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Problems with the printing quality

Problems with the printing quality

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Printing is faint

Printing is faint

Cause

Corrective Action

You may be printing on the wrong
side of the paper.

Print on the printing surface.

The Printhead nozzles are clogged.

Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if they are clogged.

Checking for Nozzle Clogging

Because the printer was left without
ink tanks installed for some time, ink
has become clogged in the ink supply
system.

After the ink tanks have been installed for 24 hours, run

Head Cleaning B

from the Control

Panel.

Cleaning the Printhead

Paper is jammed inside the Top Cov-
er.

Follow the steps below to remove the jammed piece of paper inside the Top Cover.

1.

Open the Top Cover and make sure the Carriage is not over the Platen.

2.

Remove any scraps of paper inside the Top Cover.

Clearing Jammed Roll Paper

Clearing a Jammed Sheet

3.

Close the Top Cover.

The ink was not dry when paper was
cut.

Specify a longer drying period in the Control Panel menu, in

Paper Details

>

Roll Drying-

Time

.

Printing may be faint if

Print Quality

in

Advanced Settings

in the printer

driver is set to

Standard

or

Fast

.

In

Advanced Settings

of the printer driver, choose

Highest

or

High

in

Print Quality

.

Printing in

Fast

or

Standard

mode is faster and consumes less ink than in

Highest

or

High

modes, but the printing quality is lower.

Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing

You are printing on paper that tends
to generate dust when cut.

In the Control Panel menu, set

CutDustReduct.

in

Paper Details

to

On

.

Reducing Dust from Cutting Rolls

Paper rubs against the Printhead

Paper rubs against the Printhead

Cause

Corrective Action

The type of paper specified in the
printer driver does not match the type
loaded in the printer.

Load paper of the same type as you have specified in the printer driver.

Loading Rolls in the Printer

Loading Sheets in the Printer

Make sure the same type of paper is specified in the printer driver as you have loaded in the
printer.

Printing is faint

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Summary of Contents for imageprograf iPF685

Page 1: ...UNNER Enlargement Copy 203 Print Plug In for Office 212 and so on Mac OS Software 249 Printer Driver 250 Preview 268 Free Layout 289 Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 312 and so on Handling and Use of Paper 327 Control Panel 399 Printer Parts 435 Network Setting 447 Print Job Management 467 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Troubleshooting 571 Error Message ...

Page 2: ...ose Originals 38 Printing CAD Drawings 40 Printing CAD Drawings 40 Printing Line Drawings and Text 40 Printing Line Drawings and Text Windows 41 Printing Line Drawings and Text Mac OS 42 Printing from AutoCAD 44 Specifying Colors and Printing CAD Drawings 45 Specifying Colors and Printing CAD Drawings Windows 46 HP GL 2 Printing 47 Adjusting Images 48 Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver 48 F...

Page 3: ...ages Continuously 104 Printing Multiple Pages Continuously Windows 105 Printing Multiple Pages Continuously Mac OS 106 Printing Multiple Pages Per Sheet 108 Printing Multiple Pages Per Sheet Windows 109 Printing Multiple Pages Per Sheet Mac OS 110 Printing Posters in Sections 113 Printing Large Posters Windows 113 Centering originals 115 Printing Originals Centered on Rolls 115 Printing Originals ...

Page 4: ...ment Dialog box Color 157 Matching Sheet 157 Color Adjustment Sheet Monochrome 159 Object Adjustment Dialog box Monochrome 160 Page Setup Sheet 161 Output Method Dialog box 163 Paper Size Options Dialog Box 164 Layout Sheet 165 Page Options Dialog Box 166 Special Settings Dialog Box 167 Favorites Sheet 168 Utility Sheet 169 Support Sheet 170 Settings Summaries Dialog Box 170 Device Settings Sheet ...

Page 5: ...ug In for Officefeatures 212 Steps to install 212 Steps to uninstall 215 When Print Plug In for Office is not displayed 215 To start from Microsoft Word 218 Print Matching Roll Width Word 220 Borderless Printing Word 222 Multi Page Printing Word 224 Register the settings Word 225 Print Using Registered Settings Word 226 Portrait Orientation Landscape Orientation Word 228 To start from Microsoft Po...

Page 6: ...at the Top Bottom 285 Print Page Rotated 90 Degrees 286 Display with Fitting to the Width of the Paper 286 Display with All 286 Display with Actual Size 287 Moving a Page 287 Free Layout 289 The Features of Free Layout 289 Starting Free Layout 289 Free Layout Main Window 290 Paper Settings Panel 292 Easy Settings 294 Advanced Settings 295 Color Settings Panel 296 Color Adjustment 297 Matching 299 ...

Page 7: ...tion 334 Handling rolls 338 Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls 338 Loading Rolls in the Printer 341 Changing the Type of Paper 343 Specifying the Paper Length 345 Removing the Roll from the Printer 345 Removing the Roll Holder from Rolls 348 Feeding Roll Paper Manually 349 Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll Paper Left 350 Specifying the Ink Drying Time for Rolls 350 Specifying the Cutting Method ...

Page 8: ...tructions During Printer Operations 407 Printer Menu 408 Printer Menu Operations 408 Menu Operations 409 Menu Structure 412 Menu Settings 418 Status Print 428 Printing Interface Setting Reports 431 Printer Parts Printer Parts 435 Printer parts 436 Front 436 Side 437 Top Cover Inside 438 Roll Cover Inside 439 Carriage 439 Ink Tank Cover Inside 440 Hard Disk 441 Printer Hard Disk Operations 441 Chec...

Page 9: ...r 472 Launching the Accounting Manager 472 Accounting Manager Main Window 473 Job List Area 475 Accounting Manager Basic Procedures 476 Configuring Unit Costs in Accounting Manager 476 Setting the Unit Cost for Ink 477 Setting the Unit Cost for Paper 478 Setting the Unit Cost for Items Other Than Ink and Paper 479 Configuring Units and Display Settings in Accounting Manager 480 Automatically Acqui...

Page 10: ...nt 531 Fine Tuning the Paper Feed Amount 533 Adjusting Line Length 533 Adjusting the Vacuum Strength 535 Maintenance and Consumables Maintenance and Consumables 537 Ink Tanks 538 Ink Tanks 538 Replacing Ink Tanks 538 Checking Ink Tank Levels 543 When to Replace Ink Tanks 543 Attach the Ink Tank Cover to the printer 544 Printheads 546 Printhead 546 Checking for Nozzle Clogging 546 Cleaning the Prin...

Page 11: ...dirty 586 Printed colors are inaccurate 586 Banding in different colors occurs 587 Colors in printed images are uneven 587 Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs 588 The contrast becomes uneven during printing 588 The length of printed images is inaccurate in the feeding direction 588 Images are printed crooked 589 Documents are printed in monochrome 589 Line thickness is not uniform 589 ...

Page 12: ...per is crooked 607 Paper not aligned with right guide 607 Cannot detect papr 608 Leading edge detection error 608 Paper cutting failed 608 End of paper feed 608 Rel lever is in wrong position 608 Borderless printng not possible 609 Paper position not suitable for borderless printing 609 Roll paper is not securely in contact with roll holder 609 Messages regarding ink 610 Ink insufficient 610 No in...

Page 13: ...2 Wxxxx The memory is full xxxx is 0501 0903 or 0904 618 GL2 W0502 The parameter is out of range 618 GL2 W0504 This command is not supported 618 Other Messages 619 GARO Wxxxx x represents a number 619 ERROR Exxx xxxx x represents a letter or number 619 Hardware error xxxxxxxx xxxx x represents a letter or number 619 Top cover is open 620 Prepare for parts replacement 620 Parts replacement time has...

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Page 15: ...29 Windows Software 141 Mac OS Software 249 Handling and Use of Paper 327 Control Panel 399 Printer Parts 435 Network Setting 447 Print Job Management 467 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Troubleshooting 571 Error Message 599 Specifications 621 Appendix 625 imagePROGRAF Basic Printing Workflow 15 ...

Page 16: ...rtical or Horizontal Banners Large Format Printing P 88 Borderless printing Print without a margin border around posters or photos See Borderless Printing on Paper of Equivalent Size P 79 See Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width P 82 See Borderless Printing at Actual Size P 74 Banner printing You can print multiple pages as a single continuous image without margins betwe...

Page 17: ...y Screen shows the Canon logo Starting up Please wait is displayed 2 The Power Lamp is lit when the printer finishes starting up and the printer is now in Standby 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 P...

Page 18: ... 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 Loading and Printing on Rolls 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 Se...

Page 19: ...Off P 17 2 Load the roll on the Roll Holder See Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 338 3 Load the roll in the printer See Loading Rolls in the Printer P 341 iPF685 Loading and Printing on Rolls User s Guide Basic Printing Workflow Printing procedure 19 ...

Page 20: ... Paper Length P 345 5 Complete settings in the printer driver for the type of paper and other details Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver Windows P 144 Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver Mac OS P 251 6 Send the print job Printing in Windows P 22 Printing from Mac OS P 23 The printer now starts printing the print job Loading and Printing on Rolls iPF685 User s Guide Basic Printing Workflow P...

Page 21: ... Guide See Paper Sizes P 328 See Types of Paper P 328 1 Turn the printer on See Turning the Printer On and Off P 17 2 Complete settings in the printer driver for the type of paper and other details Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver Windows P 144 Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver Mac OS P 251 3 Send the print job Printing in Windows P 22 Printing from Mac OS P 23 iPF685 Loading and Printi...

Page 22: ...ialog box varies depending on the software application In most cases the dia log box includes basic printing options and enables you to choose the printer specify the range of pa ges number of copies and so on Example Print dialog box displayed by the applica tion If another printer is selected select the printer you want to use under Select Printer or in the dialog box displayed after clicking Pr...

Page 23: ... Configuring the Printer Driver Destination P 455 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...

Page 24: ... 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 t...

Page 25: ...nitor 4 On the Printer Status sheet click Cancel Job Note The screen may differ slightly depending on the model you are using Canceling Print Jobs from Mac OS Canceling Print Jobs from Mac OS In the printer window you can cancel jobs that are being sent to the printer Otherwise you can cancel jobs from imagePROGRAF Printmonitor if they have been received by the printer or are currently being print...

Page 26: ...intmonitor 4 Select the print job to cancel and click to delete the print job Note The screen may differ slightly depending on the model you are using The job sent to the printer is canceled 5 Exit imagePROGRAF Printmonitor In the printer window click Resume or Resume Printer Important Always follow these steps if you cancel print jobs from imagePROGRAF Printmonitor If you do not re start job proc...

Page 27: ...wing cases the status is cleared even if you do not set Pause Print to Off and printing from the job queue resumes When paper is advanced When you execute Chg Paper Type in the Paper Menu 1 During printing on the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel press or to select the Job tab Note If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button 2 Press the OK button The Job Menu is disp...

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Page 29: ...n standard sizes 88 Tiling and multiple pages per sheet 101 Centering originals 115 Conserving roll paper 123 Checking Images Before Printing 130 Other useful settings 131 Windows Software 141 Mac OS Software 249 Handling and Use of Paper 327 Control Panel 399 Printer Parts 435 Network Setting 447 Print Job Management 467 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Tro...

Page 30: ... Reference Guide An error message is displayed on the printer Control Panel if the media type specified in the printer driver does not match the media type specified in the printer Although you can print under these conditions the printing results may not be suitable Genuine Canon paper or Canon feed confirmed paper For genuine Canon paper or Canon feed confirmed paper select the settings that are...

Page 31: ...get options may not be available Note You can check the settings values for each print target by clicking View Settings You can also fine tune these values as needed Advanced Settings For details on Advanced Settings see Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Print ing P 54 For instructions on printing photos and images refer to the following topics as appropriate for your c...

Page 32: ... Media Configuration Tool Win dows P 370 5 After confirming that DEasy Settings is selected click Photo Color in the EPrint Target list Note You can check the settings values selected in the EPrint Target list by clicking GView Settings 6 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet 7 In the APage Size list click the size of the original as specified in the application In this case cli...

Page 33: ...tes dialog box Note The configuration method varies depending on the OS and application software you are using If Page Setup is displayed in the application menu the settings are configured by opening the Page At tributes dialog box from Page Setup If it is not displayed the settings are configured in the upper part of the printer driver displayed when you se lect Print from the application softwa...

Page 34: ...g the Media Configuration Tool For details see Media Configuration Tool Mac OS P 383 8 After confirming that DEasy Settings is selected click Photo Color in the EPrint Target list Note For information on settings optimized for printing photos and images see Printing Photos and Im ages P 31 You can check the settings values selected in the EPrint Target list by clicking GView set 9 Make your select...

Page 35: ...rget by clicking View Settings You can also fine tune these values as needed Advanced Settings For details on Advanced Settings see Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Print ing P 54 Printing Office Documents Windows Printing Office Documents Windows This topic describes how to print office documents based on the following example Document Office document created using wo...

Page 36: ...ails on available printing conditions see Printer Driver Settings P 142 10 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 145 Printing Office Documents Mac OS Printing Office Documents Mac OS This topic describes how to print office documents based on the following example Document Office document created using word proces...

Page 37: ...are menu 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 In the CPaper Size list click the size of the original In this case click ISO A4 for Paper Tray Large Margins 4 Click FOK to close the dialog box 5 Choose Print in the application menu 6 Access the Main pane 7 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded In this case click Plain Paper 8 After confirming that DEasy Settings ...

Page 38: ...ou can print a variety of source documents from word processing or spreadsheet programs or screen shots from web browsers after composing an original with them using PosterArtist This topic describes how to use PosterArtist to compose originals from multiple applications creating a poster lay out for printing 1 Choose Print in the application menu 2 Select the printer in the dialog box and then op...

Page 39: ...t the document will not be printed yet 8 Choose the page to load in PosterArtist 9 Edit and rearrange the image in the PosterArtist window as desired Without closing the PosterArtist window repeat steps 1 8 to arrange originals from multiple applications on the same page Note For details on how to edit and sort images refer to the PosterArtist Manual 10 Print from the PosterArtist menu iPF685 Usin...

Page 40: ...inting is easy when you simply choose the type of original to print Easy Settings Simply choose the printing application in the list for optimal printing results Print Target Choose presets that match the type of document to be printed Print targets for line drawings and text Print Target Description CAD Color Line Drawing Settings optimized to print intricate lines in CAD drawings clear ly CAD Mo...

Page 41: ... comput er and operating system Printing Line Drawings and Text Windows P 41 Printing Line Drawings and Text Mac OS P 42 Printing Line Drawings and Text Windows Printing Line Drawings and Text Windows This topic describes how to print line drawings based on the following example Document CAD drawing Page size A3 297 0 420 0 mm 11 7 16 5 in Paper Roll paper Paper type Plain Paper Roll paper width A...

Page 42: ...e printing conditions see Printer Driver Settings P 142 11 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 145 Printing Line Drawings and Text Mac OS Printing Line Drawings and Text Mac OS This topic describes how to print line drawings based on the following example Document CAD drawing Page size A3 297 0 420 0 mm 11 7 16 ...

Page 43: ...are menu 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 In the CPaper Size list click the size of the original In this case click ISO A3 4 Click FOK to close the dialog box 5 Choose Print in the application menu 6 Access the Main pane 7 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded In this case click Plain Paper 8 After confirming that DEasy Settings is selected click CAD Color L...

Page 44: ...r Optimization Module for AutoCAD is software for printing optimally from AutoCAD with the printer driver By optimally controlling the processing resolution of raster data and the memory to be used in image processing of AutoCAD printing superior in reliability and productivity is realized If you install Printer Driver Optimization Module for AutoCAD on a computer on which supported AutoCAD is ins...

Page 45: ...en Color CAD is selected in Color Mode Colors can be adjusted before printing as follows when Color Compatibility is selected Note Color CAD is displayed when you select Advanced Settings on the Main sheet and set Print Priority to Line Drawing Text Color Compatibility Color Setting Item Color Setting Description Color CAD 1 Print in standard colors Color CAD 2 Print with approximate colors emulat...

Page 46: ...ed in Color Mode Note Color CAD is displayed when you select Advanced Settings on the Main sheet and set Print Priority to Line Drawing Text 1 Click start Printers and Faxes or Printers 2 Select the printer and then display the printer proper ties dialog box 3 Click the Device Settings tab to display the Device Settings sheet 4 ClickAColor Compatibility to display the Color Com patibility dialog b...

Page 47: ...d Graphics Language 2 and HP RTL is an abbreviation of Hewlett Packard Raster Transfer Language Emulation is good for obtaining results similar to printing on other printers When printing from applications that support HP GL 2 output specify HP GL 2 in the application s plotter output settings HP GL 2 and HP RTL emulation related settings such as the printer to emulate are configured from the prin...

Page 48: ...onochrome Bitmap Print in a color mode for CAD using Col or Ink with all non white portions printed in black No color adjustment is supported No color correction 1 Prints without performing color matching in the printer driver You can adjust the color balance 1 If No color correction is selected the Matching sheet Matching pane is not displayed Color Adjustment You can adjust colors separately for...

Page 49: ...ing optimized for printing typical photos attractively Smooth gra dation is a feature This is also an easy to use mode when performing color ad justment using application software Colorimetric Color matching optimized for printing im age data with accurate colors in input color space This is the easiest to use mode when you want to adjust the color and print However gradation may be lost for color...

Page 50: ...ck DAdvanced Settings to switch the print mode 6 Click Color in the GColor Mode list 7 Click HColor Settings to display the Color Settings dia log box 8 On the Color Adjustment sheet adjust the color tones brightness and so on as desired Adjustment Item Description DCyan Fine tune color tones by adjusting the levels of Cyan Magenta and Yellow EMagenta Fine Tuning Colors of Photos and Images Window...

Page 51: ...hard gradation increase the contrast JSaturation Adjust the level of color saturation in a range from subdued to vivid Note Click Object Adjustment to open the Object Adjustment dialog box which allows you to select the color adjustment target from Image Graphics and Text 9 Close the Color Settings dialog box 10 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet 11 Confirm the settings of AP...

Page 52: ...is displayed in the application menu the settings are configured by opening the Page At tributes dialog box from Page Setup If it is not displayed the settings are configured in the upper part of the printer driver displayed when you se lect Print from the application software menu 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 Choose the original size in the CPaper Size list 4 Click FOK to close ...

Page 53: ...tinged with red and so on HBrightness Adjust the brightness of printed images while keeping the darkest and lightest portions intact IContrast Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to each other For soft gradation decrease the contrast For hard gradation increase the contrast JSaturation Adjust the level of color saturation in a range from subdued to vivid Note Click Ob...

Page 54: ...40 Printing Office Documents P 35 Print Priority Choose the graphic elements that you want to emphasize for printing Print Priority 1 Description Image A setting for posters or other documents made up mainly of photos or images or for em phasizing photos or images in printed documents Line Drawing Text Choose this setting for CAD drawings made up mainly of intricate lines or wall newspa pers and o...

Page 55: ... Cyan Magenta Yellow Gray Tone Brightness Contrast Saturation You can adjust the levels of cyan magenta and yellow as well as the brightness contrast satura tion and gray tones If you choose Monochrome or Monochrome BK ink in Color Mode only Brightness and Con trast can be adjusted Image Graphics and Text are available as Ob ject Adjustment options Color Matching Modes Driver Matching Mode ICC Mat...

Page 56: ...tings before printing refer to the following topics as appropriate for your computer and operating system Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions Windows P 56 Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions Mac OS P 58 Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions Windows Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions Windows You can specify your own print settings instead o...

Page 57: ...Settings Note For instructions on adjusting color see Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver P 48 10 Select the KSharpen Text check box 11 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet 12 Confirm the settings of APage Size LPaper Source and so on 13 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 145 iPF685 Ch...

Page 58: ... displayed in the application menu the settings are configured by opening the Page At tributes dialog box from Page Setup If it is not displayed the settings are configured in the upper part of the printer driver displayed when you se lect Print from the application software menu 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 Choose the original size in the CPaper Size list 4 Click FOK to close th...

Page 59: ...st 12 To adjust the brightness and contrast click ISet Note For instructions on adjusting brightness and contrast see Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driv er P 48 13 Access the Page Setup pane 14 Confirm the print settings and then click MPrint to start printing Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 252 iPF685 Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditio...

Page 60: ... you are using For instructions on printing with resizing to fit the paper size refer to the following topics Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size Windows P 60 Note To print with resizing to fit the paper size on Mac OS use Scale to fit paper size in the Paper Handling panel provided by the OS For more information see the Mac OS User Manual For better printing results when enlarging photos f...

Page 61: ...rint Target list 6 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet 7 Select and click a roll paper in the LPaper Source list 8 Select the width of the loaded roll in the MRoll Paper Width list in this case ISO A2 A3 Roll 420 0mm 9 In the APage Size list click the size of the original as specified in the application In this case click ISO A4 10 Select the CEnlarged Reduced Printing check b...

Page 62: ... Originals to Fit the Roll Width Windows Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width Windows This topic describes how to enlarge originals before printing to match the roll width based on the following exam ple Document Any type Page size A4 210 0 297 0 mm Letter 8 3 11 7 in Paper Roll Paper type Plain Paper Roll paper width 16 inches 406 4 mm 1 Choose Print in the application menu 2 Select the print...

Page 63: ...l Paper Width Note After you click EFit Roll Paper Width the Information dialog box is displayed Select the width of the loaded roll in the Roll Paper Width list and click OK Make sure the roll paper width you specify matches the width of the loaded roll 11 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 145 Resizing Origin...

Page 64: ...pper part of the printer driver displayed when you se lect Print from the application software menu 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 In CPaper Size click the size of the original In this case click ISO A4 4 Click FOK to close the dialog box 5 Choose Print in the application menu 6 Access the Main pane 7 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded In this case clic...

Page 65: ... as desired Enlarged Reduced Printing Enlarge or reduce the original in the printer driver as desired Scaling Enlarge or reduce originals by a particular amount as desired For instructions on entering a scaling value to resize originals refer to the following topics as appropriate for your computer and operating system Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value Windows P 66 Resizing Originals ...

Page 66: ...lect the printer in the dialog box and then display the printer driver dialog box See Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications P 148 3 Make sure the Main sheet is displayed 4 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded In this case click Plain Paper 5 Select the printing application in the EPrint Target list 6 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup ...

Page 67: ...n this case you can center originals by selecting EPrint Centered on the Lay out sheet 13 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 145 Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value Mac OS Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value Mac OS This topic describes how to enlarge originals before printing by entering a...

Page 68: ...isplayed when you se lect Print from the application software menu 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 In CPaper Size click the size of the original In this case click ISO A4 4 Click FOK to close the dialog box 5 Choose Print in the application menu 6 Access the Main pane 7 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded In this case click Plain Paper 8 Make your selecti...

Page 69: ... case the portion off the edge of the paper will not be printed If the original size after enlargement or reduction is smaller than the paper size the original is printed in the upper left corner In this case you can center originals by selecting the JPrint Centered check box 15 Confirm the print settings and then click MPrint to start printing Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confir...

Page 70: ...r oper ations outside of the region of the original to give the result as shown in Figure c The A4 size print as shown in Figure b can then be obtained by trimming the margins from the periphery after printing Important When printing on Oversize paper load paper larger than the page size a size that includes the margin required by the printer Sheets Load paper that is at least 10 mm 0 39 in wider ...

Page 71: ...ialog box See Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications P 148 3 Make sure the Main sheet is displayed 4 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded In this case click Plain Paper 5 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet 6 Click OSize Options to display the Paper Size Options dialog box 7 In the Paper Size Options dialog box select the Oversize ...

Page 72: ... the application menu to display the Page Attributes dialog box Note The configuration method varies depending on the OS and application software you are using If Page Setup is displayed in the application menu the settings are configured by opening the Page At tributes dialog box from Page Setup If it is not displayed the settings are configured in the upper part of the printer driver displayed w...

Page 73: ...Setup pane 11 Select and click a roll paper in the APaper Source list 12 Select the paper width of the roll loaded in the printer for BRoll Width In this case ISO A2 A3 420 0mm is selected 13 Confirm the print settings and then click MPrint to start printing Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 252 iPF685 Printing at Full Size Mac OS User s Guide Enhanced Prin...

Page 74: ...eriph ery of the original If the length of the image to print is short then since the roll paper is fed out to a prescribed length before cutting in order to prevent cutting problems and ejection problems the trailing edge of the roll paper might not be printed borderless These features cannot be used in combination with borderless printing special page layouts centering originals and printing cut...

Page 75: ...in at 0 mm For instructions on specifying the margin refer to the software documentation The extra 3 mm 0 12 in on each side will not be printed Create the original so that it fits inside the paper area to be printed on 2 Choose Print in the application menu 3 Select the printer in the dialog box and then display the printer driver dialog box See Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applic...

Page 76: ...ing print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 145 Borderless Printing at Actual Size Mac OS Borderless Printing at Actual Size Mac OS This topic describes how to print borderlessly at actual size based on the following example Important When borderless printing is used the edge of the paper is cut during printing Thus ink density may be uneven at the edges If you require higher image quality ...

Page 77: ... configured in the upper part of the printer driver displayed when you se lect Print from the application software menu 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 In the CPaper Size list choose a paper size supported for borderless printing Here click 10 x12 Bor derless Note Paper sizes supported for borderless printing are indicated by Borderless 4 Click FOK to close the dialog box 5 In the a...

