This section explains how to specify print options when you use the command line switches of the cif command to specify print settings.

Media Type

Print Quality

Halftoning

Color Balance

Intensity Specification

Contrast Specification

Print Purpose

Brightness Specification

Grayscale Printing

Ink Cartridge Settings

Page Size Specification

Print Size Adjustment

Print Position Adjustment

Borderless Printing Specification

Copies

Input Image Resolution

Image Extraction Range

Media Type

Syntax: --media mediatype or -m mediatype

Configurable Parameters (mediatype)

plain

Plain Paper

prophoto

Photo Paper Pro

superphoto

Photo Paper Plus Glossy

doublesidephoto

Photo Paper Plus Double Sided

matte

Matte Photo Paper

glossypaper

Glossy Photo Paper

highres

High Resolution Paper

ijpostcard

Ink Jet Hagaki

postcard

Hagaki

tshirt

T-Shirt Transfers

envelope

Envelope

otherphoto

Other Photo Paper

Default Value

plain

Example: Printing Sample.png on Photo Paper Pro

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --media prophoto

Some print options may be disabled when they are configured with other options. For details, see "Print Option Combinations (cif)."

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Print Quality

Syntax: --quality qualitylevel or -q qualitylevel

Configurable Parameters (qualitylevel)

A number from 1 to 5

As the value becomes smaller, the print quality improves. As the value becomes larger, the print speed increases.

Default Value

The default value differs depending on other print options such as the Media Type.

Example: Setting the print quality to 3 and printing Sample.png

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --quality 3

Some print options may be disabled when they are configured with other options. For details, see "Print Option Combinations (cif)."

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Halftoning

Syntax: --halftoning halftonetype

Configurable Parameters (halftonetype)

pattern

Executes halftone processing using the dither pattern.

ed

Executes halftone processing using the error diffusion.

Default Value

The default value differs depending on other print options such as the Media Type.

Example: Executing halftone processing using the dither pattern and printing Sample.png

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --halftoning pattern

Some print options may be disabled when they are configured with other options. For details, see "Print Option Combinations (cif)."

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Color Balance

Syntax: --balance_x value

Parameter x meanings:

balance_c value

cyan

balance_m value

magenta

balance_y value

yellow

Configurable Parameters (value)

A number from -50 to 50

The color tone increases as the number increases.

Default Value

0

Example: Setting the cyan color balance to -20 and printing Sample.png

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --balance_c -20

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Intensity Specification

Syntax: --density value

Configurable Parameters (value)

A number from -50 to 50

The intensity increases as the number increases.

Default Value

0

Example: Printing Sample.png at an intensity of -20

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --density -20

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Contrast Specification

Syntax: --contrast value

Configurable Parameters (value)

A number from -50 to 50

The contrast increases as the number increases.

Default Value

0

Example: Printing Sample.png at a contrast of -20

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --contrast -20

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Print Purpose

Syntax: --renderintent intent

Configurable Parameters (intent)

photo

Specify this value when printing photo data.

vivid

Specify this value when printing a photo with vivid colors.

Default Value

photo

Example: Printing Sample.png with vivid colors

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --renderintent vivid

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Brightness Specification

Syntax: --gamma value

Configurable Parameters:

1.4

Light

1.8

Normal

2.2

Dark

Default Value

1.8

Example: Printing Sample.png with the Light setting

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --gamma 1.4

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Grayscale Printing

Syntax: --grayscale or -g

Example: Printing Sample.png with grayscale

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --grayscale

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Ink Cartridge Settings

Syntax: --inkcartridgesettings cartridgetype

Configurable Parameters (cartridgetype)

color

Color Only

bk

Black Only

bkcolor

Both Black and Color

Default Value

bkcolor

Example: Printing Sample.png only with black ink

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --inkcartridgesettings bk

Do not uninstall an ink cartridge that is not used for printing. Printing cannot be performed if either ink cartridge is uninstalled.

When the following settings are configured, "bk" is disabled. The color cartridge is also used to print.

