Basic Guide

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Printer Relocation

Printer Driver

Installation

Printer Operations

Troubleshooting

Read this manual before attempting to operate the printer.

Keep this manual in a handy location for future referencing.

This Basic Guide includes three booklets.

Large-Format Printers

Be sure to read "

Safety Precautions" in the ﬁ rst

booklet, Printer Operations.

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Printer Relocation

Printer Driver Installation

Basic Guide

Preparing to Transfer the Printer ......................2

Reinstalling the Printer .....................................6

Installing the Printer Driver (Windows) .............9

Installing the Printer Driver (Mac OS X) ......... 11

Convenient Printer Driver Features ................13

Troubleshooting ................................................ 2

If Roll Paper Jams ..........................................18

If a Sheet Jams...............................................21

If Paper is Soiled ............................................23

If Printing is Faint ............................................25

If Vertical Lines are Warped or Colors are

Misaligned ..................................................26

If Banding Occurs ...........................................28

If Line Length Does Not Match .......................30

Error Messages ..............................................32

Safety Precautions ........................................2

Types of manuals .............................................5

Documentation Conventions ............................6

Parts .................................................................8

Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls ...................12

Loading Rolls in the Printer ............................14

Removing the Roll from the Printer ................16

Loading Sheets in the Printer .........................18

Removing Sheets ...........................................20

Consumables..................................................21

Replacing Ink Tanks .......................................22

Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge ............26

Replacing the Printhead .................................30

Menu Map.......................................................35

Summary of content (20 pages)