Page 78: ...nding on frequency of use In this kind of situation change the ink drying time in Between Pages in the Paper Detailed Settings dialog box 10 Access the Page Setup pane 11 Select and click a roll paper in the APaper Source list Select the paper width of the roll loaded in the printer for BRoll Width In this case 10 in 254 0mm is selected 12 Confirm the print settings and then click MPrint to start ...

Page 79: ... only on the left and right 2 edge borderless because the top and bottom of the printed image are not automatically cut When paper where the borderless printing is described as two edges only in the Paper Reference Guide paper where printed image areas cannot be cut cleanly is selected When the following settings are made in the printer control panel Cutting Mode is Manual CutDustReduct is On When...

Page 80: ...Windows This topic describes how to enlarge originals before borderless printing to match the paper size based on the fol lowing example Important When borderless printing is used the edge of the paper is cut during printing Thus ink density may be uneven at the edges If you require higher image quality select No from the Automatic Cutting list in the Roll Paper Op tions dialog box In this case th...

Page 81: ...faces that are not dry yet it may damage the paper or the edge of the document that is cut depending on frequency of use In this kind of situation change the ink drying time using the following procedure Click Advanced Settings in Media Type Select an ink drying time in the list for the Between Pages setting of Drying Time 7 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet 8 In the APage S...

Page 82: ...ing you can print documents without the margin so that the printed image covers the entire surface of the paper Borderless printing is only available with rolls Paper you can use for borderless printing is restricted to particular types of paper and rolls of particular widths See Displaying the Paper Reference Guide P 331 Although it normally prints borderless on the top bottom left and right 4 ed...

Page 83: ...her documents to match the roll paper width refer to the following topics as appropriate for your computer and operating system Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width Windows P 83 Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width Mac OS P 85 Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width Windows Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fi...

Page 84: ... touches 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 use In this kind of situation change the ink drying time using the following procedure Click Advanced Settings in Media Type Select an ink drying time in the list for the Between Pages setting of Drying Time 7 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup s...

Page 85: ...bes how to enlarge originals before borderless printing to match the roll width based on the follow ing example Important When borderless printing is used the edge of the paper is cut during printing Thus ink density may be uneven at the edges If you require higher image quality select No from the Automatic Cutting list in the Paper Detailed Settings dialog box In this case the paper can be printe...

Page 86: ...ftware menu 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 In CPaper Size click the size of the original In this case click ISO A4 Note All sizes are available in borderless printing if you resize originals to fit the roll width 4 Click FOK to close the dialog box 5 In the application create an original that takes up the entire space of the paper size 6 Choose Print in the application menu 7 Acces...

Page 87: ...1 Select and click a roll paper in the APaper Source list 12 Select the paper width of the roll loaded in the printer for BRoll Width In this case 10 in 254 0mm is selected 13 Select the DEnlarged Reduced Printing check box 14 Select the HBorderless Printing check box This ensures that FFit Roll Paper Width is automatically selected in DEnlarged Reduced Printing 15 Confirm the print settings and t...

Page 88: ... Paper Width To match the width of vertical and horizontal banners with the width of rolls use the printer driver function for auto matically enlarging reducing and printing For example if you automatically enlarge a document created with application software such as Microsoft Word you can print the full width of the roll easily For instructions on printing vertical or horizontal banners refer to ...

Page 89: ...repeatedly from the paper size list Custom Paper Size can be set up to 18 0 m 2 In the application create an original in the size you registered 3 Print the banner using the settings that correspond to banners Registering a Custom Paper Size This example describes how to register a paper size that is horizontally elongated and suitable for banners in either horizontal or vertical format 1 Display ...

Page 90: ... applications such as Microsoft PowerPoint that do not enable you to choose registered paper sizes use the custom paper size setting in Custom and specify 100 500 mm 3 9 19 7 in 4 Set the printing orientation to horizontal 5 Create the banner Printing the banner Follow these steps to print the banner using the corresponding banner settings 1 Choose Print in the Microsoft Word menu 2 Select the pri...

Page 91: ...roll paper in the LPaper Source list 10 After you click EFit Roll Paper Width the Information dialog box is displayed 11 Select the width of the loaded roll in the Roll Paper Width list In this case click 16 in Roll 406 4mm and then click OK 12 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 145 iPF685 Printing Vertical or ...

Page 92: ...per Roll paper width 16 inches 406 4 mm The print procedure is as follows 1 In the application create an original in the format of a horizontal or vertical banner 2 In Page Setup register Custom Paper Sizes Once you register Custom Paper Sizes you then can select it repeatedly from the paper size list Custom Paper Sizes can be set up to 18 0 m 3 Print the banner using the settings that correspond ...

Page 93: ... Printable Area Here too measurements are entered in millime ters 8 Click OK to close the Custom Paper Sizes dialog box 9 In the FPaper Size list click the size of the original In this case click 100 500 the size you registered 10 In GOrientation click the icon of the document in landscape orientation 11 If you configured the settings using the Page Attributes dialog box click OK to close the dial...

Page 94: ...age Setup pane 7 Select and click a roll paper in the APaper Source list 8 Select the paper width of the roll loaded in the printer for BRoll Width In this case 16 in 406 4mm is selected 9 Select the DEnlarged Reduced Printing check box 10 Click FFit Roll Paper Width Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners Large Format Printing Mac OS iPF685 User s Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing banners ...

Page 95: ...ze paper first register the paper size in the printer driver Call a non standard paper size registered in the printer driver with Custom Paper Size Once you register Custom Paper Size you then can select it repeatedly from the paper size list Custom Paper Size can be set up to 18 0 m Note Although you also can set Custom Size for the paper size temporarily the maximum settable size is 3 2 m Also t...

Page 96: ... 10 Select mm in Units 11 Enter 430 16 9 in in both Width and Height Note If you select the Fix the Ratio of the Width to Height check box after you enter a value in either Width or Height the other value will be automatically applied based on the original aspect ratio 12 Click Add to register 430 mm Square 13 Click OK to close the Paper Size Options dialog box 14 Click Manual in the LPaper Source...

Page 97: ... 9 16 9 in in the printer 2 Choose Print in the application menu 3 Select the printer in the dialog box and then display the printer driver dialog box See Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications P 148 4 Make sure the Main sheet is displayed 5 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded 6 After confirming that DEasy Settings is selected select from the EPrint T...

Page 98: ...per size list Custom Paper Sizes can be set up to 18 0 m This topic describes how to register a non standard paper size by the name of 430 430 and print based on the following example Document Any Type Page Size A square sheet 430 430 mm 16 9 16 9 in Paper Sheets Media Type Any type Paper Size A square sheet 430 430 mm 16 9 16 9 in Note The following instructions are for OS X v10 7 The method of s...

Page 99: ...Paper Size list click the size of the original In this case click 430 430 the size you registered 11 If you configured the settings using the Page Attributes dialog box click OK to close the dialog box and then select Print from the application software menu 12 Access the Main pane 13 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded 14 After confirming that DEasy Settings is selecte...

Page 100: ...rm the print settings and then click MPrint to start printing Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 252 Printing on Non Standard Paper Sizes Mac OS iPF685 User s Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing banners or at other non standard sizes 100 ...

Page 101: ...in Sections 113 Printing Large Posters Windows 113 Printing Multiple Originals Next to Each Other Printing Multiple Originals Next to Each Other By arranging originals from word processing or spreadsheet programs or web browser screen shots next to each other on single sheets you can create highly expressive presentation materials easy to understand meeting mate rials and a variety of other printe...

Page 102: ...er Mac OS P 103 Printing Multiple Originals Next to Each Other Windows Printing Multiple Originals Next to Each Other Windows This topic describes how to arrange multiple originals using the Free Layout function 1 Choose Print in the application menu 2 Select the printer in the dialog box and then display the printer driver dialog box See Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications P...

Page 103: ...cations on the same page For instructions on editing and rearranging images refer to the imagePROGRAF Free Layout help topic 9 Print from the imagePROGRAF Free Layout menu Note For details on imagePROGRAF Free Layout functions see Free Layout P 182 Printing Multiple Originals Next to Each Other Mac OS Printing Multiple Originals Next to Each Other Mac OS This topic describes how to use the Free La...

Page 104: ...ations on the same page For instructions on editing and rearranging images refer to the Canon imagePROGRAF Free Layout help topic 7 Print from the Canon imagePROGRAF Free Layout menu Note For details on Canon imagePROGRAF Free Layout functions see Free Layout P 289 Printing Multiple Pages Continuously Printing Multiple Pages Continuously You can print multiple pages as a single continuous image wi...

Page 105: ... This topic describes how to print multiple pages as a single continuous image without margins between pages Important This feature is only available with rolls It cannot be used when printing on sheets When using Banner Printing some of the settings are disabled including Borderless Printing Enlarge Reduce Printing and Layout 1 Choose Print in the application menu 2 Select the printer in the dial...

Page 106: ...ettings P 145 Printing Multiple Pages Continuously Mac OS Printing Multiple Pages Continuously Mac OS This topic describes how to print multiple pages as a single continuous image without margins between pages Important This feature is only available with rolls It cannot be used when printing on sheets When using Banner Printing some of the settings are disabled including Borderless Printing Enlar...

Page 107: ...per part of the printer driver displayed when you se lect Print from the application software menu 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 Choose the original size in the CPaper Size list 4 Click FOK to close the dialog box 5 Choose Print in the application menu 6 Access the Main pane 7 In the AMedia Type list click the type of paper that is loaded 8 Make your selection in the EPrint Target...

Page 108: ... into areas for each page Page Layout Specify a number of pages of the original to print on a single sheet in a layout of multiple pages per sheet Important This function cannot be combined with the following options Borderless Printing Scaling Originals Windows Banner Printing Windows When printing using this function the Print Centered setting is disabled Note You can print up to 16 pages of the...

Page 109: ...3 roll 420 0 mm 16 5 in 1 Choose Print in the application menu 2 Select the printer in the dialog box and then open the printer driver dialog box See Accessing the Print er Driver Dialog Box from Applications P 148 3 Make sure the Main sheet is displayed 4 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded In this case click Plain Paper 5 Make your selection in the EPrint Target list ...

Page 110: ...e reduced about 5 to create space for the printed border If None is selected then the images are not reduced for printing 14 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 145 Printing Multiple Pages Per Sheet Mac OS Printing Multiple Pages Per Sheet Mac OS This topic describes how to print four pages of an original on a s...

Page 111: ...he printer driver displayed when you se lect Print from the application software menu 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 In the CPaper Size list click the size of the original In this case click ISO A3 4 Click FOK to close the dialog box 5 Choose Print in the application menu 6 Access the Layout pane 7 Click 4 in the APages per Sheet list Note You can choose the layout order and specif...

Page 112: ...3 Select and click a roll paper in the APaper Source list 14 Select the paper width of the roll loaded in the printer for BRoll Width In this case ISO A2 A3 420 0mm is selected 15 Confirm the print settings and then click MPrint to start printing Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 252 Printing Multiple Pages Per Sheet Mac OS iPF685 User s Guide Enhanced Prin...

Page 113: ...ers Windows Printing Large Posters Windows You can enlarge an original to print it in sections on several sheets By assembling the printed sheets you can create a poster larger than the maximum supported paper size of the printer This topic describes how to enlarge an A2 original for printing it in sections on four sheets based on the following example Document Poster Page size A2 420 0 594 0 mm 1...

Page 114: ...age Layout list Note Follow the steps below to print only a portion of the poster as divided for printing Click BSet under APage Layout to display the Pages to Print dialog box On the Pages to Print dialog box clear the check boxes of the portion you do not want to print Click OK to close the Pages to Print dialog box 12 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming p...

Page 115: ...tions on centering originals when printing on rolls refer to the following topics as appropriate for your computer and operating system Printing Originals Centered on Rolls Windows P 115 Printing Originals Centered on Rolls Mac OS P 117 Printing Originals Centered on Rolls Windows Printing Originals Centered on Rolls Windows This topic describes how to center originals before printing on rolls bas...

Page 116: ...the APage Size list click the size of the original as specified in the application In this case click ISO A4 or Letter 8 5 x11 8 Select and click a roll paper in the LPaper Source list 9 Select the width of the loaded roll in the MRoll Paper Width list in this case ISO A3 A4 Roll 297 0mm 10 Click the Layout tab to display the Layout sheet Printing Originals Centered on Rolls Windows iPF685 User s ...

Page 117: ...enu to display the Page Attributes dialog box Note The configuration method varies depending on the OS and application software you are using If Page Setup is displayed in the application menu the settings are configured by opening the Page At tributes dialog box from Page Setup If it is not displayed the settings are configured in the upper part of the printer driver displayed when you se lect Pr...

Page 118: ...ick a roll paper in the APaper Source list 12 Select the paper width of the roll loaded in the printer for BRoll Width In this case ISO A3 A4 297 0mm is selected 13 Select the JPrint Centered check box 14 Confirm the print settings and then click MPrint to start printing Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 252 Printing Originals Centered on Rolls Mac OS iPF68...

Page 119: ...inting Originals Centered on Sheets Mac OS P 120 Printing Originals Centered on Sheets Windows Printing Originals Centered on Sheets Windows This topic describes how to reduce an original 50 for printing centered on a sheet Document Any Type Page size A4 210 0 297 0 mm 8 3 11 7 in Paper Sheets Paper type Plain Paper Paper size A4 210 0 297 0 mm 8 3 11 7 in 1 Choose Print in the application menu 2 ...

Page 120: ...Centered check box 14 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Important If you have selected Manual as the paper source follow the instructions on the printer control panel to enter the paper size Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 145 Printing Originals Centered on Sheets Mac OS Printing Originals Centered on Sheets Mac OS This topic describes how t...

Page 121: ...igured in the upper part of the printer driver displayed when you se lect Print from the application software menu 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 In the CPaper Size list click the size of the original In this case click ISO A4 for Paper Tray Large Margins 4 Click FOK to close the dialog box 5 Choose Print in the application menu 6 Access the Main pane 7 In the AMedia Type list sele...

Page 122: ...nt settings and then click MPrint to start printing Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 252 Important If you have selected Manual as the paper source follow the instructions on the printer control panel to enter the paper size Printing Originals Centered on Sheets Mac OS iPF685 User s Guide Enhanced Printing Options Centering originals 122 ...

Page 123: ...r Width to print rotated pages For tips on conserving roll paper refer to the following topics as appropriate for your computer and operating system Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degrees Windows P 123 Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degrees Mac OS P 124 Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degrees Windows Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degr...

Page 124: ...otate Page 90 degrees Conserve Paper check box 10 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 145 Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degrees Mac OS Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degrees Mac OS This topic describes how to conserve roll paper by rotating originals 90 degrees before printing ba...

Page 125: ...igured by opening the Page At tributes dialog box from Page Setup If it is not displayed the settings are configured in the upper part of the printer driver displayed when you se lect Print from the application software menu 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 In CPaper Size click the size of the original In this case click ISO A4 4 Click FOK to close the dialog box 5 Choose Print in th...

Page 126: ...ding the paper for blank portions of originals if there are top and bottom margins in originals This enables you to conserve as much paper as the size of the margins Important Printing without the top and bottom margins is not supported in the following cases If you have chosen poster as the type of page layout Note Even during borderless printing you can print without the top and bottom margins P...

Page 127: ...e printer in the dialog box and then display the printer driver dialog box See Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications P 148 3 Make sure the Main sheet is displayed 4 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded In this case click Plain Paper 5 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet 6 In the APage Size list click the size of the original as sp...

Page 128: ... Paper Roll paper width A3 A4 roll 297 0 mm 11 7 in 1 Choose Page Setup from the application menu to display the Page Attributes dialog box Note The configuration method varies depending on the OS and application software you are using If Page Setup is displayed in the application menu the settings are configured by opening the Page At tributes dialog box from Page Setup If it is not displayed the...

Page 129: ... paper width of the roll loaded in the printer for BRoll Width In this case ISO A3 A4 297 0mm is selected 11 Select the KNo Spaces at Top or Bottom check box 12 Confirm the print settings and then click MPrint to start printing Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 252 iPF685 Conserving Roll Paper by Printing Originals Without Top and Bottom Margins Mac OS User...

Page 130: ...eview screen Note Under some settings and in some environments PageComposer may be started Preview Mac OS While viewing the preview screen you can also adjust layout or size settings and your changes will be instant ly applied on the preview screen For instructions on how to check the layout before printing refer to the following topics Checking the Layout in a Preview Before Printing Windows P 14...

Page 131: ... Important Watermarks are not printed if you select poster as the type of page layout The following watermarks are provided CONFIDENTIAL COPY DRAFT FILE COPY FINAL PRELIMINARY PROOF TOP SECRET You can also create your own watermarks Specify the following options to customize your watermark Watermark string Specify the font size color and so on Surround the watermark with a frame if de sired Waterm...

Page 132: ...dialog box and then display the printer driver dialog box See Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications P 148 3 Make sure the Main sheet is displayed 4 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded In this case click Plain Paper 5 Make your selection in the EPrint Target list Note You can check the settings values selected in the EPrint Target list by clicking GVi...

Page 133: ...he Paper Orientation You can specify the original orientation to match the orientation of the paper for printing Orientation Paper is usually loaded in the printer in portrait orientation When you have an original in landscape orienta tion you can specify the printing orientation so that the original is printed in landscape orientation Rotate 180 degrees The original is rotated 180 degrees to prin...

Page 134: ...ter driver dialog box See Accessing the Print er Driver Dialog Box from Applications P 148 3 Make sure the Main sheet is displayed 4 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded In this case click Plain Paper 5 Make your selection in the EPrint Target list 6 Make your selection in the FPrint Quality list 7 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet 8 In the APage S...

Page 135: ...hoose Page Setup from the application menu to display the Page Attributes dialog box Note The configuration method varies depending on the OS and application software you are using If Page Setup is displayed in the application menu the settings are configured by opening the Page At tributes dialog box from Page Setup If it is not displayed the settings are configured in the upper part of the print...

Page 136: ...t and click a roll paper in the APaper Source list 13 Select the paper width of the roll loaded in the printer for BRoll Width In this case ISO A2 A3 420 0mm is selected 14 Confirm the print settings and then click MPrint to start printing Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 252 Making the Original Orientation Match the Paper Orientation Mac OS iPF685 User s ...

Page 137: ...see the Paper Reference Guide See Types of Paper P 328 Automatic Cutting Roll paper is cut automatically after printing If you prefer you can print continuously without cutting the roll or you can print a cut line For instructions on cutting roll paper after printing refer to the following topics as appropriate for your comput er and operating system Cutting Roll Paper After Printing Windows P 137...

Page 138: ...ttings see Confirming Print Settings P 145 Roll paper will be automatically cut after printing Cutting Roll Paper After Printing Mac OS Cutting Roll Paper After Printing Mac OS This topic describes how to cut roll paper automatically after printing using the auto cut function as well as how to print a cut line for manual cutting Note The auto cut function is activated on the printer by default and...

Page 139: ...it is not displayed the settings are configured in the upper part of the printer driver displayed when you se lect Print from the application software menu 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 Choose the original size in the CPaper Size list 4 Click FOK to close the dialog box 5 Choose Print in the application menu 6 Access the Page Setup pane 7 Select and click a roll paper in the APape...

Page 140: ...f click Print Cut Guideline Important If the automatic cut function has been deactivated on the printer change the auto cut setting on the printer Control Panel 12 Click OK to close the Paper Detailed Settings dialog box 13 Confirm the print settings and then click MPrint to start printing Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 252 Cutting Roll Paper After Print...

Page 141: ...ce 212 Status Monitor 468 Accounting 472 Device Setup Utility 463 Media Configuration Tool 370 Mac OS Software 249 Handling and Use of Paper 327 Control Panel 399 Printer Parts 435 Network Setting 447 Print Job Management 467 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Troubleshooting 571 Error Message 599 Specifications 621 Appendix 625 imagePROGRAF Windows Software 1...

Page 142: ...ze Options Dialog Box 164 Layout Sheet 165 Page Options Dialog Box 166 Special Settings Dialog Box 167 Favorites Sheet 168 Utility Sheet 169 Support Sheet 170 Settings Summaries Dialog Box 170 Device Settings Sheet 171 Printer Driver Settings Printer Driver Settings For instructions on accessing the Windows printer driver refer to the following topics Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from A...

Page 143: ... favorite Favorites you have added can be edited or used at the time of printing as desired Utility Sheet P 169 You can specify settings related to maintenance for the Printhead and feed amount as well as settings for Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy Support Sheet P 170 You can view support information and the user manual Device Settings Sheet P 171 You can display settings for optional equipmen...

Page 144: ...hat is loaded Note Click the BGet Information button to display the Paper Information on Printer dialog box On the Pa per Information on Printer dialog box you can obtain information on the paper in the printer and config ure printer driver settings for the feed source and type of paper This function requires that the Status Monitor be installed 5 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup...

Page 145: ...m illustrations Illustrations indicate the feed source orientation borderless printing selection and other settings information Note To confirm the Print Target specified in Easy Settings click GView Settings on the Main sheet to display the View Settings dialog box Checking a print preview You can check an image of the original just as it will be printed When you activate this feature imagePROGRA...

Page 146: ... on imagePROGRAF Preview functions see Preview P 172 Using Favorites Using Favorites This topic describes how to register favorites and print using favorite settings Registering a favorite This section describes the procedure for registering printing settings that have been changed in the driver as Fa vorites 1 Choose Print in the application menu 2 Select the printer in the dialog box and then di...

Page 147: ...OK to close the Add dialog box The favorite you have added is now displayed in AFavorites Note To save a favorite as a file click JExport and specify the file to save Printing using the favorite Follow the steps below to print using the favorite you have registered 1 Choose Print in the application menu 2 Select the printer in the dialog box and then display the printer driver dialog box See Acces...

Page 148: ...m Applications Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications 1 Choose Print from the File menu to display the dialog box for printing conditions 2 Select the printer and then display the printer driver dialog box Note The dialog box for specifying printing conditions varies depending on the source application In some ca ses when you select the printer a sheet for configuring the printe...

Page 149: ...ailable after you exit the application You can also access the printer driver dialog box from the Windows system menu To use the settings continuously in all applications open the printer driver from the system menu to make the settings See Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from the Operating System Menu P 149 Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from the Operating System Menu Accessing t...

Page 150: ... changes you make to the settings will apply to all applications you use for printing You can also access the printer driver dialog box from applications See Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications P 148 Main Sheet Main Sheet The following settings are available on the Main sheet For details on settings items refer to the printer driver help file Note On the Main sheet choose Eas...

Page 151: ...g time Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box P 154 LOpen Preview When Print Job Starts When the check box is selected imagePROGRAF Preview is launched before printing This allows you to check on screen previews of documents before printing Checking the Layout in a Preview Before Printing P 130 MStatus Monitor Starts imagePROGRAF Status Monitor You can check the printer status job status and other con...

Page 152: ...olors for Printing P 54 GView Settings Displays the EPrint Target setting values You can view and change the order of EPrint Target setting values View Settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application P 155 Configuration using Advanced Settings EPrint Priority Choose the graphic elements that you want to emphasize for printing Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing ...

Page 153: ... able to select UEconomy Printing GColor Mode Choose the color mode Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing P 54 Note Depending on the AMedia Type setting some GColor Mode options may not be available HColor Settings Click to display the Color Settings dialog box for more advanced color settings Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver P 48 IThicken Fine Lines Selec...

Page 154: ...e time to wait after printing 1 document page until ejecting the paper Since waiting time is re quired for ink to dry before a roll is cut you can deliver paper in the Output Stacker with the ink dried even if Cutting Mode is set to Automatic Setting Item Details Printer Default The setting of the control panel of the printer is applied Off Paper is ejected immediately after printing completes 30 ...

Page 155: ...ed When the Standard setting does not result in cutting the surface cleanly select this Standard Select this when you do not have any problems in automatic cutting Low Speed This helps prevent adhesive from sticking to the cutter and keeps the cutter sharp if you select it when using adhesive paper GMirror Specify whether to print a mirror image as needed Select this option to print a version of t...

Page 156: ...rays as desired Choose Cool Black tinged with blue or Warm Black tinged with red HBrightness Adjust the overall image brightness as desired You can adjust the brightness if the printed document is lighter or darker than the original image that is the original photo that was scanned or the original graphic as it ap pears on the computer screen IContrast Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lighte...

Page 157: ...t AImage Select this option to apply color adjustment to image areas such as photos BGraphics Select this option to apply color adjustment to graphics such as lines and circles CText Select this option to apply color adjustment to text Matching Sheet Matching Sheet On the Matching sheet you can specify color matching to compensate for differences in the appearance of colors on various devices Impo...

Page 158: ...r matching method that suits the document to be printed Various Matching Method options are available depending on your selection in Matching Mode EGamma You can adjust the gradation of intermediate tones in an image 2 2 is normally selected If you want a softer impression than 2 2 select 1 8 ICC Matching Mode and Host ICM Mode The following options are available when you select ICC Matching Mode ...

Page 159: ...ICC profile needs to be saved in the following folder on the computer you are using C Windows system32 spool drivers color folder Note C may vary according to the user environment Note For details on settings items see Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver P 48 Color Adjustment Sheet Monochrome Color Adjustment Sheet Monochrome On the Color Adjustment sheet for monochrome printing you can adju...

