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Note
• Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed paper cannot be changed from this dialog box. Refer to "Editing Media
Type Information for Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper" ➔P.373 .
• Changing the display order of media types displayed in the printer control panel and printer driver is performed
from the Edit Media Types dialog box regardless of whether it is Canon genuine paper or custom paper. Refer to
"Editing Media Type Information for Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper" ➔P.373 .
Compatible Paper
Compatible Paper
Paper specifications
Refer to "Specifications" and "Paper" for specifications such as thickness and size of paper that can be added as
custom paper (See "Specifications.") ➔P.630
Notes on the operating environment
In low humidity environments (below 40%), your printer may develop the following problems.
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Paper becomes curled or wrinkled.
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Paper and the printhead are more likely to touch each other, resulting in a scratched print surface or damaged
printhead.
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The cut printed matter sticks to the printer and will not fall down (film media).
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Paper sticks to the printer, making its transfer impossible and preventing its normal ejection (film media).
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Uneven printing (film media)
In high humidity environments (over 60%), your printer may develop the following problems.
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Printed matter will not dry.
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Wavy paper surface
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Cut edges are ragged (fabric media).
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Margins remain due to borderless printing.
Important
• Canon offers absolutely no guarantees regarding the print quality or paper feed properties of customer paper (pa-
per that is not Canon genuine paper or Canon feed confirmed paper).
Add Custom Paper
Add Custom Paper
In order to add new custom paper to the printer control panel and printer driver, first select the media type to use as
the basis from among the Canon genuine paper and feed confirmed paper. Add this as custom paper after making
various changes to the standard paper as necessary.
Important
• Canon offers absolutely no guarantees regarding the print quality or paper feed properties of customer paper.
• For Canon genuine paper and Canon feed confirmed paper, print using the media type as recommended in the
Paper Reference Guide. The print quality and feed properties are not guaranteed if you use Add Custom Paper in
the Media Configuration Tool.
• Do not execute printing on the target printer while adding custom paper.
• When adding custom paper, check the specifications of paper that can be added using "Compatible Pa-
per" ➔P.385 .
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Open the Add and Edit Custom Paper dialog box.
Note
• For details on the procedure for opening the Add and Edit Custom Paper dialog box, see "Using Paper
Other than Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper." ➔P.383
iPF8400SE
Compatible Paper
User's Guide
Handling and Use of Paper Media Configuration Tool (Windows)
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