Canon Media Configuration Tool Custom Calibration - Save a sheet of paper :)

[traderjay]

Not sure if the Canon Pro 1/2/3/4/6000 series users know this but if you want to create a custom paper profile, you will be first asked to perform an alignment test whereby the printer gauges the optimal carriage/printhead height based on media thickness. This uses one sheet of paper

However, if you were to execute the custom calibration for the media using this below:

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The same alignment test will be performed, followed by a second sheet which prints out swatches of color for the printer's built in photospectrometer to perform the calibration. This will save you one sheet of paper

[Panagiotis]

You mean that when the MCT creates a calibration target for a custom media type prints the feed adjustment target again even if you have executed the feed adjustment routine first?

[traderjay]

You mean that when the MCT creates a calibration target for a custom media type prints the feed adjustment target again even if you have executed the feed adjustment routine first?

Bingo - you are right Hence doing the calibration target will waste an extra sheet of paper if you perform the alignment test first. However, certain papers cannot be custom calibrated and hence you can only do the alignment test.

[Panagiotis]

Bingo - you are right Hence doing the calibration target will waste an extra sheet of paper if you perform the alignment test first. However, certain papers cannot be custom calibrated and hence you can only do the alignment test.

Or you can skip the Unique Calibration completely and use the Common Calibration for all the custom media .

[traderjay]

Or you can skip the Unique Calibration completely and use the Common Calibration for all the custom media .

But wouldn't custom calibration produce the best result based on different media types? For example I am printing on Japanese Papers such as Unryu and Kozo that differs completely in both paper base color and thickness. Shouldn't custom calibration on different media yield the best result?

[Panagiotis]

But wouldn't custom calibration produce the best result based on different media types? For example I am printing on Japanese Papers such as Unryu and Kozo that differs completely in both paper base color and thickness. Shouldn't custom calibration on different media yield the best result?

"What is a Color Calibration?

Calibration is a process that ensures that your paper is receiving the exact amounts of ink specified by the driver to create your desired colors. Ink output can change because of small variations in ink and paper production, as well as shifts in humidity and ambient temperature in your work area. It is usually a good practice to calibrate your media whenever you open a new package of paper, replace an ink cartridge, or at least once a month."

I am not going there!! The following is for me

"Common Calibration

The common calibration can be thought of as a global printer calibration that is good for general use on many different paper types. With a common calibration, you can execute the calibration once for many different times of media, saving time and materials. Any media that does not have a unique calibration will default to the common calibration."