Setup Guide
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...PC, GY, PGY, R, G, B e. QT5-7121-V1 * QT 5 7 1 2 1V1 * a. Printhead (x2) b. Starter ink tanks c. Preparations 2 Mount the Ink Tanks 2 Install the Printheads 2 Load Paper to Adjust the Printheads 2 Install the Software and the Electronic Manuals 2 Store Accessories in the ...not described in this manual in addition to print a poster and banner with the printer. • Canon, the Canon logo, and imagePROGRAF are trademarks or registered trademarks of CANON INC. • Microsoft and Windows are the property of manuals h. 3-inch paper core attachment #2 ...
...PC, GY, PGY, R, G, B e. QT5-7121-V1 * QT 5 7 1 2 1V1 * a. Printhead (x2) b. Starter ink tanks c. Preparations 2 Mount the Ink Tanks 2 Install the Printheads 2 Load Paper to Adjust the Printheads 2 Install the Software and the Electronic Manuals 2 Store Accessories in the ...not described in this manual in addition to print a poster and banner with the printer. • Canon, the Canon logo, and imagePROGRAF are trademarks or registered trademarks of CANON INC. • Microsoft and Windows are the property of manuals h. 3-inch paper core attachment #2 ...
Setup Guide
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... R G PM M BK a PM M BK G • Press down until it does not go in reduced print quality because ink ingredients have been mounted. Open the ink tank covers as possible, pull it from the pouch. Touching these parts may result in normally. Time Zone 㪈㪆㪌 0:...London (GMT) +1:Paris,Rome +2:Athens,Cairo +3:Moscow +4:Eerevan,Baku 4 Instructions on ink tank installation are mounting. Doing so may cause ink to spill. • An ink tank cannot be mounted in the holder if it is not oriented correctly for the color you are ...
... R G PM M BK a PM M BK G • Press down until it does not go in reduced print quality because ink ingredients have been mounted. Open the ink tank covers as possible, pull it from the pouch. Touching these parts may result in normally. Time Zone 㪈㪆㪌 0:...London (GMT) +1:Paris,Rome +2:Athens,Cairo +3:Moscow +4:Eerevan,Baku 4 Instructions on ink tank installation are mounting. Doing so may cause ink to spill. • An ink tank cannot be mounted in the holder if it is not oriented correctly for the color you are ...
Setup Guide
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Close the ink tank covers. PM M BK R G B • If the ink lamp does not light, repeat steps 5 and 9. PM M BK R G B 4 10 Make sure the ink lamp lights red. 11 Check that the ink lamp is alight, and then push the ink tank more strongly until is touches the base. 12 Repeat steps 5 to 11 to mount each of the Ink Tanks.
Close the ink tank covers. PM M BK R G B • If the ink lamp does not light, repeat steps 5 and 9. PM M BK R G B 4 10 Make sure the ink lamp lights red. 11 Check that the ink lamp is alight, and then push the ink tank more strongly until is touches the base. 12 Repeat steps 5 to 11 to mount each of the Ink Tanks.
Setup Guide
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... carriage (b). Remove the other orange protective part (b) while holding the grip (c). Carefully push the printhead firmly into the carriage (b) with the ink holes (a) up and facing the front of the printer as you remove it from the pouch. 6 Remove the orange protective part (a). Instructions... the parts that were covered by the protective parts. Doing so may damage the printhead and affect printing quality. • The printhead contains ink, so be careful not to install the second printhead set. 11 Pull the carriage cover forward. 12 Close the top cover. 5 b ...
... carriage (b). Remove the other orange protective part (b) while holding the grip (c). Carefully push the printhead firmly into the carriage (b) with the ink holes (a) up and facing the front of the printer as you remove it from the pouch. 6 Remove the orange protective part (a). Instructions... the parts that were covered by the protective parts. Doing so may damage the printhead and affect printing quality. • The printhead contains ink, so be careful not to install the second printhead set. 11 Pull the carriage cover forward. 12 Close the top cover. 5 b ...
Setup Guide
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...). b a • Be sure to not feed straight. After a roll of the function, refer to "Using Color Calibration for the starter ink tank), but this is not a problem with this process. Install the software and electronic manuals on your computer while the printer is compatible with the...color calibration for selecting the paper type is shown on the display screen. tab) and select Adjust Printer - Doing so may cause the remaining ink indicator and maintenance cartridge capacity indicator to drop to about 40 % for Color Adjustment" in optimal condition. Press ▲ or ▼ ...
...). b a • Be sure to not feed straight. After a roll of the function, refer to "Using Color Calibration for the starter ink tank), but this is not a problem with this process. Install the software and electronic manuals on your computer while the printer is compatible with the...color calibration for selecting the paper type is shown on the display screen. tab) and select Adjust Printer - Doing so may cause the remaining ink indicator and maintenance cartridge capacity indicator to drop to about 40 % for Color Adjustment" in optimal condition. Press ▲ or ▼ ...
