Canon PIXMA PRO9000 User Manual

The Canon Total Imaging Solution: the Professional’s Choice.

These professional photographers depend on Canon for their total imaging solution from

composition through final prints. Canon innovation speaks directly to their needs

and desires for better tools. Canon’s leadership in imaging technologies

and uncompromising quality standards have delivered a wide range of

tools that include the EOS System of cameras, lenses and a host of

accessories. Today, the Canon system also addresses the photo printing

needs of today’s digital imaging professionals. Already redefining

output quality and performance in fine art and commercial applications,

Canon imagePROGRAF and PIXMA Pro inkjet printers are setting new

standards in professional workflows. From individual vision to print, professionals

now count on Canon for the finest in image capture and presentation.

“I simply love to be in control of my images

from their inception to presentation.”

As a former painter; I always pay the highest

attention to the detail and color quality in my

work. The symbiosis of my Canon EOS Digital

SLR camera and imagePROGRAF iPF9100 printer

comes as close to painting as I could have ever

imagined. The high quality and resolution I

capture with my camera is exactly what I get

on paper… and I get superb color quality with

amazing consistency

and speed. What

would have taken me

days to accomplish in

the past, I can now

achieve in a matter

of hours.

— Ryszard Horowitz

Explorer of Light

Reliable, Efficient, Versatile

Exclusive Canon L-COA Image Processor

Canon’s exclusive L-COA (Large format printer Common Architecture) image processor is the “brains” of the imagePROGRAF printer engines. Sophisticated algorithms and high-speed processing ensure rapid printing with the highest precision. Multiple tasks are processed on-board with simultaneous, parallel operation to ensure the most efficient processing of large amounts of data, ensuring the highest printing speed, highest output quality, and consistent color at all times.

Internal 80GB Hard Drive

The iPF9100, iPF8300 and iPF6350 each have a built-in 80GB hard disk drive to buffer and store print jobs. It frees up the host computer more quickly for other tasks. Multiple copies and reprints do not require the resending of data from the host computer. The printer can even perform unmanned overnight output of multiple jobs after the host computer has been shut down.

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“Show big, sell big. Let your needs, not

the limitation of your printer, dictate size.”

Like musicians with their instruments, digital

artists must achieve ‘oneness’ with the tools

we wield. For my purposes, none are finer than

those offered by Canon. The iPF9100 is fast,

consistent, reliable, and happily works on a

seemingly limitless variety of commercial grade

and fine art media. It’s capable of covering

immense acreage in very short order. With Canon’s

philosophy of technological synergy across the

company’s entire product line, from Canon EOS

Digital SLR cameras to Realis projectors and

professional printers,

digital artists can

finally be assured

that their vision

will flow smoothly

from inspiration to

final realization.

— Bruce Dorn

Explorer of Light

Fast, High-Precision Output

FINE Dual Print Head Technology

Canon’s FINE (Full-photolithography Inkjet Nozzle Engineering) ultrahigh-density print head technology uses the latest semiconductor manufacturing techniques to guarantee the highest precision and consistency. It ensures large-format output of exceptional detail and tonality while delivering higher printing speeds.

Moreover, unlike conventional inkjet printers with single print heads, the imagePROGRAF printers employ an innovative dual print head design. Each print head has 15,360 nozzles, yielding over 30,000 nozzles. This not only makes extremely high output resolution possible, but also ensures more reliable printing at even faster speeds. The iPF9100 with its 60-inch wide carriage, for example, can output a full 36

x 48"color print in approximately five minutes.

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“The iPF8300 is twice as fast and has a larger,

smoother color gamut than any other printer I’ve used.”

In today’s competitive market, a complete color-

managed high-efficiency workflow from capture

through output is a must. I shoot my Canon

EOS Digital SLR camera RAW and work in 16-bit

color. With the iPF8300, I can now maintain that

high-bit-depth workflow without having to

“dumb down” the image to 8 bits for the printer.

