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Choosing Paper for Printing
Choosing Paper for Printing
Choosing a Paper for Printing ..................................................................................................................................... 30
➔ Changing the Type of Paper ......................................................................................................................... 343
Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver ......................................................................................................................30
➔ Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver (Windows) ................................................................................140
➔ Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver (Mac OS) .................................................................................. 249
Choosing a Paper for Printing
Choosing a Paper for Printing
Select the appropriate media type from the printer control panel or printer driver to match the paper loaded in the
printer. The appropriate media type differs between the case of genuine Canon paper or Canon feed confirmed
paper and the case of paper other than Canon feed confirmed paper. Select the media type by following the de-
scription below.
For information on how to select the media type in the printer control panel, see Changing the Type of Pa-
per ➔P.343 , and for information on how to select the media type in the printer driver, see Specifying Paper in the
Printer Driver (Windows) ➔P.140 or Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver (Mac OS) ➔P.249 .
Important
• If you use paper other than Canon feed confirmed paper, Canon provides absolutely no guarantees regarding
print quality or paper feed properties.
Note
• Genuine Canon paper and Canon feed confirmed paper are detailed in Paper Reference Guide.
• An error message is displayed on the printer Control Panel if the media type specified in the printer driver does not
match the media type specified in the printer. Although you can print under these conditions, the printing results
may not be suitable.
•
Genuine Canon paper or Canon feed confirmed paper
For genuine Canon paper or Canon feed confirmed paper, select the settings that are optimized for that type
of paper. For more information on the settings for genuine Canon paper or Canon feed confirmed paper, see
"Displaying the Paper Reference Guide." ➔P.330
•
Paper other than Canon feed confirmed paper
For paper other than Canon feed confirmed paper, one method is to select from existing settings and another
method is to create a new media type and add it to the printer control panel and printer driver. For details, see
"Using Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper." ➔P.328
Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver
Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver
If you replace the paper, complete the printer driver settings for the paper type and size.
For instructions on configuring paper settings in the printer driver, refer to the following topics, as appropriate for
your computer and operating system.
•
Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver (Windows) ➔P.140
•
Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver (Mac OS) ➔P.249
Choosing a Paper for Printing
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