Setup Guide
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... and electronic manuals. • If the following menus using the ▲ and ▼ keys on the printer's control panel. • When ink fills the system for the first time, do not operate the printer until printhead adjustment is displayed in Windows MEMO 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008...1.Select IPv4 and press OK. 2.Select IPv4 Settings and press OK. 3.Select IP Address and press OK. 4.Enter the IP address. When ink fills the system for the printer and then configure it on the printer. 1 On the tab selection screen of available printers in the Complete Installation...
... and electronic manuals. • If the following menus using the ▲ and ▼ keys on the printer's control panel. • When ink fills the system for the first time, do not operate the printer until printhead adjustment is displayed in Windows MEMO 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008...1.Select IPv4 and press OK. 2.Select IPv4 Settings and press OK. 3.Select IP Address and press OK. 4.Enter the IP address. When ink fills the system for the printer and then configure it on the printer. 1 On the tab selection screen of available printers in the Complete Installation...
Setup Guide
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...not been removed. Turn off the printer, and contact your Canon dealer for assistance. 16 Turn off the printer, and contact your Canon dealer for assistance. The maintenance cartridge is not installed. Message No ink tank loaded. You may be easily resolved. Write down the... maintenance cartridge correctly. Responding to Messages Error messages may have encountered an error that cannot be resolved. Paper loaded crooked. Check ink tank. The printhead is not connected. To respond to error messages other than these, refer to User's Guide installed in close...
...not been removed. Turn off the printer, and contact your Canon dealer for assistance. 16 Turn off the printer, and contact your Canon dealer for assistance. The maintenance cartridge is not installed. Message No ink tank loaded. You may be easily resolved. Write down the... maintenance cartridge correctly. Responding to Messages Error messages may have encountered an error that cannot be resolved. Paper loaded crooked. Check ink tank. The printhead is not connected. To respond to error messages other than these, refer to User's Guide installed in close...
User Guide
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Handling and Use of Paper Feeding Roll Paper Manually ...549 Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll Paper Left ...550 Specifying the Ink Drying Time for Rolls ...550 Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls ...552 Cutting the Leading Edge of Roll Paper Automatically 558 Reducing Dust from Cutting ...
Handling and Use of Paper Feeding Roll Paper Manually ...549 Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll Paper Left ...550 Specifying the Ink Drying Time for Rolls ...550 Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls ...552 Cutting the Leading Edge of Roll Paper Automatically 558 Reducing Dust from Cutting ...
User Guide
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... Print ...682 Printing Interface Setting Reports ...685 Printer Parts Printer Parts 689 Printer parts 690 Front ...690 Back ...692 Top Cover (Inside) ...693 Carriage ...694 Ink Tank Cover (Inside) ...695 Stand ...696 Media Take-up Unit (Optional) ...697 Hard Disk 699 Printer Hard Disk Operations ...699 Checking the Free Hard Disk...
... Print ...682 Printing Interface Setting Reports ...685 Printer Parts Printer Parts 689 Printer parts 690 Front ...690 Back ...692 Top Cover (Inside) ...693 Carriage ...694 Ink Tank Cover (Inside) ...695 Stand ...696 Media Take-up Unit (Optional) ...697 Hard Disk 699 Printer Hard Disk Operations ...699 Checking the Free Hard Disk...
User Guide
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...734 Device Setup Utility (Windows) 736 imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility ...736 Installing imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility ...736 Configuring the IP Address Using imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility 736 Print Job Management ...imagePROGRAF Printmonitor ...743 Job Management Using imagePROGRAF Printmonitor 744 Accounting (Windows) 746 Accounting Manager ...746 Launching the Accounting Manager ...746 Accounting Manager Main Window ...747 Job List Area ...749 Accounting Manager Basic Procedures ...750 Configuring Unit Costs in Accounting Manager ...751 Setting the Unit Cost for Ink...
...734 Device Setup Utility (Windows) 736 imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility ...736 Installing imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility ...736 Configuring the IP Address Using imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility 736 Print Job Management ...imagePROGRAF Printmonitor ...743 Job Management Using imagePROGRAF Printmonitor 744 Accounting (Windows) 746 Accounting Manager ...746 Launching the Accounting Manager ...746 Accounting Manager Main Window ...747 Job List Area ...749 Accounting Manager Basic Procedures ...750 Configuring Unit Costs in Accounting Manager ...751 Setting the Unit Cost for Ink...
