Canon iPF650 User Manual

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Canon iPF650 User Manual

Large Format Printer

User's Guide

Basic Printing Workflow

1

1

Enhanced Printing Options

20

2

Windows Software

206

3

Mac OS X Software

431

4

Handling Paper

567

5

Adjustments for Better Print Quality

618

6

Printer Parts

638

7

Control Panel

649

8

Network Setting

693

9

Maintenance and Consumables

731

10

Troubleshooting

769

11

Error Message

809

12

Specifications

835

13

Appendix

840

14

ver1.40 2011-07-08

ENG

Note

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Contents

Basic Printing Workflow

1

Printing procedure

2

Printing Options Using Rolls and Sheets .........................................................................................................................

2

Turning the Printer On and Off ........................................................................................................................................

3

Loading and Printing on Rolls ..........................................................................................................................................

6

Loading and Printing on Sheets ........................................................................................................................................

9

Printing in Windows .......................................................................................................................................................

11

Printing from Mac OS X ................................................................................................................................................

12

Canceling print jobs

14

Canceling Print Jobs from the Control Panel .................................................................................................................

14

Canceling Print Jobs from Windows ..............................................................................................................................

15

Canceling Print Jobs from Mac OS X ............................................................................................................................

16

Pausing Printing

19

Pausing Printing .............................................................................................................................................................

19

Enhanced Printing Options

20

Choosing Paper for Printing

21

Choosing a Paper for Printing ........................................................................................................................................

21

Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver ...........................................................................................................................

21

Printing Photos and Office Documents

22

Printing Photos and Images ............................................................................................................................................

22

Printing Photos and Images (Windows) ......................................................................................................................

23

Printing Photos and Images (Mac OS X) ....................................................................................................................

25

Printing Office Documents .............................................................................................................................................

29

Printing Office Documents (Windows) ......................................................................................................................

30

Printing Office Documents (Mac OS X) .....................................................................................................................

32

Using PosterArtist to Compose Originals ......................................................................................................................

36

Printing CAD Drawings

39

Printing CAD Drawings .................................................................................................................................................

39

Printing Line Drawings and Text ...................................................................................................................................

39

Printing Line Drawings and Text (Windows) .............................................................................................................

40

Printing Line Drawings and Text (Mac OS X) ...........................................................................................................

42

Printing from AutoCAD .................................................................................................................................................

46

Specifying Colors and Printing CAD Drawings ............................................................................................................

47

Specifying Colors and Printing CAD Drawings (Windows) ......................................................................................

48

HP-GL/2 Printing ...........................................................................................................................................................

50

Adjusting Images

51

Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver .......................................................................................................................

51

Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows) ..............................................................................................

53

Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X) .............................................................................................

57

Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing .......................................................................

60

Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions (Windows) ..........................................................................

63

Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions (Mac OS X) .........................................................................

66

Printing enlargements or reductions

69

Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size ...................................................................................................................

69

Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size (Windows) .............................................................................................

69

Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size (Mac OS X) ...........................................................................................

72

Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width ........................................................................................................................

75

Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width (Windows) .................................................................................................

76

Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width (Mac OS X) ................................................................................................

78

Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value ............................................................................................................

81

Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value (Windows) ......................................................................................

82

Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value (Mac OS X) ....................................................................................

85

Printing at full size

89

Printing on Oversized Paper ...........................................................................................................................................

89

Printing at Full Size (Windows) ..................................................................................................................................

90

Printing at Full Size (Mac OS X) ................................................................................................................................

92

Borderless Printing at Actual Size ..................................................................................................................................

95

Borderless Printing at Actual Size (Windows) ...........................................................................................................

97

Borderless Printing at Actual Size (Mac OS X) .........................................................................................................

99

Borderless Printing

104

Borderless Printing on Paper of Equivalent Size .........................................................................................................

104

Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size (Windows) ......................................................

105

Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size (Mac OS X) ....................................................

108

Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width .................................................................................

111

Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width (Windows) ..........................................................

113

Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width (Mac OS X) .........................................................

115

Printing banners or at other non-standard sizes

120

Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format Printing) ...............................................................................

120

Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format Printing; Windows) ..........................................................

121

Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format Printing; Mac OS X) ........................................................

126

Printing on Non-Standard Paper Sizes .........................................................................................................................

130

Printing on Non-Standard Paper Sizes (Windows) ...................................................................................................

131

Printing on Non-Standard Paper Sizes (Mac OS X) .................................................................................................

135

Tiling and multiple pages per sheet

139

Printing Multiple Originals Next to Each Other ..........................................................................................................

139

Printing Multiple Originals Next to Each Other (Windows) ....................................................................................

140

Printing Multiple Originals Next to Each Other (Mac OS X) ..................................................................................

142

Printing Multiple Pages Continuously .........................................................................................................................

144

Printing Multiple Pages Continuously (Windows) ...................................................................................................

145

Printing Multiple Pages Continuously (Mac OS X) .................................................................................................

147

Printing Multiple Pages Per Sheet ................................................................................................................................

149

Printing Multiple Pages Per Sheet (Windows) .........................................................................................................

150

Printing Multiple Pages Per Sheet (Mac OS X) ........................................................................................................

153

Printing Posters in Sections ..........................................................................................................................................

157

Printing Large Posters (Windows) ............................................................................................................................

158

Centering originals

161

Printing Originals Centered on Rolls ...........................................................................................................................

161

Printing Originals Centered on Rolls (Windows) .....................................................................................................

161

Printing Originals Centered on Rolls (Mac OS X) ...................................................................................................

163

Printing Originals Centered on Sheets .........................................................................................................................

167

Printing Originals Centered on Sheets (Windows) ...................................................................................................

167

Printing Originals Centered on Sheets (Mac OS X) .................................................................................................