- Other than "plain" is specified for Media Type

- Borderless Printing is specified

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Page Size Specification

Syntax: --papersize size or -p size

Configurable Parameters (size)

letter

Letter (215.9 x 279.4 mm)

legal

Legal (215.9 x 355.6 mm)

a5

A5 (148.0 x 210.0 mm)

a4

A4 (210.0 x 297.0 mm)

b5

B5 (182.0 x 257.0 mm)

4X6

4x6in (101.6 x 152.4 mm)

4X8

4x8in (101.6 x 203.2 mm)

5X7

5x7in (127.0 x 177.8 mm)

8X10

8x10in (203.2 x 254.0 mm)

l

L (89.0 x 127.0 mm)

2l

2L (127.0 x 178.0 mm)

postcard

Hagaki (100.0 x 148.0 mm)

postdbl

Hagaki 2 (200.0 x 148.0 mm)

envelop10p

Comm. Env. #10 (104.6 x 241.3 mm)

envelopdlp

DL Env. (110.0 x 220.0 mm)

envj4p

Youkei 4 (105.0 x 235.0 mm)

envj6p

Youkei 6 (98.0 x 190.0 mm)

creditcard

Credit Card (54.0 x 86.0 mm)

businesscard

Card (55.0 x 91.0 mm)

wide

Wide (101.6 x 180.6 mm)

user

Custom

Default Value

a4

Example: Printing Sample.png on A5 size paper

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --papersize a5

Some print options may be disabled when they are configured with other options. For details, see "Print Option Combinations (cif)."

Custom Paper Size

If you specify "Custom (user)" for Page Size, specify the size with a width (value1) and a height (value2). The unit is 1/100 mm.

Syntax: --paperwidth value1 --paperheight value2

Configurable Parameters (value1)

A number from 5400 to 21590

The unit is 1/100 mm.

Configurable Parameters (value2)

A number from 8600 to 58420

The unit is 1/100 mm.

Example: Printing Sample.png on a paper size of 110 mm (width) x 150 mm (height)

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --papersize user --paperwidth 11000 --paperheight 15000

When you set the size of "Custom (user)," you must set both the paper width (value1) and height (value2).

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Print Size Adjustment

There are three size adjustment methods:

Scaling Specification

Fit-to-Page Printing

Fit-to-Print-Area Printing

 

Two or more these methods cannot be specified at the same time.

Scaling Specification

Specify the size ratio for enlargement or reduction as a % value.

Syntax: --percent value

Configurable Parameters (value)

A number from 20 to 400

Default Value

100

Example: Printing Sample.png with an expansion size of 200%

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --percent 200

Fit-to-Page Printing

This function expands or reduces the image to fit the print area, without changing the vertical-horizontal ratio.
It scales the image to fit to the print area in either the horizontal or vertical direction.

Syntax: --fit

Example: Printing Sample.png with Fit-to-Page Printing

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --fit

Fit-to-Print-Area Printing

This function expands or reduces the image, without changing the vertical-horizontal ratio, so that there are no margins in the print area.
It scales the image to fit to the print area in both horizontal and vertical directions.

Syntax: --full

Example: Printing Sample.png with Fit-to-Print-Area Printing

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --full

Depending on the size of the media used, a portion of the image may not be printed.

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Print Position Adjustment

Syntax: --location position

Configurable Parameters (position)

center

Printing in the center of the printing area.

upperleft

Printing from the upper left of the printing area.

Default Value

upperleft

Example: Printing Sample.png in the center of the print area

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --location center

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Borderless Printing Specification

Syntax: --borderless

Example: Printing Sample.png with Borderless Printing

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --borderless

Example: Printing Sample.png with Borderless Printing and Fit-to-Print-Area Printing

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --borderless --full

 

Some print options may be disabled when they are configured with other options. For details, see "Print Option Combinations (cif)."

Extension Amount

This parameter adjusts the amount that extends outside the paper during Borderless Printing.
This parameter is enabled only when Borderless Printing is specified.

Syntax: --extension amount

Configurable Parameters (amount)

A number from 0 to 3

As the number becomes larger, the extension amount increases.

Default Value

2

Example: Printing Sample.png with Borderless Printing with an extension amount of 1

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --borderless --extension 1

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Copies

Syntax: --copies value

Configurable Parameters (value)

A number from 1 to 999

Default Value

1

Example: Printing 10 copies of Sample.png

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --copies 10

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Input Image Resolution

Syntax: --imageres value

Configurable Parameters (value)

A number from 1 to 32767

Default Value

The resolution included in the input image (if a resolution is not included in the image, the default value of printer driver: 120 dpi) is used.

Example: Printing Sample.png at 60dpi resolution

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --imageres 60

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Image Extraction Range

Syntax: --bbox left,bottom,right,top

Configurable Parameters (left,bottom,right,top)

Numbers from 0 to the "image size passed to printer driver"

Example: Printing Sample.png with the image extraction range set to the coordinates (100,100) for the bottom left and (200,200) for the top right

[root@zzz /yyyy]# cifip2500 Sample.png --bbox 100,100,200,200

With the bottom left of the image passed to printer driver as the origin, specify the coordinates for the bottom left corner (left,bottom) and the top right corner (right,top) of the range to be extracted. The unit is 1/72 inch.

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