Printing Posters

Printers supported with PosterArtist

Printing posters

Test printing

Canceling printing

Ambient light setting

Printing by selecting a chart number

Printing by specifying light source and color temperature

Printing by adjusting monitor and print colors

Managing ambient light settings

Printing the ambient light correction chart

Printers supported with PosterArtist

The posters created by PosterArtist can be printed with only Canon printers or Océ printers.
You can print posters from the printer listed in the Printer list on the Paper Options settings panel of the printers connected to your computer.

When you use the following printers, the Paper Options settings panel and setting method are different.

- Printers other than Canon imagePROGRAF series

- PRO-1000 and PRO-500

See "For users using printers other than Canon imagePROGRAF series" for details.

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Printing posters

This topic gives the basic printing instructions.

For instructions on variable printing, see "Starting variable printing."

1. Select the Print task.
The Print settings panel is displayed.

Before printing on the actual paper, test printing can be performed on A4 or Letter size paper to check the printing image. See "Test printing."

2. Check the print settings.

In Paper Options task, specify settings such as paper size, paper type, enlarged/reduced printing and borderless printing. To change print settings, return to the Paper Options task and change settings as needed. For instructions on specifying settings, see "Specifying Size and Paper."

3. In Print Quality, select the print quality.
Items displayed in Print Quality vary depending on Media Type specified in the Paper Options task.

If a checkmark is placed for Edit layout with Free Layout plus in the Paper Options task, Print Quality cannot be selected.

For details on the print quality, see the manual of your printer.

4. In Matching Method, select a matching method.

Normally you do not need to change the matching method.

If a checkmark is placed for Edit layout with Free Layout plus in the Paper Options task, Matching Method cannot be selected.

For details on matching methods, see the manual of your printer.

5. In Copies, specify the number of copies to print. Enter the value directly or click or at right to increase or decrease the value.

If a checkmark is placed for Edit layout with Free Layout plus in the Paper Options task, the number of copies to print cannot be specified in Copies.

6. Click Print.
Printing starts and the Print Progress dialog box is displayed.
In the Print Progress dialog box or in PosterArtist's status bar, the print progress can be checked.

To start the imagePROGRAF Preview and check the print result in the preview before printing, place a checkmark for Check Print Preview Before Printing and click Print. This is convenient when you want to check how the poster will be printed on roll paper, etc.
For details on the imagePROGRAF Preview, see the User Manual of the printer.

To use the free layout function, place a checkmark for Use Free Layout. The free layout function allows you to import print data from various applications and move, align, enlarge/reduce or rotate each data to adjust the layout before printing. For details on the free layout function, see the manual of your printer.
However, if a checkmark is placed for Edit layout with Free Layout plus in the Paper Options task, the Use Free Layout checkbox is not shown; it may not appear depending on your printer driver, either.

If you place a checkmark for Edit layout with Free Layout plus in the Paper Options task, click Print (Start Free Layout plus).
For detailed operations of the Free Layout plus application software, see the manual of your printer.

Settings made in the print task return to their defaults when exiting PosterArtist.

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Test printing

Before printing at actual size, test printing can be performed on A4 or Letter size paper to check the printing image.
For information on the printer and paper size to use for test printing, see "PosterArtist settings."

1. Select the Print task.
The Print settings panel is displayed.

2. Click Test Print.
Printing starts and the Print Progress dialog box is displayed.
In the Print Progress dialog box, the print progress can be checked.

To print all records in the tabular data by using the variable printing function, remove the checkmark for Current Record Only.

Some printing functions such as borderless printing and print quality are not used for test printing.

Ambient light settings do not apply to test printing.

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Canceling printing

1. In the Print Progress dialog box, click Cancel Printing.
Printing is canceled.

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Ambient light setting

Ambient light color and brightness vary by environment factor such as location (indoors or outdoors) or lighting (fluorescent or incandescent). Therefore the same poster may look different depending on where it is displayed.

The ambient light setting functions allow you to adjust colors automatically according to the environment so that the created poster's color tone looks good.

Ambient light settings may not be available depending on the selected printer.

This function may not be available depending on the type of paper you use.

Printing by selecting a chart number

In ambient light settings, posters can be printed by selecting one of the four prepared ambient light settings. Print samples of the four ambient light settings (chart printing) then select the number of the sample whose color tone matches the environment where the poster is displayed.
This section describes how to select one of the four prepared ambient light settings to print posters.