Of course, I am still a visual person, and there

are times “perfect,” profile-matched color is

not what I want. The Canon export module lets

me make changes, just like I used to in the dark-

room, without altering my

original file. And I can

easily catalog all of my

settings for consistency

and repeatability.

— Vincent Isola

Explorer of Light

Uncompromised High-Speed Output

Canon engineers created ingenious export modules for imagePROGRAF prints, bypassing the operating system’s 8-bit restriction. The export module circumvents the operating system and is designed with a much more intuitive interface than printer drivers. Because the export module is independent from the operating system, it uses only Canon optimized algorithms resulting in higher quality prints. Canon Digital Photo Professional (DPP) software offers numerous output enhancement features, such as layout templates, Soft Proof and Real Preview. Using DPP with Canon’s export modules for imagePROGRAF printers allows direct 16-bit printing from DPP and Adobe Photoshop CS/CS2/CS3/CS4 for true wide-dynamic-range workflow options from capture to output. Due to Automatic Color Stability Control, color is truer and smoother, print after print, even pale colors or pastels. Calibration takes less than 10 minutes and is automatically applied to all supported media types and print modes.

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“Not happy with printers I owned, I began

building a new darkroom... only to discover Canon had made my efforts superfluous.”

I spend a great deal of time creating my images

with my Canon EOS Digital SLR camera, I expect my

printer to faithfully match not only my images but

also my imagination. It must also work seamlessly

with my other equipment. The iPF6350 is simply

amazing. I get the rich tones and saturated colors

I demand, print after print and with its 80GB hard

drive it allows me to be even more efficient. I

never have to worry about color gamut, saturation,

or contrast—my prints just seem to glow. If you

have a vision—one that you have spent years

exploring—you want tools that complement and

even enhance that vision. The iPF6350 does all

that and more. The

darkroom of the

future has arrived,

and I embrace it!

— John Pinderhughes

Unrivaled Color Consistency

Color Stability Control System

The iPF6350 and IPF6300 incorporate a Color Stability Control System that ensures consistent color throughout the printer’s service life. The built-in system employs a precision multi-sensor inside the printer, calibrating in under 10 minutes and initiated from the printer’s control panel. Adjustments made with any media type are saved and automatically applied to all other supported media types and modes. The imagePROGRAF iPF6350 and IPF6300 are compatible with more than 35 different types of print media—including resin coated, canvas, etc.—from 0.08 to 1.5mm thick. Calibrated Canon imagePROGRAF printers deliver amazing consistency not only among output images but also among all calibrated printers across a work environment.

Extensive RIP Support

Most major third-party RIP (Raster Image Processor) providers will support imagePROGRAF printers. These printers, therefore, enable design studios and advertising agencies to output in-house prepress proofs along with exhibition-grade photographic images.

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“The iPF6350 creates richer blacks than

any other inkjet printer I have ever used.”

I converted an image I shot on my Canon EOS

Digital SLR camera to black-and-white using

Canon’s Digital Photo Professional software.

What came out of the printer with incredible

speed was a gorgeous, rich print with overall

quality comparable to that of a traditional silver

gelatin print. I am a firm

believer in keeping things

in the family. By that I

mean Canon in, Canon out.

The workflow is smooth

and uncomplicated, and the

results are stunning.

— John Huba

Extraordinary Black-and-White Prints

Superior Grayscale Reproduction

The imagePROGRAF printer LUCIA EX ink set uses three levels of black ink (Black, Matte Black, Gray and Photo Gray) to reproduce grayscale images. As a result, black-and-white images are reproduced with smooth, natural gradations and excellent highlight detail. These inks also assure an exceptionally high D-Max to produce crisp images with outstanding contrast.

Conventional inkjet printers must use color inks when printing black-and-white images because using black ink alone would result in grainy prints that exhibit poor tonality and reduced detail. The LUCIA EX ink set greatly reduces dependence on color inks for grayscale output, virtually eliminating metamerism and unwanted tinting.

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