Film HG-101, Glossy Photo Paper GP-301, or similar products. The printer will produce even more vivid colours with these media. When printing on High Gloss Film or Glossy Paper, print on the glossy side only.
•Use Glossy Photo Cards FM-101 when creating photo greeting cards. This media allows you to make beautiful, borderless cards. When printing on this media, be sure to print on the side with the glossy finish.
•For overhead presentations, use Transparencies CF-102. Do not use copier transparencies as they cannot absorb the ink.
•If back-lighting is available for your presentation, you can use Back Print Film BF-102. This print medium is a mylar translucent sheet on which colours appear very vivid when shown with a back-lighting device.
•To print colour designs and patterns on cloth, use Canon Fabric Sheet FS-101. Use your favourite software to produce an original design then print the design on the fabric sheet. Create materials for pillows, gift bags, stuffed animals, hand puppets, appliqués and so on.
•You can also produce original designs on T-Shirt Transfer TR-201 (TR-101 in the U.S.) and transfer them with a hot iron to cotton or cotton-polyester blend T-shirts.
•For envelopes, use European DL size (220 x 110 mm) or U.S. Commercial 10 (241 x 105 mm (9.5 x 4.1 inches)).
•When you use special print media, make sure that you always print on the correct side. For details, refer to the table for loading special media. (☞ 42)
Understanding your software application’s capabilities
The Canon BJC-50 can print a large number of different colours. Your software application determines which colours you can use. The software application may support all 16.7 million colours or may be limited, as follows:
•A limited number of colours, such as the basic eight: red, green, blue, cyan, yellow, magenta, black, and white.