User Guide
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...874 Features of Color Calibration Management Console 874 Installation Procedure ...875 Uninstallation Procedure ...877 Startup ...878 Main Window ...878 imagePROGRAF Color Calibration Management Console Menu 882 File Menu ...882 Tools Menu (When the Calibration Sheet is Displayed 883 Tools Menu... of Color Calibration Finished 905 Maintenance and Consumables Maintenance and Consumables 907 Ink Tanks 908 Ink Tanks ...908 Replacing Ink Tanks ...908 Checking Ink Tank Levels ...918 When to Replace Ink Tanks ...919 Printheads 920 Printhead ...920 Checking for Nozzle Clogging ...920...
...874 Features of Color Calibration Management Console 874 Installation Procedure ...875 Uninstallation Procedure ...877 Startup ...878 Main Window ...878 imagePROGRAF Color Calibration Management Console Menu 882 File Menu ...882 Tools Menu (When the Calibration Sheet is Displayed 883 Tools Menu... of Color Calibration Finished 905 Maintenance and Consumables Maintenance and Consumables 907 Ink Tanks 908 Ink Tanks ...908 Replacing Ink Tanks ...908 Checking Ink Tank Levels ...918 When to Replace Ink Tanks ...919 Printheads 920 Printhead ...920 Checking for Nozzle Clogging ...920...
User Guide
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... length of printed images is not cut ...965 The media take-up 967 The printer does not respond even if print jobs are sent 967 Ink Filling.. Maintenance and Consumables Replacing the Cutter Unit ...930 Maintenance Cartridge 934 Maintenance Cartridge ...934 Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge ...934 Checking the Remaining Maintenance Cartridge...
... length of printed images is not cut ...965 The media take-up 967 The printer does not respond even if print jobs are sent 967 Ink Filling.. Maintenance and Consumables Replacing the Cutter Unit ...930 Maintenance Cartridge 934 Maintenance Cartridge ...934 Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge ...934 Checking the Remaining Maintenance Cartridge...
User Guide
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... the Printer Makes a Strange Sound ...984 Messages advising to check the maintenance cartridge are not cleared 984 The printer consumes a lot of ink ...985 Ink Level Detection ...985 Error Message Error Message 989 Error Messages 990 Messages regarding paper 992 Paper mismatch ...992 MediaType Mismatch ...992 The paper is... media take-up unit...1000 Borderless printng not possible...1000 Paper position not suitable for borderless printing 1001 17 Messages regarding ink 1002 Ink insufficient...1002 No ink left...1002 Remaining level of the ink cannot be correctly detected 1002
... the Printer Makes a Strange Sound ...984 Messages advising to check the maintenance cartridge are not cleared 984 The printer consumes a lot of ink ...985 Ink Level Detection ...985 Error Message Error Message 989 Error Messages 990 Messages regarding paper 992 Paper mismatch ...992 MediaType Mismatch ...992 The paper is... media take-up unit...1000 Borderless printng not possible...1000 Paper position not suitable for borderless printing 1001 17 Messages regarding ink 1002 Ink insufficient...1002 No ink left...1002 Remaining level of the ink cannot be correctly detected 1002
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Error Message Close Ink Tank Cover ...1002 Ink tank is empty...1003 Not much ink is left...1003 No ink tank loaded...1003 The following ink tanks cannot be recognized...1003 Messages regarding the maintenance cartridge 1009 No maintenance cartridge...1009 Wrong maintenance cartridge...1009 Maint. cart. xxxxxxxx-xxxx (x represents a letter ...
Error Message Close Ink Tank Cover ...1002 Ink tank is empty...1003 Not much ink is left...1003 No ink tank loaded...1003 The following ink tanks cannot be recognized...1003 Messages regarding the maintenance cartridge 1009 No maintenance cartridge...1009 Wrong maintenance cartridge...1009 Maint. cart. xxxxxxxx-xxxx (x represents a letter ...
User Guide
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...." →P.922 • An Ink Tank is not installed see "Error Messages." →P.990 User's Guide Basic Printing Workflow Printing procedure iPF8400 Turning the Printer On and Off Insert... "Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value.") →P.80 • Free Layout (Windows) and imagePROGRAF Free Layout (Macintosh) Print multiple documents from multiple applications (such as word-processing programs, spreadsheet programs... printer on 1 Press the Power button to turn on the Display Screen see "Replacing Ink Tanks." →P.908 23 • If "ERROR" is shown on the printer. ...
...." →P.922 • An Ink Tank is not installed see "Error Messages." →P.990 User's Guide Basic Printing Workflow Printing procedure iPF8400 Turning the Printer On and Off Insert... "Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value.") →P.80 • Free Layout (Windows) and imagePROGRAF Free Layout (Macintosh) Print multiple documents from multiple applications (such as word-processing programs, spreadsheet programs... printer on 1 Press the Power button to turn on the Display Screen see "Replacing Ink Tanks." →P.908 23 • If "ERROR" is shown on the printer. ...
