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imagePROGRAF
Media Configuration Tool Guide
For Macintosh
Contents
Before You Begin ...................................................................................................................ii
■ Compatible Printers .......................................................................................................ii
■ Drivers Applicable with Media Configuration Tool .........................................................ii
How to Use This Guide .....................................
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Before You Begin Media Configuration Tool Guide Before You Begin imagePROGRAF Media Configuration Tool (known below as the Media Configuration Tool) is software to store media information when media (media types) supported by the printer have been added. It offers functions for users familiar with media and printers. This document contains an outline and information on settings for the Media Configuration Tool version used in Macintosh. This document also explains how to use Media Configurati
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Before You Begin Media Configuration Tool Guide ■ Request to Our Customers • Unauthorized transfer or duplication of all or any part of this document is prohibited. • The content of this document is subject to change without notice. • Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this guide is correct. If any error or omission is found, contact us directly or an authorized Canon representative. • Canon is not responsible for any damages, direct or indirect, arising from
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Chapter 1 Installing and Starting the Media Configuration Tool Media Configuration Tool Guide Chapter 1 Installing and Starting the Media Configuration Tool The explanation below is on the operating environment and installation procedures for the Media Configuration Tool. Operating Environment You can use the Media Configuration Tool in the following environments. Compatible Operating System • Mac OS 8.6/9.x • Mac OS X (10.2 or later) Software that requires installation • Canon imagePROGRAF P
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Chapter 1 Installing and Starting the Media Configuration Tool Media Configuration Tool Guide 4. After you have read the software User’s Licensing Agreement, click the Accept button. 5. Click the Continue button. 6. Select Easy Install. You can install be selecting Custom Install, and selecting only the item you Note wish to install. 1-2
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Chapter 1 Installing and Starting the Media Configuration Tool Media Configuration Tool Guide 7. Click the Install button. 8. Press the Continue button to quit another application. 9. When the following message is displayed, click the Restart button. The installation of the Media Configuration Tool is complete. When the installation is completed properly, the Media Configuration Note Tool folder is saved in the following folder. Application: Canon Utilities: imagePROGRAF: Media Configuration T
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Chapter 1 Installing and Starting the Media Configuration Tool Media Configuration Tool Guide 2. Select Uninstall. 3. Click the Uninstall button. 4. Press the Continue button when another application is running. 5. When the following message is displayed, click the OK button. Media Configuration Tool and other items have been uninstalled. 6. Remove User Software CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive. 1-4
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Chapter 1 Installing and Starting the Media Configuration Tool Media Configuration Tool Guide Starting the Media Configuration Tool When the installation completes properly, the Media Configuration Tool is added to Application menu. From the Application menu go to Canon Utilities -> imagePROGRAF and select Media Configuration Tool to open the Media Configuration Tool main screen. If a compatible printer driver is not installed, the Media Configuration Tool Important will not start. If you att
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Chapter 2 Functions of the Media Configuration Tool Media Configuration Tool Guide Chapter 2 Functions of the Media Configuration Tool The Media Configuration Tool is software to store media information when media (media types) supported by the printer have been added. It offers functions for users familiar with media and printers. The explanation below outlines the functions and operations of the Media Configuration Tool. The Functions of the Media Configuration Tool The Media Configuration
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Chapter 2 Functions of the Media Configuration Tool Media Configuration Tool Guide ■ Detailed Settings of Media Properties When adding media types you can perform detailed settings to match media type properties such as Media Thickness, Vacuum Strength, and Cut Speed. For instance, when adding media that does not dry quickly, you can increase the value for Drying Time. Refer to “Input Media Properties” in Chapter 4 “Adding Media Types” (p.4-4) for an explanation. ■ Customizing the printer and
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Chapter 2 Functions of the Media Configuration Tool Media Configuration Tool Guide • The Update Media Types Button When you click this button, the Update Media Types wizard starts. The wizard is used to replace printer and printer driver media information files with media information files that you have downloaded from the Canon Web site or another company’s Web site. • The Add Media Type Button When you click this button, the Add Media Type wizard starts. This wizard is used to add new media
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Chapter 2 Functions of the Media Configuration Tool Media Configuration Tool Guide • The Edit Media Type Button When you click this button, the Edit Media Types wizard starts. This wizard is used to change the display order of the media type on the printer operating panel and printer driver and to delete user-defined media. What follows is an explanation on the wizard screen content. ■ Wizard Screen Content When you click a button on the main screen of the Media Configuration Tool, the wizard
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Chapter 3 Updating Media Information File Media Configuration Tool Guide Chapter 3 Updating Media Information File When you click the Update Media Types button on the main screen of the Media Configuration Tool the Update Media Types wizard starts. Using this wizard you can replace printer and printer driver Media Information File with Media Information File you have downloaded from the Canon Web site or another company’s Web site. The explanation below is on the update method for the Media I
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Chapter 3 Updating Media Information File Media Configuration Tool Guide 2. Click the Update Media Types button. The Update Media Types wizard starts. 3. Click the Browse button to open the Open dialog box. 4. Move the file to a directory containing Media Information File (*.med). 5. Select the Media Information File and click the Open button. The name of the Media Information File you have selected in the Open dialog box is displayed in File Name in the Update Media Types wizard. 3-2
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Chapter 3 Updating Media Information File Media Configuration Tool Guide 6. Click the Next button. The Update Media Type wizard moves to display Select Printer. Select Printer to Update After selecting the Media Information File, select the printer driver where the media information files will be updated. 1. Confirm the printer, where media type information is to be updated, to be displayed in Printer in the Update Media Type wizard. When you do not save the printer driver to be updated, the m
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Chapter 3 Updating Media Information File Media Configuration Tool Guide Do not attempt to print or turn the off while the program is Important communicating with the printer. • When the program cannot communicate with the printer, the following Note warning message is displayed. Read the message and click the Next button. When the program has finished communicating with the printer, the Update Media Types wizard display moves to display Confirm Update. Check What Is to be Updated Select the
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Chapter 3 Updating Media Information File Media Configuration Tool Guide 2. To update click the Execute button. Communication with the printer starts and the following dialog box is displayed. Do not attempt to print or turn the off while the program is Important communicating with the printer. • When the program cannot communicate with the printer, the following Note warning message is displayed. Read the message and click the Execute button again. 3. When the media information files are pro
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Chapter 4 Adding Media Types Media Configuration Tool Guide Chapter 4 Adding Media Types When you click the Add Media Type button in the Media Configuration Tool main screen, the Add Media Type wizard starts. Using this wizard you can add media types to the printer and printer drive Media menu. The explanation below is on how to add media types. The procedures to add media types with the Add Media Type wizard are as follows. 1. Select Printer “Select Printer to be Added” (p.4-1) ↓ 2. Input Med
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Chapter 4 Adding Media Types Media Configuration Tool Guide 2. Click the Add Media Type button. The Add Media Type wizard starts. 3. Select from the Printer list the printer where you will add the media type. When you do not save the printer driver where the media is to be added, Note the message Cannot find the printer driver to add to. is displayed. Click the Cancel button to cancel adding the media type. 4. Click the Next button. Communication with the printer starts and the following dialo
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Chapter 4 Adding Media Types Media Configuration Tool Guide When the program is done communicating with the printer, the screen moves to display Add Media Type: Enter Media Type Name. Input Media Name You can input the name of the media you have added here. The names you enter here display on the Printer driver, the Printer operating panel and the Remote UI. Indicated below are the conditions for inputting media names. Media Name Conditions Name of Media Type You can input up to 32 characters
