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 operation panel and printer driver depending on the media type you are using.

The existing settings consist of the general-purpose paper settings provided for different media types and the special paper settings that allow you to select various levels of ink usage.

First, select a paper with a similar type and basis weight from the general-purpose paper settings, and try printing.

Important

The Canon genuine paper settings provided in the 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 the available paper types, see "Paper Information List."
For instructions on selecting the media type with the operation panel, see "Changing the Type of Paper". For instructions on selecting the media type with the printer driver, see "Main Tab Description" (Windows) or "Quality & Media" (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 "General-Purpose Paper Settings List."

Selecting Special Paper Settings

These settings allow you to select the type of black ink and the amount of ink used. By selecting the special settings for the amount of ink used that are appropriate for the paper, the lack of color development and ink bleeding may be improved.

For details, see "Special Paper Settings List."

Note

If you cannot obtain the desired results by selecting the general-purpose paper settings and the special paper settings, use the add custom paper 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."