Canon iP5000 Photo Printer User Manual


 
Advanced Printing
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Adjusting the Print Quality for Photographs
Improving the Quality of Printed Images
Two important factors control the quality and output of your printed images:
Paper and Ink
Using recommended Canon paper, specialty media, and inks for printing photographs
can significantly improve the quality of your printouts. See inside the back cover for a
list of Canon Specialty Papers and ink tanks for this printer.
For more detailed information, refer to “Printing Media” in the
User’s Guide
.
Printer Driver Settings
The printer driver has a variety of settings that can be used to creatively enhance the
colors and output of your photographs. Many of these features are covered in this
chapter.
You can also access the online help in either of the following ways
depending on your operating system:
In Windows
z Press the F1 key.
z Click
? in the upper right corner, then click the feature you want to
know more about.
z Click the
Help button when displayed.
In Macintosh
z Click ? in the Page Setup dialog box or the Print dialog box.
Adjusting Print Quality
Features that affect the appearance and quality of your printed images can be
controlled with the printer driver.
Your printer automatically adjusts printer settings to improve print quality based on the
media type (plain paper, Photo Paper Pro, and so on). You can also customize the Print
Quality settings if desired.