printers.

Note

  • Even if the color calibration adjustment values are applied, the color tones may not be stable for the following settings.

    • Printer driver printing quality: Fast

    • Media Type: CAD Clear Film / Plain Paper (Instant-dry)

Execute Color Calibration

Executing color calibration improves color consistency by compensating for slight differences in how color appears due to individual variations or aging among the printers.

You can use the operation panel to enable or disable the color calibration adjustment values, view the calibration status, and configure notifications when color calibration needs to be executed.

You can also execute color calibration from Device Management Console.

See below for details.

 Device Management Console Guide(Windows)

 Device Management Console Guide(Mac OS)

Checking When to Execute Color Calibration

You can use the progress bar on the computer screen to determine when to execute color calibration.

Use Device Management Console to view when to execute color calibration.

See below for details.

 Device Management Console Guide(Windows)

 Device Management Console Guide(Mac OS)

Centrally Managing Multiple Printers

You can view the status of multiple network- and USB-connected printers.

You can also set up email notification if printer warnings or errors occur.

Use Device Management Console to manage the printers.

See below for details.

 Device Management Console Guide(Windows)

 Device Management Console Guide(Mac OS)

Using Paper Other Than Canon Genuine Paper

To execute color calibration for paper other than Canon genuine paper, you must create and register dedicated media information.

To register this media information, use Media Configuration Tool.

See below for details.

 Media Configuration Tool Guide(Windows)

 Media Configuration Tool Guide(Mac OS)