Page 160: ... Click to restore all settings on the sheet to the default values Note For details on settings items see Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver P 48 Object Adjustment Dialog box Monochrome Object Adjustment Dialog box Monochrome In the Object Adjustment dialog box you can specify what type of print jobs to apply color adjustment to If an original comprises images graphics and text you can speci...

Page 161: ...inals to Fit the Roll Width P 82 Borderless Printing at Actual Size P 74 DFit Paper Size Scales the document image to match the paper size EScale to fit Roll Paper Width Scales the document image to match the roll width FPrint Image with Actual Size Prints documents at their actual size This function is available when you have selected the size same as the width of Roll Paper for either the length...

Page 162: ...entation Match the Paper Orientation P 133 KRotate Page 90 degrees Conserve Paper Activate this setting to rotate the document image by 90 degrees before printing Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degrees P 123 LPaper Source Choose the feed source as desired Options displayed in the list vary depending on the selection in Media Type on the Main sheet MRoll Paper Width Choose the roll ...

Page 163: ...rint is selected the print job is saved to the printer hard disk after printing has finished If Save in mail box is selected the print job is saved to the printer hard disk If you choose Save in mail box also specify the destination personal box in the Mail box list If Print after reception is complete is checked you can prevent degradation of print quality that occurs when receiving a print job i...

Page 164: ...eated by users can be deleted from the APaper Size List as needed However they cannot be deleted in the following situations If a standard paper size of the printer driver is selected If an oversized paper size is selected If a paper size marked with a red circle is selected CCustom Paper Size Name You can name Custom Paper Size as desired DUnits Specify the desired unit of measure for the Custom ...

Page 165: ...s and DEdit Watermark Printing With Watermarks P 131 Watermarks Lists the provided watermarks Choose the watermark to print DEdit Watermark Click to display the Edit Watermark dialog box for creating your own original watermark EPrint Centered Activate this setting to print document images in the center of the paper Printing Originals Centered on Rolls P 115 Printing Originals Centered on Sheets P...

Page 166: ...s on the sheet to the default values Page Options Dialog Box Page Options Dialog Box The Page Options dialog box offers the following settings Note To display the Page Options dialog box on the Layout sheet click Page Options See Layout Sheet P 165 APrint Date Select where the date is printed as desired To print the time as well select BPrint Time Also CPrint User Name Select where the user name i...

Page 167: ...EMF Spooling functions such as Page Layout Watermark Reverse Order Page Options FineZoom Settings and Preview Switchingcan no longer be used BFineZoom Settings This function is used in large format printing If it is set to Yes problems in the printing may be improved If it is set to No image distortions such as fine lines disappearing may be improved CPreview Switching When this setting is turned ...

Page 168: ...vorites CComment Displays notes registered in the favorite DApply Favorite Click to change the current print settings to those of the favorite selected in the AFavorites EApplication Settings Priority Activate this setting to use settings values specified in the source application in preference to favorite settings selected in the AFavorites when clicking DApply Favorite For details on the setting...

Page 169: ... sheet For details on the utilities refer to the relevant utility help AMaintenance Click to start the imagePROGRAF Status Monitor which offers the following maintenance for the printer Nozzle ink ejecting outlet check Nozzle ink ejecting outlet cleaning Head alignment adjustment Feed amount adjustment BColor imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy Click to launch Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy iR enlarg...

Page 170: ...the Internet and display the printer user s manual CSettings Summaries Click to display the View Settings dialog box which enables you to confirm the settings for the Main Page Setup Layout and Favorites sheets Settings Summaries Dialog Box Settings Summaries Dialog Box The Settings Summaries dialog box enables you to confirm the settings for the Main Page Setup Layout and Favorites sheets ACopy C...

Page 171: ...er The following settings are available on the Device Settings sheet AColor Compatibility Click to display the Color Compatibility dialog box which enables you to adjust colors if you have selected Color Mode Color CAD For details on color settings see Specifying Colors and Printing CAD Drawings P 45 BAbout You can display version information for the printer driver iPF685 Device Settings Sheet Use...

Page 172: ... will be instantly applied on the preview screen and you can print the preview screen as it is seen Note The media type image size detailed media settings and the printer settings can cause the actual print output to differ from the Preview settings Starting Preview Starting Preview Follow the procedure below to start the Preview 1 Start the apllication software which you use 2 From the applicatio...

Page 173: ...iew main window consists of the menu and tool bars preview and dialog area and status bar Note You can use the View menu to show or hide the tool bar Menu Bar This allows you to select menus required for operations Tool Bar This allows you to select tool buttons required for major operations iPF685 Preview Main Window User s Guide Windows Software Preview 173 ...

Page 174: ...Dialog Area This allows you to set the print conditions and perform a print job For more information about Dialog Area see Dialog Area P 175 Status Bar This shows the message Pages and Output Size Preview Main Window iPF685 User s Guide Windows Software Preview 174 ...

Page 175: ...iginals Across Roll see Print on the Center P 180 Note Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source No Spaces at Top or Bottom You can save paper on not to feed roll paper for the empty spaces when the print data contains spaces at the top or bottom For more information about No Spaces at Top or Bottom see Not Print Spaces at the Top Bottom P 181 Note Available only if rolls are selected i...

Page 176: ...g a Page You can move a page to display when you select Go to Page from the View menu Setting Details First Page Go to the first page Previous Page Go to the previous page Next Page Go to the next page Last Page Go to the last page Go To Page Go to the specified page Note You can also move a page by clicking on the tool bar Using the ruler Using the ruler You can confirm the layout with using the ...

Page 177: ...ise across the roll Use Driver Settings Follows printer driver settings when determining whether to rotate pages Selecting Rotate 90 Degrees If Possible or Placing a checkmark for Rotate Page 90 degrees Conserve Paper on the printer driver Selecting Use Driver Settings iPF685 Priority setting for rotating 90 degrees User s Guide Windows Software Preview 177 ...

Page 178: ...cting the layout 1 In Layout Selection click the layout button to use Button Details Upper Button Turn at the position of Right Button Turn at the position of Left Button Turn at the position of Lower Button Turn at the position of Printing with Selecting the Layout iPF685 User s Guide Windows Software Preview 178 ...

Page 179: ...printing in landscape orientation on roll paper You can select only Upper Button or Lower Button if Cut Sheet is selected Button Details The button is selected currently The button can be selected The button can not be selected 2 Click the Print button Printing on the selected layout begins iPF685 Printing with Selecting the Layout User s Guide Windows Software Preview 179 ...

Page 180: ...of the media loaded in the printer 1 Click the Center Originals Across Roll check box on 2 Click the Print button Printing on the center begins Note Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source Print on the Center iPF685 User s Guide Windows Software Preview 180 ...

Page 181: ... paper for the empty spaces when the print data contains spaces at the top or bottom 1 Click the No Spaces at Top or Bottom check box on 2 Click the Print button Printing on the settings with no spaces at top or bottom begins iPF685 Not Print Spaces at the Top Bottom User s Guide Windows Software Preview 181 ...

Page 182: ...ures of Free Layout The Features of Free Layout The main features of Free Layout are as follows Allows you to lay out at will and print a document created with application software You can not only lay out multiple pages on one page but also lay out and print a multiple file document on one page or lay out and print a document created with multiple application programs on one page Any two pages ca...

Page 183: ...cted in the lower left area of this screen 4 In the Layout sheet click on the Page Layout check box and select Free Layout from the list Click the OK button to save the settings Note When you select Free Layout all other setting items will be disabled 5 On the Print dialog box in the apllication software click the Print button Free Layout main window is displayed iPF685 Starting Free Layout User s...

Page 184: ...e View menu to show or hide the tool and status bar Menu Bar This allows you to select menus required for operations Tool Bar This allows you to select tool buttons required for major operations Layout Area This allows you to lay out objects and edit the object size and orientation Free Layout Main Window iPF685 User s Guide Windows Software Free Layout 184 ...

Page 185: ...tailed Settings the only three sheets displayed are the Main sheet the Page Setup sheet and theLayout sheet Some of the printer driver settings may be disabled Preferences Dialog Box Preferences Dialog Box This dialog box appears when you select Preferences from the File menu This allows you to configure the prefer ences of Free Layout Units Set the unit for paper length margins and so on Gridline...

Page 186: ...y clicking either button or button Object Frame Style You can select the object frame style for printing The following settings are available for the object frame style Setting Details None You can print with no frame style Solid Line You can print the solid line as the frame style Dotted Line You can print the dotted line as the frame style Dashed Line You can print the dashed line as the frame s...

Page 187: ...ts are laid out from upper right to left Lower Left to Top The objects are laid out from lower left to top Note When you have selected Roll Paper Length Auto Settings and Paper Orientation Vertical you can choose Upper Left to Right or Upper Right to Left When you have selected Roll Paper Length Auto Settings and Paper Orientation Horizontal you can choose Upper Left to Bottom or Lower Left to Top...

Page 188: ...e selected you cannot select Rotate Enl Red When you place a checkmark here you can select Scaling Fit Paper Size or Fit Photo Size Setting Details Scaling Allows you to input the value of the enlargement or reduction ratio of an object Fit Paper Size Prints by enlarging or reducing each object to match the paper size If you are using roll paper objects are enlarged or reduced so that the width of...

Page 189: ...Pos You can input the number of the page position in numerical characters Object Size You can confirm the object size Note When several objects are selected you cannot display Object Size Laying out a Multiple File Document on One Page Laying out a Multiple File Document on One Page You can lay out and print a multiple file document on one page 1 From the application software s File menu select th...

Page 190: ...n the Layout sheet click on the Page Layout check box and select Free Layout from the list Note Your printer is depicted in the lower left area of this screen When you select Free Layout all other setting items will be disabled 5 Click the OK button to save the settings Laying out a Multiple File Document on One Page iPF685 User s Guide Windows Software Free Layout 190 ...

Page 191: ...ng out a Document Created with Multiple Application Programs on One Laying out a Document Created with Multiple Application Programs on One Page Page You can lay out and print a document created with multiple application programs on one page 1 From the application software s File menu select the printer setup menu to open the Print dialog box Note Normally select Print from the File menu iPF685 La...

Page 192: ...heet click on the Page Layout check box and select Free Layout from the list Note Your printer is depicted in the lower left area of this screen When you select Free Layout all other setting items will be disabled 5 Click the OK button to save the settings Laying out a Document Created with Multiple Application Programs on One Page iPF685 User s Guide Windows Software Free Layout 192 ...

Page 193: ...ith application software in the layout area as an ob ject 7 Leaving Free Layout running open other files with other application software and repeat the above steps Selecting an Object Selecting an Object When an object is selected a select box blue border appears around the object iPF685 Selecting an Object User s Guide Windows Software Free Layout 193 ...

Page 194: ... ratio remains unchanged when the object is enlarged or reduced Resizing by means of mouse operation 1 Select an object 2 Place the pointer at a corner of the selection box around the object to show the arrow handle and drag this handle to change the object size Resizing by specifying a scaling value 1 Select an object Click on the Enl Red checkbox in the Format Dialog Box P 188 and select Scaling...

Page 195: ...ely you may click on the Rotate check box in the Format Dialog Box P 188 then select Rotate Right or Rotate Left and click the OK button Laying out Objects Automatically Laying out Objects Automatically Click Auto Arrange Object in the tool bar This automatically lays out objects Alternatively you may select Auto Arrange Object from the Object menu Note The object layout order varies depending on ...

Page 196: ...ays out the objects justifying them to the top Center Vertically Lays out the objects justifying them to the verti cal center Align Bottom Lays out the objects justifying them to the bot tom Align Left Lays out the objects justifying them to the left Aligning Objects iPF685 User s Guide Windows Software Free Layout 196 ...

Page 197: ...ou can change the object overlapping order 1 Select an object 2 Select the Overlapping Order menu from the Object menu Note The order of overlapping affects the order of objects automatically laid out You can also select by clicking the right button of the mouse on an object Bring to Front Moves the object to the frontmost position iPF685 Changing the Object Overlapping Order User s Guide Windows ...

Page 198: ... Cut from the Edit menu 2 Click Paste from the toolbar Alternatively you may select Paste from the Edit menu Note The copied or cut object is laid out at the end of the page You can also select by clicking the right button of the mouse on an object In order to paste an object on any position that you like you can paste the object with Pointed Paste by clicking the right button of the mouse on any ...

Page 199: ...nes added The Folded Duplex window consists of the menu and tool bars layout area and status bar Note The toolbar and status bar can be toggled between hidden and displayed from the View menu Menu Bar This allows you to select menus required for operations Tool Bar This allows you to select tool buttons required for major operations iPF685 Folded Duplex Window User s Guide Windows Software Free La...

Page 200: ... Setting Details Fit Roll Paper Width Prints by automatically enlarging or reducing the entire document so that the width of the document matches the roll paper width Specify Folded Size Prints by automatically enlarging or reducing the entire document to match the size of the paper Select the actual size of the paper you want to print on in Fit Paper Size Rotate Page 90 degrees Con serve Paper Pr...

Page 201: ...ures the color and type of fold lines Note To not print fold lines clear the Print Fold Lines checkbox Fold Line Color You can select the fold lines Fold Line Type You can select the fold lines The following settings are available for the fold line type Setting Details Solid Line You can print the solid line as the frame style Dotted Line You can print the dotted line as the frame style Dashed Lin...

Page 202: ... is selected 5 Click OK to save the settings 6 Open the Binding Settings dialog box from the Edit menu 7 Select Bottom or Top in Binding Edge 8 Specify the Binding width in Binding 9 Configure the Fold Line Color and Fold Line Type from Print Fold Lines Note When the Only Print Center and Edges checkbox is selected fold lines are only printed at the three locations of the center and both edges 10 ...

Page 203: ...d matching methods in addition to borderless printing and enlargement reduction process without growing through the printer driver Note The media type image size detailed media settings and the printer settings can cause the actual print output to differ from the Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy settings Starting Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy Starting Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy Foll...

Page 204: ...tton 1 From the Windows start button select Color image RUNNER Enlargement Copy 2 The Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy dia log box displays Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy Dialog Box Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy Dialog Box The explanation below is on the Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy dialog box Note For the step to open the Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy dialog box see Starting...

Page 205: ... button to display the name and the version number of the utility Operation Guide Button Click the button to display the Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy Setup Manual Hot Folder Hot Folder Hot folder refers to a folder used for Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy When transferred to the PC s hot folder the document data scanned with the Color imageRUNNER is printed in enlarged size from the print...

Page 206: ...the Next button 4 Select the media type to print Note If the Borderless Printing checkbox is checked only media types that can be used for borderless print ing are displayed in the list Click the Next button Creating a New Hot Folder iPF685 User s Guide Windows Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 206 ...

Page 207: ...e a document scanned with the Color imageRUNNER you need to share a folder Enter the folder shared name in Shared Name Click the Next button Note This shared name is used as the name of the hot folder You cannot use the Back button after clicking the Next button here iPF685 Creating a New Hot Folder User s Guide Windows Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 207 ...

Page 208: ...g an Existing Shared Folder as a Hot Folder 1 Share the folder you want to specify as a hot folder 2 Open the Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy dialog box and then click the Add button Note For the step to open the Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy dialog box see Starting Color im ageRUNNER Enlargement Copy P 203 Specifying an Existing Shared Folder as a Hot Folder iPF685 User s Guide Windows So...

Page 209: ...er name in Name Click the Browse botton with selecting Specify a folder to set the existing shared folder 5 The location of the folders will appear Select the folder to specify a hot folder and click the OK but ton iPF685 Specifying an Existing Shared Folder as a Hot Folder User s Guide Windows Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 209 ...

Page 210: ...arge ment Copy dialog box Setting the Print Parameters Setting the Print Parameters The printer driver opens when you click the Properties button in the Add Edit Hot Folder dialog box The printer driver is used to configure basic settings to match the type of media loaded in the printer Refer to Printer Driver P 142 for details on the printer driver Setting the Print Parameters iPF685 User s Guide...

Page 211: ...NNER to send scanned originals to the hot folder After these settings are complete you can print enlarged copies of scanned originals from the Color imageRUN NER Completing the scanning settings on the Color imageRUNNER Configure the Color imageRUNNER to send scanned originals to the hot folder It is easy to send scanned originals to the hot folder if you assign the scanning settings and destinati...

Page 212: ...ce It is displayed on the toolbar ribbon so it is easily accessible It can be set by just selecting from the Wizard Large Format Printing custom size can also be set in the Wizard from Microsoft Word or Microsoft Power Point Custom size can be set automatically from Microsoft Excel The layout can be checked before printing by starting the preview screen Note 64 bit edition Windows OS operates only...

Page 213: ...ot appear automatically open the CD ROM drive icon of your computer and double click the iPFInst exe icon 2 Click the imagePROGRAF Print Plug In button 3 Click the Nextbutton 4 Read the License Agreement and click the Yes but ton iPF685 Steps to install User s Guide Windows Software Print Plug In for Office 213 ...

Page 214: ...n imagePROGRAF PrintPlugIn may be installed If you want to use this software do not uninstall the virtual printer Canon imagePROGRAF PrintPlugIn The Print Plug In for Office toolbar ribbon might not be displayed in Microsoft Office after installing image PROGRAF Print Plug In for Office Refer to the following topic for details on how to display the imagePROGRAF Print Plug In for Office toolbar rib...

Page 215: ...alling Print Plug In for Office If a problem occurs such as the system or an application terminating abnormally the Microsoft Office application disables add ins as a safety precaution In this event you will need to re install Print Plug In for Office to display the imagePROGRAF Print Plug In tool bar ribbon Note You cannot re install Print Plug In for Office once an Office application is running ...

Page 216: ...in the Manage combo box and click the Go button 4 If Addin imageprograf print plug in ipfaddinif dll is dis played in the Disabled Items dialog box select it and click the Enable button 5 Close all the dialog boxes and restart the Office application For Microsoft Office 2007 When Print Plug In for Office is not displayed iPF685 User s Guide Windows Software Print Plug In for Office 216 ...

Page 217: ...ms in the Manage combo box and click the Go button 4 If Addin imageprograf print plug in ipfaddinif dll is dis played in the Disabled Items dialog box select it and click the Enable button 5 Close all the dialog boxes and restart the Office application For Microsoft Office 2003 iPF685 When Print Plug In for Office is not displayed User s Guide Windows Software Print Plug In for Office 217 ...

Page 218: ...estart the Office application To start from Microsoft Word To start from Microsoft Word Below are the steps to start Print Plug In for Office from Microsoft Word 1 Start Microsoft Word 2 If Start imagePROGRAF Print Plug In is displayed on the toolbar ribbon click it Important If the imagePROGRAF Print Plug In toolbar ribbon is not displayed refer to the following When Print Plug In for Office is n...

Page 219: ...ant to display all printer drivers or update the display PrintButton The print Wizard is displayed The settings Print Matching Roll Width Borderless Printing Multi Page Printing and Print Using Registered Settings can be set Paper Settings Button Large Format Wizard is displayed Settings for Portrait or Landscape Orientation can be set Printing Wizard dialog box Important If you want to change the...

Page 220: ... the edge of the roll width You can print large exhibits and posters and also print Portrait and Landscape orientations made in Large Format Printing Wizard 1 Start Microsoft Word 2 If Start imagePROGRAF Print Plug In is displayed click it 3 Click Print from the imagePROGRAF Print Plug In toolbar ribbon The Printing Wizard dialog box is displayed Important If you want to change the display to anot...

Page 221: ...on is selected you can print posters etc vividly The settings are registered when the One Touch Registration is pressed This is convenient if you to need print multiple times using the same setting Press the Print Preview button to display the preview screen You can check and make changes to the layout in the preview screen When you print to the edge of the roll width the maximum length will be th...

Page 222: ... to another file or application while the Printing Wizard is open close the Printing Wizard dialog box Otherwise you may not be able to change displays or operate the tool bar ribbon 4 Click Borderless Printing 5 A confirmation dialog box is displayed If the data fills up the page confirm that Continue using the plug in is selected in Choose how to proceed and press OK Note To adjust the data sele...

Page 223: ...on is selected you can print posters etc vividly Press the One Touch Registration button to register the settings This is useful for multiple printing using the same settings Press the Print Preview button to display the preview screen You can confirm and make changes to the layout in the preview screen The maximum length for Borderless Printing is the lesser of 5 587 times the roll paper width or...

Page 224: ...oolbar ribbon The Printing Wizard dialog box is displayed Important If you want to change the display to another file or application while the Printing Wizard is open close the Printing Wizard dialog box Otherwise you may not be able to change displays or operate the tool bar ribbon 4 Click Multi Page Printing 5 Select Roll Paper Width that is set in the printer 6 Select layout from Layout Selecti...

Page 225: ...e preview screen The maximum length for Multi Page Printing is the lesser of 5 587 times the roll paper width or 18 0m 11 Press Print to start printing Register the settings Word Register the settings Word If you are going to print multiple times using the same setting you can select One Touch Registration Registered settings can be recalled from Print Using Registered Settings 1 Set up to the Pri...

Page 226: ... Using Registered Settings Word Prints using the registered settings 1 Start Microsoft Word 2 If Start imagePROGRAF Print Plug In is displayed click it 3 Click Print from the imagePROGRAF Print Plug In toolbar ribbon The Printing Wizard dialog box is displayed Important If you want to change the display to another file or application while the Printing Wizard is open close the Printing Wizard dial...

Page 227: ...rint quality is poor When Saturation is selected you can print posters etc vividly Press the Print Preview button to display the preview screen You can check and make changes to the layout in the preview screen The maximum print length when printing with the registered settings is the lesser of 5 587 times the roll paper width or 18 0m 9 Press Print to start printing iPF685 Print Using Registered ...

Page 228: ...art imagePROGRAF Print Plug In is displayed click it 3 Click Paper Settings from the imagePROGRAF Print Plug In toolbar ribbon The Large Format Printing Wizard dialog box is displayed Note If you want to change the display to another file or application while the Large Format Printing Wizard is open close the Large Format Printing Wizard dialog box Otherwise you may not be able to change displays ...

Page 229: ...t Important If the imagePROGRAF Print Plug In toolbar ribbon is not displayed refer to the following When Print Plug In for Office is not displayed P 215 3 Check that the imagePROGRAF Print Plug In toolbar ribbon is displayed 4 Click the buttons on the toolbar ribbon according to the items you want to set Icon Contents Menu Displays the About Help and Special Settings dialog boxes See Configuring ...

Page 230: ...izard cannot be run Large Format Printing Wizard dialog box Important If you want to change the display to another file or application while the Large Format Printing Wizard is open close the Large Format Printing Wizard dialog box Otherwise you may not be able to change displays or operate the toolbar ribbon The layout may collapse if you create a form using existing data If that is the case modi...

Page 231: ...rom the imagePROGRAF Print Plug In toolbar ribbon The Printing Wizard dialog box is displayed Important If you want to change the display to another file or application while the Printing Wizard is open close the Printing Wizard dialog box Otherwise you may not be able to change displays or operate the tool bar ribbon 4 Click Print Matching Roll Width 5 Select Roll Paper Width that is set in the p...

Page 232: ...me setting Press the Print Preview button to display the preview screen You can check and make changes to the layout in the preview screen When you print to the edge of the roll width the maximum length will be the lesser of 14 22 times the roll paper width or 18 0m 12 Press Print to start printing Borderless Printing PowerPoint Borderless Printing PowerPoint Prints up to the border of the media P...

Page 233: ... not be able to change displays or operate the tool bar ribbon 4 Click Borderless Printing 5 A confirmation dialog box is displayed If the data fills up the page confirm that Continue using the plug in is selected in Choose how to proceed and press OK Note To adjust the data select Return to application and press OK Exit Print Plug In for Office and return to the application iPF685 Borderless Prin...

Page 234: ... multiple printing using the same settings Press the Print Preview button to display the preview screen You can confirm and make changes to the layout in the preview screen The maximum length for Borderless Printing is the lesser of 14 22 times the roll paper width or 18 0m 12 Press Print to start printing Multi Page Printing PowerPoint Multi Page Printing PowerPoint Prints multiple pages as one p...

Page 235: ...on while the Printing Wizard is open close the Printing Wizard dialog box Otherwise you may not be able to change displays or operate the tool bar ribbon 4 Click Multi Page Printing 5 Select Roll Paper Width that is set in the printer 6 Select layout from Layout Selection 7 Select Next iPF685 Multi Page Printing PowerPoint User s Guide Windows Software Print Plug In for Office 235 ...

Page 236: ... settings PowerPoint If you are going to print multiple times using the same setting you can select One Touch Registration Registered settings can be recalled from Print Using Registered Settings 1 Set up to the Print screen from Print Matching Roll Width Borderless Printing or Multi Page Printing of Printing Menu Note Up to 20 items can be registered The available settings are as follows Print Ma...

Page 237: ... Print Plug In toolbar ribbon The Printing Wizard dialog box is displayed Important If you want to change the display to another file or application while the Printing Wizard is open close the Printing Wizard dialog box Otherwise you may not be able to change displays or operate the tool bar ribbon 4 Click Print Using Registered Settings iPF685 Print Using Registered Settings PowerPoint User s Gui...