170

Conserving roll paper

174

Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degrees ...........................................................................................

174

Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degrees (Windows) ....................................................................

174

Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degrees (Mac OS X) ...................................................................

176

Conserving Roll Paper by Printing Originals Without Top and Bottom Margins .......................................................

180

Conserving Roll Paper by Printing Originals Without Top and Bottom Margins (Windows) .................................

180

Conserving Roll Paper by Printing Originals Without Top and Bottom Margins (Mac OS X) ...............................

183

Checking Images Before Printing

188

Checking the Layout in a Preview Before Printing ......................................................................................................

188

Other useful settings

190

Printing With Watermarks ............................................................................................................................................

190

Printing with Watermarks— COPY, FILE COPY, and so on (Windows) ...............................................................

191

Making the Original Orientation Match the Paper Orientation ....................................................................................

194

Making the Original Orientation Match the Paper Orientation (Windows) .............................................................

194

Making the Original Orientation Match the Paper Orientation (Mac OS X) ............................................................

196

Using Favorites .............................................................................................................................................................

200

Cutting Roll Paper After Printing .................................................................................................................................

200

Cutting Roll Paper After Printing (Windows) ..........................................................................................................

200

Cutting Roll Paper After Printing (Mac OS X) .........................................................................................................

202

Windows Software

206

Printer Driver

207

Printer Driver Settings ..................................................................................................................................................

207

Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver .........................................................................................................................

209

Confirming Print Settings .............................................................................................................................................

212

Checking the Layout in a Preview Before Printing ......................................................................................................

213

Using Favorites .............................................................................................................................................................

214

Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications .......................................................................................

217

Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from the Operating System Menu ..............................................................

218

Main Sheet ....................................................................................................................................................................

220

Paper Information on Printer Dialog Box .................................................................................................................

224

Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box ..........................................................................................................................

225

View Settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application ...........................................................................................

226

Color Adjustment Sheet: Color .................................................................................................................................

226

Object Adjustment dialog box: Color .......................................................................................................................

228

Matching Sheet .........................................................................................................................................................

229

Color Adjustment Sheet: Monochrome ....................................................................................................................

231

Object Adjustment dialog box: Monochrome ...........................................................................................................

232

Page Setup Sheet ..........................................................................................................................................................

233

Paper Size Options Dialog Box ................................................................................................................................

235

Layout Sheet .................................................................................................................................................................

237

Page Options Dialog Box ..........................................................................................................................................

238

Special Settings Dialog Box .....................................................................................................................................

239

Favorites Sheet .............................................................................................................................................................

240

Utility Sheet ..................................................................................................................................................................

242

Support Sheet ...............................................................................................................................................................

243

Settings Summaries Dialog Box ...............................................................................................................................

244

Device Settings Sheet ...................................................................................................................................................

245

Preview

246

The Features of Preview ...............................................................................................................................................

246

Operating Environment ................................................................................................................................................

246

Starting Preview ...........................................................................................................................................................

247

Preview Main Window .................................................................................................................................................

248

Dialog Area ..................................................................................................................................................................

251

Enlarge/Reduce the screen display ...............................................................................................................................

252

Moving a Page ..............................................................................................................................................................

252

Using the ruler ..............................................................................................................................................................

253

Priority setting for rotating 90 degrees .........................................................................................................................

253

Printing with Selecting the Layout ...............................................................................................................................

255

Print on the Center ........................................................................................................................................................

257

Not Print Spaces at the Top/Bottom .............................................................................................................................

258

Free Layout

259

The Features of Free Layout .........................................................................................................................................

259

Operating Environment ................................................................................................................................................

260

Starting Free Layout .....................................................................................................................................................

260

Free Layout Main Window ..........................................................................................................................................

262

Detailed Settings ...........................................................................................................................................................

264

Preferences Dialog Box ................................................................................................................................................

265

Page Options Dialog Box .............................................................................................................................................

266

Zoom Dialog Box .........................................................................................................................................................

267

Format Dialog Box .......................................................................................................................................................

268

Laying out a Multiple-File Document on One Page ....................................................................................................

270

Laying out a Document Created with Multiple Application Programs on One Page ..................................................

273

Selecting an Object .......................................................................................................................................................

276

Changing the Object Size .............................................................................................................................................

277

Moving an Object .........................................................................................................................................................

277

Rotating an Object ........................................................................................................................................................

278

Laying out Objects Automatically ...............................................................................................................................

279

Aligning Objects ...........................................................................................................................................................

279

Changing the Object Overlapping Order ......................................................................................................................

281

Pasting a Copied or Cut Object ....................................................................................................................................

283

Folded Duplex Window ...............................................................................................................................................

284

Finished Size Settings Dialog Box ...............................................................................................................................

285

Binding Settings Dialog Box ........................................................................................................................................

286

Prints using Folded Duplex ..........................................................................................................................................

287

Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy

289

The Features of Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy .........................................................................................

289

Operating Environment ................................................................................................................................................

289

Starting Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy .....................................................................................................

290

Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy Dialog Box ...............................................................................................

291

Hot Folder .....................................................................................................................................................................

292

Creating a New Hot Folder ..........................................................................................................................................

293

Specifying an Existing Shared Folder as a Hot Folder .................................................................................................

297

Setting the Print Parameters .........................................................................................................................................

300

Printing Enlargements of Scanned Originals from a Color imageRUNNER ...............................................................

301

Print Plug-In for Office

303

Print Plug-In for Office features ...................................................................................................................................

303

Operating Environment ................................................................................................................................................

303

Steps to install ..............................................................................................................................................................

304

Steps to uninstall ..........................................................................................................................................................

308

When Print Plug-In for Office is not displayed ............................................................................................................

