About ICC Profiles

Obtaining ICC Profiles

Printers other than PRO-1000 series, PRO-500 series, PRO-G1 series or PRO-S1 series:

The ICC profiles for genuine Canon paper will be installed when you add the printer to Professional Print & Layout. The ICC profiles for paper other than genuine Canon paper can be downloaded from our website. Download and install the profiles you need.

GP-4000, GP-2000, PRO-6100, PRO-6100S, PRO-6000, PRO-6000S, PRO-4100, PRO-4100S, PRO-4000, PRO-4000S, PRO-2100, PRO-2000, GP-540, GP-520, PRO-561, PRO-561S, PRO-560, PRO-560S, PRO-541, PRO-541S, PRO-540, PRO-540S, PRO-521, and PRO-520 printers:

The ICC profiles for genuine Canon paper and third party paper will be installed when you add the printer to Professional Print & Layout.

Installation (on Windows)

1. Right-click the ICC profile you want to use.

2. Select Install Profile from the menu.

   

   When the installation is complete, the icon changes from gray to white. *

   *The color may not change depending on the system environment.

Installation (on macOS)

1. Copy the ICC profile you want to use to the following folder.

   From the Go menu of Finder, select Computer, and then browse to your hard disk > Library > ColorSync, and then copy to the Profile(s) folder.

   Note

   • Copy to the above folder to allow all users of the computer to use the installed ICC profile.
   • When copying ICC profiles, you may be required to enter a user name and password. In that case, enter the name and password of the user with administrator privileges. For details on administrator users, refer to the macOS User's Guide.