When enabled in the Settings Editor, you can add new media to the media catalogue via the control panel. You can also define if you want media family calibration warnings and warnings on missing media attributes on the control panel. Configure the media catalogue
When you use a specific media that differs significantly from the media in the available media families, the print system may not deliver the required colour quality. Then, you need to create a new media family followed by a media family calibration with the specific media to improve the colour quality for this media.
You can use the Canon media library to add new media to the media catalogue. This media library provides a comprehensive list of recommended media with the correct media attributes. You can change the media name if required.
Media management via the control panelTouch [Copy] to use one of the current media definitions as starting point and copy its attributes to the new media definitions.
Touch [New] to define all attributes from scratch.
Touch to import a media with correct media attributes from the media library.
NOTE
For convenient retrieval of media in the media catalogue, define the following media attributes:
Name
Standard type
Custom type name, when the standard type is custom
IMPORTANT
For an optimal print quality define the correct values of the following media attributes. Refer to the package of the media for this information.
Size
Weight
Surface type
Media family
Only use the [Create new media family] option when you use a specific media that differs significantly from the media in the available media families.
If you created a new media family, perform a media family calibration. (Calibrate a media family)
If the colour quality does not meet the expectations after media family calibration, create a new media family with new output profiles. (Create output profiles with the embedded profiler)