309

To start from Microsoft Word ......................................................................................................................................

314

Print Matching Roll Width (Word) ..............................................................................................................................

316

Borderless Printing (Word) ..........................................................................................................................................

319

Multi-Page Printing (Word) .........................................................................................................................................

322

Register the settings (Word) .........................................................................................................................................

324

Print Using Registered Settings (Word) .......................................................................................................................

325

Portrait Orientation / Landscape Orientation (Word) ...................................................................................................

328

To start from Microsoft PowerPoint ............................................................................................................................

330

Print Matching Roll Width (PowerPoint) .....................................................................................................................

332

Borderless Printing (PowerPoint) .................................................................................................................................

335

Multi-Page Printing (PowerPoint) ................................................................................................................................

338

Register the settings (PowerPoint) ...............................................................................................................................

340

Print Using Registered Settings (PowerPoint) .............................................................................................................

341

Portrait Orientation / Landscape Orientation (PowerPoint) .........................................................................................

344

To start from Microsoft Excel ......................................................................................................................................

346

Print Entire Sheet (Excel) .............................................................................................................................................

348

Print Selected Area (Excel) ..........................................................................................................................................

351

Configuring Binding (Excel) ........................................................................................................................................

355

Configuring Special Settings ........................................................................................................................................

356

HDI Driver

358

The Features of HDI Driver .........................................................................................................................................

358

Operating Environment ................................................................................................................................................

358

Installation Procedure ...................................................................................................................................................

359

Installing with the Canon Installer ............................................................................................................................

359

Installing with the Add-A-Plotter Wizard .................................................................................................................

367

Opening the Plotter Configuration Dialog Box ............................................................................................................

371

Opening from the AutoCAD File Menu ...................................................................................................................

372

Opening from the Start Menu ...................................................................................................................................

373

Plotter Configuration Editor Dialog Box .....................................................................................................................

375

Media Source and Media Size Settings .....................................................................................................................

376

Graphics Settings ......................................................................................................................................................

377

Opening the Custom Properties Dialog Box ................................................................................................................

380

Custom Properties dialog box ......................................................................................................................................

382

Paper Detailed Settings ................................................................................................................................................

384

Color Compatibility Dialog Box ..................................................................................................................................

386

Printing .........................................................................................................................................................................

386

Status Monitor

390

The Features of imagePROGRAF Status Monitor .......................................................................................................

390

Job Management Using imagePROGRAF Status Monitor ..........................................................................................

391

Accounting

393

Accounting Manager ....................................................................................................................................................

393

Launching the Accounting Manager ............................................................................................................................

394

Accounting Manager Main Window ............................................................................................................................

394

Job List Area ..........................................................................................................................................................

397

Accounting Manager Basic Procedures ........................................................................................................................

397

Configuring Unit Costs in Accounting Manager .........................................................................................................

398

Setting the Unit Cost for Ink .....................................................................................................................................

399

Setting the Unit Cost for Paper .................................................................................................................................

400

Setting the Unit Cost for Items Other Than Ink and Paper .......................................................................................

401

Configuring Units and Display Settings in Accounting Manager ................................................................................

402

Automatically Acquiring Print Job Logs at Regular Intervals .....................................................................................

403

Canceling Regular Print Job Log Acquisition ..............................................................................................................

403

Switching Between Displaying Jobs on Printer and Regularly Acquired Jobs ............................................................

404

Exporting Print Job Data as a CSV File .......................................................................................................................

404

Showing Job Properties ................................................................................................................................................

405

Showing, Saving and Loading Selected Unit Cost Data ..............................................................................................

405

Showing the Total Amount of Ink and Paper Consumed .............................................................................................

405

Digital Photo Front-Access

406

Digital Photo Front-Access ..........................................................................................................................................

406

Device Setup Utility

407

imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility ........................................................................................................................

407

Installing imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility ........................................................................................................

407

Configuring the IP Address Using imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility ................................................................

408

Media Configuration Tool

412

The Features of Media Configuration Tool ..................................................................................................................

412

Operating Environment ................................................................................................................................................

412

Installation Procedures .................................................................................................................................................

413

Starting the Media Configuration Tool ........................................................................................................................

416

Media Configuration Tool Main Window ....................................................................................................................

417

Editing Media Type Information ..................................................................................................................................

418

Adding Media Types .................................................................................................................................................

418

Changing Media Names ............................................................................................................................................

421

Deleting Media Types You Have Added ..................................................................................................................

423

Switching Media Types Display Show/Hide ............................................................................................................

425

Changing the Display Order of Media Types ...........................................................................................................

426

Updating Media Types .................................................................................................................................................

428

Mac OS X Software

431

Printer Driver

432

Printer Driver Settings ..................................................................................................................................................

432

Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver .........................................................................................................................

434

Confirming Print Settings .............................................................................................................................................

436

Checking the Layout in a Preview Before Printing ......................................................................................................

437

Using Favorites .............................................................................................................................................................

439

Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications .......................................................................................

439

Main Pane .....................................................................................................................................................................

440

Paper Information on Printer Dialog Box .................................................................................................................

443

Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box ..........................................................................................................................

444

View settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application ............................................................................................

445

Matching pane ...........................................................................................................................................................

446

Color Settings Pane: Color ........................................................................................................................................

448

Object Adjustment dialog box: Color .......................................................................................................................

449

Color Settings Pane: Monochrome ...........................................................................................................................

450

Object Adjustment dialog box: Monochrome ...........................................................................................................

451

Page Setup Pane ...........................................................................................................................................................

452

Utility Pane ...................................................................................................................................................................

454

Additional Settings Pane ..............................................................................................................................................