Page 238: ...roll paper width or 18 0m 9 Press Print to start printing Portrait Orientation Landscape Orientation PowerPoint Portrait Orientation Landscape Orientation PowerPoint Print to the edge of the roll width You can print large exhibits and posters or print the Landscape or Portrait Orien tation Page Sizes made in the Large Format Printing Wizard Create Page Size in Portrait or Landscape Orientation Use...

Page 239: ...zard dialog box Otherwise you may not be able to change displays or operate the toolbar ribbon 4 Click Portrait Orientation or Landscape Orientation Note The steps taken to create a Portrait Page Size will be used as an example to explain the procedure 5 Adjust Length from the list box or slide bar 6 Click the Create Page button 7 ClickOK if the message is displayed iPF685 Portrait Orientation Lan...

Page 240: ...oolbar ribbon is not displayed refer to the following When Print Plug In for Office is not displayed P 215 3 Check that the imagePROGRAF Print Plug In toolbar ribbon is displayed 4 Click the buttons on the toolbar ribbon according to the items you want to set Icon Contents Menu Displays the About Help and Special Settings dialog boxes See Configuring Spe cial Settings P 247 Printer list Select Pri...

Page 241: ...e set page break check the page break preview and change the setting If you click the Print button with a page range set a message dialog box will appear asking if you want to continue printing If you click No you will return to the application If you do not use the set page range check the page break preview and change the setting If you click the Print button with a worksheet or cell protected a...

Page 242: ...he Layout menu will appear automatically Note If data analysis requires time a message dialog will appear If you select No you will return to the applica tion 5 Select Roll Paper Width that is set in the printer 6 Select image size 7 Select layout Print Entire Sheet Excel iPF685 User s Guide Windows Software Print Plug In for Office 242 ...

Page 243: ...nt to the edge of the roll width the maximum print length is 18 0m 13 Press Print to start printing Important If divided into plural pages try reducing the data size or the range you select You cannot run Print or Print Preview if you select it for a worksheet with no data displayed Print Selected Area Excel Print Selected Area Excel For resizing the selected range of cells to fit the roll width C...

Page 244: ...he print area The Printing Wizard dialog box is displayed 4 Click Print Selected Area Important If only one cell is selected Print Selected Area cannot be selected A message will appear informing you that analysis is in progress Print Selected Area Excel iPF685 User s Guide Windows Software Print Plug In for Office 244 ...

Page 245: ...alog will appear If you select No you will return to the applica tion 5 Select Roll Paper Width that is set in the printer 6 Select image size 7 Select layout 8 To configure Binding click the Binding Settings button Refer to Configuring Binding Excel P 246 for details on the procedure for configuring Binding 9 Select Next 10 Select Media Type 11 Enter Copies iPF685 Print Selected Area Excel User s...

Page 246: ...lect it for a worksheet with no data displayed Configuring Binding Excel Configuring Binding Excel You can configure Binding margins for binding printouts 1 Configure the settings up to Layout Selection in the Layout screen in Print Entire Sheet or Print Selec ted Area Refer to Print Entire Sheet Excel P 241 and Print Selected Area Excel P 243 for the configuration methods 2 Click the Binding Sett...

Page 247: ...g is on printing is performed with the top bottom left and right margins layed out equally When this setting is off printing is per formed without changing the position This function is only valid in Microsoft Excel Ensure image quality when creating page sizes When this setting is on documents are created at the maximum size This reduces the enlargement ratio during actual printing which minimize...

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Page 249: ... imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 312 Printmonitor 470 Media Configuration Tool 383 Handling and Use of Paper 327 Control Panel 399 Printer Parts 435 Network Setting 447 Print Job Management 467 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Troubleshooting 571 Error Message 599 Specifications 621 Appendix 625 imagePROGRAF Mac OS Software 249 ...

Page 250: ... Driver Settings For instructions on accessing the Mac OS printer driver refer to the following topics Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications P 254 For information on the Mac OS printer driver settings refer to the following topics Main Pane P 254 You can specify the media type color processing print quality print preview and other settings Choose Easy Settings to specify basic ...

Page 251: ...details see Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy P 312 Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver If you have replaced the paper you must complete the following settings in the printer driver 1 This sets the BFormat for and CPaper Size Note The configuration method varies depending on the OS and application software you are using If Page Setup is displayed in the a...

Page 252: ...rinting applications For details on available printing conditions see Printer Driver Settings P 250 Confirming Print Settings Confirming Print Settings The ways to confirm what printing conditions have been specified are as follows Checking a print preview You can check an image of the original just as it will be printed Confirming the image of print jobs beforehand helps prevent printing errors F...

Page 253: ...w check box 4 Click MPrint 5 The Canon imagePROGRAF Preview window is displayed 6 Check the layout and adjust settings in the Canon imagePROGRAF Preview window as desired 7 Print from the Canon imagePROGRAF Preview menu Note For details on imagePROGRAF Preview functions see Preview P 268 Using Favorites Using Favorites You can use the Presets function in Mac OS for favorite based printing iPF685 C...

Page 254: ...ges number of copies and so on 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 Main Pane Main Pane The following settings are available on the Main pane For details...

Page 255: ...o match the type of media such as the ink drying time Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box P 258 OPrint Preview When the check box is selected imagePROGRAF Preview is launched before printing This allows you to check on screen previews of documents before printing Important When Free Layout is selected on the Page Setup panel Free Layout is disabled Checking the Layout in a Preview Before Printing P...

Page 256: ... Choose the level of print quality GView set Click to display the View set dialog box which enables you to confirm the settings for the selected item from the EPrint Target list or change the order of items listed in EPrint Target View set Dialog Box for the Printing Application P 260 Configuration using Advanced Settings Main Pane iPF685 User s Guide Mac OS Software Printer Driver 256 ...

Page 257: ...ality settings this mode may not be available Note If you set FPrint Quality to Fast you can select KEconomy Printing However depending on AMedia Type you may not be able to select KEconomy Printing RFast Graphic Process Select this option to print faster than usual when possible HColor Mode Choose the color mode Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing P 54 ISet Clic...

Page 258: ...r paper in the Output Stacker with the ink dried even if Cutting Mode is set to Automatic Setting Item Details Printer Default The setting of the control panel of the printer is applied None Paper is ejected immediately after printing completes 30 sec 1 min 3 min 5 min 10 min 30 min 60 min Paper is ejected when the set time elapses after printing completes DBetween Scans You can set the time to wa...

Page 259: ...s applied High Speed When the Standard setting does not result in a clean cut surface select this Standard Select this when you do not have any problems in automatic cutting Low Speed This helps prevent adhesive from sticking to the cutter and keeps the cutter sharp if you select it when using adhesive paper HAutomatic Cutting Set whether to perform roll cutting automatically or print a cut line T...

Page 260: ... and an icon CDetails Here you can confirm detailed settings values for each item selected in the Print Target list Matching pane Matching pane On the Matching pane you can specify color matching to compensate for differences in the appearance of colors on various devices Important The Matching pane is not displayed when No color correction or Monochrome is selected in Color Mode Note To display t...

Page 261: ...ent to be printed Various BMatching Method options are available depending on your selection in AMatching Mode EGamma You can adjust the gradation of intermediate tones in an image 2 2 is normally selected If you want a softer impression than 2 2 select 1 8 ICC Matching Mode The following options are available when you select ICC Matching Mode in the AMatching Mode list Note To display the Matchin...

Page 262: ...e Printer Driver P 48 Color Settings Pane Color Color Settings Pane Color In general make any needed adjustments to the color of documents in the application used to create them Howev er if the color tone as printed is not as you expected you can also adjust the color in the printer driver If the color tone as printed is not as you expected you can adjust it on the Color Adjustment pane Note To di...

Page 263: ... more subdued KObject Adjustment Select this option to display the Object Adjustment dialog box in which you can specify objects subject to color adjustment Object Adjustment dialog box Color P 263 Object Adjustment dialog box Color Object Adjustment dialog box Color In the Object Adjustment dialog box you can specify what type of print jobs to apply color adjustment to If an original comprises im...

Page 264: ...agenta FYellow Not available GGray Tone Not available HBrightness Adjust the overall image brightness as desired You can adjust the brightness if the printed document is lighter or darker than the original image that is the original photo that was scanned or the original graphic as it ap pears on the computer screen IContrast Adjust the contrast of the darkest and lightest portions relative to eac...

Page 265: ...stment to image areas such as photos BGraphics Select this option to apply color adjustment to graphics such as lines and circles CText Select this option to apply color adjustment to text Page Setup Pane Page Setup Pane The following settings are available on the Page Setup pane For details on settings items refer to the printer driv er help APaper Source Choose how paper is supplied Options disp...

Page 266: ...red on Sheets P 119 KNo Spaces at Top or Bottom Select this checkbox to print the next image skipping blank areas above and below printable data in docu ments which enables you to conserve the paper Conserving Roll Paper by Printing Originals Without Top and Bottom Margins P 126 LRotate Page 90 degrees Select this checkbox to rotate the document image by 90 degrees before printing Conserving Roll ...

Page 267: ...s complete You can prevent degradation of print quality that occurs when receiving a print job is interrupted and printing is aborted in the middle iPF685 Additional Settings Pane User s Guide Mac OS Software Printer Driver 267 ...

Page 268: ... main features of Preview are as follows While viewing this screen you can adjust layout settings of a document created with application software You can not only adjust layout settings but also your changes will be instantly applied on the preview screen and you can print the preview screen as it is seen Note The media type image size detailed media settings and the printer settings can cause the...

Page 269: ... the Print button in the Print dialog box Note Your printer is depicted in the lower left area of this screen 5 Preview main window is displayed iPF685 Starting Preview User s Guide Mac OS Software Preview 269 ...

Page 270: ...area Note You can use the View menu to show or hide the tool bar Menu Bar This allows you to select menus required for operations Tool Bar This allows you to select tool buttons required for major operations Preview Area You can check the settings you made in this area Preview Main Window iPF685 User s Guide Mac OS Software Preview 270 ...

Page 271: ...rea This allows you to display the thumbnails of a document This area appears when you click Drawer from the tool bar Alternatively you may select Drawer from the View menu Status Area This shows Input Size and Output Size iPF685 Preview Main Window User s Guide Mac OS Software Preview 271 ...

Page 272: ...ttings available on each mode are as follows Easy Settings P 273 Advanced Settings P 274 Paper Source You can select the paper source The following settings are available for paper source Setting Details Manual Select for manual paper feed printing Roll Paper Select to print on roll paper Roll Paper Width This selects the width of the roll media set to the printer Note Available only if rolls are ...

Page 273: ...ure of text photographs and graphics Poster The best setting for posters Prints using vivid and high impact colors CAD Color Line Drawing Prints the fine lines of CAD drawings and other such documents sharp and clear CAD B W Line Drawing Suitable for printing CAD drawings with sharp dark lines Perspective GIS Suitable for attractive printing of 3D CAD drawings perspective drawings and GIS draw ing...

Page 274: ... lower For Highest quality the resolution is not displayed Advanced Settings Advanced Settings Presents detailed settings for the print quality the color mode and other items so you can select the values for these settings yourself Print Priority Select a print quality mode that is appropriate for the print job Setting Details Image This mode achieves the best results for printing photographic ima...

Page 275: ...gh however print quality is lower For Highest quality the resolution is not displayed Output Settings Panel Output Settings Panel This panel appears when you select Output Settings in the dialog area Enlarged Reduced Printing Select the method for enlarged reduced printing The following settings are available for enlarged reduced printing Setting Details Fit Paper Size Enlarges reduces the whole p...

Page 276: ... Borderless Printing No Spaces at Top or Bottom You can save paper on not to feed roll paper for the empty spaces when the print data contains spaces at the top or bottom For more information about No Spaces at Top or Bottom see Not Print Spaces at the Top Bottom P 285 Note Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source Rotate Page Select the method for rotating page The following settings a...

Page 277: ...ack ink No color correction Prints without performing color matching in the printer driver Select this when color match ing is performed by the application such as Adobe Photoshop or when you want to print color charts using the profile creation tool Note The availability of settings depends on the print priority and media type selections Color Adjustment Gray Adjustment Matching You can set the c...

Page 278: ...s Magenta Adjusts the strength of colors to compensate the hues Yellow Adjusts the strength of colors to compensate the hues Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the entire image When the results of the printout are brighter than the original images such as the original photo before scanning and graphics cre ated on the display or when you want to print in different degrees of brightness use this ...

Page 279: ...s of the printout are brighter than the original images such as the original photo before scanning and graphics cre ated on the display or when you want to print in different degrees of brightness use this feature Contrast Adjusts the relative brightness between the brightest and darkest portions of the image For soft gradation decrease the contrast For hard gradation increase the contrast Note Yo...

Page 280: ...Sync function of OS X Select this if you want to perform soft proofing using ColorSync before printing Note You need to set each correction on the printer driver ColorSync needs to be selected in the Color Matching panel of the driver in order to select ColorSync Matching Method You can select a matching method to suit the print job Gamma You can adjust the gradation of intermediate tones in an im...

Page 281: ...phics Text Perceptual Color matching optimized for printing typical photos attractively Smooth gradation is a feature This is also an easy to use mode when performing color adjustment using ap plication software Saturation Color matching optimized for printing posters etc vividly Colorimetric Color matching optimized for printing image data with accurate colors in input color space This is the eas...

Page 282: ... colors in input color space This is the easiest to use mode when you want to adjust the color and print However gradation may be lost for colors of wider range than the color reproduction range of the printer Generally this is also called relative colorimetric Colorimetric No White Point Cor rection The processing method of color matching is identical to Colorimetric Use this when you want to fur...

Page 283: ...ferences from the imagePROGRAF Advanced Preview menu You can set the preferences for Preview Units Set the unit for paper length margins and so on Zoom Dialog Box Zoom Dialog Box This dialog box appears when you select Zoom from the View menu You can enlarge or reduce the screen dis play Scaling Set the magnification for enlargement or reduction of the screen display iPF685 ColorSync User s Guide ...

Page 284: ...rders Print with No Borders You can use the borderless printing function to print without margins surrounding the image Note With some media borderless printing can be performed only between two edges To use the borderless printing function the specified media must be set to the printer 1 On the Paper Settings Panel P 272 select Roll Paper in Paper Source 2 On the Output Settings Panel P 275 click...

Page 285: ...ot Print Spaces at the Top Bottom You can save paper on not to feed roll paper for the empty spaces when the print data contains spaces at the top or bottom Note This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in Borderless Printing 1 On the Paper Settings Panel P 272 select Roll Paper in Paper Source 2 On the Output Settings Panel P 275 click the No Spaces at Top or Bottom check box on 3 Click t...

Page 286: ...Left 90 Degrees 4 Click the Print button Printing on rotating 90 degrees begins Display with Fitting to the Width of the Paper Display with Fitting to the Width of the Paper In the preview area you can display to the width of the paper 1 Select Fit to Width from the tool bar 2 Fitting to the width of the paper it is displayed Display with All Display with All In the preview area you can display al...

Page 287: ...om the tool bar 2 Actual size is displayed Moving a Page Moving a Page You can move a page to display in the preview area 1 Select each button in Go to Page on the tool bar Setting Details Go to the first page Go to the previous page Go to the next page Go to the last page iPF685 Display with Actual Size User s Guide Mac OS Software Preview 287 ...

Page 288: ...2 The target page appears Note You can also move a page by clicking the page on the thumbnails Moving a Page iPF685 User s Guide Mac OS Software Preview 288 ...

Page 289: ...f Free Layout The Features of Free Layout The main features of Free Layout are as follows Allows you to lay out at will and print a document created with application software You can not only lay out multiple pages on one page but also lay out and print a multiple file document on one page or lay out and print a document created with multiple application programs on one page Note The media type im...

Page 290: ... lower left area of this screen 5 Free Layout main window is displayed Free Layout Main Window Free Layout Main Window The Free Layout main window consists of the menu and tool bars layout area and dialog areas Free Layout Main Window iPF685 User s Guide Mac OS Software Free Layout 290 ...

Page 291: ... to select menus required for operations Tool Bar This allows you to select tool buttons required for major operations Layout Area This allows you to lay out objects and edit the object size and orientation iPF685 Free Layout Main Window User s Guide Mac OS Software Free Layout 291 ...

Page 292: ...and perform a print job Paper Settings Panel Paper Settings Panel This panel appears when you select Paper Settings in the dialog area Media Type This allows you to select the media type Paper Settings Panel iPF685 User s Guide Mac OS Software Free Layout 292 ...

Page 293: ...ting Details Manual Select for manual paper feed printing Roll Paper Select to print on roll paper Roll Paper Width This selects the width of the roll media set to the printer Note Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source Copies You can input the number of print copies in numerical characters Note The maximum value is 999 You can change the numbers by clicking either button or button R...

Page 294: ...tive printing of 3D CAD drawings perspective drawings and GIS draw ings including maps Photo Color Suitable for printing photographic images captured with a digital camera Office Document Suitable for printing handouts as well as general office documents for which print clarity is key Faithful Color Reproduction Prints by minimizing color differences Suitable for when the printing results are too ...

Page 295: ...de that is appropriate for the print job Setting Details Image This mode achieves the best results for printing photographic images and illustrations Line Drawing This mode is best for printing CAD drawings with fine lines or wall newssheet or other documents that contain large amounts of text However you may not achieve the quality you expect with printing photographs or other images with many fi...

Page 296: ... Color Settings in the dialog area Color Mode You can select a color mode to suit the print job Setting Details Color Enables color printing Monochrome Disables color printing and converts image from continuous color to grayscaled mono chrome Color CAD Prints lines in the best color possible so they are easy to see Monochrome Bitmap Prints all colors other than white in black Monochrome BK ink Sel...

Page 297: ... Adjustment You can set the color adjustment Adjusting Color Normally colors should be adjusted in the software application but if you see colors in the printout that do not match colors on the screen you can perform color adjustments 1 Select Color on Color Mode in the Color Settings panel 2 Select Color Adjustment 3 Drag each slider to the left or right to adjust Setting Details Cyan Adjusts the...

Page 298: ...rectly to increase or decrease the value Adjusting Monochrome Use the monochrome setting to print monochrome images of color photographs captured with a scanner or digital camera or other color images 1 Select Monochrome on Color Mode in the Color Settings panel 2 Select Color Adjustment 3 Drag each slider to the left or right to adjust Setting Details Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the enti...

Page 299: ... input profile printer profile and matching method in detail This allows you to use ICC pro files for digital cameras and scanners ICC profiles created using the profile creation tool etc ColorSync P 302 Enables color matching by using the ColorSync function of OS X Select this if you want to perform soft proofing using ColorSync before printing Note You need to set each correction on the printer ...

Page 300: ...ter ColorSync has been selected in Matching Mode Driver Matching Mode Driver Matching Mode 1 Under Matching Mode select Driver Matching Mode 2 Click the Matching Method list and then select a setting Setting Details Auto Automatically selects the best color matching method for each Image Graphics Text Perceptual Color matching optimized for printing typical photos attractively Smooth gradation is ...

Page 301: ...nt using ap plication software Saturation Color matching optimized for printing posters etc vividly Colorimetric Color matching optimized for printing image data with accurate colors in input color space This is the easiest to use mode when you want to adjust the color and print However gradation may be lost for colors of wider range than the color reproduction range of the printer Generally this ...

Page 302: ...he imagePROGRAF Advanced Preview menu You can set the preferences for Free Layout Units Set the unit for paper length margins and so on Gridlines You can input a grid line width value in numerical characters so that they serve as a guide to laying out ob jects Note You can input between 10 0 and 200 0 mm between 0 39 and 7 87 inch You can change the numbers by clicking either button or button Colo...

Page 303: ...cing Change the object to object spacing to be applied in the operation of laying out objects automatically Note You can input between 0 0 and 100 0 mm between 0 00 and 3 94 inch You can change the numbers by clicking either button or button Page Setup Dialog Box Page Setup Dialog Box This dialog box appears when you select Page Setup from the File menu This dialog box provides selections for sett...

Page 304: ...upper left to bottom Note When you have selected Roll Paper Length Auto Settings and Paper Orientation Vertical you can choose only Upper Left to Right When you have selected Roll Paper Length Auto Settings and Paper Orientation Horizontal you can choose only Upper Left to Bottom Paper Size You can select the size of the print media Note You cannot display this if Roll Paper is selected in Paper S...

Page 305: ...and 400 You can change the numbers by clicking either button or button Object Size You can confirm the object size Note When several objects are selected you cannot display Object Size Laying out a Multiple File Document on One Page Laying out a Multiple File Document on One Page You can lay out and print a multiple file document on one page 1 From the application software s File menu select the p...

Page 306: ...eated with application software in the layout area as an ob ject 4 Leaving Free Layout running open the files with other application software and repeat the above steps Selecting an Object Selecting an Object When an object is selected a select box blue border appears around the object Note To select an object click that object To select multiple successive objects click them while holding down th...

Page 307: ...nlargement or reduction You either enter numbers directly Note You can input between 25 and 400 You can change the numbers by clicking either button or button 4 Click the OK button Moving an Object Moving an Object You can move the object position 1 Select an object 2 Place the pointer inside the selection box of the ob ject to show the crosshair handle and drag it to move the object Rotating an O...

Page 308: ...ly Click Auto Arrange in the tool bar This automatically lays out objects Alternatively you may select Auto Arrange Object from the Object menu Note The object layout order varies depending on the Order setting on the Page Setup Dialog Box P 303 Aligning Objects Aligning Objects You can align objects systematically 1 Select multiple objects 2 Select the align menu from the Object menu Align Top La...

Page 309: ...er Align Bottom Lays out the objects justifying them to the bot tom Align Left Lays out the objects justifying them to the left Center Horizontally Lays out the objects justifying them to the hori zontal center iPF685 Aligning Objects User s Guide Mac OS Software Free Layout 309 ...

Page 310: ...object overlapping order 1 Select an object 2 Select the overlapping order menu from the Object menu Bring to Front Moves the object to the frontmost position Send to Back Moves the object to the backmost position Bring Forward Moves the object one position to the front Changing the Object Overlapping Order iPF685 User s Guide Mac OS Software Free Layout 310 ...

Page 311: ...ick Copy or Cut from the toolbar Alternatively you may select Copy or Cut from the Edit menu 2 Click Paste from the toolbar Alternatively you may select Paste from the Edit menu Note The copied or cut object is laid out at the end of the page iPF685 Pasting a Copied or Cut Object User s Guide Mac OS Software Free Layout 311 ...

Page 312: ...gement Copy are as follows Allows the document scanned with the Color imageRUNNER to be automatically enlarged and printed You can perform basic printer settings such as printer selection media type and output profile selection and matching methods in addition to borderless printing and enlargement reduction process without growing through the printer driver Note The media type image size detailed...

Page 313: ...r only files in the hot folder Add Button Click the button to open the Destination Selection dialog box so that you can add a hot folder Edit Button From the Hot Folder list select a hot folder and click this button to open the Add Edit Hot Folder dialog box that allows you to edit the hot folder Monitor Hot Folder Constantly If the check box is selected the Hot Folder is monitored from after the ...

Page 314: ...312 2 Click the Add button in Enlarged Copy Settings to open the Destination Selection dialog box 3 From the printer list in Destination select the printer of destination 4 Click the OK button to open the Add Edit Hot Folder dialog box 5 In Name enter the name to display in the Hot Folder list 6 In Hot Folder enter the Hot Folder name Creating a New Hot Folder iPF685 User s Guide Mac OS Software C...

Page 315: ...to configure the sharing For OS X v10 7 and later Check the File Sharing checkbox and click the Options button Check the Share files and folders using SMB checkbox to configure the sharing Note You can create up to 10 hot folders Editing a Hot Folder Setting Print Conditions Editing a Hot Folder Setting Print Conditions 1 Open the Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy dialog box 2 Select the Hot Fold...

Page 316: ...tings in the Paper Settings Panel P 318 5 Make the necessary settings in the Output Settings Panel P 321 Editing a Hot Folder Setting Print Conditions iPF685 User s Guide Mac OS Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 316 ...

Page 317: ...boxes to configure the sharing For OS X v10 7 and later Check the File Sharing checkbox and click the Options button Check the Share files and folders using SMB checkbox to configure the sharing Note If you ve made shared settings when you created a new Hot Folder you do not need to execute steps 8 to 9 Deleting a Hot Folder Deleting a Hot Folder 1 Open the Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy dialo...

Page 318: ...Settings Panel P 321 Color Settings Panel P 323 Paper Settings Panel Paper Settings Panel Easy Settings Advanced Settings Two modes are available to provide the optimum print settings for jobs The settings available on each mode are as follows Easy Settings P 319 Advanced Settings P 320 Media Type This allows you to select the media type Note Always select media type that is actually set in the pr...

Page 319: ...age is not cut after it is printed and printing continues without interruption Print Cut Guideline A print cut guideline is printed after each page and printing continues without interruption Note Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source Copies You can input the number of print copies in numerical characters Note The maximum value is 999 You can change the numbers by clicking either bu...

Page 320: ...ors of the original image Custom Settings Suitable for printing documents for which Advanced Settings have been specified Note The number of settings available for selection depends on the media type Print Quality Selecting print quality strikes a balance between the quality of the printed image and printing speed The level of the print quality and resolution settings are displayed in the followin...

Page 321: ...nd resolution settings are displayed in the following combinations Setting Details Print Quality Highest High Standard Fast Resolution 1200dpi 600dpi 300dpi Note The availability of settings is determined by the media type and print priority selections Printing time is longer and more ink is consumed with High than with Fast however print quality is higher Printing time is shorter and less ink is ...

