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Main tab Description

The Main tab allows you to create a basic print setup in accordance with the media type. Unless special printing is required, normal printing can be performed just by setting the items on this tab.

figure:Main tab
Settings Preview
The paper illustration shows how the original will be laid out on a sheet of paper.
You can check an overall image of the layout.
The printer illustration shows how to load paper to match the printer driver settings.
Check whether the printer is set up correctly by looking at the illustration before you start printing.
Media Type
Selects a type of printing paper.
Select a media type that matches the paper that is loaded in the printer. This ensures that printing is carried out properly for the specified paper.
Paper Source
Shows the source from which paper is supplied.
You may be able to switch the paper source with the printer driver.
Rear Tray
Paper is always supplied from the rear tray.
Manual Feed
Paper is supplied from the manual feed tray in the back.

Important

  • Depending on the media type and size, the Paper Source settings that can be selected may differ.
Print Quality
Selects your desired printing quality.
Select one of the following to set the print quality level that is appropriate for the purpose.

Important

  • Depending on the Media Type settings, the same print results may be produced even if the Print Quality is changed.
High
Gives priority to print quality over printing speed.
Standard
Prints with average speed and quality.
Fast
Gives priority to printing speed over print quality.
Custom
Select this when you want to set the printing quality level individually.
Set...
Select Custom for Print Quality to enable this button.
Open the Custom dialog box. You can then individually set the print quality level.
Color/Intensity
Selects color adjustment method.
Auto
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Brightness, Intensity, and Contrast, and so on are adjusted automatically.
Manual
Select when you set the individual settings such as Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Tone, Brightness, Intensity, and Contrast, etc. and Color Correction method.
Set...
Select Manual for Color/Intensity to enable this button.
In the Manual Color Adjustment dialog box, you can adjust individual color settings such as Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Tone, Brightness, Intensity, and Contrast on the Color Adjustment tab, and select the Color Correction method on the Matching tab.

Note

  • If you want to use an ICC profile to adjust colors, use the Manual Color Adjustment dialog box to set the profile.
Black and White Photo Print
Black and white photo print refers to a function that converts data to monochrome data when printing your document.
Check this check box to print a color document in monochrome.
Preview before printing
Shows what the print result will look like before you actually print the data.
Check this check box to display a preview before printing.

Important

  • To use the Canon IJ XPS Preview, you must have Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile installed on your computer.
Defaults
Restores all the settings you have changed to their default values.
Clicking this button restores all the settings on the current screen to their default values (factory settings).

Custom dialog box

Set the quality level, and select the desired print quality.

Quality
You can use the slider bar to adjust the print quality level.

Important

  • Certain print quality levels cannot be selected depending on the settings of Media Type.

Note

  • The High, Standard, or Fast print quality modes are linked with the slider bar. Therefore when the slider bar is moved, the corresponding quality and value are displayed on the left. This is the same as when the corresponding radio button is selected for Print Quality on the Main tab.

Color Adjustment Tab

This tab allows you to adjust the color balance by changing the settings of the Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Tone, Brightness, Intensity, and Contrast options.

Preview
Shows the effect of color adjustment.
The color and brightness change when each item is adjusted. You can check the color adjustment status easily by changing the preview image to one similar to the results to be printed with Sample Type.

Note

  • The graphic is in monochrome when the Black and White Photo Print check box is checked.
Sample Type
Selects a preview image displayed on the Color Adjustment tab.
If necessary, select a preview image from Standard, Landscape, or Graphics, whichever is most similar to the print results.
View Color Pattern
Displays a pattern for checking color changes produced by color adjustment.
If you want to display the preview image with a color pattern, check this check box.
Cyan / Magenta / Yellow
Adjusts the strengths of Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow.
Moving the slider to the right makes a color stronger, and moving the slider to the left makes a color weaker.
You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50.
This adjustment changes the relative amount of ink of each color used, which alters the total color balance of the document. Use your application if you want to change the total color balance significantly. Use the printer driver only if you want to adjust the color balance slightly.

Important

  • When Black and White Photo Print is checked on the Main tab, Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow appear grayed out and are unavailable.
Tone
Set the color tones for monochrome printing.
You can also select colors for monochrome color tones from the pull-down menu.
Cool Tone
This item adjusts color tones to cool shades of gray (cool black). When you select this item, a value of -30 is entered for X, and a value of 0 for Y.
Black and White
This item adjusts color tones to neutral shades of gray. When you select this item, a value of 0 is entered for X, and a value of 0 for Y.
Warm Tone
This item adjusts color tones to warm shades of gray (warm black). When you select this item, a value of 30 is entered for X, and a value of 0 for Y.
Custom
You can adjust the color tones by using the horizontal and vertical sliders while checking the colors in the center adjustment area.
Adjust the horizontal and vertical sliders by dragging them to the left/right or up/down, respectively.
You can also adjust color tones by clicking or dragging the center adjustment area with the mouse.
You can also directly enter values that are linked to the sliders. When you enter values, set values in the range of -100 to 100 for X, and -50 to 50 for Y.

