Important• The genuine Canon paper settings provided in the printer control panel and printer driver are optimized for genu-ine Canon paper. If these settings are selected for printing on paper other than genuine Canon paper, the ink maybleed or the printhead may rub against the paper. In order to easily print on paper other than genuine Canonpaper and feed confirmed paper, we recommend that you select one of the following general-purpose paper set-tings or special settings.Note• For an overview of the media types, see "Types of Paper." ➔ P.326• For details on how to select the media type in the control panel and printer driver, see "Types of Paper." ➔ P.326Choosing General-Purpose Paper SettingsSince these settings anticipate a wide variety of paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper,these settings will make it difficult for bleeding ink and the printhead rubbing to occur. Refer to the following tablefor the relationships between the conditions of the paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed pa-per and the media type to select.Type Approximate weight Approximate thickness Printer control panel Printer driverPlain Paper 70 g/m² 0.09 mm (0.0035 in.) Plain Paper Plain PaperCoated Paper 90 g/m² 0.13 mm (0.0051 in.) LW. Coated Paper Lightweight Coated Paper170 g/m² 0.22 mm (0.0087 in.) HW. Coated Paper Heavyweight Coated PaperPhoto Paper 180 g/m² 0.18 mm (0.0071 in.) LW. Photo Paper Lightweight Photo PaperLWPhotoPaper(LI)(*1) Lightweight Photo Paper (LowInk)(*1)260 g/m² 0.26 mm (0.010 in.) HW. Photo Paper Heavyweight Photo PaperHWPhotoPaper(LI)(*1) Heavyweight Photo Paper (LowInk)(*1)Proof 80 g/m² 0.10 mm (0.0039 in.) News Proof (*2)Sign/CAD Paper 150 g/m² 0.11 mm (0.0043 in.) CAD Clear Film CAD Clear Film90 g/m² 0.08mm (0.0031 in.) CAD Trce(LowInk) CAD Tracing Paper (Low Ink)100 g/m² 0.13 mm (0.0051 in.) Syn.Papr(LowInk) Synthetic Paper (LowInk)*1: Print using slightly less ink. Try this if you are concerned about rubbing of ink after printing.*2: Software RIP is required separately.Selecting Special SettingsSpecial settings are provided that allow you to select the amount of ink used in steps. You can fix lackluster colorsor bleeding ink by selecting special settings where the amount of ink used is suitable for the paper you are using."Special 1" uses the least amount of ink, with the amount of ink used increasing through 5 steps as the numberincreases up to "Special 5" which uses the greatest amount of ink. Although colors become more vivid as theamount of ink used increases, bleeding also occurs more easily. We recommend that you try in order starting from"Special 1" while checking the state of the printing.Displaying the Paper Reference GuideDisplaying the Paper Reference GuideThe Paper Reference Guide are not included. To view, display the Paper Reference Guide on the website fromthe links in the installed software. An Internet connection is required in order to view them.• WindowsThe basic instructions for displaying the Paper Reference Guide from the printer driver are as follows.1. Open the printer driver.(See "Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications (Windows).") ➔P.148(See "Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from the Operating System Menu (Windows).") ➔P.149iPF780 Displaying the Paper Reference GuideUser's GuideHandling and Use of Paper Paper329