Page 322: ...uced the bottom and right margins are enlarged and the top and left margins remain un changed At that point you can set all margins evenly with this feature No Spaces at Top or Bottom You can set the printer to print without any empty area when the print data contains empty area at the top or bottom Since the printer does not feed paper over the empty area you can save paper Note Available only if...

Page 323: ...Note The availability of settings depends on the print priority and media type selections Matching Mode Under Matching Mode select the matching mode Setting Details Driver Matching Mode P 324 Enables printing of optimal color tones using a driver specific color profile You should nor mally select this mode ICC Matching Mode P 324 Enables color matching using ICC profiles Select this if you want to...

Page 324: ...tment using ap plication software Saturation Color matching optimized for printing posters etc vividly Colorimetric Color matching optimized for printing image data with accurate colors in input color space This is the easiest to use mode when you want to adjust the color and print However gradation may be lost for colors of wider range than the color reproduction range of the printer Generally th...

Page 325: ...mati cally after enlargement according to printing conditions you specify for that folder This processing sequence is called the Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy function To use Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy first complete these settings in the following order 1 Register a hot folder on your computer Register a hot folder on your computer for storing scanned originals from the Color imageRU...

Page 326: ... Done on the touch panel display Scanned originals are sent to the hot folder and automatically enlarged and printed following the conditions you specified for the folder Printing Enlargements of Scanned Originals from a Color imageRUNNER iPF685 User s Guide Mac OS Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 326 ...

Page 327: ...ndling sheets 359 Output Stacker 365 Media Configuration Tool Windows 370 Media Configuration Tool Mac OS 383 Control Panel 399 Printer Parts 435 Network Setting 447 Print Job Management 467 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Troubleshooting 571 Error Message 599 Specifications 621 Appendix 625 imagePROGRAF Handling and Use of Paper 327 ...

Page 328: ... Reference Guide from imagePROGRAF Support Information See Displaying the Paper Reference Guide P 331 1 Method of Updating Supported Paper Photo Paper To use newly released paper register the latest paper information on the printer with the Media Configuration Tool See Updating paper information P 334 Important To install the Paper Reference Guide and register paper types applicable to your region...

Page 329: ...83 in ISO B3 353 0 500 0 mm 13 90 19 69 in ISO B4 250 0 353 0 mm 9 84 13 90 in JIS B2 515 0 728 0 mm 20 28 28 66 in JIS B3 364 0 515 0 mm 14 33 20 28 in JIS B4 257 0 364 0 mm 10 12 14 33 in 22 x34 ANSI D 558 8 863 6 mm 22 00 34 00 in 17 x22 ANSI C 431 8 558 8 mm 17 00 22 00 in 11 x17 Ledger 279 4 431 8 mm 11 00 17 00 in 13 x19 Super B 330 2 482 6 mm 13 00 19 00 in Letter 8 5 x11 215 9 279 4 mm 8 5...

Page 330: ...ine Paper and feed confirmed Paper Using Existing Printing on Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper Using Existing Settings Settings You can easily print on paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper without making complica ted settings by selecting existing settings provided in the printer control panel and printer driver depending on the media type you are us...

Page 331: ...ngs where the amount of ink used is suitable for the paper you are using Special 1 uses the least amount of ink with the amount of ink used increasing through 5 steps as the number increases up to Special 5 which uses the greatest amount of ink Although colors become more vivid as the amount of ink used increases bleeding also occurs more easily We recommend that you try in order starting from Spe...

Page 332: ...or are as follows 1 Click the System Preferences icon in the Dock 2 Click Print Scan This is identified as Printers Scanners or Print Fax in other versions of Mac OS X 3 Select the printer from the list of printers and click Op tions Supplies Displaying the Paper Reference Guide iPF685 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Paper 332 ...

Page 333: ...4 Click Utility 5 Click Open Printer Utility 6 Click Support iPF685 Displaying the Paper Reference Guide User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Paper 333 ...

Page 334: ...iguration Tool Windows P 370 Media Configuration Tool Mac OS P 383 Important When your version of Media Configuration Tool is older than the version released on the imagePROGRAF website download and install the latest version of Media Configuration Tool before installing Media Infor mation File If you do not install the latest version of Media Configuration Tool before installing Media Infor matio...

Page 335: ...r accessing the dedicated website from the imagePROGRAF Printmonitor are as fol lows 1 Click the System Preferences icon in the Dock 2 Click Print Scan This is identified as Printers Scanners or Print Fax in other versions of Mac OS X 3 Select the printer from the list of printers and click Op tions Supplies iPF685 Updating paper information User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Paper 335 ...

Page 336: ...4 Click Utility 5 Click Open Printer Utility 6 Click Support Updating paper information iPF685 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Paper 336 ...

Page 337: ...ck the Support Information button The default browser on your computer is started and the imagePROGRAF webpage is displayed iPF685 Updating paper information User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Paper 337 ...

Page 338: ...hment installed Using Rolls with a 2 Inch Paper Core Using Rolls with a 3 Inch Paper Core Holder Stopper Left Side Roll Holder Right Side Holder Stopper Left Side Roll Holder Right Side 2 Inch Paper Core Attachment No Attachment Needed 3 Inch Paper Core Attachment L 3 Inch Paper Core Attachment R Caution Set the roll on a table or other flat surface so that it does not roll or fall Rolls are heavy...

Page 339: ... the shaft side to unlock it Holding the Holder Stopper at the position indicated b remove it from the Roll Holder 2 Insert the respective attachments for the roll paper core on the Roll Holder and Holder Stopper Using rolls with a 2 inch paper core Holder Stopper Left Side Roll Holder Right Side Align the tips a of the 2 Inch Paper Core Attachment with the holes b of the Holder Stopper and insert...

Page 340: ...the roll paper facing forward as shown insert the Roll Holder from the right of the roll Insert it firmly until the roll touches the flange a of the Roll Holder leaving no gap 4 Insert the Holder Stopper from the left in the Roll Holder as shown Holding it at the position shown b push it firmly in until the flange a of the Holder Stop per touches the roll Lock the Holder Stopper lever c by pushing...

Page 341: ... See Cleaning Inside the Top Cover P 560 1 Press the Load button 2 Press or to select Load Roll Paper and then press the OK button Note If any paper has been advanced that will not be used a message is shown requesting you to remove it Press or to select Yes and then press the OK button Remove the paper and go to the next step 3 Positioning your hands as shown open the Roll Cov er iPF685 Loading R...

Page 342: ...ad it in the Roll Holder Slot Caution Do not force the Roll Holder into the printer with the right and left ends reversed This may damage the printer and Roll Holder Do not release the flanges until the holder is loaded in the Roll Holder Slot Be careful not to pinch your fingers between the Roll Loading Slots b and the Roll Holder shaft c when loading rolls 6 Insert the edge of the roll in the Pa...

Page 343: ...r Not prin ted A menu for selection of the paper type and length is automatically shown on the Display Screen Press or to select the type and length of paper loaded and then press the OK button Note For details on types of paper to select see the Paper Reference Guide See Displaying the Paper Reference Guide P 331 8 Holding it at the positions indicated close the Roll Cover Note Cut the edge of th...

Page 344: ...tion screen of the Control Panel press or to select the Paper tab Note If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button 2 Press the OK button The Paper Menu is displayed 3 Press or to select Chg Paper Type and then press the OK button 4 Press or to select the type of paper loaded Roll Paper or Cut Sheet and then press the OK button 5 Press or to select the type of paper loaded in...

Page 345: ...gth as follows Note Specify the paper length when you have set ManageRemainRoll to On See Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll Paper Left P 350 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel press or to select the Paper tab Note If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button 2 Press the OK button The Paper Menu is displayed 3 Press or to select Chg Paper Size and then press ...

Page 346: ...the OK button The roll is now rewound and ejected Caution If you have selected ManageRemainRoll On in the Control Panel menu a barcode is printed on the leading edge of the roll Do not remove the roll before the barcode is prin ted You will be unable to keep track of the amount of roll paper left See Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll Paper Left P 350 5 Positioning your hands as shown open the Ro...

Page 347: ...e For instructions on removing the Roll Holder from rolls see Removing the Roll Holder from Rolls P 348 8 Holding it at the positions indicated close the Roll Cover Note To load new roll paper in the printer at this point see Loading Rolls in the Printer P 341 iPF685 Removing the Roll from the Printer User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 347 ...

Page 348: ...ing the Holder Stopper at the position indicated b remove it from the Roll Holder 2 Remove the Roll Holder from the roll 3 When removing attachments push the tips a in as you remove the attachment 3 Inch Paper Core Attachment R Roll Holder side Removing the Roll Holder from Rolls iPF685 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 348 ...

Page 349: ...n advanced you can press the Feed button to feed or retract the roll with the and buttons 1 Press the Feed button 2 Press the or button to advance or retract the roll Press to retract the roll manually Press to advance the roll manually Note If you hold down or for less than a second the roll will move about 1 mm 0 04 in If you hold down or for more than a second the roll will move until you relea...

Page 350: ...and then press the OK button Specifying the Ink Drying Time for Rolls Specifying the Ink Drying Time for Rolls When you are using paper that takes longer for ink to adhere ink may be transferred onto the paper surface during ejection soiling it In that case you may be able to improve the condition by setting the time to wait for the ink to dry after printing Note If the Cutter touches the print su...

Page 351: ...ttings values in BBe tween Pages and CBetween Scans in ADrying Time and then click OK See Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box Win dows P 154 Mac OS 1 Choose Print in the application menu 2 Select the Main pane and click CSettings in AMe dia Type iPF685 Specifying the Ink Drying Time for Rolls User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 351 ...

Page 352: ...ut using the Cutter Unit Cut each page from the roll using scissors For con tinuous printing if you will cut each page later se lect Automatic Cutting Yes or select Print Cut Guideline See Cutting Roll Paper After Printing P 137 Manual No Yes Print Cut Guideline Paper cut ting to have the roll cut at your speci fied posi tion Choose this option if you want to cut pages by pressing Cutter Unit butt...

Page 353: ...b Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button 2 Press the OK button The Paper Menu is displayed 3 Press or to select Paper Details and then press the OK button 4 Press or to select the type of paper and then press the OK button 5 Press or to select Cutting Mode and then press the OK button 6 Press or to select Eject and then press the OK button 7 Starts printing When printing is finish...

Page 354: ...ails and then press the OK button 4 Press or to select the type of paper and then press the OK button 5 Press or to select Cutting Mode and then press the OK button 6 Press or to select Manual and then press the OK button 7 Starts printing The printer stops advancing the paper after printing 8 Press the Feed button Roll paper is fed to the specified cut position and then automati cally stopped Spe...

Page 355: ...d it stops automatically Paper cutting to have the roll cut at your specified position 1 Press the Feed button 2 Press the button to advance the roll to the position for cutting 3 Press the Cut button iPF685 Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 355 ...

Page 356: ...h For more information on the prescribed length see the leading edge precut length in the Paper Reference Guide See Displaying the Paper Reference Guide P 331 On Input Length The amount to cut from the leading edge of paper is specified in the control panel The amount to cut from the leading edge can be specified in the range of lengths displayed in the control panel The range of lengths dif fers ...

Page 357: ... documents It may help prevent Printhead damage You can specify for CutDustReduct to be activated for particular types of paper Important Do not set CutDustReduct to On for paper that wrinkles easily such as Plain Paper or lightweight paper This may impair cutting and cause paper jams Borderless printing is not available when CutDustReduct is set to On To use borderless printing select Cut DustRed...

Page 358: ...6 Press or to select On and then press the OK button Reducing Dust from Cutting Rolls iPF685 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 358 ...

Page 359: ...rinkled or warped may jam If necessary straighten the paper and reload it Load the paper straight Loading paper askew will cause an error See Paper is crooked P 607 Note Store unused paper in the original package away from high temperature humidity and direct sunlight 1 Select sheets as the paper source If a print job was received Sheets are automatically selected and the media type and size speci...

Page 360: ...heet printing side up in the Paper Feed Slot with the right edge aligned with the Paper Alignment Guide a to the right of the Roll Cover Insert the paper until the leading edge makes contact and you hear a tone Loading Sheets in the Printer iPF685 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling sheets 360 ...

Page 361: ...per Note Refer to Paper Reference Guide for details on type of paper to select See Displaying the Paper Refer ence Guide P 331 Printing From a Desired Starting Point Printing From a Desired Starting Point When printing inside boundaries or in other situations when you want to specify a particular position to start printing from set Width Detection to Off in the printer menu for the type of paper u...

Page 362: ...r to select the type of paper and then press the OK button Note If a print job was received before paper was advanced the media type and size specified by the job are shown on the Display Screen Thus this screen is not displayed Go to step 2 2 Width Detection OFF OK to continue is now shown on the Display Screen Press or to select Leave OFF and then press the OK button 3 After a menu for selection...

Page 363: ...t the far end of the Platen load the paper at the position from which to start printing 6 Pull the Release Lever forward and close the Top Cover Removing Sheets Removing Sheets Remove sheets from the printer as follows 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel press or to select the Paper tab iPF685 Removing Sheets User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling sheets 363 ...

Page 364: ... select Eject Paper and then press the OK button 4 Press or to select Yes and then press the OK button The paper is ejected from the front of the printer 5 Holding the paper push the Release Lever back and remove the sheet 6 Pull the Release Lever forward Removing Sheets iPF685 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling sheets 364 ...

Page 365: ...he Basket Cloth may touch the floor and be soiled or damaged See Switching to Extended posi tion A P 366 Important When storing printed documents on the Output Stacker always use it in position 1 If you do not printed docu ments may not be dropped into the Output Stacker and the printed surface may become soiled The Output Stacker can hold one sheet When printing multiple pages remove each sheet a...

Page 366: ...g to Extended position A Switch the stacker to Extended position A as follows 1 Lift the Support Rod to the position shown a and switch the stacker to Extended position A Using the Output Stacker iPF685 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Output Stacker 366 ...

Page 367: ...ocedure to return to the regular position 1 Lower the Support Rod to the position shown a to return to the regular position If the Adjustable Stop per b is extended retract it 2 Return to the regular position Switching to Extended position B ST 27 only Switch the stacker to Extended position B as follows iPF685 Using the Output Stacker User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Output Stacker 367 ...

Page 368: ...Guides a This completes the procedure of switching to Extended position B Once the printing has finished use the following procedure to return to the regular position 1 Push the Output Stacker Ejection Guides a closed until it clicks into place Using the Output Stacker iPF685 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Output Stacker 368 ...

Page 369: ... Output stacker release lever b towards you 3 While continuing to hold the Output stacker handle a slowly lower the Output Stacker 4 Return to the regular position iPF685 Using the Output Stacker User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Output Stacker 369 ...

Page 370: ...er control panel and in printer driver dialog boxes and rename them in addition to other functions Important Normally the Media Configuration Tool is installed and the media information is configured when you install the printer driver from the User Software CD ROM Use this software if you want to add new media information or edit existing media information Administration of paper information usin...

Page 371: ...s used Select a country or territory then click the Next button 3 The License Agreement is displayed If you accept the agreement click Yes 4 The Change Installation Location screen appears Select the destination folder then click the Next button iPF685 Installation Procedures User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Media Configuration Tool Windows 371 ...

Page 372: ... Configuration Tool the media information on the printer control panel and in the printer driver is not updated If this screen is displayed select Add Genuine Paper in the main window and click the Update button in the Edit Media Types screen to update the media information Media Configuration Tool Main Window Media Configuration Tool Main Window The explanation below is on the Media Configuration...

Page 373: ...edia Type Information for Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper To add genuine paper and feed confirmed paper to the printer control panel and printer driver and edit the media type information click the Add Genuine Paper button in the Media Configuration Tool main window Confirm the printer where media type information is to be updated to be displayed in Printer in the Select Printer dialog box ...

Page 374: ...nging whether or not to display media types see Switching Media Types Display Show Hide P 379 Change Display Order button or To change the display order of a media type in the printer control panel and printer driver select the paper to change and click this button For details on the procedure for changing the display order of media types see Changing the Display Order of Media Types P 381 Importa...

Page 375: ...ected folder are displayed in Media Informa tion File in the Add Media Type dialog box Select the check box for the paper you want to add and click the OK button Note If Master Media Information File is displayed as the Type of the Media Information File the media type display order and media type display non display settings are initialized Reconfigure these after added the master media informati...

Page 376: ...a data to the printer that differs from the data to be updated the selected media informa tion file is updated When you would like to remain the data that is set to the printer click the Cancel button Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer 8 Click the OK button Changing Media Names Changing Media Names 1 Open the Edit Media Types dialog ...

Page 377: ...names click the Restore button The characters that can be entered for Name in Printer Driver and Name on Control Panel are stated below alphanumeric space _ For Name in Printer Driver up to 32 one Byte characters can be entered and for Name on Control Panel up to 16 one Byte characters can be entered 4 In the Edit Media Types dialog box click the Update button 5 The Confirm Update dialog box is di...

Page 378: ...with the printer 6 Click the OK button Deleting Media Types You Have Added Deleting Media Types You Have Added 1 Open the Edit Media Types dialog box Note For details on the procedure for opening the Edit Media Types dialog box see Editing Media Type Infor mation for Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper P 373 2 In the Media Type list select the name of the media to delete Click the Delete button...

Page 379: ...e printer click the Cancel button Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer 5 Click the OK button Switching Media Types Display Show Hide Switching Media Types Display Show Hide 1 Open the Edit Media Types dialog box Note For details on the procedure for opening the Edit Media Types dialog box see Editing Media Type Infor mation for Genuine...

Page 380: ...Media Types dialog box click the Update button 4 The Confirm Update dialog box is displayed Configure Update Target and click the Execute but ton Communication with the printer begins Note You should normally select Update the printer control panel and printer driver Important When setting a data to the printer that differs from the data to be updated the selected media informa tion file is update...

Page 381: ...pe Infor mation for Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper P 373 2 Select the paper in the Media Type list for which to change the display order and then click the buttons to move the item or The selected item moves one line up or down for ev ery button click 3 In the Edit Media Types dialog box click the Update button iPF685 Changing the Display Order of Media Types User s Guide Handling and Use ...

Page 382: ...m is communicating with the printer 5 Click the OK button Checking the update Checking the update After updating the media information using the Media Configuration Tool you can check whether the update has been applied to the printer in the control panel of the printer 1 Click the About button in the Media Configuration Tool main window to open the About dialog box 2 Check the value xx xx xxxx of...

Page 383: ...vided by Canon You can rearrange lists of the types of paper on the printer control panel and in printer driver dialog boxes and rename them in addition to other functions Important Normally the Media Configuration Tool is installed and the media information is configured when you install the printer driver from the User Software CD ROM Use this software if you want to add new media information or...

Page 384: ...After you have read Canon Software License Agreement click the Continue button 3 The next screen presents selections for the country or area where the printer is used Select a country or territory then click the Continue but ton 4 Click the Install button Procedures for Installing iPF685 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Media Configuration Tool Mac OS 384 ...

Page 385: ...ng folder Applications Canon Utilities iPFxxxx Media Configuration Tool The iPFxxxx in the folder above will be the printer name in use Starting Method Starting Method Follow the procedure below to start the Media Configuration Tool From the Applications menu Canon Utilities iPFxxxx Media Configuration Tool MCTxxxx app Media Configuration Tool main window is displayed iPF685 Starting Method User s...

Page 386: ...p to open the Media Configuration Tool main window see Starting Method P 385 Add Genuine Paper button When this button is clicked the Edit Media Types dialog box is displayed which allows you to add media in formation files released by Canon to the printer control panel and printer driver You can also change names toggle between displaying and hiding and delete added media types You can also chang...

Page 387: ...g screens you cannot change the printer where media type information is to be updated Note Paper that is displayed grayed out does not appear in the printer driver or printer panel Add Button To add genuine paper or feed confirmed paper to the printer control panel and printer driver click this button For details on the procedure for adding media types see Adding Media Types P 388 Important To add...

Page 388: ...dia Types P 396 Important When you update the media type information perform the same update on all of the PCs that are using that printer Note It may not be possible to deleting showing hiding and changing the display order under some conditions Adding Media Types Adding Media Types Media information files amf files released by Canon are registered in the printer control panel and printer driver ...

Page 389: ...g box Select the check box for the paper you want to add and click the OK button Note If Master Media Information File is displayed as the Type of the Media Information File the media type display order and media type display non display settings are initialized Reconfigure these after added the master media information file 5 Click OK when the confirmation message is displayed iPF685 Adding Media...

Page 390: ...and printer driver Important When setting a data to the printer that differs from the data to be updated the selected media informa tion file is updated When you would like to remain the data that is set to the printer click the Cancel button Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer 8 Click the OK button Adding Media Types iPF685 User s Gu...

Page 391: ...og box is displayed Edit the names in Name in Printer Driver and Name on Control Panel and click the OK button Note To restore the original names click the Restore button The characters that can be entered for Name in Printer Driver and Name on Control Panel are stated below alphanumeric space _ For Name in Printer Driver up to 32 one Byte characters can be entered and for Name on Control Panel up...

Page 392: ...nd printer driver Important When setting a data to the printer that differs from the data to be updated the selected media informa tion file is updated When you would like to remain the data that is set to the printer click the Cancel button Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer 6 Click the OK button Changing Media Names iPF685 User s G...

Page 393: ... Type Infor mation for Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper P 387 2 In the Media Type list select the name of the media to delete Click the Delete button Note Only paper for which Status in the Media Type is Add can be deleted 3 In the Edit Media Types dialog box click the Update button iPF685 Deleting Media Types You Have Added User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Media Configuration Tool Mac...

Page 394: ...ton Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer 5 Click the OK button Switching Media Types Display Show Hide Switching Media Types Display Show Hide 1 Open the Edit Media Types dialog box Note For details on the procedure for opening the Edit Media Types dialog box see Editing Media Type Infor mation for Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Pape...

Page 395: ...Media Types dialog box click the Update button 4 The Confirm Update dialog box is displayed Configure Update Target and click the Execute but ton Communication with the printer begins Note You should normally select Update the printer control panel and printer driver Important When setting a data to the printer that differs from the data to be updated the selected media informa tion file is update...

Page 396: ...pe Infor mation for Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper P 387 2 Select the paper in the Media Type list for which to change the display order and then click the buttons to move the item or The selected item moves one line up or down for ev ery button click 3 In the Edit Media Types dialog box click the Update button Changing the Display Order of Media Types iPF685 User s Guide Handling and Use ...

Page 397: ...m is communicating with the printer 5 Click the OK button Checking the update Checking the update After updating the media information using the Media Configuration Tool you can check whether the update has been applied to the printer in the control panel of the printer 1 Click the About button in the Media Configuration Tool main window to open the About dialog box 2 Check the value xx xx xxxx of...

Page 398: ...iPF685 User s Guide 398 ...

Page 399: ...ng and Use of Paper 327 Control Panel Operations and Display Screen 400 Printer Menu 408 Printer Parts 435 Network Setting 447 Print Job Management 467 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Troubleshooting 571 Error Message 599 Specifications 621 Appendix 625 imagePROGRAF Control Panel 399 ...

Page 400: ...rmware Off There are no active print jobs when the Data lamp is off c Message Lamp orange On A warning message is displayed Flashing An error message is displayed Off The printer is off or is operating normally d Power button green Turns the printer on and off See Turning the Printer On and Off P 17 The Power button is lit when the printer is on or in Sleep mode e Stop button Cancels print jobs in...

Page 401: ...ng you to execute menu commands or set menu values Also press this button if the Display Screen indicates to press the OK button i Back button Displays the screen before the current screen j Menu button Displays the Tab Selection screen See Menu Settings P 418 k Load button Press this button when loading or replacing paper See Loading Rolls in the Printer P 341 See Loading Sheets in the Printer P ...

Page 402: ...highlighted Middle line displayed Indicates the printer status and shows menu names Bottom line displayed Here the remaining ink level is indicated See Checking Ink Tank Levels P 543 Job tab A tab indicating status and showing menus related to print jobs Pressing the OK button when this tab is highlighted will display the Job Menu menu Top line displayed The job icon is highlighted Middle line dis...

Page 403: ... five minutes that is if no print jobs are received or buttons are pressed while all covers are closed You can specify the period before the printer enters Sleep mode in the Sleep Timer menu See Menu Settings P 418 After entering Sleep mode from Standby mode the printer automatically recovers if print jobs are re ceived and the jobs are printed Off The printer is not on If no operations are perfor...

Page 404: ...ceived or buttons are pressed while all covers are closed However it does not enter Sleep mode while error messages are displayed or when a roll can be manually advanced by pressing the Feed but ton 2 When the printer is in Sleep mode you can press any button except the Power button to recover from Sleep mode Sleep mode is also terminated if a print job is received or a command is issued from Remo...

Page 405: ...at have occurred other than the currently displayed error are displayed flashing You can move between the tabs to check the errors by pressing the and keys If multiple errors have occurred in the Job tab and Settings Adj tab the error message switches every four seconds within each tab iPF685 Control Panel Display User s Guide Control Panel Operations and Display Screen 405 ...