455

Support Pane .................................................................................................................................................................

455

Preview

457

The Features of Preview ...............................................................................................................................................

457

Operating Environment ................................................................................................................................................

457

Starting Preview ...........................................................................................................................................................

458

Preview Main Window .................................................................................................................................................

459

Paper Settings Panel .....................................................................................................................................................

462

Easy Settings .............................................................................................................................................................

464

Advanced Settings .....................................................................................................................................................

466

Output Settings Panel ...................................................................................................................................................

467

Color Settings Panel .....................................................................................................................................................

469

Color Adjustment ......................................................................................................................................................

470

Matching ...................................................................................................................................................................

473

Driver Matching Mode ..........................................................................................................................................

475

ICC Matching Mode ..............................................................................................................................................

476

ColorSync ..............................................................................................................................................................

477

Preferences Dialog Box ................................................................................................................................................

477

Zoom Dialog Box .........................................................................................................................................................

478

Go to Page Dialog Box .................................................................................................................................................

478

Print with No Borders ...................................................................................................................................................

479

Print on the Center ........................................................................................................................................................

479

Not Print Spaces at the Top/Bottom .............................................................................................................................

480

Print Page Rotated 90 Degrees .....................................................................................................................................

481

Display with Fitting to the Width of the Paper ............................................................................................................

482

Display with All ...........................................................................................................................................................

483

Display with Actual Size ..............................................................................................................................................

484

Moving a Page ..............................................................................................................................................................

484

Free Layout

486

The Features of Free Layout .........................................................................................................................................

486

Operating Environment ................................................................................................................................................

486

Starting Free Layout .....................................................................................................................................................

487

Free Layout Main Window ..........................................................................................................................................

488

Paper Settings Panel .....................................................................................................................................................

491

Easy Settings .............................................................................................................................................................

493

Advanced Settings .....................................................................................................................................................

495

Color Settings Panel .....................................................................................................................................................

496

Color Adjustment ......................................................................................................................................................

497

Matching ...................................................................................................................................................................

500

Driver Matching Mode ..........................................................................................................................................

502

ICC Matching Mode ..............................................................................................................................................

503

ColorSync ..............................................................................................................................................................

504

Preferences Dialog Box ................................................................................................................................................

505

Page Setup Dialog Box .................................................................................................................................................

506

Zoom Dialog Box .........................................................................................................................................................

507

Format Dialog Box .......................................................................................................................................................

508

Laying out a Multiple-File Document on One Page ....................................................................................................

509

Laying out a Document Created with Multiple Application Programs on One Page ..................................................

509

Selecting an Object .......................................................................................................................................................

510

Changing the Object Size .............................................................................................................................................

510

Moving an Object .........................................................................................................................................................

511

Rotating an Object ........................................................................................................................................................

512

Laying out Objects Automatically ...............................................................................................................................

513

Aligning Objects ...........................................................................................................................................................

513

Changing the Object Overlapping Order ......................................................................................................................

515

Pasting a Copied or Cut Object ....................................................................................................................................

517

Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy

518

The Features of Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy .........................................................................................

518

Operating Environment ................................................................................................................................................

518

Starting Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy .....................................................................................................

519

Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy Dialog Box ...............................................................................................

520

Hot Folder .....................................................................................................................................................................

521

Creating a New Hot Folder ..........................................................................................................................................

522

Editing a Hot Folder (Setting Print Conditions) ...........................................................................................................

525

Deleting a Hot Folder ...................................................................................................................................................

528

Setting the Print Parameters .........................................................................................................................................

528

Paper Settings Panel .....................................................................................................................................................

529

Easy Settings .............................................................................................................................................................

531

Advanced Settings .....................................................................................................................................................

532

Output Settings Panel ...................................................................................................................................................

534

Color Settings Panel .....................................................................................................................................................

536

Driver Matching Mode ..............................................................................................................................................

537

ICC Matching Mode .................................................................................................................................................

538

ColorSync ..................................................................................................................................................................

539

Printing Enlargements of Scanned Originals from a Color imageRUNNER ...............................................................

539

Printmonitor

541

The Features of imagePROGRAF Printmonitor ..........................................................................................................

541

Job Management Using imagePROGRAF Printmonitor .............................................................................................

542

Media Configuration Tool

543

The Features of Media Configuration Tool ..................................................................................................................

543

Operating Environment ................................................................................................................................................

543

Procedures for Installing ..............................................................................................................................................

544

Procedures for Uninstalling ..........................................................................................................................................

547

Starting the Media Configuration Tool ........................................................................................................................

551

Media Configuration Tool main window .....................................................................................................................

552

Editing Media Type Information ..................................................................................................................................

553

Adding Media Types .................................................................................................................................................

553

Changing Media Names ............................................................................................................................................

556

Deleting Media Types You Have Added ..................................................................................................................

558

Switching Media Types Display Show/Hide ............................................................................................................

560

Changing the Display Order of Media Types ...........................................................................................................

562

Updating Media Types .................................................................................................................................................

564

Handling Paper

567

Paper

568

Types of Paper ..............................................................................................................................................................

568

Paper Sizes ...................................................................................................................................................................

569

Displaying the Paper Reference Guide .........................................................................................................................

570

Updating paper information .........................................................................................................................................

572

Adding Custom Paper ..................................................................................................................................................

574

Handling rolls

575

Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls ...............................................................................................................................

575

Loading Rolls in the Printer .........................................................................................................................................

579

Changing the Type of Paper .........................................................................................................................................

583

Specifying the Paper Length ........................................................................................................................................

585

Removing the Roll from the Printer .............................................................................................................................

585

Removing the Roll Holder from Rolls .........................................................................................................................

589

Feeding Roll Paper Manually .......................................................................................................................................