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Printer Relocation Printer Driver Installation Large-Format Printers 3 This Basic Guide includes three booklets. Be sure to read " Safety Precautions" in the first booklet, Printer Operations. Printer Operations Basic Guide 1 Safety Precautions ........................................2 Types of manuals .............................................5 Documentation Conventions ............................6 Parts .................................................................
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Preparing to Transfer the Printer Prepare to transfer the printer as follows. To protect the internal parts in transit, always follow these steps before transferring the printer to a new location. Refer to the Setup Guide for details on packing the printer and installing it after transfer. • Be sure to contact your Canon dealer before transferring the printer to a new location. Ink may leak and damage the printer if you do not prepare the printer correctly and it is tipped or stood on end in transit.
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Preparing to Transfer the Printer Remove the ink tanks 1 2 3 Open the Ink Tank Cover. Pressing the tip of the Ink Tank Lock Lever horizontally, lift the Ink Tank Lock Lever to release the lock. Holding the ink tanks by the grips, remove them. • Store the ink tanks you removed with the ink holes (a) facing up. Otherwise, ink may leak and cause stains. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to remove all ink tanks.
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Preparing to Transfer the Printer 5 6 Push all ink tank lock levers closed until they click into place. Close the Ink Tank Cover. At this point, ink is drawn out from inside the tubes. • Do not remove the Maintenance Cartridge during this process. When the process is finished, Completed! Turn Power Off!! is displayed.
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Preparing to Transfer the Printer Pack the printer 1 Press the Power button and turn off the printer. OK • Turn off the printer before you unplug it. It may damage the printer if you unplug it before it is off and transfer it in that state. If you accidentally unplug the printer, plug it in again, reinstall the ink tanks, and follow this procedure again. 2 3 4 5 6 Disconnect the power cord and interface cable.
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Reinstalling the Printer The basic workflow for reinstalling the printer is as follows. For detailed instructions, see the Setup Guide. Assemble the stand (optional with the iPF650 and iPF655) • The Stand must be assembled by at least two people on a flat surface. Attempting assembly by yourself poses a risk of injury or bending the Stand. • When assembling the Stand, lock the casters. • Before moving the assembled stand, lift the support rod to the a position shown (a) and unlock all four casters.
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Reinstalling the Printer Remove the packaging material Remove tape and packaging material attached to the printer. Connect the power cord Connect the power cord to the Power Supply Connector on the right side of the printer. Plug the power cord into the outlet. Turn the printer on Press the power button to turn the printer on. OK Install the ink tanks Open the Ink Tank Cover and install the ink tanks.
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Reinstalling the Printer Attach the roll holder to a roll Attach the Roll Holder to a roll. (→ , Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls) Load the roll in the printer Load the roll in the printer. (→ , Loading Rolls in the Printer) Install the printer driver and manual Note that the driver installation procedure varies depending on the type of connection.
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Installing the Printer Driver (Windows) The basic instructions for installing the printer driver are as follows. For detailed instructions, see the Setup Guide. Compatible operating systems Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 Supported connection methods The printer driver works over USB or network (TCP/IP) connections. The driver installation procedure varies depending on the type of connection.
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Installing the Printer Driver (Windows) 3 Follow the instructions displayed to complete installation. • For USB connections, when the dialog box at right is displayed, make sure the printer is on and connect the printer and computer with the USB cable. 4 On the Finish window, select Restart my computer now and click Restart. Printer driver settings take effect after the computer restarts. Next, install the User Manual.
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Installing the Printer Driver (Mac OS X) The basic instructions for installing the printer driver are as follows. For detailed instructions, see the Setup Guide. Compatible operating systems Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later Supported connection methods The printer driver works over USB or network (Bonjour or IP) connections. Follow these steps to install the printer driver and user manual.
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Installing the Printer Driver (Mac OS X) 5 After installation, click Quit. Installation of the printer driver is now finished. Next, register the printer to set up. 6 Click Next and follow the instructions displayed to register the printer to set up and update the paper information. Next, install the user manual. 7 Insert the provided User Manuals CD-ROM in the CDROM drive and follow the instructions displayed to complete installation.
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Convenient Printer Driver Features Rose Wine This section summarizes some convenient features of the printer driver. For detailed printer driver instructions, see the User Manual. eW ine Ros Print Preview Using the print preview function enables the following. • Check an image of the document as arranged on the paper, in the position it will be printed. You can reduce printing costs by checking how documents will be printed beforehand, without the need to print them.
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Convenient Printer Driver Features Rotate Page 90 degrees (Conserve Paper) You can conserve roll paper by specifying particular settings as suitable for your original. When originals are printed in portrait orientation, the original is rotated 90 degrees before printing if it fits within the roll width. This enables you to conserve paper. • If the page would exceed the roll paper width after rotation, you can use this function with Scale to fit Roll Paper Width to print rotated pages.
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Convenient Printer Driver Features Borderless Printing In regular printing, a margin required by the printer is added around the original. With borderless printing, you can print documents without the margin, so that the printed image covers the entire surface of the paper. 3mm 3mm Instructions in Windows and Mac OS Windows • Access the Page Setup sheet. • Select the Borderless Printing check box to display the Information dialog box. • Click the width of the loaded roll in the Roll Paper Width list.
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Convenient Printer Driver Features Large-Format Printing You can create vertical or horizontal banners by printing originals in banner formats on rolls. Originals created in Microsoft Word or other applications in your preferred size can be enlarged to fill the width of roll paper by completing simple printer driver settings. The printer supports roll printing up to a maximum length of 18.0 m (19.7 yd). Instructions in Windows and Mac OS Windows • • • • Access the Page Setup sheet.
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Convenient Printer Driver Features Enlarged/Reduced Printing Originals can be printed at larger or smaller sizes, as desired. Instructions in Windows and Mac OS Windows • Access the Page Setup sheet. • Click the width of the loaded roll in the Roll Paper Width list. • In the Page Size list, click the size of the original as specified in the source application. • Select the Enlarged/Reduced Printing check box. • Select Fit Paper Size, Fit Roll Paper Width, or Scaling.
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Convenient Printer Driver Features Using the HDI Driver to Print (Windows) Main features of the HDI Driver are as follows. • This is a specialized printer driver compatible with the HDI(Heidi Device Interface) architecture of Autodesk CAD software such as AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT (both referred to as AutoCAD in this manual, for convenience). • The driver enables optimal printing for the type of paper used, so that drawings created in AutoCAD are printed distinctly.
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Index b s Bonjour ....................................................................... 11 Borderless printing...................................................... 15 Stand ............................................................................ 6 c Canon imagePROGRAF Preview............................... 13 Carrying Handles .......................................................... 6 e Enlarged/reduced printing .......................................... 17 i imagePROGRAF Preview .............
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