Color Management of the Printer
Color management has been correctly performed for a newly purchased printer, and it is adjusted to produce appropriate print results. However, due to a large amount of output or long periods of use, there may be substantial transition from the newly purchased state. In that case, calibrate the printer to make it closer to the newly purchased state. In addition, even when you are using a printer that cannot be calibrated, you can print in a way suitable for the current state by creating an ICC profile.
Note
If you are using a printer that supports calibration, calibrate the printer before creating an ICC profile. Creating an ICC profile after reducing color variations in printing helps maintain output color consistency by simply performing color calibration even if misalignment occurs again.
Printer Calibration and ICC Profile Creation
Printer Calibration
This is the function for reducing changes in the color reproduction due to an environmental change or lapse of time, and for reducing differences in the color reproduction between one printer and another when using more than one printer. When you perform calibration with any of genuine Canon paper, it will be applied to the printer output on other paper as well.
- If you are using a PRO-1000 or PRO-500 series printer, we recommend that you use supported paper (Photo Paper Pro Platinum, Photo Paper Pro Luster, or Photo Paper Pro Premium Matte).
Note
PRO-2000, PRO-4000, PRO-4000S, and PRO-6000S printers:
For supported paper, see the "Paper Information List" page by searching for it from the top page of the Online Manual for your model.
ICC Profile Creation
ICC profiles can be created individually for the paper to be used. As for the printer that has transitioned from the newly purchased state, you can make the print result closer to that originally intended by creating an ICC profile suitable for the printer's current state.
Note
The printer calibration method and ICC profile creation method depend on your product.