590

Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll Paper Left ........................................................................................................

591

Specifying the Ink Drying Time for Rolls ....................................................................................................................

592

Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls .....................................................................................................................

594

Cutting the Leading Edge of Roll Paper Automatically ...............................................................................................

599

Reducing Dust from Cutting Rolls ...............................................................................................................................

601

Handling sheets

602

Loading Sheets in the Printer .......................................................................................................................................

602

Printing From a Desired Starting Point ........................................................................................................................

606

Removing Sheets ..........................................................................................................................................................

609

Output Stacker

611

Using the Output Stacker .............................................................................................................................................

611

Adjustments for Better Print Quality

618

Adjusting the Printhead

619

Adjusting the Printhead ................................................................................................................................................

619

Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors (Head Posi. Adj.) ...............................................................

619

Manual Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors (Head Posi. Adj.) ....................................................................

621

Adjusting Line Misalignment (Head Inc. Adj.) ............................................................................................................

623

Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images (Head Height) ...........................................................................

626

Adjusting the feed amount

628

Adjusting the Feed Amount .........................................................................................................................................

628

Selecting a Feed Amount Adjustment Method (Feed Priority) ................................................................................

628

Automatic Banding Adjustment (Adj. Quality) ........................................................................................................

630

Manual Banding Adjustment (Adj. Quality) .............................................................................................................

631

Fine-Tuning the Paper Feed Amount (Adj. Fine Feed) ............................................................................................

633

Adjusting Line Length (Adjust Length) ....................................................................................................................

634

Adjusting the Vacuum Strength (VacuumStrngth) ......................................................................................................

636

Printer Parts

638

Printer parts

639

Front .............................................................................................................................................................................

639

Side ...............................................................................................................................................................................

641

Top Cover (Inside) .......................................................................................................................................................

642

Roll Cover (Inside) .......................................................................................................................................................

643

Carriage ........................................................................................................................................................................

644

Ink Tank Cover (Inside) ...............................................................................................................................................

644

Optional accessories

646

Roll Holder Set .............................................................................................................................................................

646

Stand .............................................................................................................................................................................

647

Control Panel

649

Operations and Display Screen

650

Control Panel ................................................................................................................................................................

650

Control Panel Display ..................................................................................................................................................

652

How to View Instructions With Navigate ....................................................................................................................

656

Checking Instructions During Printer Operations ........................................................................................................

657

Printer Menu

660

Printer Menu Operations ..............................................................................................................................................

660

Menu Operations ..........................................................................................................................................................

661

Menu Structure .............................................................................................................................................................

664

Menu Settings ...............................................................................................................................................................

674

Menu Settings (During Printing) ..................................................................................................................................

685

Status Print ...................................................................................................................................................................

687

Printing Interface Setting Reports ................................................................................................................................

689

Network Setting

693

Network Environment

694

Network Environment ..................................................................................................................................................

694

Using RemoteUI

697

Using RemoteUI ...........................................................................................................................................................

697

Initial Settings

700

Configuring the IP Address on the Printer ...................................................................................................................

700

Configuring the IP Address Using the Printer Control Panel ...................................................................................

701

Configuring the IP Address Using ARP and PING Commands ...............................................................................

702

Configuring TCP/IPv6 Network Settings .....................................................................................................................

703

Configuring the Printer Driver Destination (Windows) ...............................................................................................

704

Configuring the Printer Driver Destination (Mac OS X) .............................................................................................

705

Configuring the Printer's TCP/IP Network Settings With RemoteUI ..........................................................................

705

NetWare Settings

709

Configuring NetWare Network Settings ......................................................................................................................

709

Specifying the Printer's Frame Type ............................................................................................................................

710

Specifying NetWare Print Services ..............................................................................................................................

714

Configuring the Printer's NetWare Network Settings With RemoteUI .......................................................................

717

Mac OS X Settings

720

Configuring the Destination in TCP/IP Networks .......................................................................................................

720

Configuring the Destination for Bonjour Network ......................................................................................................

722

Configuring the Destination for AppleTalk Networks .................................................................................................

724

Configuring the Printer's AppleTalk Network Settings ...............................................................................................

726

Other Settings

727

Specifying Printer-Related Information .......................................................................................................................

727

Configuring the Communication Mode Manually .......................................................................................................

728

Email Notification When Printing is Finished or Errors Occur ...................................................................................

729

Initializing the Network Settings ..................................................................................................................................

730

Maintenance and Consumables

731

Ink Tanks

732

Ink Tanks ......................................................................................................................................................................

732

Replacing Ink Tanks .....................................................................................................................................................

732

Checking Ink Tank Levels ...........................................................................................................................................

737

When to Replace Ink Tanks .........................................................................................................................................

738

Printheads

740

Printhead .......................................................................................................................................................................

740

Checking for Nozzle Clogging .....................................................................................................................................

740

Cleaning the Printhead .................................................................................................................................................

741

Replacing the Printhead ................................................................................................................................................

742

Maintenance Cartridge

750

Maintenance Cartridge .................................................................................................................................................

750

Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge ..........................................................................................................................

750

Checking the Remaining Maintenance Cartridge Capacity .........................................................................................

755

When to Replace the Maintenance Cartridge ...............................................................................................................

756

Cleaning the Printer

757

Cleaning the Printer Exterior ........................................................................................................................................

757

Cleaning Inside the Top Cover .....................................................................................................................................

757

Other Maintenance

763

Preparing to Transfer the Printer ..................................................................................................................................

763

Updating the Firmware .................................................................................................................................................

767

Consumables

768

Troubleshooting

769

Frequently Asked Questions

770

Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................................................................................