Page 406: ... Eject Paper Roll Paper Feeding Roll Paper Cutting Load Cut Sheet View Op Guide Back Load Cut Sheet Execute display Menu screen Press Menu and Ⴑ3DXVH Ⴑ3DXVH Ⴑ3DXVH Ⴑ3DXVH Ⴑ3DXVH Ⴑ3DXVH Ⴑ3DXVH Ⴑ3DXVH 㻝㻛㻥 the paper menu then press OK Press to show 㻞㻛㻥 right guide with print side up Align cut sheets to then pressOK Select Load Paper 㻟㻛㻥㻠㻛㻥 loading paper Press OK to start 㻤㻛㻥 select Cut Sheet and pre...

Page 407: ...witched every four seconds and the se quence of operations is shown repeatedly When all actions in the sequence are finished the instruction screen for the next step is displayed Example Ink tank replacement Note During a continuous display of instructions you can press the button to pause the instructions on the current screen Press the or button to display the previous or next screens If you do ...

Page 408: ...t jobs Set Adj Menu Menu operations for printer adjustment and maintenance For a description of specific menu items available see Menu Settings P 418 For instructions on selecting menu items see Menu Operations P 409 Note By default menu settings apply to all print jobs However for settings that are also available in the printer driver the values specified in the printer driver take priority Menu ...

Page 409: ...menus Menus can be selected after you resolve the problem Simply press buttons on the Control Panel to access menus on various tabs from the Tab Selection screen and set or execute Menu items The following section describes menu operations and how they are presented in this User Manual Accessing menus P 409 Specifying menu items P 410 Specifying numerical values P 410 Executing menu commands P 411...

Page 410: ...s 1 Press or to select the desired setting and then press the OK button After two seconds the display reverts to the upper level menu Note If a confirmation message is displayed regarding the setting you entered follow the on screen instruc tions If you have changed the Interface Setup menu settings a message confirming whether to register the settings is displayed if you press Back button or Menu...

Page 411: ...the on screen instruc tions If you have changed the Interface Setup menu settings a message confirming whether to register the settings is displayed if you press Back button or Menu button Follow the instructions shown on the screen Executing menu commands Menu commands can be executed as follows 1 Press or to select the action to execute and then press the OK button The menu command is now execut...

Page 412: ...l Fifth Level Load Paper Roll Paper Cut Sheet Eject Paper Chg Paper Type 1 Roll Paper The paper type is displayed here 1 Cut Sheet The paper type is displayed here 1 Chg Paper Size Sheet Size The size of paper is displayed here 2 CustomPaperSize Set the length and width Roll Length 3 Set the length Roll Width 4 Set the width ManageRemainRoll Off On Paper Details The paper type is dis played here 1...

Page 413: ...et Job List Print Delete Print Job List Job Log 2 Choose from information about the latest three print jobs Document Name User Name Page Count Job Status OK CANCELED Print Start Time yyyy mm dd hh mm ss Print End Time yyyy mm dd hh mm ss Print Time xxxsec Print Size xxxxxxxxsq mm Media Type Interface USB Network HDD Ink Consumed Tot Ink Consumed xxx xxx ml The ink color is dis played here xxx xxx ...

Page 414: ...olor CAD 4 Color CAD 5 Print Quali ty Fast Standard High Input Reso lution 600dpi 300dpi Print Econ omy Off On Paper Man ager Paper Source Automatic Roll Paper Cut Sheet Margin 3mm Standard 5mm Oversize Off On Conserve Paper Off On Auto Rotate Off On Enlarge Reduce Off Specify scaling Fit to paper Print cen tered Off On Standard cut Off On Nesting Use Nest ing Off On Nesting Wait Time 4 xx min Cut...

Page 415: ...riority Detected size GL2 Set Print Interface Setup 8 EOP Tim er 8 10 sec 30 sec 1 min 2 min 5 min 10 min 30 min 60 min TCP IP 8 IPv4 8 IPv4 Mode 8 Automatic Manual Protocol 5 8 DHCP 8 On Off BOOTP 8 On Off RARP 8 On Off IPv4 Set tings 9 IP Ad dress 9 xxx xxx xxx xx x Subnet Mask 9 xxx xxx xxx xx x Default G W 9 xxx xxx xxx xx x DNS Set tings 9 DNS Dync update 9 On Off Pri DNS SrvAddr 9 Sec DNS Sr...

Page 416: ...l Português Русский 中文简体字 한 국어 Time Zone 8 0 London GMT 1 Paris Rome 2 Athens Cairo 3 Moscow 4 Eerevan Baku 5 Islama bad 6 Dacca 7 Bangkok 8 Hong Kong 9 Tokyo Seoul 10 Canberra 11 NewCaledo nia 12 Wellington 12 Eniwetok 11 Midway is 10 Hawaii AHST 9 Alaska AKST 8 Or egon PST 7 Arizona MST 6 Texas CST 5 NewYork EST 4 Santiago 3 Buenos Aires 2 1 Cape Verde Length Unit meter feet inch Detect Mis mat...

Page 417: ...f Adj Priority is Automatic or Print Length 4 Available only if Use Nesting is On 5 Not displayed if IPv4 Mode is Manual 6 Not displayed if Auto Detect is On 7 Follows the setting in Date Format 8 Restrictions apply if a password is configured using Change Password in the Admin Menu Viewing and configuration is possible for administrators and only viewing for other users 9 Restrictions apply if a ...

Page 418: ...ou prefer not to print the barcode See Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll Paper Left P 350 Paper Details The type of pa per is displayed here 1 Head Height Adjust the Printhead height See Troubleshooting Paper Abra sion and Blurry Images P 527 Skew Check Lv If you print on Japanese paper washi or other handmade paper that has an irregular width choose Loose for a higher skew de tection threshold ...

Page 419: ...ify a margin at the leading edge of sheets to ensure better printing quality at the leading edge Note that if you choose 3mm it may lower the printing quality at the leading edge and affect feeding accuracy The printed surface may be scratched and ink may adhere to the leading edge BordlessOver size Select the amount of oversize extension of the original during bor derless printing Normally we rec...

Page 420: ...head height when jobs wereprinted Temp Humidity A counter for maintenance purposes Indicates the temperature and humiditywhen jobs were printed Adjustment req A counter for maintenance purposes Indicates adjustment con ditions appliedto jobs Print Job Log Print a record of print jobs including the paper type and size amount of ink consumed and so on Ink consumption indicates a rough estimate of th...

Page 421: ...Choose Print Length if you prefer to feed the paper an exact amount Print Quality Print Length Adj Quality Auto GenuinePpr Specify this mode with paper identified in the Paper Ref erence Guide See Displaying the Paper Reference Guide P 331 The printer prints and reads a test pattern for automatic adjustment of the feed amount See Automatic Banding Adjustment P 530 Auto OtherPaper Specify this mode...

Page 422: ...F655 iPF760 iPF765 2 Color CAD 3 Print with approximate colors emulating Canon iPF500 iPF600 iPF700 iPF510 iPF610 iPF710 iPF605 iPF720 iPF810 iPF820 iPF815 iPF825 2 Color CAD 4 Print emulating the HP Designjet 500 800 in colors re sembling colors produced by these printers 2 Color CAD 5 Print emulating the HP Designjet T1100 in colors resem bling colors produced by this printer 2 Print Quality Cho...

Page 423: ...roll paper Nesting Use Nesting Selecting On will store print jobs until multiple documents can be arranged to fill up the roll width instead of printing each print job as it is received Nesting WaitTime Specify a time to wait until printing as desired Cut Lines Select On to print cut lines between each document on the roll Line Pen Manag er Enable merge Specify whether to merge or print over color...

Page 424: ...ing results Detect img size Sets the method of deciding the region to output in order to print efficiently while avoiding missing images If Off is selected and the data contains image range infor mation the image range information is followed If Off is selected and the data does not contain image range information a size with the maximum roll paper width of the printer for the width and 1 5 times ...

Page 425: ...ost name DNS Domain Name Specify the DNS domain name Ether net Driver Auto Detect Specify the communication method To apply your changes choose Register Setting Choose On for automatic configuration of the LAN com munication protocol Choose Off to use settings values of Comm Mode and Ethernet Type Comm Mode Choose the LAN communication method Ethernet Type Choose the LAN transfer rate Spanning Tre...

Page 426: ... detection is activated choose whether 10in 254mm or JIS B4 257mm is applied when a roll of an intermediate width is detected Keep Paper Size Choose On to use the paper size setting as the basis for printing instead of other settings The margin setting of the printer menu will be used instead of the margin setting of the printer driver if the latter is smaller which may prevent text or images in t...

Page 427: ...inting method for jobs received from software other than the printer driver When using the printer driver configure settings on the printer To print as usual select Print Selecting Print Auto Del will print the job and then delete the data from the printer s hard disk Selecting Save Box 01 will only save the print job in the box without printing it Print Auto Del Save Box XX Print After Recv A set...

Page 428: ...gin of error for estimates calculated according to Canon measurement conditions for ink costs is 15 Canon does not guarantee the accuracy of these estimates Estimates may vary depending on conditions of use Calculation of these estimates does not include ink consumed when cleaning printheads by forceful ejection of ink 2 Displayed as the menu during printing while printing is in progress 3 Not dis...

Page 429: ...tenance purposes Various information about previous jobs HDD Information Indicates the total hard disk capacity and the mail box free space Total capacity Box free space Set Adj Menu Settings and adjustment informa tion System Setup Printer system settings as well as settings regarding warnings and errors Sleep Timer Shut Down Timer Buzzer Contrast Adj Date Format Language Time Zone Length Unit De...

Page 430: ...Ink levels The remaining ink is displayed in a five level scale System Info Indicates the total amount of RAM RAM Error Log The past five error codes HEAD LOT NUMBER DATE OF INSTALLATION The printhead lot number and date and time when the Print head was installed HEAD INFxx PARTS STATUS Utilization status of replacement parts that require servicing COUNTER COUNTER Utilization status of the cutter ...

Page 431: ...o select Interface Print and then press the OK button Confirming Interface Print information The following information is included in the Interface Print report Canon imagePROGRAF iPFxxxx Interface Print Printer model Firm Firmware Version Boot Boot ROM Version MIT DBF MIT Database Format Version MIT DB MIT Database Version S N Printer serial number Date The date when the interface setup print rep...

Page 432: ...s Address 2 Prefix Length 2 Stateless Address 3 Prefix Length 3 Stateless Address 4 Prefix Length 4 Stateless Address 5 Prefix Length 5 Stateless Address 6 Prefix Length 6 Use a link local Address Link Local Address Prefix Length Use a manual address IP Address Prefix Length Default Router Address Prefix Length Primary DNS Server Address Secondary DNS Server Address Use the same host name and do m...

Page 433: ...ce Network interface settings values Transmission Rate MAC Address Auto Detect Communication Ethernet Type Spanning Tree Use the Jumbo Frame Function iPF685 Printing Interface Setting Reports User s Guide Control Panel Printer Menu 433 ...

Page 434: ...iPF685 User s Guide 434 ...

Page 435: ...and Use of Paper 327 Control Panel 399 Printer Parts Printer parts 436 Hard Disk 441 Optional accessories 445 Network Setting 447 Print Job Management 467 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Troubleshooting 571 Error Message 599 Specifications 621 Appendix 625 imagePROGRAF Printer Parts 435 ...

Page 436: ...oll Holder here before loading it in the Roll Holder Slot d Release Lever When releasing the Paper Retainer push this lever back e Control Panel Use this panel to operate the printer and check the printer status See Control Panel P 400 f Ink Tank Cover Open this cover to replace an Ink Tank See Ink Tank Cover Inside P 440 g Paper Alignment Line An orange line for alignment of paper h Maintenance C...

Page 437: ...rts output paper n Top Cover Open this cover to install the Printhead and remove any jammed paper from inside the printer as needed See Top Cover Inside P 438 o Width Guide When loading the sheets move the guide to match the paper size p Stand Optional A stand that holds the printer Equipped with casters to facilitate moving it See Stand P 446 Note The Stand is normally offered as an optional acce...

Page 438: ...op Cover Inside a Carriage Moves the Printhead The carriage serves a key role in printing See Carriage P 439 b Carriage Shaft The Carriage slides along this shaft c Paper Retainer Important in supplying the paper This retainer holds paper as it is fed d Platen The Printhead moves across the platen to print Vacuum holes on the platen hold paper in place e Borderless Printing Ink Grooves For catchin...

Page 439: ...ide Roll Cover Inside a Roll Holder Load the roll on this holder b Holder Stopper Secure rolls on the Roll Holder with this part c Roll Loading Slots Slide the Roll Holder along these slots d Roll Holder Slot Load the Roll Holder into this holder slot Carriage Carriage iPF685 Roll Cover Inside User s Guide Printer Parts Printer parts 439 ...

Page 440: ...ever that locks the Ink Tank in place and protects it Lift and press down the lever when replacing an Ink Tank b Ink Color Label Load an Ink Tank that matches the color and name on this label c Ink Lamp Red Indicates the state of the Ink Tank as follows when the Ink Tank Cover is opened On The Ink Tank is installed correctly Off No Ink Tank is installed or the ink level detection function has been...

Page 441: ...ng print jobs Save in mail box Yes No No No Do Not Save Print Jobs in the Common Box No No No Yes Save print jobs sent from sources other than the printer driver No No No Yes Operations with saved jobs Print saved jobs No Yes Yes Yes Delete saved jobs No Yes Yes Yes Job queue manage ment Display job queue No Yes Yes Yes Delete No Yes Yes Yes Preempt Jobs No Yes Yes Yes Operations with held jobs No...

Page 442: ...Panel press or to select the Job tab Note If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button 2 Press the OK button The Job Menu is displayed 3 Press or to select HDD Information and then press the OK button Using RemoteUI To view the box list select Stored Job in Job Management On the Stored Job page the free hard disk space is shown in the upper right corner when boxes are listed ...

Page 443: ... only the file management data is erased the print job data itself is not erased Note that it may be possible to read this data using commercial data recovery software Secure High Spd Overwrites the entire hard disk with random data No verification is performed to check if the data was correctly written Choose this method to erase highly confidential data Note that it may be possible to read the o...

Page 444: ...Setup and then press the OK button 4 Press or to select Erase HDD Data and then press the OK button 5 Press or to select High Speed Secure High Spd or Secure and then press the OK button to dis play the confirmation screen Note If a password has been set on the printer the Admin Pswd screen is displayed In this case enter the password and press the OK button to go to the next step As for the time ...

Page 445: ...ch and 3 inch paper cores Use the correct attachment for the particular paper core See Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 338 Roll Holder Set RH2 33 Roll Holder for 2 and 3 inch paper cores Attachments Using the 2 Inch Paper Core Attachment Using the 3 Inch Paper Core Attachment 2 Inch Paper Core Attachment 3 Inch Paper Core Attachment L 3 Inch Paper Core Attachment R iPF685 Roll Holder Set User...

Page 446: ...r position For details on the extended position see Using the Output Stacker P 365 g Output stacker release lever Pull this lever towards you to release Extended position B For details on the extended position see Using the Output Stacker P 365 h Output Stacker Ejection Guides This guide supports the paper that is output when using the output stacker in Extended position B Note The Stand that can ...

Page 447: ...inter Parts 435 Network Setting Network Environment 448 Using RemoteUI 450 Initial Settings 452 Mac OS Settings 459 Other Settings 460 Device Setup Utility Windows 463 Print Job Management 467 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Troubleshooting 571 Error Message 599 Specifications 621 Appendix 625 imagePROGRAF Network Setting 447 ...

Page 448: ...e operating systems Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows Vista x64 Windows Server 2008 x64 Windows Server 2012 x64 Windows 7 x64 Windows 8 x64 OS X v10 6 8 or later Note When using IPv6 you must specify IPv6 on the Control Panel or in RemoteUI For instructions Configuring TCP IPv6 Network Settings P 454 or see Configuring the Printer s TCP IP Network Settings With Remo teU...

Page 449: ...indows networks print over TCP IP Note NetBIOS is not supported Example of a Mac OS network In Mac OS networks print over TCP IP using the Bonjour function iPF685 Network Environment User s Guide Network Setting Network Environment 449 ...

Page 450: ...P address see Configuring the IP Address on the Printer P 452 What You Can Do With RemoteUI With RemoteUI you can access the printer via a network configure network settings and display the current status of the printer various types of information the processing status of jobs etc Starting RemoteUI Start RemoteUI by the following operations 1 Start your Web browser 2 Enter the following URL in Ad...

Page 451: ...e sure the DNS settings are correctly configured Depending on the network environment you may not be able to start RemoteUI Confirm whether System Setup Use RemoteUI is set to On on the Control Panel of the printer Note RemoteUI also offers many other features You can display the ink levels check error messages and other status information and cancel print jobs By factory default the English scree...

Page 452: ...3 Important If you use a DHCP server for automatic assignment of the printer s IP address printing may no longer be possi ble after the printer is turned off and on This is because an IP address different from before has been assigned Thus when using DHCP server functions consult your network administrator and configure the settings in one of the following ways Configure the setting for dynamic DN...

Page 453: ...ttings and then press the OK button 11 Press the Menu button If you have changed the settings a confirmation message is dis played Press or to select Yes and then press the OK but ton Important Be sure to complete step 11 This will activate the values you have entered If an error message is displayed check the settings and correct any invalid values Note You can also specify the subnet mask and de...

Page 454: ... as specified in the ARP command l 479 Example ping xxx xxx xxx xxx l 479 Note In l the l is the letter l In Mac OS when using Terminal enter the ping command in the format ping s 479 xxx xxx xxx xxx For details refer to the help file for the command line Note The subnet mask and default gateway are set to 0 0 0 0 Use RemoteUI to change the subnet mask and default gateway to match your network set...

Page 455: ... to open the printer properties window 3 Click the Port tab to display the Port sheet 4 Click Add Port to display the Printer Ports dialog box 5 In the Available Port list select Standard TCP IP Port 6 Click New Port After the wizard starts a window is displayed for the Welcome to the Add Standard TCP IP Printer Port Wizard 7 Click Next 8 In Printer Name or IP Address enter the printer s IP addres...

Page 456: ...or configuring the IP address Off Enable DNS Dynamic Update Activate this setting to perform DNS server registration automatically Off Use Zeroconf Func tion Activate this setting to use Bonjour On IP Address Specify the printer s IP address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask Specify the printer s subnet mask 0 0 0 0 Gateway Address Specify the printer s default gateway 0 0 0 0 LPD Printing Activate this setting...

Page 457: ...vers and DNS domain name in Primary DNS Server Address Secondary DNS Server Address and DNS Domain Name respectively When using an IPv6 IP address 1 Start the web browser and enter the following URL in the Location or Address box to display the Remo teUI page http printer IP address or name Example http xxx xxx xxx xxx 2 Select Administrator Mode and click Logon Note If a password has been set on ...

Page 458: ...or the last character blank Perform dynamic updating of state ful addresses Activate this setting to automatically register the stateful ad dress with the DNS server Off Dynamically update the stateless address Activate this setting to automatically register the stateless ad dress with the DNS server Off Dynamically update the manual ad dress Activate this setting to automatically register the man...

Page 459: ...njour Network Configuring the Destination for Bonjour Network If you use the printer in a network that uses the Bonjour function register the printer in Print Scan This is identi fied as Printers Scanners or Print Fax in other versions of Mac OS in the Mac OS System Preferences Note For details on how to register a printer using Bonjour see the OS User Manual Important Bonjour and IP Print Auto do...

Page 460: ...in the Security group 5 Refer to the table of settings for device information and security as you complete these settings Security setting items are displayed when you click the Change Password button in the Security group Device Information Settings Item Details Default Setting Device Name Enter a device name 0 32 characters blank Location Enter the location where the device is installed 0 32 cha...

Page 461: ...reverts to the Ethernet Driver menu 7 Press or to select Comm Mode and then press the OK button 8 Press or to select the communication mode and then press the OK button The display reverts to the Ethernet Driver menu 9 Press or to select Ethernet Type and then press the OK button 10 Press or to select the Ethernet type and then press the OK button The display reverts to the Ethernet Driver menu 11...

Page 462: ...estore the network settings to the default values as follows Important Initializing the network settings will also restore the default value of the printer s IP address As a result the Re moteUI page cannot be displayed in the web browser after this procedure For instructions on reconfiguring the IP address see Configuring the IP Address on the Printer P 452 For details on RemoteUI see Using Remot...

Page 463: ...AF Device Setup Utility For details refer to the imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility help Installing imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility Installing imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility Install imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility from the User Software CD ROM provided with the printer as fol lows 1 Insert the User Software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 2 On the Setup Menu window click Install Individual Softwa...

Page 464: ...l 6 Enter the IP address assigned to the printer and click the Set button 7 Click OK after the Confirmation message is displayed 8 Exit imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility Note To configure the IP address automatically choose Auto in the Setting IP Address list and select DHCP BOOTP or RARP You can also specify the subnet mask and default gateway Configuring the IP Address Using imagePROGRAF Device ...

Page 465: ...nment select On in Stateless Address Additionally when there is an DHCPv6 compatible server in the network environment select On in DHCPv6 Note When there is no IPv6 compatible router or DHCPv6 compatible server select On in Manual and enter the IPv6 Address and Prefix Length 7 Click Set 8 Click OK after the Confirmation message is displayed 9 Exit imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility iPF685 Configur...

Page 466: ...iPF685 User s Guide 466 ...

Page 467: ...r Parts 435 Network Setting 447 Print Job Management Status Monitor Windows 468 Printmonitor Mac OS 470 Accounting Windows 472 Basic Print Job Operations 484 Advanced Print Job Operations 503 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Troubleshooting 571 Error Message 599 Specifications 621 Appendix 625 imagePROGRAF Print Job Management 467 ...

Page 468: ...r status can be checked in real time on a computer monitor Displays the ink level of every color in the printer An icon and warning message will notify you when ink levels are low The type of paper loaded in each media source is identified You can also check to see if paper has run out This way the utility enables you to check printer information and take care of printer maintenance for optimal pr...

Page 469: ...sumed Canceling Print Jobs Selecting a print job and clicking the Cancel Job button cancels printing of the selected job Note You cannot cancel other users print jobs Printing Held Jobs Printing of the job with a Status of Holding is paused because the paper specified by the driver does not match the paper currently loaded in the printer Use the procedure below to print the held job 1 Select the h...

Page 470: ...ou des ignate in advance You can check the status of the hard disk and the documents saved on the hard disk Note If the status of the desired printer is not shown in imagePROGRAF Printmonitor select the printer again as follows 1 Make sure the printer is on and connected to the network or to a local port 2 In the Printer menu select the name of the desired printer After the printer is detected the...

Page 471: ...ng of the selected job Note You cannot cancel other users print jobs Preempting Other Jobs If you select a print job and click the button the selected job is printed ahead of the job that currently precedes it in the print queue Printing Held Jobs Printing of the job with a Status of Holding is paused because the paper specified by the driver does not match the paper currently loaded in the printe...

Page 472: ...nted from each printer who printed them and when Calculation of the Total Pages Used and the Total Cost This allows you to use the collected print job logs to calculate totals for items such as the number of pages printed the amount of paper used and the printing costs incurred Regular Data Acquisition for Print Jobs Job logs can be automatically collected periodically Exporting Print Job Data Thi...

Page 473: ...password can be set or cleared using Chg Admin Pswd Init Admin Pswd in the Admin Menu in the Set Adj Menu in the printer The administrator menu can only be displayed and configured by the administrator Accounting Manager Main Window Accounting Manager Main Window The Accounting Manager main window consists of a title bar menu bar toolbars listed job selection area job list area totals area and sta...

Page 474: ...of the jobs in the printers or periodically acquired jobs See Job List Area P 475 Note You can change the items that are displayed and the display order using the Advanced Display Settings dialog box The Advanced Display Settings dialog box can be displayed by selecting Advanced Display Settings from the Show menu Totals Area Displays the total costs for the selected job and the amounts of paper a...

Page 475: ...ocess was not executed Media Type This is the type of paper used in printing Output Image Size The size of the image used for printing Note If the job has multiple pages the size of the last page is displayed Paper Consumed The area of paper used for printing Note The Paper Consumed may differ from the product of Paper Width and Paper Length Paper Width The width of paper used for printing Note If...

Page 476: ...Unit Costs in Accounting Manager P 476 2 Set options such as the units displayed For details of the unit settings see Configuring Units and Display Settings in Accounting Manag er P 480 3 If you are using Regular Data Acquisition configure the Regular Data Acquisition settings For details of the Regular Data Acquisition settings see Automatically Acquiring Print Job Logs at Regular Intervals P 480...

Page 477: ...k checkbox 2 Enter the Tank Capacity and corresponding Price 3 Click the OK button Important Your settings are not applied until you click the OK button To set different unit costs for each ink color 1 Select the ink color to be costed 2 Enter the Tank Capacity and corresponding Price 3 Click the Overwrite button 4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 for all the inks 5 Click the OK button Important Your settings ...

Page 478: ...red width x height 3 Click the Add button To change the unit cost of a media type that has already been configured click the Overwrite button 4 Click the OK button Important The settings are not applied until you click the OK button Specifying Price by Roll Paper 1 Select the media type in Media Type 2 Click the Roll Paper Width Settings button to display the Roll Paper Width Settings dialog box S...