1. Print samples of ambient light settings (chart printing). For instructions on chart printing, see "Printing the ambient light correction chart."

2. Select the Print task.
The Print settings panel is displayed.

3. In the Print Quality list, select High or Highest.

4. In Copies, specify the number of copies to print. Enter the value directly or click or at right to increase or decrease the value.

5. Place a checkmark for Use Ambient Light Setting.
The ambient light setting is enabled.

6. Check the charts printed using chart printing, and select the number of the chart on which colors of four pictures look favorable overall.

Check charts in the environment where the poster is displayed.

Select the number of the chart on which the people, blue of the sky, red of the strawberries, etc. look most natural.

7. In the ambient light setting list, select the chart number you selected.

8. Click Print.
Printing is performed according to the selected ambient light setting, and the Print Progress dialog box is displayed.
In the Print Progress dialog box or in PosterArtist's status bar, the printing progress can be checked.

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Printing by specifying light source and color temperature

Posters can also be printed by specifying the light source and color temperature.

This function requires the "i1" light meter and the Light Source Measure Tool. Download the Light Source Measure Tool from the Canon website and install.

Install the Light Source Measure Tool on the computer used for measuring ambient light.

1. Measure the light source type and color temperature by using the "i1" light meter and the Light Source Measure Tool.

For details on the Light Source Measure Tool, see the "LightSourceMeasureTool_English.pdf" supplied with the Light Source Measure Tool installer.

2. Select the Print task.
The Print settings panel is displayed.

3. In the Print Quality list, select High or Highest.

4. In Copies, specify the number of copies to print. Enter the value directly or click or at right to increase or decrease the value.

5. Place a checkmark for Use Ambient Light Setting.

6. In the ambient light setting list, select Custom Settings.
The Ambient Light Setting dialog box is displayed.

7. In Lighting Source Type, select the light source type measured with the Light Source Measure Tool.

8. In Color Temperature, specify the value of the color temperature measured with the Light Source Measure Tool.
Enter the value directly or click or at right to increase or decrease the value.

9. Click OK.
The Ambient Light Setting dialog box is closed and the selected ambient light setting is enabled.

10. Click Print.
Printing is performed according to the selected ambient light setting, and the Print Progress dialog box is displayed.
In the Print Progress dialog box or in PosterArtist's status bar, the printing progress can be checked.

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Printing by adjusting monitor and print colors

Adjusting the monitor and print colors to more closely match is called monitor matching. This section describes how to adjust using the ambient light settings to print the poster with colors that match the monitor.

Monitor matching requires pre-calibration of the monitor.

Your monitor may not support monitor matching, or you may not be able to configure settings or make adjustments.

Printing by selecting a chart number
This section describes how to select one of the four prepared ambient light settings and specify the color temperature and illuminance to print posters.

1. Print samples of ambient light settings (chart printing). For instructions on chart printing, see "Printing the ambient light correction chart."

2. Select the Print task.
The Print settings panel is displayed.

3. In the Print Quality list, select High or Highest.

4. In Matching Method, select Monitor Matching.

For details on monitor matching, see the manual of your printer.

5. Select the color temperature set on the monitor under Monitor White Point.

6. In Copies, specify the number of copies to print.
Enter the value directly or click or at right to increase or decrease the value.

7. Select the Use Ambient Light Setting check box.

8. In the ambient light setting list, select By selecting a chart number.
The Ambient Light Setting dialog box is displayed.

9. Check the charts printed using chart printing, and select the number of the chart on which colors of four pictures look favorable overall.

Check charts in the environment where the poster is displayed.

Select the number of the chart on which the people, blue of the sky, red of the strawberries, etc. look most natural.

10. Specify the value of the color temperature measured at monitor calibration in Color Temperature.
Enter the value directly or click or at right to increase or decrease the value.

11. Specify the value of the illuminance measured at monitor calibration in Illuminance.
Enter the value directly or click or at right to increase or decrease the value.

12. Click OK.
The Ambient Light Setting dialog box is closed and the selected ambient light setting is applied.

13. Click Print.
Printing is performed according to the selected ambient light setting, and the Print Progress dialog box is displayed.
In the Print Progress dialog box or in PosterArtist's status bar, the printing progress can be checked.