770

Problems Regarding Paper

772

Clearing Jammed Paper (Paper Feed Slot) ...................................................................................................................

772

Clearing Jammed Roll Paper ........................................................................................................................................

774

Clearing a Jammed Sheet .............................................................................................................................................

778

Roll paper cannot be inserted into the paper feed slot ..................................................................................................

781

Cannot load sheets ........................................................................................................................................................

781

Paper is not cut neatly ..................................................................................................................................................

782

Paper is not cut .............................................................................................................................................................

782

Depression on the leading edge is left ..........................................................................................................................

782

The size of clear film cannot be detected .....................................................................................................................

782

Roll Paper is Continuously Ejected ..............................................................................................................................

783

Printing does not start

784

The Data lamp on the Control Panel does not light up .................................................................................................

784

The printer does not respond even if print jobs are sent ...............................................................................................

784

Ink Filling.. is displayed ...............................................................................................................................................

784

The display screen indicates Agitating .........................................................................................................................

785

The printer stops during a print job

786

An error message is shown on the Display Screen .......................................................................................................

786

The printer ejects blank, unprinted paper .....................................................................................................................

786

Problems with the printing quality

787

Printing is faint .............................................................................................................................................................

787

Paper rubs against the Printhead ..................................................................................................................................

788

The edges of the paper are dirty ...................................................................................................................................

789

The surface of the paper is dirty ...................................................................................................................................

789

The back side of the paper is dirty ................................................................................................................................

790

Printed colors are inaccurate ........................................................................................................................................

790

Banding in different colors occurs ...............................................................................................................................

791

Colors in printed images are uneven ............................................................................................................................

791

Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs ........................................................................................................

792

The contrast becomes uneven during printing ..............................................................................................................

793

The length of printed images is inaccurate in the feeding direction .............................................................................

793

Images are printed crooked ..........................................................................................................................................

793

Documents are printed in monochrome .......................................................................................................................

794

Line thickness is not uniform .......................................................................................................................................

794

Lines are misaligned .....................................................................................................................................................

794

Problems with the printing quality caused by the type of paper ..................................................................................

795

Cannot print over a network

796

Cannot connect the printer to the network ...................................................................................................................

796

Cannot print over a TCP/IP network ............................................................................................................................

796

Cannot print over a NetWare network ..........................................................................................................................

797

Cannot print over AppleTalk or Bonjour networks ......................................................................................................

797

Installation problems

798

Removing Installed Printer Drivers ..............................................................................................................................

798

HP-GL/2 problems

800

With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned .........................................................................................................................

800

Lines or images are missing in printed HP-GL/2 jobs. ................................................................................................

800

Lines are printed too thick or thin in HP-GL/2 print jobs ............................................................................................

800

HP-GL/2 jobs are printed in monochrome (or color) ...................................................................................................

801

Printed colors of lines are inaccurate during HP-GL/2 printing ...................................................................................

801

HP-GL/2 jobs are printed 6 mm larger than specified .................................................................................................

801

HP-GL/2 jobs are printed at maximum size, even if a standard size is specified ........................................................

801

HP-GL/2 printing takes a long time .............................................................................................................................

801

Replotting with HP-GL/2 jobs is not possible. .............................................................................................................

802

The printer stops when printing a HP-GL/2 job (the carriage stops moving) ..............................................................

802

Other problems

803

The printer does not go on ............................................................................................................................................

803

If the Printer Makes a Strange Sound ...........................................................................................................................

804

Messages advising to check the maintenance cartridge are not cleared .......................................................................

804

The printer consumes a lot of ink .................................................................................................................................

804

Ink Level Detection ......................................................................................................................................................

805

Error Message

809

Error Messages

810

Messages regarding paper

812

MediaType Mismatch ...................................................................................................................................................

812

The paper is too small. .................................................................................................................................................

813

The paper is too small. .................................................................................................................................................

813

PaprWidth Mismatch ....................................................................................................................................................

814

Paper size not detected. ................................................................................................................................................

815

Insufficient paper for job ..............................................................................................................................................

816

This paper cannot be used. ...........................................................................................................................................

816

Roll printing is selected. ...............................................................................................................................................

816

Roll printing is selected, but sheets are loaded. ............................................................................................................

817

The roll is empty. ..........................................................................................................................................................

817

Sheet printing is selected. .............................................................................................................................................

818

Regular printing is selected, but a roll is loaded. .........................................................................................................

818

Paper jam ......................................................................................................................................................................

818

Paper is crooked. ..........................................................................................................................................................

819

Paper not aligned with right guide. ..............................................................................................................................

820

Cannot detect papr ........................................................................................................................................................

820

Paper cutting failed. ......................................................................................................................................................

820

End of paper feed. .........................................................................................................................................................

821

Rel lever is in wrong position. ......................................................................................................................................

821

Borderless printng not possible. ...................................................................................................................................

821

Paper position not suitable for borderless printing. ......................................................................................................

822

Roll paper is not securely in contact with roll holder. ..................................................................................................

822

Messages regarding ink

823

Ink insufficient. ............................................................................................................................................................

823

No ink left. ....................................................................................................................................................................

823

Remaining level of the ink cannot be correctly detected. ............................................................................................

823

Unable to detect ink level correctly. .............................................................................................................................

823

Close Ink Tank Cover ...................................................................................................................................................

824

Ink tank is empty. .........................................................................................................................................................

824

Not much ink is left. .....................................................................................................................................................

824

No ink tank loaded. ......................................................................................................................................................

825

Wrong ink tank. ............................................................................................................................................................

825

Do not pull out ink tank. ...............................................................................................................................................

825

Messages regarding printing or adjustment

826

Cannot adjust paper feed. .............................................................................................................................................

826

Check printed document. ..............................................................................................................................................

