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Adding Custom Paper

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Adding Custom Paper In the Media Configuration Tool, paper created by customizing existing media information is called custom paper. To improve the print quality and feeding of paper other than Canon genuine paper or Canon feed confirmed paper, add and edit custom paper. To add a new custom paper to a printer, first select the media information used as its basis. Next, specify the name of the paper, and then add it to the printer as custom paper. After adding custom paper to the printer, edit the media information of the custom paper to obtain a high quality print result. For details on the procedure for editing media information for custom paper, see "Editing Custom Paper." Important • Canon offers absolutely no guarantees regarding the print quality or paper feed properties of customer paper. • You cannot add or edit media information if a printer is not connected. Browse "Changing the Base Printer" and reselect the base printer to add and edit media information. • Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer. Do not add or edit media information on a printer from another computer while it is being added or edited. • We recommend backing up the media information in advance before adding or editing media information. For how to back up media information, see "Back Up Base Printer Media Information" in "Copying Media Information from the Base Printer to Another Printer". • The paper that can be used as the basis for custom paper is limited. The Create Custom Paper dialog box appears for the paper to be the basis of the custom paper. • For the paper specifications that can be added as custom paper and the basis paper specifications, search for and refer to the following pages from the home page of the Online Manual for your model. Model that supports roll paper "Using Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper" "Paper Information List" Model that does not support roll paper "Media Types You Can Use" "Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Media Types)" 1. Click (Create Custom Paper) in the Custom Paper button group (or select Create Custom Paper from the Custom Paper menu). 102

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Adding Custom Paper
In the Media Configuration Tool, paper created by customizing existing media information is called custom
paper.
To improve the print quality and feeding of paper other than Canon genuine paper or Canon feed confirmed
paper, add and edit custom paper.
To add a new custom paper to a printer, first select the media information used as its basis.
Next, specify the name of the paper, and then add it to the printer as custom paper.
After adding custom paper to the printer, edit the media information of the custom paper to obtain a high
quality print result.
For details on the procedure for editing media information for custom paper, see "
Editing Custom Paper
."
Important
•
Canon offers absolutely no guarantees regarding the print quality or paper feed properties of customer
•
paper.
•
You cannot add or edit media information if a printer is not connected.
•
Browse "
Changing the Base Printer
" and reselect the base printer to add and edit media information.
•
Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer.
•
Do not add or edit media information on a printer from another computer while it is being added or
edited.
•
We recommend backing up the media information in advance before adding or editing media
•
information.
For how to back up media information, see "Back Up Base Printer Media Information" in "
Copying
Media Information from the Base Printer to Another Printer
".
•
The paper that can be used as the basis for custom paper is limited.
•
The
Create Custom Paper
dialog box appears for the paper to be the basis of the custom paper.
•
For the paper specifications that can be added as custom paper and the basis paper specifications,
•
search for and refer to the following pages from the home page of the Online Manual for your model.
Model that supports roll paper
"Using Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper"
"Paper Information List"
Model that does not support roll paper
"Media Types You Can Use"
"Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Media Types)"
1.
Click
(
Create Custom Paper
) in the
Custom Paper
button group (or select
Create
1.
Custom Paper
from the
Custom Paper
menu).
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