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Choosing Paper for Printing

Choosing a Paper for Printing

Choosing the right paper for your particular printing application will give you the best printing results.

Media T ype

The printer and printer driver of fer print settings optimized for various paper characteristics.

Note

• For information on the types of paper the printer supports, refer to the Paper Reference Guide . ( → P .95)

• 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 Conguration T ool from the User Software CD-ROM

or if you change paper information by using the Media Conguration T ool . For information about the

Media Conguration T ool , see the Media Conguration T ool (Windows) or Media Conguration T ool

(Macintosh).

• An error message may be displayed on the printer Control Panel if the type of paper as specied in

the printer driver does not match the type specied on the printer . Although you can print under these

conditions, the printing results may not be suitable.

If the paper type is not listed for selection

If 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 T ype of Paper (→P .195)

194 Enhanced Printing Options