When I try and use any profiles under the Canon i950 printer
preferences, none of the actual settings change in the driver.
Specifically, if I use a profile that sets the orientation to
landscape and media type to glossy photo paper, the photo prints in
the default portrait mode and on plain paper (unless I manually change
each setting first). I confirmed it actually prints that way on a 4 x
6 sheet of paper.

It is on a Windows XP Pro system.

Any ideas why it does this?

Dave Balcom wrote:

>When I try and use any profiles under the Canon i950 printer
>preferences, none of the actual settings change in the driver.
>Specifically, if I use a profile that sets the orientation to
>landscape and media type to glossy photo paper, the photo prints in
>the default portrait mode and on plain paper (unless I manually change
>each setting first). I confirmed it actually prints that way on a 4 x
>6 sheet of paper.
>It is on a Windows XP Pro system.
>Any ideas why it does this?

Sounds like you're printing from the File Menu of the program instead of
altering the printer driver default settings.

If for instance you're printing a photo from Photoshop, and you make any
settings changes from Photoshop, they will only be retained for the
duration of that one session. As soon as you close Photoshop the changes
will be lost and all settings reset to the last known default settings.

If you open Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, Printers and
Faxes, make sure the i950 is set as the default printer (checkmark over
it), then right-click the icon and select Printing Preferences. From
there, any settings you make should be retained and used as the new
defaults.

Note that any changes you wish to make beyond that can still be made per
session in your various programs.

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 01:06:47 -0400, Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

}If you open Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, Printers and
}Faxes, make sure the i950 is set as the default printer (checkmark over
}it), then right-click the icon and select Printing Preferences. From
}there, any settings you make should be retained and used as the new
}defaults.
}
}Note that any changes you wish to make beyond that can still be made per
}session in your various programs.

That is what I am talking about: in printing preferences/profiles and
not a specific program.

When I use those profiles, it doesn't change anything unless I do it
manually. I can change the defaults to start-up how I like but I don't
print just photos and would like a one click means of switching from
say landscape 4x6 glossy photo paper to portrait 8x10 plain paper for
normal printing...

On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 00:12:00 GMT, "Gary Eickmeier"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

}Are you clicking "Retrieve from Profiles" after you have selected your
}profile?

I am now! Thanks for the tip, I totally missed that one....

Double-clicking on the profile works, also.

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Jerry Schwartz
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http://www.writebynight.com

"Gary Eickmeier" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Dave Balcom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 00:12:00 GMT, "Gary Eickmeier"
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
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> > }Are you clicking "Retrieve from Profiles" after you have selected your
> > }profile?
> >
> > I am now! Thanks for the tip, I totally missed that one....
>
> You're welcome. It does seem like an extra step.
>
> Gary Eickmeier
>
>