What colour profile should I be using?

I am using a Canon Pixma iP5200 with Aperture. As recommended by the Aperture manual I have turned off Colour Management in the printer.
According to the canon website the printer has 6 different colour profiles that it uses for different mediums and that the driver will automatically choose the right one for the medium that is selected.
But if I have turned of colour management in the printer will it still automatically select the correct profile or will I have to select the correct one in the print dialog box of Aperture?
And if I have to select the correct one does anyone know which of the following profiles should be used with which medium?
MP2
PR1
PR2
PR3
SP2
SP4
Many thanks for your help in advance. I appreciate this may be better suited for Canon Support but their support service is close to useless in my experience.
iMac24   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

I have found this tutorial on the web that answered my questions.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/techcorner/June_2005.html

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