Page 479: ...ngs dialog box The settings are not applied until you click the OK button Setting the Unit Cost for Items Other Than Ink and Paper Setting the Unit Cost for Items Other Than Ink and Paper Open the Other sheet Use this sheet to set any price for items other than inks and paper 1 Enter any name in the Name field 2 Enter a value in Unit Cost 3 Use Allocated to specify whether the costs are allocated ...

Page 480: ...sed for ink consumption Paper Width Use this to select the unit used for paper width Paper Length Use this to select the unit used for paper length Area Display Format Use this to select the unit used for paper area Automatically Acquiring Print Job Logs at Regular Intervals Automatically Acquiring Print Job Logs at Regular Intervals This feature collects print job logs from the printer at regular...

Page 481: ...held on printers You can change the number of jobs displayed per page using the Print Jobs Shown Per Page setting in the View menu or the toolbar You can skip to a particular page using the Go to option in the View menu or the toolbar Note For printers with built in hard disks you can view up to 500 print jobs per printer For printers without built in hard disks you can view up to 32 print jobs pe...

Page 482: ...hen selecting Show Job Proper ties or by using the icon in the toolbar Displaying the Period Properties Dialog Box Select a period from the Regularly Acquired Jobs list and then select Show Period Properties from Job properties in the File menu You can also select multiple periods at once Note You can also display the dialog box by selecting and right clicking a period and then selecting Show Peri...

Page 483: ...ved as a file Load Unit Cost Data Selecting Load Unit Cost Data in the File menu loads saved unit cost data Showing the Total Amount of Ink and Paper Consumed Showing the Total Amount of Ink and Paper Consumed Select Show Ink and Paper Consumed in the File menu to open the Show Ink and Paper Consumed dialog box This lists the total amounts of ink and paper consumed by the printer so far You can co...

Page 484: ...plify reprinting if any errors occur If errors occur in the middle of printing as when paper runs out you can resume printing after clearing the error without resending the print job from a computer Streamline printing work Without using a computer you can select print jobs and print in the desired quantity You can also select multi ple print jobs to print during the same period This enables unatt...

Page 485: ... deleted one after another starting with the oldest job in the following situations If there are more than 100 jobs queued and saved in the shared mailbox combined If no more temporary storage space is available when jobs for which you have selected Print in Output Method in Windows or Send job to in Mac OS are received If there is not enough space in the temporary or permanent storage area when j...

Page 486: ...89 Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy P 312 Preview P 172 Configuring the Printer Driver in Windows 1 Access the Page Setup sheet 2 Click Output Method to display the Output Method dialog box 3 Make your selection in Output Method Print Save print jobs on the printer s hard disk after printing Saving Print Jobs on the Printer Hard Disk iPF685 User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Opera...

Page 487: ... choose Use file name Otherwise choose Enter name and enter a name in Name 5 Click OK to close the Output Method dialog box Configuring the printer driver in Mac OS 1 Access the Additional Settings pane 2 Make your selection in Send job to Print Save print jobs on the printer s hard disk after printing Save in mail box Save print jobs on the printer s hard disk The Destination dialog box is displa...

Page 488: ...mpt jobs in the job queue as needed These operations are available from the Control Panel in RemoteUI imagePROGRAF Status Monitor and image PROGRAF Printmonitor Delete Note that only jobs that are not currently being deleted can be deleted from the job queue Preempting other jobs You can preempt other jobs by printing jobs that are currently being received or prepared for processing first Note For...

Page 489: ...jobs 1 Press or to select Print Job and then press the OK button 2 Press or to select the job to print first and then press the OK button 3 Press or to select Preempt Jobs and then press the OK button Using RemoteUI Manage jobs as needed on the Print Job page For details refer to the RemoteUI help file Using imagePROGRAF Status Monitor Windows Manage jobs as needed on the Job sheet For details ref...

Page 490: ...long as you do not manage held jobs from the Control Panel imagePROGRAF Status Monitor or imagePROG RAF Printmonitor they will remain in the job queue In this case the printer processes the next job in the queue without pausing To print held jobs replace the loaded paper with the paper specified in the print job See Loading Rolls in the Printer P 341 See Loading Sheets in the Printer P 359 Using t...

Page 491: ...button If you choose Delete Press or to select Yes or No and then press the OK button Using RemoteUI Manage jobs as needed on the Print Job page For details refer to the RemoteUI help file Using imagePROGRAF Status Monitor Manage jobs as needed on the Job sheet For details see Job Management Using imagePROGRAF Status Moni tor P 469 iPF685 Managing Pending Jobs Printing or Deleting Jobs on Hold Use...

Page 492: ...ePROGRAF Printmonitor Using the Control Panel 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel press or to select the Job tab Note If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button 2 Press the OK button The Job Menu menu is displayed 3 Press or to select Stored Job and then press the OK button 4 Press or to select the box number in the range 00 29 and then press the OK button No...

Page 493: ...number of copies and press the OK button Using RemoteUI 1 On the Stored Job page choose the box Note Enter a password if one has been set 2 Select the print job and click Resume 3 On the Print Saved Document page enter the quantity to print in Copies and click OK For details refer to the RemoteUI help iPF685 Printing Saved Jobs User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Operations 493 ...

Page 494: ... Open Note Enter a password if one has been set 2 In the Documents dialog box select the print job and click Print 3 In the Print dialog box enter the quantity to print in Copies and click OK Printing Saved Jobs iPF685 User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Operations 494 ...

Page 495: ...ng the previous print job multiplied by the number of copies For details refer to the imagePROGRAF Status Monitor help file Using imagePROGRAF Printmonitor 1 On the Hard Disk pane click by Inbox No Name Note Enter a password if one has been set The password is a four digit number 2 Select the saved job and click Resume Printing iPF685 Printing Saved Jobs User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Pri...

Page 496: ...Job tab Note If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button 2 Press the OK button The Job Menu is displayed 3 Press or to select Stored Job and then press the OK button 4 Press or to select the box number in the range 00 29 and then press the OK button Note Enter a password if one has been set and then press the OK button 5 Press or to select Job List and then press the OK butt...

Page 497: ... if one has been set 2 Select the print job and click Delete For details refer to the RemoteUI help file Using imagePROGRAF Status Monitor 1 On the Hard Disk sheet select a box and click Open iPF685 Deleting Saved Jobs User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Operations 497 ...

Page 498: ...r details refer to the imagePROGRAF Status Monitor help file Using imagePROGRAF Printmonitor 1 In the Hard Disk pane click next to Inbox No Name Note Enter a password if one has been set The password is a four digit number Deleting Saved Jobs iPF685 User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Operations 498 ...

Page 499: ...the shared mailbox This operation is available in RemoteUI imagePROGRAF Status Monitor and imagePROGRAF Printmonitor Important Jobs stored in the shared mailbox may be automatically deleted under some conditions To prevent jobs from being deleted move them from the shared mailbox to personal boxes See Using the Printer Hard Disk P 484 Using RemoteUI 1 On the Stored Job page choose the box Note Ent...

Page 500: ...onal box in the Desti nation mail box list and click OK For details refer to the RemoteUI help file Using imagePROGRAF Status Monitor Windows 1 On the Hard Disk sheet select a box and click Open Note Enter a password if one has been set Moving Saved Jobs iPF685 User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Operations 500 ...

Page 501: ...select the destination per sonal box and click OK For details refer to the imagePROGRAF Status Monitor help file Using imagePROGRAF Printmonitor Mac OS 1 In the Hard Disk pane click next to Inbox No Name iPF685 Moving Saved Jobs User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Operations 501 ...

Page 502: ...ber 2 Select the print job and click Move 3 In the Move Document dialog box select the desti nation personal box and click OK For details refer to the imagePROGRAF Printmonitor help file Moving Saved Jobs iPF685 User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Operations 502 ...

Page 503: ...cv settings in the Control Panel menu Note Contact the software or system developer for information about support for this printer function Specifying Output Method In Output Method specify how to manage jobs regarding printing and saving them Print Save print jobs automatically at the same time they are printed This is the default format Print Auto Del Save print jobs temporarily at the same time...

Page 504: ... button 2 Press the OK button The Set Adj Menu is displayed 3 Press or to select System Setup and then press the OK button 4 Press or to select Print After Recv and then press the OK button 5 Press or to select On or Off and then press the OK button Printing Without Saving Jobs in the Common Box Printing Without Saving Jobs in the Common Box Jobs sent from a computer for which you have selected Pr...

Page 505: ...he personal box settings as well as to display print delete move and modify jobs saved in the personal box This operation is available in RemoteUI imagePROGRAF Status Monitor and imagePROGRAF Printmonitor Note By default no passwords are set for personal boxes A password cannot be set for the shared mailbox Enter a four digit number as the password in the range 0001 9999 Even if you have set passw...

Page 506: ... box click Settings 3 In the Settings dialog box specify the password and click OK Set password Select the check box Password Enter the password This field is limited to four digits in the range 0001 9999 Re enter to confirm Re enter the password to confirm it Setting Passwords for Personal Boxes iPF685 User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 506 ...

Page 507: ...In the Settings dialog box specify the password and click OK Set password Select the check box Password Enter the password This field is limited to four digits in the range 0001 9999 Verify Re enter the password to confirm it For details refer to the imagePROGRAF Printmonitor help file iPF685 Setting Passwords for Personal Boxes User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 507 ...

Page 508: ...ROGRAF Printmonitor Using RemoteUI 1 On the Stored Job page choose the personal box Note Enter a password if one has been set for the per sonal box 2 Click Edit 3 In the Set Register User s Inbox dialog box enter the name in Inbox Name and click OK For details refer to the RemoteUI help file Naming Personal Boxes iPF685 User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 508 ...

Page 509: ...r a password if one has been set for the per sonal box 2 In the Documents dialog box click Settings 3 In the Settings dialog box enter the name and click OK For details refer to the imagePROGRAF Status Monitor help file iPF685 Naming Personal Boxes User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 509 ...

Page 510: ...and click OK For details refer to the imagePROGRAF Printmonitor help file Displaying a List of Saved Jobs Displaying a List of Saved Jobs Print jobs stored on the printer s hard disk saved jobs can be listed by box as follows These operations are available from the Control Panel or in RemoteUI imagePROGRAF Status Monitor and im agePROGRAF Printmonitor Displaying a List of Saved Jobs iPF685 User s ...

Page 511: ...red Job and then press the OK button 4 Press or to select the box number in the range 00 29 and then press the OK button Note Enter a password if one has been set and then press the OK button 5 Press or to select Job List and then press the OK button Using RemoteUI On the Stored Job page choose the box Note Enter a password if one has been set iPF685 Displaying a List of Saved Jobs User s Guide Pr...

Page 512: ... Hard Disk sheet select a box and click Open Note Enter a password if one has been set Jobs saved in that box are displayed in the Documents dialog box For details refer to the imagePROGRAF Status Monitor help file Displaying a List of Saved Jobs iPF685 User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 512 ...

Page 513: ...ed Jobs The list of print jobs stored on the printer s hard disk saved jobs can be printed by box as follows 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel press or to select the Job tab Note If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button 2 Press the OK button The Job Menu is displayed 3 Press or to select Stored Job and then press the OK button iPF685 Printing a List of Sa...

Page 514: ...ored on the printer s hard disk saved jobs can be displayed as follows This operation is available in RemoteUI imagePROGRAF Status Monitor and imagePROGRAF Printmonitor Using RemoteUI 1 On the Stored Job page choose the box Note Enter a password if one has been set 2 Select the print job and click Details The Details of the saved document page is dis played For details refer to the RemoteUI help f...

Page 515: ...password if one has been set 2 In the Documents dialog box select the print job and click Properties The Properties dialog box is displayed For details refer to the imagePROGRAF Status Monitor help file iPF685 Displaying Details of Saved Jobs User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 515 ...

Page 516: ...help file Renaming Saved Jobs Renaming Saved Jobs Print jobs stored on the printer s hard disk saved jobs can be renamed as follows This operation is available in RemoteUI imagePROGRAF Status Monitor and imagePROGRAF Printmonitor Using RemoteUI 1 On the Stored Job page choose the box Note Enter a password if one has been set Renaming Saved Jobs iPF685 User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Pri...

Page 517: ...nt 4 In the Rename Saved Document dialog box enter the name and click OK For details refer to the RemoteUI help file Using imagePROGRAF Status Monitor Windows 1 On the Hard Disk sheet select a box and click Open iPF685 Renaming Saved Jobs User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 517 ...

Page 518: ...s 3 In the Properties dialog box enter the new name and click OK For details refer to the imagePROGRAF Status Monitor help file Using imagePROGRAF Printmonitor Mac OS 1 In the Hard Disk pane click next to Inbox No Name Renaming Saved Jobs iPF685 User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 518 ...

Page 519: ...digit number 2 Select the print job and click Set 3 In the Settings dialog box enter the new name and click OK For details refer to the imagePROGRAF Printmonitor help file iPF685 Renaming Saved Jobs User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 519 ...

Page 520: ...iPF685 User s Guide 520 ...

Page 521: ...aper 327 Control Panel 399 Printer Parts 435 Network Setting 447 Print Job Management 467 Adjustments for Better Print Quality Adjusting the Printhead 522 Adjusting the feed amount 529 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Troubleshooting 571 Error Message 599 Specifications 621 Appendix 625 imagePROGRAF Adjustments for Better Print Quality 521 ...

Page 522: ...g results See Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images P 527 Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors If printed vertical lines are warped or colors are out of alignment execute Head Posi Adj to adjust the Printhead alignment There are two modes for automatic Printhead adjustment Auto Standard and Auto Advanced Auto Standard wi...

Page 523: ...select Head Posi Adj and then press the OK button 6 Press or to select Auto Standard or Auto Advanced and then press the OK button A test pattern is printed for adjustment Adjustment is now finished if you have printed on a roll or a sheet of A2 size or larger 7 If you are printing on sheets smaller than A2 size for Auto Advanced a confirmation message is dis played requesting you to continue prin...

Page 524: ...f the Tab Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button 3 Press the OK button The Set Adj Menu is displayed 4 Press or to select Adjust Printer and then press the OK button 5 Press or to select Head Posi Adj and then press the OK button 6 Press or to select Manual and then press the OK button A test pattern is printed for adjustment Note Manual may be unavailable in some cases even if it...

Page 525: ...aligned execute Head Inc Adj to adjust the angle of inclination of the Printhead Executing Head Inc Adj requires you to examine a printed test pattern and enter an adjustment value Paper to Prepare Rolls An unused roll at least 10 inches wide Sheets One sheet of unused paper of at least A4 Letter size Perform adjustment as follows 1 Load the paper Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 338 Loading R...

Page 526: ... accidentally move the Carriage you will hear a warning tone In this case close the Top Cover 7 Align the Angle Adjustment Lever with the red square and close the Top Cover A test pattern is printed for adjustment Important Do not touch the Linear Scale a or Carriage Shaft b Touching these parts may damage them 8 Examine the test pattern for adjustment Determine the straightest set of lines Adjust...

Page 527: ...ad On the other hand specifying a high Printhead height will prevent paper from rubbing against the Printhead but may reduce the printing quality Important Paper rubbing against or becoming caught on the Printhead may jam or result in printed documents that are soiled Note Raise or lower the printhead depending on the nature of the problem See Paper rubs against the Printhead P 584 See The edges o...

Page 528: ...ad Height and then press the OK button 6 Press or to select the desired setting value and then press the OK button Note Using Automatic will ensure that the printer adjusts the Printhead height to the optimal level before print ing accounting for the ambient temperature and humidity When a setting other than Automatic is used that value will always be applied Depending on the type of paper some se...

Page 529: ...st Adj Priority to suit your particular printing application Print Quality Adjusts the feed amount to reduce banding across the sheet in printed documents Adj Quality settings are applied When Adj Fine Feed is executed the Adj Fine Feed settings are applied in addition to the Adj Quality settings Print Length Adjusts the feed amount for better accuracy of lines in printed documents The settings of...

Page 530: ... OtherPaper Use this mode with paper not in the Paper Reference Guide or if Auto GenuinePpr does not eliminate banding See Types of Paper P 328 Note Always check the Adj Priority values before using Auto GenuinePpr or Auto OtherPaper See Selecting a Feed Amount Adjustment Method P 529 Adjustment is not possible with Auto GenuinePpr and Auto OtherPaper when using highly transparent media In this ca...

Page 531: ...2 size for Auto OtherPaper a confirmation message is shown on the Display Screen requesting you to continue printing Press the OK button and follow the instructions on the Display Screen Manual Banding Adjustment Manual Banding Adjustment If printed images are affected by banding in different colors execute Adj Quality for adjustment of the paper feed amount Use Manual adjustment with highly trans...

Page 532: ...OK button The Set Adj Menu is displayed 4 Press or to select Adjust Printer and then press the OK button 5 Press or to select Feed Priority and then press the OK button 6 Press or to select Adj Quality and then press the OK button 7 Press or to select Manual and then press the OK button Test pattern A is printed for manual adjustment Note When printing on sheets follow the instructions on the Disp...

Page 533: ...d Once you execute Adj Quality the Adj Fine Feed value will revert to 0 See Automatic Banding Adjustment P 530 See Manual Banding Adjustment P 531 Perform adjustment as follows 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel press or to select the Settings Adj tab Note If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button 2 Press the OK button The Set Adj Menu is displayed 3 Press ...

Page 534: ...o Rolls P 338 Loading Rolls in the Printer P 341 Loading Sheets in the Printer P 359 Important Always make sure the loaded paper matches the type of paper specified Adjustment cannot be comple ted correctly unless the loaded paper matches the settings 2 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel press or to select the Settings Adj tab Note If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed press t...

Page 535: ...bbing against or becoming caught on the Printhead may jam or result in printed documents that are soiled 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel press or to select the Paper tab Note If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button 2 Press the OK button The Paper Menu is displayed 3 Press or to select Paper Details and then press the OK button 4 Press or to select the ...

Page 536: ...iPF685 User s Guide 536 ...

Page 537: ...anel 399 Printer Parts 435 Network Setting 447 Print Job Management 467 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables Ink Tanks 538 Printheads 546 Maintenance Cartridge 554 Cleaning the Printer 560 Other Maintenance 564 Troubleshooting 571 Error Message 599 Specifications 621 Appendix 625 imagePROGRAF Maintenance and Consumables 537 ...

Page 538: ...FI 207C Magenta PFI 207M Yellow PFI 207Y Note For instructions on Ink Tank replacement see Replacing Ink Tanks P 538 Replacing Ink Tanks Replacing Ink Tanks Compatible ink tanks For information on the compatible ink tanks for this printer see Ink Tanks P 538 Replacement ink tanks in 130 ml 4 4 fl oz and 300 ml 10 2 fl oz capacities are supported Note Depending on the color you can also use ink tan...

Page 539: ... or prepare a new ink tank See When to Replace Ink Tanks P 543 If a message requests you to replace an Ink Tank press the OK button In this case you can skip the step Access the menu for ink tank replacement Follow the instructions in Remove the ink tanks Important Do not remove an Ink Tank during initialization immediately after turning on the printer or during printhead clean ing Ink may leak ou...

Page 540: ...d remove it Press the OK but ton Important Do not turn off the printer while the Ink Tank is removed It may cause the interior of the Ink Tank Cover to become soiled If there is still ink in the Ink Tank you removed store it with the ink holes a facing up Otherwise ink may leak and cause stains Put the Ink Tank in a plastic bag and seal it Note Dispose of used ink tanks according to local regulati...

Page 541: ...h the ink holes or electrical contacts This may cause stains damage the Ink Tank and affect printing quality 3 Press the OK button and install the Ink Tank into the holder as shown with the ink holes facing down Important Ink tanks cannot be installed in the holder if the color or ori entation is incorrect If the Ink Tank does not fit in the holder do not force it in Check the Ink Tank serial numb...

Page 542: ...z ink tank is installed facing the wrong direction the rotating part of the Ink Tank Lock Lever come out of place If this happens open the Ink Tank Lock Lever to return it to the proper position 5 Make sure the Ink Lamp is lit in red Note If the Ink Lamp is not lit reinstall the tank 6 Close the Ink Tank Cover Replacing Ink Tanks iPF685 User s Guide Maintenance and Consumables Ink Tanks 542 ...

Page 543: ...k is low if no ink is left and if you have deactivated ink level detection The remaining ink level is indicated as shown below If the Display Screen indicates to replace the Ink Tank replace the Ink Tank If a message is displayed indicating to check the remaining ink levels or after tasks that consume a lot of ink such as large format printing or head clean ing check the remaining levels and repla...

Page 544: ... Ink Tank at this point Attach the Ink Tank Cover to the printer Attach the Ink Tank Cover to the printer If too much force is applied to the Ink Tank Cover while it is open Ink Tank Cover may become detached from the printer If the Ink Tank Cover has become detached from the printer attach it using the following procedure Note Although the attachment procedure describes the Ink Tank Cover on the ...

Page 545: ...k Tank Cover and place it on the printer 4 Push down on the near side of the Ink Tank Cover from the top until it clicks 5 Open the Ink Tank Cover and check that it is attached to the print er iPF685 Attach the Ink Tank Cover to the printer User s Guide Maintenance and Consumables Ink Tanks 545 ...

Page 546: ...ozzles are periodically checked to ensure they are clear Configure the settings on the Control Panel menu in Nozzle Check See Menu Settings P 418 Paper to Prepare When Using Rolls An unused roll at least 254 0 mm 10 00 in wide When Using Sheets One sheet of unused paper of at least A4 Letter size 1 Load paper Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 338 Loading Rolls in the Printer P 341 Loading Sheet...

Page 547: ...pending on the prob lem to resolve Head Cleaning A Use this mode if printing is faint or contains foreign substances This method of cleaning consumes the least amount of ink It takes about three minutes to complete Head Cleaning B Use this mode if no ink is ejected at all or if Head Cleaning A does not solve the problem It takes about three and a half minutes to complete Important Do not remove th...

Page 548: ... of the reach of children If ink is accidentally ingested contact a physician immediately Do not touch the Printhead immediately after printing The Printhead becomes extremely hot and there is a risk of burns Important There may be ink around the nozzles of the Printhead you remove Handle the Printhead carefully during re placement The ink may stain clothing Do not open the Printhead pouch until i...

Page 549: ...e displayed on the Display Screen It takes about two minutes to complete Replace the Printhead 1 Open the Top Cover Instructions are now shown on the Display Screen regarding Printhead replacement Important During Printhead replacement do not move the Carriage from the position indicated If you accidentally move the Carriage you will hear a warning tone and Printhead replacement is no longer possi...

Page 550: ...rung out complete ly to wipe it clean Important Do not touch the Linear Scale a or Carriage Shaft b Touching these parts may damage them 3 Pull the Printhead Fixer Lever forward all the way to open it completely Replacing the Printhead iPF685 User s Guide Maintenance and Consumables Printheads 550 ...

Page 551: ...the printer Note Dispose of the used Printhead in accordance with local regulations 6 Holding the new Printhead by the grips a remove it from the pouch Important When handling the Printhead always hold it by the grips a Never touch the nozzles b or metal con tacts c This may damage the Printhead and affect printing quality Never touch the ink supply section d This may cause printing problems iPF68...

Page 552: ...rea If ink accidentally spills wipe off the ink with a dry cloth If you need to put a Printhead somewhere temporarily before installation do not keep the nozzles and metal contacts facing down If the nozzles or metal contacts are damaged it may affect the printing quality Do not reattach the removed Protective Part Dispose of these materials in accordance with local regula tions 8 With the nozzles...

Page 553: ... After Printhead has been replaced and filled with ink Head Posi Adj Auto Advanced is performed if you have selected Rep P head Print On in the Control Panel menu See Menu Settings P 418 In this case follow the instructions on the Display Screen for Printhead adjustment If Rep P head Print is Off perform Head Posi Adj Auto Advanced yourself See Automatic Ad justment to Straighten Lines and Colors ...

Page 554: ...immediately Important Do not remove the Maintenance Cartridge except to replace it Ink may leak out Do not remove an Maintenance Cartridge during initialization immediately after turning on the printer during Printhead cleaning while ink is being drawn out or during initialization immediately after replacing the Mainte nance Cartridge The Maintenance Cartridge may become damaged or ink may leak ou...

Page 555: ... Tab Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button 2 Press the OK button The Set Adj Menu is displayed 3 Press or to select Maintenance and then press the OK button 4 Press or to select Repl maint cart and then press the OK button A message on the Display Screen advises you to open the Maintenance Cartridge Cover Replace the Maintenance Cartridge 1 Open the box remove the plastic bag and...

Page 556: ...d keep the cartridge level during removal and storage If you drop a used Maintenance Cartridge or store it at an angle ink may leak and cause stains The remaining Maintenance Cartridge capacity is recorded on each printer Do not install a used Mainte nance Cartridge in another printer 4 Keep the used Maintenance Cartridge level as you put it in the plastic bag Expel excess air from the plastic bag...

Page 557: ...egulations 6 Keeping the new Maintenance Cartridge level insert it all the way in The printer now initializes the Maintenance Cartridge Important Do not remove the Maintenance Cartridge during initialization immediately after replacing the Mainte nance Cartridge The Maintenance Cartridge may become damaged 7 Close the Maintenance Cartridge Cover Note If you did not perform the operation in Access ...