826

Messages regarding printheads

827

Cannot adjust printhead. ...............................................................................................................................................

827

Wrong printhead. ..........................................................................................................................................................

827

Printhead error ..............................................................................................................................................................

827

No printhead .................................................................................................................................................................

828

Execute printhead cleaning. ..........................................................................................................................................

828

Messages regarding the maintenance cartridge

829

Insert the maintenance cartridge. ..................................................................................................................................

829

Wrong maintenance cartridge. ......................................................................................................................................

829

Maint. cart. The level is low .........................................................................................................................................

829

No Maintenance Cartridge capacity. ............................................................................................................................

829

Maintenance cartridge full. ...........................................................................................................................................

829

Maintenance cartridge problem. ...................................................................................................................................

830

Messages regarding HP-GL/2

831

This type of paper is not compatible with HP-GL/2. ...................................................................................................

831

GL2: Wxxxx The memory is full. (xxxx is 0501, 0903, or 0904) ...............................................................................

831

GL2: W0502 The parameter is out of range. ................................................................................................................

831

GL2: W0504 This command is not supported. ............................................................................................................

831

Other Messages

832

GARO Wxxxx (x represents a number) .......................................................................................................................

832

ERROR Exxx-xxxx (x represents a letter or number) ..................................................................................................

832

Hardware error. xxxxxxxx-xxxx (x represents a letter or number) ..............................................................................

832

Top cover is open. ........................................................................................................................................................

833

Prepare for parts replacement. ......................................................................................................................................

833

Parts replacement time has passed. ..............................................................................................................................

833

Unknown file. ...............................................................................................................................................................

833

Multi-sensor error .........................................................................................................................................................

834

Error in cutter position. ................................................................................................................................................

834

Specifications

835

Printer Specifications

836

Specifications ...............................................................................................................................................................

836

Print Area .....................................................................................................................................................................

838

Appendix

840

How to use this manual

841

About This User Manual ..............................................................................................................................................

841

Searching Topics ..........................................................................................................................................................

842

HTML Version of the Manual for Printing ..................................................................................................................

844

Disposal of the product

851

WEEE Directive ...........................................................................................................................................................

852

 

 

 

 

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Printing procedure

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Canceling print jobs

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Pausing Printing

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Printing procedure

 

Printing Options Using Rolls and Sheets

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Turning the Printer On and Off ...........................................................................................................................

3

Loading and Printing on Rolls ............................................................................................................................

6

Loading and Printing on Sheets .........................................................................................................................

9

Printing in Windows ..........................................................................................................................................

11

Printing from Mac OS X ....................................................................................................................................

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1Printing Options Using Rolls and Sheets

The printer supports both rolls and sheets.

This section introduces the main features of each, as well as the main printing methods available. Select rolls or sheets to suit your particular printing application.

Note

For information on the types of paper the printer supports, refer to the Paper Reference Guide. (See "Types of Paper.") →P.568

A variety of other ways to print are available besides those introduced here. Choose the printing method that suits your particular printing application, referring to "Working with Various Print Jobs" and "Enhanced Printing Options" from the table of contents.

Roll printing

Media in spooled rolls is generally called Roll Media. Rolls are loaded on the Roll Holder, which are in turn loaded in the printer.

Rolls can be used to print large photos or create posters or banners that cannot be printed on regular sheets.

Large-format printing

Easily print vertical or horizontal banners from familiar applications such as Microsoft Office applications.

(See "Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners (Large-Format Printing).") →P.120

Borderless printing

Print without a margin (border) around posters or photos.

(See "Borderless Printing on Paper of Equivalent Size.") →P.104

(See "Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width.") →P.111 (See "Borderless Printing at Actual Size.") →P.95

Banner printing

You can print multiple pages as a single continuous image, without margins between pages.

(See "Printing Multiple Pages Continuously.") →P.144

90-degree rotation before printing

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Originals in portrait orientation are rotated 90 degrees when possible to use paper more efficiently.

 

 

(See "Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degrees.")

 

 

 

 

→P.174

 

Enlarged/reduced printing

 

 

You can freely adjust the size of originals by enlarging or reducing originals before printing.

 

 

(See "Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size.")

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

→P.69

 

 

(See "Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width.")

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

→P.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See "Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling

Value.")

 

 

 

 

 

 

→P.81

 

Free Layout function

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Print multiple documents from multiple applications (such as word-processing programs, spreadsheet programs, and so on) next to each other.

(See "Printing Multiple Originals Next to Each Other.") →P.139

Sheet printing

Sheets refer to individual sheets of paper.

Insert the sheet between the Platen and the Paper Retainer.

Enlarged/reduced printing

You can freely adjust the size of originals by enlarging or reducing originals before printing.

(See "Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size.") →P.69 (See "Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value.") →P.81

Free Layout function

 

1

Print multiple documents from multiple applications (such as word-processing programs, spreadsheet programs, and so

 

on) next to each other.

 

 

 

(See "Printing Multiple Originals Next to Each Other.")

 

 

 

→P.139

Turning the Printer On and Off

Turning the printer on

1. Press the Power button to turn on the printer. The printer will now start up.

After the Display Screen shows the Canon logo, "Starting up... Please wait." is displayed.

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2. The Power Lamp is lit when the printer finishes starting up, and the printer is now in Standby.

1

The printer will not go into Standby in the following situations. Take the appropriate action.

The Top Cover is open

Close the Top Cover.

The Ink Tank Cover is open

Close the Ink Tank Cover.

