imagePROGRAF PRO-300 How to selct NailStickers media as media type?

[blx77]

I like to use the multi-purpose tray of my Prograf 300 to test print on different materials. 

Unfortunately, the "NailStickers" do not show up in the media list of the printer driver (Windows 11)

I tried to do this by selecting "Printable disc". That works very well, but you have the disc hole, which is not printed. I've found no solution to eliminate the print hole of the "Printable disc" media, so I tried to use the "NailSticker" media. But this media is not on the media list of the printer driver.

I wonder why it is so complicated to use the multi-purpose tray. All I like to do is print on a media I place in the tray.

Is there a way to print that way? If only discs are possible, is there a way to prevent the disc hole from not beeing printed?

Please check the sample picture. I printed the portrait directly on an aluminum disc. 

Besides that annoying disc hole in the middle of the picture, everything is as I expected.

Please note: if you try to do this at home, please make sure to post-process the print with vernis! The print won't stick to the aluminum on its own Thanks for any advice!

#image prograf 300

[hjpet]

Interested in this as I am having the same problem! I am printing on a thicker paper material but also have the disc hole. I have searched all over for a solution to this.

[blx77]

I think the tray could be a great feater if only it would be possible to use it to its full extend.

In each lable creating software I tested it was possible to set the hole to size zero, alas the printer driver just ignores this setting.

The least Canon could do, is making the paper size of the tray available within the printer driver. 

I don't understand the reason for this kind of restrictions.

[JayC1]

Hi blx77! Thanks for posting in the Canon Community Forum. I see that you want your imagePROGRAF PRO-300 to print on media that you have loaded in the multi-purpose tray.

The multi-disk tray is only designed to be used with printable disks and printable nail stickers. It is not designed to be used with other media. The printer driver for Windows computers only includes a profile for the printable disk. It does not have a profile for the printable nail sticker.

To print on Canon’s Printable Nail Sticker (NL-101), you must use Canon’s Nail Sticker Creator App available for both Android and Apple devices. This app is not compatible with Windows or Mac computers. The templates on the app are strictly for printing on Printable Nail Stickers. This free app is available for Android devices through the Google Play Store for Android devices and through Apple’s App Store for iPhones and iPads.

If you want to print on a printable disk from a Windows 11 computer, you can use the Easy-PhotoPrint Editor app. However, the manual for Easy-PhotoPrint Editor mentions that you will not be able to change the Media Size when you select the option to print on Printable Disk Labels. The only two size options for you are Standard disk 4.7 inch/120 mm (with a smaller inner circle) and Standard disk 4.7 inch/120 mm (with a regular-size hole in the middle). Using either option will result in a blank circular space in the middle of your print.

Changing the Media Type option to any other type will not help. It may change how the colors appear on the disk, but it won’t remove the blank circular area from the middle of the print. In case you want to look into the Nail Sticker Creator app, I can provide the needed links.

To see a list of the recommended media types for this printer, you can visit the following page of the printer’s online manual:

https://ij.manual.canon/ij/webmanual/Manual/All/PRO-300%20series/EN/BG/bg-006.html

Printable Nail Stickers is an option, but the manual asks you to refer to Canon’s website for information on that media (see the note at the bottom of the page):

https://ij.manual.canon/ij/webmanual/Manual/All/PRO-300%20series/EN/BG/bg-109.html

Instructions for loading the Printable Nail Sticker media and removing them, can be found here:

https://ij.manual.canon/ij/webmanual/Manual/All/PRO-300%20series/EN/UG/ug-209.html

https://ij.manual.canon/ij/webmanual/Manual/All/PRO-300%20series/EN/BG/bg-110.html

The Canon website for the Printable Nail Stickers mentions that you need to use the Nail Sticker Creator app (see note 3 on the bottom of the page under Overview):

https://www.usa.canon.com/shop/p/printable-nail-stickers?type=New&srsltid=AfmBOoqkkdOVZvnBL_VZLxHvaH...

The app is available from the Google Play Store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.spiritek.nailStickerCreator&hl=en_US

It is also available from the Apple App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/sg/app/nail-sticker-creator-for-canon/id1406207953

Canon’s website for the Printable Nail Sticker Creator app, can be accessed here:

https://www.usa.canon.com/mobile-apps/printable-nail-sticker-creator

I hope this information helps. Thanks again.

[blx77]

Hi JayC1

Thank you for the detailed answer, however it does not offer a solution.

What I don't understand: could it be that difficult to make the nail sticker format available for the media selection of the printer?

At least it was possible to create an Android app which works that way. In my opinion Canon does not use the possibilities of the printer to its full extend. And that's a pity

Kind regards

Michael