Page 558: ...the remaining Mainte nance Cartridge capacity and prepare a new Maintenance Cartridge as needed See Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge P 554 When to Replace the Maintenance Cartridge When to Replace the Maintenance Cartridge Replace or prepare to replace the Maintenance Cartridge in the following situations If a message for checking the Maintenance Cartridge is shown on the Display Screen When th...

Page 559: ... full the Message Lamp flashes and a message to replace the Maintenance Cartridge is shown on the Display Screen Printing is disabled and you cannot replace the Printhead or transfer the printer Replace the Maintenance Cartridge with a new one 㻞㻛㻞 Ⴑ3DXVH MaintCart Replace the keeping it level 㻝㻛㻞 Ⴑ3DXVH cartridge full Maintenance iPF685 When to Replace the Maintenance Cartridge User s Guide Mainte...

Page 560: ...e into con tact with electrical components inside the printer there is a risk of fire or electrical shock Important If the Ejection Guide is dirty it may soil the edge of the paper when the paper is cut We recommend cleaning the Ejection Guide even if it does not appear dirty because it may actually be covered with paper dust See Cleaning Inside the Top Cover P 560 4 Plug the power cord into the o...

Page 561: ...tually be covered with paper dust Printing on adhesive paper may leave adhesive on the Platen Paper Retainer or other parts To prevent paper jams we recommend cleaning inside the Top Cover after printing 1 Open the Top Cover 2 If paper dust has accumulated in the Vacuum holes a on the Platen or in the Borderless Printing Ink Grooves b use the Cleaning Brush c provided with the printer to wipe it a...

Page 562: ...thinner If these substances come into con tact with electrical components inside the printer there is a risk of fire or electrical shock Important Do not use a dry cloth to wipe inside the Top Cover This may create a static charge which may attract dust and affect the printing quality Do not touch the Linear Scale a or Carriage Shaft b This may stain your hands and damage the printer Cleaning Insi...

Page 563: ...nd Ejection Guide use a damp cloth that you have wrung out completely to wipe over the Output Tray and along grooves 4 Close the Top Cover iPF685 Cleaning Inside the Top Cover User s Guide Maintenance and Consumables Cleaning the Printer 563 ...

Page 564: ...r part replacement may be necessary when preparing to transfer the printer that is when you execute the printer menu item to prepare for transfer Remove paper 1 Remove the paper Rolls See Removing the Roll from the Printer P 345 Sheets See Removing Sheets P 363 Access the Prep MovePrinter menu 1 If a message instructing you to replace the Maintenance Cartridge is displayed on the Display Screen re...

Page 565: ...must be replaced the message Consumables must be replaced Call for service is shown on the Display Screen and preparation is not possible If this message is displayed press the OK button and contact your Canon dealer for assistance Remove the Ink Tank 1 Open the Ink Tank Cover 2 Pressing the tip of the Ink Tank Lock Lever horizontally lift the Ink Tank Lock Lever to release the lock 3 Holding the ...

Page 566: ...t the ink may leak out 7 When the processing is complete Completed Turn Power Off is displayed Press the Power button to turn the power off Pack the printer 1 Disconnect the power cord and interface cable Important 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 aga...

Page 567: ...If you are using the optional Stand assemble the Stand by referring to the Printer Stand Setup Guide included with the Stand Caution 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 all four of the casters Attempting to move the stand when the casters are not locked poses ...

Page 568: ...other injuries When moving the printer firmly grasp the Carrying Handles The printer may be unsteady if you hold it at other positions which poses a risk of injury from dropping the printer When placing the printer on the Stand lock all four of the casters of the Stand Attempting to place the printer on the Stand while the casters are not locked poses a risk of injury 2 Remove tape and packaging m...

Page 569: ...inter on Instructions are displayed on the Display Screen 6 Open the Ink Tank Cover and install the ink tanks 7 Load the Roll Media on the Roll Holder See Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 338 8 Load the Roll Media in the printer See Loading Rolls in the Printer P 341 iPF685 Reinstalling the Printer User s Guide Maintenance and Consumables Other Maintenance 569 ...

Page 570: ...een of the Control Panel press or to select the Settings Adj tab Note If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button 2 Press the OK button The Set Adj Menu is displayed 3 Press or to select Printer Info and then press the OK button 4 Press or to select System Info and then press the OK button The firmware version is displayed Updating the Firmware To obtain the latest firmware ...

Page 571: ...stments for Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions 572 Problems Regarding Paper 573 Printing does not start 582 The printer stops during a print job 583 Problems with the printing quality 584 Cannot print over a network 590 Installation problems 591 HP GL 2 problems 593 Other problems 595 Error Message 599 Specifications 621 Appendix 625...

Page 572: ...set likewise on the printer See Specifying the Ink Drying Time for Rolls P 350 See Menu Structure P 412 How do I print without borders When printing on rolls you can perform borderless printing by configuring the printer driver when print ing on cut sheets you cannot perform borderless printing See Borderless Printing on Paper of Equivalent Size P 79 See Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals t...

Page 573: ...r film cannot be detected 581 Roll Paper is Continuously Ejected 581 Clearing Jammed Roll Paper Clearing Jammed Roll Paper If paper from a roll becomes jammed Paper jam is shown on the Display Screen of the Control Panel Remove the jammed paper as follows 1 Positioning your hands as shown open the Roll Cov er 2 Cut the loaded roll paper with regular scissors or the like Caution When cutting paper ...

Page 574: ...ide manually away from the jam Important Do not move the Carriage over jammed paper This may damage the Printhead 2 Clear any jammed paper from inside the Top Cover After removing the paper make sure there are no other scraps of paper in the printer 3 Close the Top Cover Clearing Jammed Roll Paper iPF685 User s Guide Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper 574 ...

Page 575: ... paper from the Paper Feed Slot After removing the paper make sure there are no other scraps of paper in the printer If the paper is jammed by the Ejection Guide Remove the jammed paper from the Output Tray After removing the paper make sure there are no other scraps of paper in the printer iPF685 Clearing Jammed Roll Paper User s Guide Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper 575 ...

Page 576: ...creen of the Control Panel Remove the jam med paper as follows 1 Push the Release Lever back 2 Remove the jammed paper If paper is jammed inside the Top Cover 1 Open the Top Cover and move the Carriage to the left or right side manually away from the jam Clearing a Jammed Sheet iPF685 User s Guide Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper 576 ...

Page 577: ...e printer 3 Close the Top Cover Important Do not touch the Linear Scale a or Carriage Shaft b This may stain your hands and damage the printer If the paper is jammed by the Paper Feed Slot Remove the jammed paper from the Paper Feed Slot After removing the paper make sure there are no other scraps of paper in the printer iPF685 Clearing a Jammed Sheet User s Guide Troubleshooting Problems Regardin...

Page 578: ...Lever forward Clearing Jammed Paper Paper Feed Slot Clearing Jammed Paper Paper Feed Slot Follow these steps to remove any scraps left in the Paper Feed Slot after you clear jammed sheets or roll paper 1 Turn the printer off See Turning the Printer On and Off P 17 2 Push the Release Lever back Clearing Jammed Paper Paper Feed Slot iPF685 User s Guide Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper 578 ...

Page 579: ... Feed Slot Push the scrap out toward the Platen 5 Remove the scrap when it is pushed out onto the Platen 6 If any scraps remain inside the paper feed slot repeat steps 4 and 5 7 Holding it at the positions indicated close the Roll Cover iPF685 Clearing Jammed Paper Paper Feed Slot User s Guide Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper 579 ...

Page 580: ...Cutting Mode in the Control Panel menu and use scissors or a cutting tool to cut the roll after printing See Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls P 352 Cut Speed is not configured correctly in the Control Panel menu Change the Cut Speed setting in the Control Panel menu See Menu Structure P 412 During cutting printed documents fall out at an angle In the Control Panel menu set Cutting Mode to E...

Page 581: ...Top Cover and clean the entire Platen See Cleaning Inside the Top Cover P 560 Roll Paper is Continuously Ejected Roll Paper is Continuously Ejected Cause Corrective Action Although sheets are selected as the paper source a roll was ad vanced After roll ejection stops follow these steps to reload the roll 1 Push the Release Lever back 2 Open the Roll Cover 3 Using both hands rotate the Roll Holder ...

Page 582: ...dentified as Printers Scanners or Print Fax in other versions of Mac OS 2 Select the printer and then Resume Printer or Resume in the Printers menu to restart the print job The printer does not respond even if print jobs are sent The printer does not respond even if print jobs are sent Cause Corrective Action In the Control Panel menu Pause Print is On Set Pause Print to Off See Pausing Printing P...

Page 583: ...ve Action The leading edge of the roll paper was cut to straighten it The leading edge of rolls may be cut to straighten it if Trim Edge First is set to a value other than Off in the Control Panel menu See Cutting the Leading Edge of Roll Paper Automatically P 356 The Printhead nozzles are clogged Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and make sure the Printhead is in good condition for printi...

Page 584: ...ide the Top Cover 1 Open the Top Cover and make sure the Carriage is not over the Platen 2 Remove any scraps of paper inside the Top Cover See Clearing Jammed Roll Paper P 573 See Clearing a Jammed Sheet P 576 3 Close the Top Cover The ink was not dry when paper was cut Specify a longer drying period in the Control Panel menu in Paper Details Roll Drying Time See Menu Settings P 418 Printing may b...

Page 585: ...elect the correct type of paper in the Control Panel menu when loading paper See Loading Rolls in the Printer P 341 See Loading Sheets in the Printer P 359 The edges of the paper are dirty The edges of the paper are dirty Cause Corrective Action The Platen has become dirty after bor derless printing or printing on small pa per Open the Top Cover and clean the Platen See Cleaning Inside the Top Cov...

Page 586: ...de the Top Cover P 560 The Platen has become soiled because you have set Width Detection to Off in the Control Panel menu Set Width Detection to On in the Control Panel menu and then open the Top Cover and clean the Platen See Cleaning Inside the Top Cover P 560 Open the Top Cover and clean the Platen After this manually advance the roll onto the Platen before printing See Cleaning Inside the Top ...

Page 587: ...ame type of paper is specified in the printer driver as you have loaded in the printer 1 Press the Stop button and stop printing 2 Change the type of paper in the printer driver and try printing again Colors in printed images are uneven Colors in printed images are uneven Cause Corrective Action Line Drawing Text is selected when printing images in many solid colors In Print Priority in the Advanc...

Page 588: ...ontrol Panel menu set Head Height to a lower height See Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images P 527 The type of paper specified in the print er driver does not match the type loa ded in the printer Load paper of the same type as you have specified in the printer driver See Loading Rolls in the Printer P 341 See Loading Sheets in the Printer P 359 Make sure the same type of paper is spec...

Page 589: ...ties dialog box from Print in the File menu of the source application and follow these steps to print 1 Clear the option Open Preview When Print Job Starts on the Main sheet 2 Clear the option Page Layout on the Layout sheet 3 Click the Special Settings button in the Layout sheet open the Special Settings dia log box and set Fast Graphic Process to Off The type of paper specified in the printer dr...

Page 590: ... manually specifying the communi cation mode in use See Configuring the Communication Mode Manually P 461 Cannot print over a TCP IP network Cannot print over a TCP IP network Cause Corrective Action The printer s IP address is not config ured correctly Make sure the printer s IP address is configured correctly See Configuring the IP Address Using imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility P 463 See Config...

Page 591: ...isplay the Delete Printer window 2 Select the printer in the list and click Delete 3 Click Yes after the Warning message is displayed 4 Make sure that the printer has been removed from the list and then click Exit Removing imagePROGRAF Status Monitor Windows Remove imagePROGRAF Status Monitor as follows Note The following procedure is for Windows 7 The method of removing printer drivers varies dep...

Page 592: ...f the User Account Control dialog box is displayed click Yes 3 Select imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility and then click the Uninstall button Removing Installed Printer Drivers iPF685 User s Guide Troubleshooting Installation problems 592 ...

Page 593: ...e is On in the Control Pan el menu In the Control Panel set Auto Rotate to Off and print again See Menu Settings P 418 The plotter origin is incorrect Set Detect img size to Command priority or Detected size in the Con trol Panel menu See Menu Settings P 418 Oversize in the Control Panel menu is set to Off Set Oversize to On in the Control Panel menu See Menu Settings P 418 Lines are printed too t...

Page 594: ...ect img size to Command priority or Detected size in the Control Panel menu See Menu Settings P 418 Set Conserve Paper to On in the Control Panel menu See Menu Settings P 418 HP GL 2 printing takes a long time HP GL 2 printing takes a long time Cause Corrective Action Large print jobs with a lot of data take longer to print Please wait a while until printing is finished A job was printed when Inpu...

Page 595: ...inter does not go on Cause Corrective Action The printer is unplugged Plug the power cord into the outlet and then turn on the printer The specified voltage is not supplied Check the voltage of the outlet and breaker See Specifications P 622 The printer takes time to start up The printer takes time to start up Cause Corrective Action The printer may have shut down incorrectly last time This may ha...

Page 596: ...inte nance Cartridge that was used to replace the old one Remove the new Maintenance Cartridge you have just installed and insert it again firmly See Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge P 554 The printer consumes a lot of ink The printer consumes a lot of ink Cause Corrective Action Many full page color images are printed In print jobs such as photos images are filled with color This consumes a lo...

Page 597: ...mage the printer Releasing ink level detection 1 On the Display Screen a message indicates that the ink level cannot be detected After checking the message press the button 2 Press or to select Information and then press the OK button 3 A confirmation message is shown on the Display Screen about re leasing ink level detection After checking the message press the button 4 After checking the message...

Page 598: ...9 A confirmation message about updating ink information is shown on the Display Screen After checking the message press the button 10 Press or to select Yes and then press the OK button Ink level detection is now released Ink Level Detection iPF685 User s Guide Troubleshooting Other problems 598 ...

Page 599: ... Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Troubleshooting 571 Error Message Error Messages 600 Messages regarding paper 602 Messages regarding ink 610 Messages regarding printing or adjustment 612 Messages regarding printheads 613 Messages regarding the maintenance cartridge 615 Messages regarding the hard disk 616 Messages regarding HP GL 2 618 Other Messages 619 Specifications 62...

Page 600: ...ware error xxxxxxxx xxxx x represents a letter or number 619 Ink insufficient 610 Ink tank is empty 611 Insert the maintenance cartridge 615 Insufficient paper for job 605 Leading edge detection error 608 Mail box full Delete unwanted data 616 Mail box full Now printing without saving data 616 Mail box nearly full 616 Maint cart The level is low 615 Maintenance cartridge full 615 Maintenance cartr...

Page 601: ...oaded 605 Roll printing is selected 605 Sheet printing is selected 606 The following ink tanks cannot be recognized 611 The mail box is full 616 The paper is too small 603 The paper is too small 603 The roll is empty 606 This paper cannot be used 605 This type of paper is not compatible with HP GL 2 618 Top cover is open 620 Unknown file 620 Wrong ink tank 611 Wrong maintenance cartridge 615 Wrong...

Page 602: ... a test pattern for adjustment use sheets of the same size and type of paper in the required quantity Press or to select Change Paper press the OK button and replace the paper See Loading and Printing on Sheets P 21 The printer now starts printing the test pattern Press or to select Stop Printing and then press the OK button MediaType Mismatch MediaType Mismatch Cause Corrective Action When Detect...

Page 603: ...ss or to select Change Paper and then press the OK button to stop printing 2 Replace the loaded paper to match the settings in the printer driver and try print ing again See Loading and Printing on Rolls P 18 See Loading and Printing on Sheets P 21 When Detect Mismatch in the Control Panel menu is set to Warning paper smaller than the size specified in the printer driver is loa ded You can continu...

Page 604: ... select Change Paper and then press the OK button See Removing the Roll from the Printer P 345 See Removing the Roll Holder from Rolls P 348 2 Replace with paper of the width configured in the printer driver See Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 338 See Loading Rolls in the Printer P 341 The printer now starts printing the print job Make sure the roll width selected in the dialog box displayed ...

Page 605: ... paper cannot be used This paper cannot be used Cause Corrective Action Paper smaller than the printer s minimum supported size has been loaded Push the Release Lever back and load paper of the correct size See Paper Sizes P 328 Paper has been loaded that is too small to print the test pattern for printhead adjustment or nozzle check ing Push the Release Lever back and load unused paper of A4 size...

Page 606: ...this is placing a burden on the printer It may be helpful to change the printing mode which will change the paper feed timing Choose a higher level of Print Quality in the Advanced Settings of the printer driver See Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing P 54 Sheet printing is selected Sheet printing is selected Cause Corrective Action You have attempted to print on...

Page 607: ...the roll remove the Roll Holder from the printer push the roll firmly in until it touches the Roll Holder flange and reload the Roll Holder in the print er See Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 338 Follow these step to reload a sheet 1 Push the Release Lever back 2 Pull out the sheet 3 Pull the Release Lever forward 4 Reload the sheet aligning it with the guide on the right See Loading Sheets i...

Page 608: ...he page on which the error occurred You are not using the printer under the recommended environmental conditions for the paper Use the printer only where the recommended environmental conditions for the paper are met Note that various environmental conditions are recommended for various types of paper For details on the recommended environmental conditions for paper see Paper Reference Guide See D...

Page 609: ...the supported width for borderless printing Use each type of paper only where the recommended environmental conditions are met For details on environmental conditions for various paper see the Paper Reference Guide See Displaying the Paper Reference Guide P 331 Paper position not suitable for borderless printing Paper position not suitable for borderless printing Cause Corrective Action Because pa...

Page 610: ...lace the Ink Tank for the color that does not have enough ink See Replacing Ink Tanks P 538 No ink left No ink left Cause Corrective Action There is no ink left There are no ink colors with displayed above the remaining ink indicator Press the OK button open the Ink Tank Cover and replace the Ink Tank for the color that is out of ink See Replacing Ink Tanks P 538 Remaining level of the ink cannot ...

Page 611: ...n the printer Load the Ink Tank See Replacing Ink Tanks P 538 There is a problem with the Ink Tank Replace it with a new Ink Tank See Replacing Ink Tanks P 538 The following ink tanks cannot be recognized The following ink tanks cannot be recognized Cause Corrective Action An Ink Tank that is incompatible with the printer is loaded Load an Ink Tank that is compatible with the printer See Replacing...

Page 612: ...logging P 546 3 Clean the Printhead if the nozzles are clogged See Cleaning the Printhead P 547 4 Execute Adj Quality again See Automatic Banding Adjustment P 530 Highly transparent film is loaded that cannot be used for automatic feed amount adjustment Press the OK button to clear the error and then adjust the feed amount manually See Manual Banding Adjustment P 531 Check printed document Check p...

Page 613: ...n execute Head Posi Adj again 1 Press the OK button to clear the error 2 Use Head Inc Adj to adjust the angle of inclination of the Printhead See Adjusting Line Misalignment P 525 3 Execute Head Posi Adj again See Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors P 522 Wrong printhead Wrong printhead Cause Corrective Action An incompatible Printhead has been installed Open the Top Cover and repl...

Page 614: ...op Printing 2 Clean the Printhead See Cleaning the Printhead P 547 If the message is still displayed when printing replace the Printhead See Replacing the Printhead P 548 Press or to select Print and then press the OK button to resume printing However note that this error may affect the printing quality Execute printhead cleaning iPF685 User s Guide Error Message Messages regarding printheads 614 ...

Page 615: ...ull You can continue to print but prepare a new Maintenance Cartridge to use when the message for replacement is displayed No Maintenance Cartridge capacity No Maintenance Cartridge capacity Cause Corrective Action The Maintenance Cartridge cannot absorb enough ink for Printhead cleaning or other oper ation After confirming that the printer has stopped operating replace the Maintenance Cartridge S...

Page 616: ...leting Saved Jobs P 496 Mail box full Now printing without saving data Mail box full Now printing without saving data Cause Corrective Action No more space is available on the printer s hard disk so jobs are now printed without saving them Print jobs can no longer be saved on the hard disk After printing this message is cleared Delete unneeded jobs stored in personal boxes See Deleting Saved Jobs ...

Page 617: ...Cause Corrective Action 100 jobs are stored in the Personal Box See Deleting Saved Jobs P 496 iPF685 Mail box full Delete unwanted data User s Guide Error Message Messages regarding the hard disk 617 ...

Page 618: ...lity GL2 Wxxxx The memory is full xxxx is 0501 0903 or 0904 GL2 Wxxxx The memory is full xxxx is 0501 0903 or 0904 Cause Corrective Action The printer memory is full Because the entire print job could not be received the printer may not be able to print the entire original Check the printing results In the Control Panel menu setting On the Fly to On may enable printing However check the printing r...

Page 619: ...rror xxxxxxxx xxxx x represents a letter or number Cause Corrective Action The last portion of roll paper was used during a print job The paper was not advanced because the trailing edge is taped to the roll Turn off the printer and remove the roll from the printer before restoring power Fastening tape or the Belt Stopper has not been removed inside the Top Cover Turn off the printer open the Top ...

Page 620: ...mation is in the wrong format Check the data Turn off the printer and wait a while before restoring power and then resend the data You have uploaded firmware for a different model Check the firmware version Turn off the printer and wait a while before re storing power and then resend the firmware If the message is displayed again contact your Canon dealer for assistance Multi sensor error Multi se...

Page 621: ... 249 Handling and Use of Paper 327 Control Panel 399 Printer Parts 435 Network Setting 447 Print Job Management 467 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Troubleshooting 571 Error Message 599 Specifications Printer Specifications 622 Appendix 625 imagePROGRAF Specifications 621 ...

Page 622: ...es not include Printhead and Ink Tank Approx 56 9 kg 125 4lb Space for installation W D H Printer only 1 397 1 367 807 mm 55 0 53 8 31 8 in Printer and Stand 1 397 1 700 1 362 mm 55 0 66 9 53 6 in Related standards International Energy Star Program Law on Promoting Green Purchasing GPN Japan Eco Mark Japan RoHS 1 The printer uses a trace amount of power even when turned off To stop all power consu...

Page 623: ...0 mm 63 0 in Thickness Rolls 0 07 0 8 mm 0 0028 0 031 in Sheets 0 07 0 8 mm 0 0028 0 031 in Roll maximum outer diameter 150 mm 6 in or shorter Supported paper core inner diameter 2 inches 3 inches Print area For details see Print Area P 623 1 Varies depending on the operating system or application Roll Holder Set Roll Holder Set RH2 26 Stand Printer Stand ST 27 Stand 1 Printer Stand ST 27 1 The st...

Page 624: ...right sides is required Recommended Print Area A margin of 20 mm 0 79 in on top 23 mm 0 91 in on bottom and 5 mm 0 20 in on left and right sides is required Rolls Printable Area A margin of 3 mm 0 12 in on all sides is required During borderless printing the margin on all sides is 0 mm For information on paper compatible with borderless printing see the Paper Reference Guide See Types of Paper P 3...

Page 625: ...f Paper 327 Control Panel 399 Printer Parts 435 Network Setting 447 Print Job Management 467 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 521 Maintenance and Consumables 537 Troubleshooting 571 Error Message 599 Specifications 621 Appendix Safety Precautions 626 Manuals for this printer 630 Disposal of the product 632 imagePROGRAF Appendix 625 ...

Page 626: ...nter or cause malfunction Power Supply Warning Never handle the power cable with wet hands Doing so may cause electrical shock Insert the power cable securely and completely into the power source If the power cable is not inserted complete ly this could cause a fire or electrical shock Do not use any power cable other than the one provided This could cause a fire or electrical shock Never use the ...

Page 627: ...und the printer Moving the Printer Caution Moving the printer requires at least three people holding it on both sides and from behind Be careful to avoid back strain and other injuries When moving the printer firmly grasp the Carrying Handles under each side and in back The printer may be unsteady if you hold it at other positions which poses a risk of injury from dropping the printer Printhead In...

Page 628: ...ion system in the room We recommend ensuring ample space for installation Legal Notices Legal Notices FCC Regulations U S A Canon Large Format Printer iPF685 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may c...

Page 629: ... tries Excel Internet Explorer and PowerPoint are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries Mac Mac OS Bonjour Safari and OS X are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other coun tries Adobe RGB a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated is color space proposed by Adobe Systems Incor porated Copyright Unauthorized reproduction of thi...

Page 630: ...nd explanations on restric tions or precautions in use Warning Indicates warning items for which operating error poses a risk of death or serious injury To ensure safe use always follow these warnings Caution Indicates caution items for which operating error poses a risk of injury To ensure safe use always follow these cautions Important Indicates important information and restrictions that defini...

Page 631: ...p Figures and software screens Figures in this user manual may be different from the actual appearance of the printer in some cases Screens depicted in this user manual for the printer driver or other software may be different from the ac tual screens because of subsequent updates May we request The information in this user manual is subject to change without notice We strive to ensure accuracy of...

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Page 641: ...15 Menu Operations 408 409 Menu Structure 412 N Navigate 406 Nozzle 546 O Orientation 133 134 135 228 238 Output Method 163 Oversize 70 P Page Setup Pane 265 Page Setup Sheet 161 Paper Feed Slot 578 580 Personal Box 505 508 PosterArtist 38 Power 229 231 232 234 236 237 238 Preparing to Transfer the Printer 564 Print Job Log 480 481 Printer Driver Settings 142 250 Printer Hard Disk Operations 441 P...

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