The Printhead is not installed

see "Replacing the Printhead." →P.742

An Ink Tank is not installed

see "Replacing Ink Tanks." →P.732

If ERROR is shown on the Display Screen see "Error Messages." →P.810

The Power Lamp and Message Lamp are not lit (even once), and nothing appears on the Display Screen

4

 

 

Make sure the printer is plugged in correctly. Check the connection at the plug and electrical outlet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No paper is loaded

 

 

 

 

 

 

Load paper. (See "Loading and Printing on Rolls.")

 

(See "Loading and Printing on Sheets.")

 

 

 

→P.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

→P.9

Important

Starting the printer when it is connected via the USB cable to a Macintosh computer that is off may cause the computer to start up at the same time. To prevent this, disconnect the USB cable before starting the printer. Connecting the printer to the computer via a USB hub may solve this issue.

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Turning the printer off

Important

Never disconnect the printer's power supply or unplug it during a print job. This may damage the printer.

1.Make sure no print jobs are in progress.

If the Message Lamp is flashing, check the message on the Display Screen and take action as necessary. (See "Error Messages.") →P.810

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If the Data Lamp is flashing, the printer is receiving a print job. Turn off the printer only after printing is finished.

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2. Hold down the Power button for more than a second.

After "Shut Down.. Please Wait.." is shown on the Display Screen, the printer shuts off.

1

Loading and Printing on Rolls

These are the basic steps for loading and printing on rolls.

Follow these steps to load and print on rolls.

Note

For details on supported sizes and types of rolls, see Paper Sizes or the Paper Reference Guide. (See "Paper Sizes.") →P.569 (See "Types of Paper.") →P.568

If you prefer to wait for the ink to dry after printing and simply eject the document, you can deactivate automatic cutting and cut the paper manually. (See "Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls.") →P.594

1.Turn the printer on. (See "Turning the Printer On and Off.") →P.3

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2. Load the roll on the Roll Holder. (See "Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls.") →P.575

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3. Load the roll in the printer. (See "Loading Rolls in the Printer.") →P.579

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4. Select the type of paper. (See "Changing the Type of Paper.") →P.583

Note

If no barcode has been printed on the roll and you have set ManageRemainRoll to On, specify the roll length after the type of paper. (See "Specifying the Paper Length.") →P.585

5. Complete settings in the printer driver for the type of paper and other details.

8

Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver(Windows) →P.209

Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver(Mac OS X) →P.434

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6. Send the print job.

Printing in Windows →P.11

Printing from Mac OS X →P.12

The printer now starts printing the print job.

Loading and Printing on Sheets

These are the basic steps for loading sheets and then printing.

Follow the steps below to load and print on sheets.

Note

For details on supported types and sizes of paper, see Paper Sizes or the Paper Reference Guide. (See "Paper Sizes.") →P.569 (See "Types of Paper.") →P.568

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1. Turn the printer on. (See "Turning the Printer On and Off.") →P.3

1

2. Complete settings in the printer driver for the type of paper and other details.

Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver(Windows) →P.209

Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver(Mac OS X) →P.434

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3. Send the print job.

Printing in Windows →P.11

Printing from Mac OS X →P.12

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4. Load the sheet. (See "Loading Sheets in the Printer.") →P.602

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The printer now starts printing the print job.

Printing in Windows

Print from the application menu.

Important

We recommend exiting unnecessary applications before printing. Running several applications while printing may interrupt the transfer of print data and affect printing quality.

1.

In the source application, select Print from the File menu to display the dialog box for printing conditions.

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2. After confirming that the printer is selected in the dialog box, click Print or OK to start printing.

Note

The appearance of the dialog box varies depending on the software application. In most cases, the dialog box includes basic printing options and enables you to choose the printer, specify the range of pages, number of copies, and so on.

Example: Print dialog box displayed by the application

1

If another printer is selected, select the printer you want to use under Select Printer or in the dialog box displayed after clicking Printer.

Settings for many printing methods (including enlarged or reduced printing, borderless printing, and so on) are displayed in the printer driver dialog box. There are two ways to access the printer driver dialog box, as follows.

From the application

(See "Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications(Windows).") →P.217

From the operating system menu

(See "Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from the Operating System Menu(Windows).") →P.218

Printing from Mac OS X

Print from the application menu after registering the printer.

 

 

Important

12

 

 

We recommend exiting unnecessary applications before printing. Running several applications while printing

 

 

 

 

may interrupt the transfer of print data and affect printing quality.

 

 

 

Registering the printer

Before printing, you must register the printer in imagePROGRAF PrinterSetup.app.

For instructions on registering the printer, see "Configuring the Printer Driver Destination (Mac OS X)." →P.705

Printing from Mac OS X

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Important

During this setup process, the printer will not be listed among available printers if it is off or disconnected.

Printing from the application software

1. In the application software, select Print from the File menu to display the dialog box for printing conditions.

Note

This dialog box includes basic printing options and enables you to choose the printer, specify the range of pages, number of copies, and so on.

1

2. Select the printer in the Printer list.

3. Click Print to start printing.

As shown in the following illustration, you can switch to other panes in this dialog box to complete settings for various methods of printing, including enlarged and reduced printing, borderless printing, and so on.

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Canceling print jobs

 

Canceling Print Jobs from the Control Panel ....................................................................................................

14

Canceling Print Jobs from Windows .................................................................................................................

15

Canceling Print Jobs from Mac OS X ...............................................................................................................

16

Canceling Print Jobs from the Control Panel

 

To cancel printing or reception of print jobs, press the Stop button on the Control Panel.

 

1

When you press the Stop button during printing, printer operation varies depending on the current status.

If you press the Stop button before printing starts

Pressing the Stop button before printing starts will display a confirmation message. To cancel the print job, select Yes.

If you press the Stop button during printing

Pressing the Stop button during printing will display a confirmation message. To cancel the print job immediately, select Yes.

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