Printing by specifying the light source, color temperature, and illuminance
Posters can also be printed by specifying the light source, color temperature, and illuminance.

This function requires the "i1" light meter and the Light Source Measure Tool. Download the Light Source Measure Tool from the Canon website and install.

Install the Light Source Measure Tool on the computer used for measuring ambient light.

1. Measure the light source type and color temperature by using the "i1" light meter and the Light Source Measure Tool.

For details on the Light Source Measure Tool, see the "LightSourceMeasureTool_English.pdf" supplied with the Light Source Measure Tool installer.

2. Select the Print task.
The Print settings panel is displayed.

3. In the Print Quality list, select High or Highest.

4. In Matching Method, select Monitor Matching.

For details on monitor matching, see the manual of your printer.

5. Select the color temperature set on the monitor under Monitor White Point.

6. In Copies, specify the number of copies to print.
Enter the value directly or click or at right to increase or decrease the value.

7. Select the Use Ambient Light Setting check box.

8. In the ambient light setting list, select By entering values directly.
The Ambient Light Setting dialog box is displayed.

9. In Lighting Source Type, select the light source type measured with the Light Source Measure Tool.

10. In Color Temperature, specify the value of the color temperature measured with the Light Source Measure Tool.
Enter the value directly or click or at right to increase or decrease the value.

11. In Illuminance, specify the value of the illuminance measured with the Light Source Measure Tool.
Enter the value directly or click or at right to increase or decrease the value.

12. Click OK.
The Ambient Light Setting dialog box is closed and the selected ambient light setting is enabled.

13. Click Print.
Printing is performed according to the selected ambient light setting, and the Print Progress dialog box is displayed.
In the Print Progress dialog box or in PosterArtist's status bar, the printing progress can be checked.

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Managing ambient light settings

Register ambient light settings with a name of your own. Registered ambient light settings can be deleted or listed. Register frequently used ambient light settings to quickly print posters according to the environment where they are displayed.

Registering ambient light settings

1. In the Tool menu, select Managing Ambient Light Settings.
The Managing Ambient Light Settings dialog box is displayed.

2. To register prepared ambient light settings with a different name, in Chart Number, select from Chart Number 1 to Chart Number 4.
To register ambient light settings by specifying the light source and color temperature, in the Ambient Light Settings list, select Custom Settings and specify the light source and color temperature.

For instructions on measuring the light source type and color temperature, see the "LightSourceMeasureTool_English.pdf" supplied with the Light Source Measure Tool installer.

3. In Custom Ambient Light Setting, enter a name of your choice.

4. Click Add.
The ambient light setting is registered with the specified settings.

Registered ambient light settings can be selected from the ambient light setting list in the Print task.

Deleting registered ambient light settings

1. In the Tool menu, select Managing Ambient Light Settings.
The Managing Ambient Light Settings dialog box is displayed.

2. In the Ambient Light Settings list, select the ambient light setting you want to delete.

3. Click Delete.

4. When a confirmation is displayed, click OK.
The selected ambient light setting is deleted.

Chart Number 1 to Chart Number 4 and Custom Settings cannot be deleted.

When multiple PosterArtist are running, ambient light settings cannot be deleted.

Displaying ambient light setting list

1. In the Tool menu, select Managing Ambient Light Settings.
The Managing Ambient Light Settings dialog box is displayed.

2. Click List.
The Ambient Light Setting List dialog box is displayed.

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Printing the ambient light correction chart

Chart printing is the function to print samples of four prepared ambient light settings.

Printing the ambient light correction chart requires installation of Light Source Check Tool. If the Light Source Check Tool is not installed, download it from the Canon website and install.

1. In the Tool menu, select Print Ambient Light Correction Chart.
The Print Chart dialog box is displayed.

2. In the Printer Name list, select the printer for printing.

3. In the Media Type list, select the paper type for printing.
Supported paper types vary depending on the selected printer.

4. In the Paper Source list, select the paper source.

5. Click Print.
The ambient light correction chart is printed.

6. Check the charts printed using chart printing, and select the number of the chart on which colors of four pictures look favorable overall.

Check charts in the environment where the poster is displayed.

Select the number of the chart on which the people, blue of the sky, red of the strawberries, etc. look most natural.

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