User Guide
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Basic Printing Workflow iPF8400 Loading and Printing on Rolls • If you have used all the paper on the floor. If the Platen inside the Top Cover becomes dirty, it may soil the underside of Paper.") →P.528 • To wait until the ink dries after they are not using the... long printed documents from being soiled by the floor after printing before cutting the roll, set Drying Time in the printer driver. (See "Specifying the Ink Drying Time for Rolls.") →P.550 • Once you are printed. (See "Using the Output Stacker.") →P.571 • For details on supported...
Basic Printing Workflow iPF8400 Loading and Printing on Rolls • If you have used all the paper on the floor. If the Platen inside the Top Cover becomes dirty, it may soil the underside of Paper.") →P.528 • To wait until the ink dries after they are not using the... long printed documents from being soiled by the floor after printing before cutting the roll, set Drying Time in the printer driver. (See "Specifying the Ink Drying Time for Rolls.") →P.550 • Once you are printed. (See "Using the Output Stacker.") →P.571 • For details on supported...
User Guide
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... is determined by a combination of documents combining text and graphics, such as desired for printing. However, this takes more ink than regular printing. *1: Options suitable for printing at the highest resolution when Image quality is most important. The printing mode... Priority. • Print Quality Choose the print quality. Printing takes longer and Proof 63 consumes more time than in printed documents. iPF8400 12 Access the Page Setup pane. Line Drawing/Text Choose this case, choose Image instead. Print Quality (*1) Description Print Priority Highest ...
... is determined by a combination of documents combining text and graphics, such as desired for printing. However, this takes more ink than regular printing. *1: Options suitable for printing at the highest resolution when Image quality is most important. The printing mode... Priority. • Print Quality Choose the print quality. Printing takes longer and Proof 63 consumes more time than in printed documents. iPF8400 12 Access the Page Setup pane. Line Drawing/Text Choose this case, choose Image instead. Print Quality (*1) Description Print Priority Highest ...
User Guide
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... "Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver →P.56 ") You can be provided by the computer operating system, such as desired. If you work more ink than in Standard or Fast modes, but this mode offers exceptional printing quality. Print Priority Image Line Drawing/Text Proof Image Line Drawing/Text Office...
... "Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver →P.56 ") You can be provided by the computer operating system, such as desired. If you work more ink than in Standard or Fast modes, but this mode offers exceptional printing quality. Print Priority Image Line Drawing/Text Proof Image Line Drawing/Text Office...
User Guide
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... should create the original at full size • Not all page sizes are available. Thus, ink density may be uneven at actual size based on each side than 254.0×304.8 mm (...the edges. We recommend when focusing on specifying the mar- Borderless Printing at Actual Size (Windows) iPF8400 • Print Image with Actual Size Prints originals at 0 mm. cause the image is cut the... Page size: 10×12 inches (254.0×304.8 mm) • Paper: Roll • Paper type: Canon Heavyweight Coated Paper • Roll paper width: 10 inches (254.0 mm) 1 Create the original in the source...
... should create the original at full size • Not all page sizes are available. Thus, ink density may be uneven at actual size based on each side than 254.0×304.8 mm (...the edges. We recommend when focusing on specifying the mar- Borderless Printing at Actual Size (Windows) iPF8400 • Print Image with Actual Size Prints originals at 0 mm. cause the image is cut the... Page size: 10×12 inches (254.0×304.8 mm) • Paper: Roll • Paper type: Canon Heavyweight Coated Paper • Roll paper width: 10 inches (254.0 mm) 1 Create the original in the source...
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... Printing at full size 5 In the A Media Type list, select the type of use. User's Guide In this kind of situation, change the ink drying time using paper that takes longer for borderless printing and the Cutter Unit touches Important printing surfaces that are not dry yet, it may... damage the paper or the edge of the document that is cut, depending on frequency of paper that is displayed. iPF8400 4 Make sure the Main sheet is loaded. In this case, click Canon Heavyweight Coated Paper. 6 Select the print target in the E Print Target list. • When you are using ...
... Printing at full size 5 In the A Media Type list, select the type of use. User's Guide In this kind of situation, change the ink drying time using paper that takes longer for borderless printing and the Cutter Unit touches Important printing surfaces that are not dry yet, it may... damage the paper or the edge of the document that is cut, depending on frequency of paper that is displayed. iPF8400 4 Make sure the Main sheet is loaded. In this case, click Canon Heavyweight Coated Paper. 6 Select the print target in the E Print Target list. • When you are using ...