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# Printing with ICC Profiles

If the image data has a specified ICC profile, you can effectively use the color space (Adobe RGB or sRGB) of the data when printing.

The printer driver setting procedure varies depending on the application software used to print.

## Printing image data from the application software that can specify an ICC profile

When using Adobe Photoshop, Canon Digital Photo Professional, or any other application software that allows you to specify an ICC profile, you can use the color management system (ICM) found in Windows when printing the data. You can print the editing and touch-up results of an application software by effectively using the color space of the ICC profile specified in the image data.

To use this printing method, you must first use an application software to specify an ICC profile in the image data. For instructions on specifying an ICC profile with an application software program, refer to the manual of the application software you are using.

1. Open the printer driver setup window

2. Select the media type

   Select the type of paper loaded in the printer from the Media Type list on the Main tab.

3. Select the print quality

   Select High, Standard, or Fast for Print Quality.

4. Select the manual color adjustment

   Select Manual for Color/Intensity, and click Set....
   The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens.

5. Select color correction

   Click Matching tab, and select ICM for Color Correction.

6. Set the other items

   If necessary, click Color Adjustment tab, and adjust the color balance of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and adjust Brightness, Intensity, and Contrast settings, and then click OK.

7. Complete the setup

   Click OK on the Main tab.
   When you execute print, the printer uses the color space of the image data.

Important

- If you print an image by specifying an individually created profile or a profile for special Canon paper in an application software, select None from the Color Correction menu of the printer driver.

## Printing image data from the application software that cannot specify an ICC profile

When printing from an application software that does not allow you to specify an ICC profile, specify the ICC profile in the print settings of the printer driver and print the data. When printing Adobe RGB data, you can print the data with the Adobe RGB color space even if the application software does not support Adobe RGB.

1. Open the printer driver setup window

2. Select the media type

   Select the type of paper loaded in the printer from the Media Type list on the Main tab.

3. Select the print quality

   Select High, Standard, or Fast for Print Quality.

4. Select the manual color adjustment

   Select Manual for Color/Intensity, and click Set....
   Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens.

5. Select color correction

   Click Matching tab, and select ICM for Color Correction.

6. Select the input profile

   Select an Input Profile that matches the color space of the image data.

   - For sRGB data or data without an ICC profile:

     Select Standard.

   - For Adobe RGB data:

     Select Adobe RGB (1998).

   Important

   - If the application software specifies an input profile, the input profile setting of the printer driver becomes invalid.

   - If no ICC profiles are installed on your computer, Adobe RGB (1998) is not displayed. You can install ICC profiles from the Setup CD-ROM that accompanies the printer.

7. Set the other items

   If necessary, click Color Adjustment tab, and adjust the color balance of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and adjust Brightness, Intensity, and Contrast settings, and then click OK.

8. Complete the setup

   Click OK on the Main tab.
   When you execute print, the data is printed with the color space of the selected image data.

## Related Topics

Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method

Specifying Color Correction

Adjusting Color Balance

Adjusting Brightness

Adjusting Intensity

Adjusting Contrast

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