Choosing Paper for PrintingChoosing a Paper for Printing ..................................................................................................................... 58Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver ......................................................................................................... 58Choosing a Paper for PrintingChoosing the right paper for your particular printing application will give you the best printing results.Media TypeThe printer and printer driver offer print settings optimized for various paper characteristics.Note• For information on the types of paper the printer supports, refer to the Paper Reference Guide.(See"Types of Paper →P.579 ")• The types of paper indicated in the printer driver and related software (as well as on the Control Panel )are updated when you install the Media Configuration Tool from the User Software CD-ROM or if youchange paper information by using the Media Configuration Tool. For information about the Media Con-figuration Tool, see the Media Configuration Tool →P.381 (Windows) or Media ConfigurationTool →P.506 (Macintosh).• An error message may be displayed on the printer Control Panel if the type of paper as specified in theprinter driver does not match the type specified on the printer. Although you can print under these condi-tions, the printing results may not be suitable.If the paper type is not listed for selectionIf the type of paper loaded is not listed among the options for selection, try printing on Special 1, Special 2, and so on.Note that higher numbers in this setting enable more vivid colors but may also cause colors to run together.For instructions on specifying the paper type before printing, refer to the following topics.• Changing the Type of Paper →P.592Specifying Paper in the Printer DriverIf 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 yourcomputer and operating system.• Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver (Windows) →P.189• Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver (Mac OS X) →P.401Enhanced Printing Options > Choosing Paper for Printing >Choosing a Paper for Printing iPF755358