Note

  • Custom cannot be selected since it is displayed automatically when the adjustment value is directly entered.
X, Y (Monochromatic adjustment value)
If necessary, you can adjust monochromatic colors manually.
To adjust the color tones, either enter values directly or click the up/down arrows.
You can also adjust the color tones by clicking or dragging the adjustment area with the mouse.
The value is also linked to the horizontal and vertical sliders.
When you enter values, set values in the range of -100 to 100 for X, and -50 to 50 for Y.
The selected value will be shown in the preview on the left side.
Brightness
Selects the brightness of your print.
You cannot change the levels of pure white and black. However, the brightness of the colors between white and black can be changed.
Intensity
Adjusts the overall intensity of your print.
Moving the slider to the right increases the intensity, and moving the slider to the left decreases the intensity.
You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50.
Contrast
Adjusts the contrast between light and dark in the image to be printed.
Moving the slider to the right increases the contrast, moving the slider to the left decreases the contrast.
You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50.
Print a pattern for color adjustment
When the color balance, monochromatic color tones, or intensity/contrast is changed, the pattern printing function prints a list of the adjustment results along with the adjustment values.
Select this function when printing a pattern for color adjustment.
Pattern Print preferences...
Check Print a pattern for color adjustment to enable this button.
The Pattern Print dialog box opens and allows you to set pattern printing settings.

Pattern Print dialog box

Perform the setup for printing patterns that allow you to check the color balance, monochromatic color tones, and intensity/contrast of documents.

Parameters to Adjust
Select the item to be checked by pattern printing.
Cyan/Magenta/Yellow
Prints a pattern that allows you to check the cyan/magenta/yellow balance.

Important

  • When Black and White Photo Print is checked on the Main tab, Cyan/Magenta/Yellow is not displayed.
Tone X/Y
Print the pattern that allows you to check the adjustment results for the horizontal (X) and vertical (Y) directions of the monochromatic color tones.

Important

  • Note that when Black and White Photo Print is not selected, Tone X/Y becomes hidden and cannot be set.
Intensity/Contrast
Prints a pattern that allows you to check the intensity/contrast balance.
Printer Paper Size
Selects the paper size to be used for pattern printing.
This setting is linked to Printer Paper Size on the Page Setup tab.

Note

  • Depending on the paper size selected on the Page Setup tab, there may be sizes that cannot be selected.
Amount of Pattern Instances
Sets the number of patterns to be printed.
You can select from Largest, Large, and Small. When you select a pattern size, the number of patterns that can be printed is as follows:

Note

  • Largest and Large cannot be selected when certain paper sizes or output paper sizes are selected.
  • The setting preview on the Main tab displays an image that allows you to check the overall layout.
Largest
Cyan/Magenta/Yellow 37
Intensity/Contrast 49
Large
Cyan/Magenta/Yellow 19
Intensity/Contrast 25
Small
Cyan/Magenta/Yellow 7
Intensity/Contrast 9
Color Variation Between Instances
Sets the amount of color change between neighboring patterns.
Select from Large, Medium, and Small. Large produces a large amount of change, and Small produces a small amount of change.

Note

  • Large is about double the size of Medium, and Small is about half the size of Medium.

Matching Tab

Allows you to select the method for adjusting colors to match the type of document to be printed.

Color Correction
Allows you to select Driver Matching, ICM (ICC Profile Matching), or None to match the purpose of the print operation.

Important

  • When Black and White Photo Print is checked on the Main tab, Color Correction appears grayed out and is unavailable.
Driver Matching
With Canon Digital Photo Color, you can print sRGB data with color tints that most people prefer.
ICM (ICC Profile Matching)
Adjusts the colors by using an ICC profile when printing.
Specify the input profile, printer profile, and rendering intent to be used.

Important

  • If the application software is set so that ICM is disabled, ICM (ICC Profile Matching) is unavailable for Color Correction and the printer may not be able to print the image data properly.
None
Disables color adjustment with the printer driver.
Input Profile
Specifies the input profile to be used when you select ICM (ICC Profile Matching) for Color Correction.
Standard
The standard printer profile (sRGB), which supports the color space of ICM, is used. This is the default setting.
Adobe RGB (1998)
The Adobe RGB profile, which supports a wider color space than sRGB, is used.

Important

  • Adobe RGB (1998) is not displayed when input profiles of Adobe RGB are not installed.
Printer Profile
Specifies the printer profile to be used when ICM (ICC Profile Matching) is selected for Color Correction.
Normally Auto is selected but you can also select a printer profile manually.
Rendering Intent
Specifies the matching method to be used when you select ICM (ICC Profile Matching) for Color Correction.
Saturation
This method reproduces images even more vividly than the Perceptual method.
Perceptual
This function effectively prints the color space that the printer can reproduce. Because this function accurately renders the attributes of the data displayed on the monitor, select this function when you want to print with impressions that are close to those displayed on the monitor.

Important

  • When you select Perceptual to print images, Canon recommends that you set the monitor and the environment light as follows:
    • Monitor
      Color temperature: D50 (5000K)
      Brightness: 120 cd/m2
      Gamma: 2.2
    • Environment light
      Fluorescent light for D50 color evaluation (color temperature 5000K, high color rendering properties)
      Brightness when looking at printed materials: 500 lx ± 125 lx
Relative Colorimetric
When image data is converted to the color space of the printer, this method converts the image data so the color reproduction approximates the shared color regions. Select this method to print image data with colors that are close to the original colors.
The white spots are reproduced as white spots (background color) on the paper.
Absolute Colorimetric
This method uses the white spot definitions in the input and output ICC profiles to convert the image data.
Although the color and color balance of the white spots change, you may not be able to get the desired output results because of the profile combination.

Important

  • Depending on the media type, you may obtain the same print results even when you change the Rendering Intent setting.

Note

  • In the XPS printer driver, ICM has become ICC Profile Matching.