New Pro-1100 user: Setting paper type

[NancyEv]

Newbie here, coming from 20+ years printing on an Epson using PS.  It's a bit of a steep learning curve changing to Canon.  I'd appreciate some help...thanks in advance.  

I don't understand why you set the media type in PP&L (general settings/print settings/media type) and also in the printer.  If I don't make them matech, PP&L tells me that the media in the printer is incorrect.  It seems like the media entered in the printer wants to override the PP&L entry; if I click on Get Information, my media type switches to the one entered in the printer.  I don't see the logic.  Is one location preferable or do you need to set in both to avoid error messages about mismatches?

The icon for portrait is confusing to me (the A is sideways which makes it look like a landscape print with the paper entered in a portrait orientation.  Am I just overthinking this?  When you print landscape, do you put the paper in in a landscape orientation?

I'm looking for a video explaining in depth workflow from a print-ready (already edited) image in LRC to printing via PP&L (which I understand is better than printing directly from LRC--please correct me if my my impression is wrong).  For instance, from LRC or PS, I always saved my images to be printed as PSDs, whereas it looks like you can't drag PSDs into the PP&L app.  I've found a few videos, but am looking for more practical information.  

[SignifDigits]

It sounds like you have a lot more printing experience than I do in general.  I don't have Adobe experience with the Pro-1100, only Canon Professional Print and Layout.  I will leave it to others to comment about LightRoom and PhotoShop. 

PP&L and the printer do want to match.  You want them to also as you want the processing that  PP&L does ensures any color tuning a matching that you have done gets onto the paper when printing.  You can tell the printer, one you've sent it the print file, to accept the PP&L settings and override the printer settings if you wish.  I once had the size correct, but forgot to switch the paper type and since my printer is downstairs and I'm lazy when got there I figured I'd just accept the risk of difference between printing on luster and glossy paper on a 4x6 test print.  I would not do that on a large print, of course.

I definitely see what you're talking about with paper orientation and the A.  You are not expecting the A to rotate 90 degrees even though the paper does.  I'm not as observant as you are, so I hadn't noticed that.  I would suggest trying a few test prints on 4x6.  That stuff is SO inexpensive - I buy it by the box of 200 and use it almost like contact sheets.  They use more ink than contact sheets, of course, and its just looking at one print versus the contact sheet, but I'm doing low-volume personal use and like getting the bigger print size to review prior to printing something large like a 13x19 or 17x22.

I hope that you enjoy your printer.   I feel it makes beautiful prints and am very happy with mine.

[jrhoffman75]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPSDlox3sMg

[SignifDigits]

Thanks John.  Nice video.  To the OP the specific answer to the orientation question is right at 30.5 minutes into the video.  The rotating "A" does make sense as the print layout does "stick" and rotate with the change in orientation.