Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8400S Manual

Type

Approximate weight Approximate thickness Printer control panel

Printer driver

Photo Paper

180 g/m²

0.18 mm (0.0071 in.) LW. Photo Paper

Photo Paper

260 g/m²

0.26 mm (0.010 in.)

Proof

80 g/m²

0.10 mm (0.0039 in.) News Proof

Art Paper

65 g/m²

0.15 mm (0.0059 in.) JPN Paper Washi

Art Paper

200 g/m²

0.35 mm (0.014 in.)

Art Paper

300 g/m²

0.44 mm (0.017 in.)

Sign/CAD Paper 470 g/m²

0.35 mm (0.014 in.)

Sign/CAD Paper 300 g/m²

0.28 mm (0.011 in.)

Sign/CAD Paper 240 g/m²

0.18 mm (0.0071 in.) Glossy Film

Sign/CAD Paper 150 g/m²

0.11 mm (0.0043 in.)

Selecting Special Settings

Special settings are provided that allow you to select the amount of ink used in steps. You can fix lackluster colors or
bleeding ink by selecting special settings where the amount of ink used is suitable for the paper you are using. The
special settings are organized as follows so that they can be used as follows depending on the type of black ink and
the media type.

Type of special settings

Type of black ink

Example of applicable paper

"Special 1" to "Special 5"

BK (photo black)

Glossy paper, proofing paper

"Special 6" to "Special 10" MBK (matte black) Coated Paper, Matte Paper, Art Paper

"Special 1" and "Special 6" use the least amount of ink, with the amount of ink used increasing through 5 steps as the
number increases up to "Special 5" and "Special 10" which use the greatest amount of ink. Although colors become
more vivid as the amount of ink used increases, bleeding also occurs more easily. We recommend that you try in order
starting from "Special 1" or "Special 6" while checking the state of the printing.

Note

If you cannot obtain sufficiently good image quality by selecting the general-purpose settings or special settings, you
can create settings as suitable for the paper you are using by using the "Add Custom Paper" function in the Media
Configuration Tool. For details, 

The Add Custom Paper function in the Media Configuration Tool is provided as a method for improving print quality
and feed properties over printing paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper using the general-
purpose settings. This can be expected to improve properties such as print quality because it allows you to configure
settings such as the maximum amount of ink to use and the height of the printhead depending on the characteristics of
the paper you are using. Furthermore, printing can be performed by adding the settings created using this function to
the printer control panel and printer driver as a new media type.
For details on Media Configuration Tool, refer as follows.

Printing on Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper by Adding a Media Type

                                                                                 

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Handling and Use of Paper

Paper

 

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