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Printing with an Impression Close to That on the Monitor

You can print with an impression close to that on the monitor by correctly reflecting the characteristics of the data displayed on the monitor.

Important

  • This function is not available depending on your printer. See "Color Management Supported by Each Model" for details.

  • When you want to print with an impression close to that on the monitor, it is recommended that you set the monitor and ambient light as follows.

    • Monitor

      • Color temperature: D50 (5000 K)
      • Luminance: 120 cd/m2
      • Gamma: 2.2

    • Ambient light

      • D50 fluorescent lamps designed for color evaluation (color temperature: 5000 K, high color rendering properties)
      • Brightness when viewing printed materials: 500 lx ± 125 lx

  1. Start Print Studio Pro, then make sure that the images you want to print are displayed in the Thumbnails area at the bottom left of the screen.

    Note

  2. Select Use ICC Profile or PRO Mode for Color Mode in Color Management.

    Select a color mode according to the color space of the image to be printed. Canon recommends the following combinations.

    Color Space Color Mode
    Adobe RGB Use ICC Profile (Rendering Intent: Perceptual)
    sRGB PRO Mode
    figure: Settings area (Color Management)

    Important

    • When Use ICC Profile is selected, select Perceptual for Rendering Intent.
    • Depending on your printer, printing with an impression close to that on the monitor may not be possible even if Perceptual is selected. See "Color Management Supported by Each Model" for details.

  3. Click Print.

    A message appears.

  4. Click OK.

    The Print dialog appears.

  5. Click Print.

Note