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imagePROGRAF Print Plug-In Version v5.01
*** Copyright CANON INC. 2012 ***
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Contents
1. Introduction
2. System Requirements
3. Precautions During Installation
4. Cautions, Limitations and Restrictions
1. Introduction ---------------------------------------------------------------
imagePROGRAF Print Plug-In (hereafter "Print Plug-In") is a special utility
plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, the photo retouching software supplied by Adobe
Systems Inc. and can be used to customize printing with imagePROGRAF Series
printers.
<Trademarks and Abbreviations>
- Canon, the Canon logo, and imagePROGRAF are trademarks of CANON, INC.
- Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation
in the United States and other countries.
- Adobe and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
- Other product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
- The following abbreviations for operating systems are noted:
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Operating System Abbreviation
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Microsoft Windows 8 Windows 8
Microsoft Windows 7 Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Vista Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP Windows XP
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2. System Requirements --------------------------------------------------------
The following hardware and software are recommended for this software.
Operating Systems:
<Photoshop (CS5/CS5.1)>
Windows 8, English edition
Windows 8 64-bit edition, English edition
Windows 7, English edition
Windows 7 64-bit edition, English edition
Windows Vista, English edition
Windows Vista 64-bit edition, English edition
Windows XP Professional/Home Edition, English edition
<Photoshop (CS6)>
Windows 8, English edition
Windows 8 64-bit edition, English edition
Windows 7, English edition
Windows 7 64-bit edition, English edition
Windows XP Professional/Home Edition, English edition
Hardware:
Any computer running the software listed above.
Software:
Photoshop (CS5/CS5.1/CS6)
Compatible Printers:
Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6100
Printer Driver:
Canon imagePROGRAF Printer Driver 2012 Version 4.16 or later
3. Precautions During Installation -------------------------------------------
- Refer to the User's Guide for more about the Print Plug-In installation and
uninstallation procedures.
- Before performing the installation, close all the other application
software. You cannot install with imagePROGRAF Status Monitor running.
- You must log into Windows as an Administrator before the installation.
4. Cautions, Limitations and Restrictions -------------------------------------
Note the following limitations when using this software.
- Make sure that the data to be managed by Print Plug-In is RGB/Gray
/CMYK 8-bit or RGB/Gray/CMYK 16-bit image data.
- The spot color channel elements are ignored and the data is printed.
- Print Plug-In for Photoshop can handle images of width and height up to
60000 pixels. To handle images of width or height greater than 60000
pixels, select only a small portion of the image for processing,
or process the entire image to reduce its size.
- Simultaneous output from more than one Print Plug-In is not possible.
- Print Plug-In does not operation normally while Media Configuration Tool is
running. Close Media Configuration Tool before you use Print Plug-In.
- The actual print results may differ from what you see in the preview or the
setting values you selected for print layout in the Page Setup sheet.
- Images longer than 18 m (19.7 yd.) cannot be printed. If you attempt
printing images longer than 18 m, the image will be cut off at 18 m.
- If the image size is small, white space may appear at the bottom of the
printed image with some types of media.
- Colors may appear in the white areas of some images with some settings on
the Color Settings sheet.
If this occurs, on the Color Settings sheet set Saturation close to zero.
- Your monitor or the room lighting, or the ICC profiles in use may cause the
colors in the print results to be different from what you expect, even if
you have selected Perform Proof in Preview.
- When the printer is canceling the previous print job, if Print Plug-In
starts printing, the printer may be out of control.
Make sure that the printer is able to print and then start the next printing.
- Occasionally the printer cannot print on some paper sizes selected by the
Print Plug-In for a media source. For more details, refer to the User's
Guide.
- If you are using Windows Vista or a later version of Windows, [FILE]
cannot be specified for the output port.
- Be sure to uninstall Print Plug-In only after you have exited it.
- If you cannot start the Print Plug-In from Photoshop after installing the
Print Plug-In, the Print Plug-In modules might not be installed in the
correct location.
In this case, select the folder and reinstall.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.