Canon Colorado XL Series - Printer Settings

Printer tab

• Destination. Defines which printer queue receives the job:
  • Waiting: Sends the job to the waiting queue, where it is held and not printed automatically.
  • Schedule: Sends the job to the direct print queue.

• Job note: informative note for the job. The note is displayed on the controller when the job is selected.

• Media width selection. Defines which device controls the media width used for the job:
  • RIP: Uses the media width defined in the RIP.
  • Printer: Uses the media width reported or defined by the printer.
• Feed alignment. Defines the alignment of the media when it is fed into the printer:
  • Left: Aligns the media to the left side.
  • Right: Aligns the media to the right side.
• Feed direction. Defines the orientation in which the media is fed into the printer:
  • Long-edge feed: Feeds the media using the long edge as the leading edge.
  • Short-edge feed: Feeds the media using the short edge as the leading edge.
• Margins are included in the image. Defines whether margins are considered part of the printed image area, which can be useful for alignment on rigid media:
  • Yes: Includes the margins in the image area.
  • No: Excludes the margins from the image area.
• Non imageable area (mm): Defines the size of the non-printable area applied to the media. Values can be set from -100.00 mm to 100.00 mm.

Advanced parameters

• Do not check Media before printing: default behavior is deactivated. In that case, a check will be made to see if the media exists on the printer controller. If not, the job cannot be printed and is displayed with error. Activating Do not check Media before printing will ignore this check.

Parameters tab

• Information: at the top of the window, you are able to see information about your media. There you have access to two actions:
  • Save: when you click on this button, the current media settings are saved to the selected media profile (printer, media, resolution, mode) so there will be applied for any new job using the same print configuration. If you don't save, the changes you made are only applied to the current job.
  • Reload: will revert back to default as set during profiling or the last saved changes.
• Horizontal compensation (%): we recommend not to modify this. Any deviation is likely to be mechanical on the printer's side.
• Vertical compensation (%): this can be useful if you detect an increase or decrease in the length due to heating or media tension which is common when printing on vinyl or textiles for example. To calculate the compensation, click Compute and follow the software’s instructions.

Comments

In this area, you can see comments coming from the EasyMedia module. It can include comments from the global media window and from the profile project window.

Status tab