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How to use custom ICC profiles with the Canon PRO-100

Set up the Canon PRO-100 printer driver in Windows to print with a custom ICC profile, so your ink and paper are matched for accurate color. The driver does the color management, so this works from any application.

  • Printers Canon PIXMA PRO-100 and PRO-100S
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Before you start

  • Let the printer driver manage colors. This method works by having the driver apply the ICC profile, not your application.
  • It works with any printing application, including ones with no color management of their own.
  • Match the profile's settings. The paper and quality settings in the driver must be the ones the ICC profile specifies.
  • These steps show the Windows printer driver.

What you need

  • Canon PRO-100 with its printer driver installed on a Windows computer
  • The ICC profile for your ink and paper
  • The paper the profile was made for

Part 1: Install the profile

  1. Install the ICC profile in Windows Windows

    Download the ICC profile for your ink and paper, then let Windows put it in the correct location.

    1. Right click the ICC profile file.
    2. Choose Install.

    TipInstalled profiles are stored in Windows/System32/Spool/Drivers/Color.

Part 2: Set up the print driver

  1. Open the PRO-100 printing preferences Windows

    You can set the driver to always use a certain ICC profile, or choose the profile just before each print. Both are done in a similar way.

    1. Open the Windows printers window.
    2. Click the PRO-100.
    3. Choose Preferences. The Canon PRO-100 series Printing Preferences window opens.

  2. Set Color Intensity to Manual Windows

    1. On the Main tab, find Color Intensity.
    2. Choose Manual.
    3. Click Set. The Manual Color Adjustment window opens.

  3. Choose ICM on the Matching tab Windows

    1. In the Manual Color Adjustment window, click the Matching tab.
    2. Under Color Correction, choose ICM.

  4. Select your ICC profile Windows

    1. Open the Printer Profile list. It shows the ICC profiles installed on your computer.
    2. Select the ICC profile that matches your ink and paper.

  5. Choose the rendering intent Windows

    The two most generally used rendering intents are Perceptual and Relative Colorimetric.

    1. Open the Rendering Intent list.
    2. Choose Perceptual or Relative Colorimetric.
    3. Click OK.

    TipTry both and see which gives you better results. It varies with the content of each image.

  6. Confirm the paper and quality settings Windows

    Back on the Main tab, the driver settings must match the ones the ICC profile was made for.

    1. Set Media Type as the ICC profile specifies.
    2. Set Print Quality as the ICC profile specifies.
    3. Carefully choose your paper size and the other page settings.

Part 3: Print

  1. Print with the printer driver managing colors

    For this method, always let the printer driver manage colors.

    • Professional applications such as Adobe Photoshop: in the print options, choose the setting that lets the printer driver manage colors, not the one that lets the application manage colors.
    • Consumer applications with no color management option, such as card making or photo booth software: there is nothing to set. They hand color over to the printer driver by default.
    • Print.

Troubleshooting

Problem

My ICC profile does not show in the Printer Profile list

Fix

The list shows the profiles installed in Windows. Right click the ICC profile file and choose Install, then open the printing preferences again. Installed profiles are stored in Windows/System32/Spool/Drivers/Color.

Problem

My application has no color management settings

Fix

That is fine. When an application gives no option, it hands color over to the printer driver by default, so the ICC profile you set in the driver is used. This works with any printing application.

Problem

I do not know which rendering intent to choose

Fix

Perceptual and Relative Colorimetric are the two most generally used. Print the same image with each and keep the one that looks better. The best choice varies with the content of each image.

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