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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.

(See "

Loading Rolls in the Printer

Loading Sheets in the Printer

.")

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

Press the

Stop

button and stop printing.

Change the type of paper in the printer driver and try printing again.

Paper has been loaded incorrectly,
causing it to wrinkle.

Reload the paper.

(See "

Loading Rolls in the Printer

Loading Sheets in the Printer

.")

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P.369

The Printhead is set too low in the
Control Panel menu.

In the Control Panel menu, set

Head Height

Automatic

(See "

Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images

.")

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You are printing on heavyweight pa-
per or paper that curls or wrinkles
easily after absorbing ink.

For paper-based media such as Heavyweight Coated Paper, set the

VacuumStrngth

Strong

Strongest

in the Control Panel menu. If the paper still rubs against the printhead,

set the

Head Height

in the Control Panel menu to a higher value than the current setting.

(See "

Adjusting the Vacuum Strength

Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images

.")

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P.556

For film-based media such as Tracing Paper, set the

VacuumStrngth

Standard

Strong

Strongest

in the Control Panel menu. If the paper still rubs against the printhead, set the

Head Height

in the Control Panel menu to a higher value than the current setting.

(See "

Adjusting the Vacuum Strength

Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images

.")

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P.556

When printing on paper 0.1 mm (0.004 in) thick or less, choose a

VacuumStrngth

setting of

Weakest

in the Control Panel menu. If rubbing still occurs, in the Control Panel menu, use a

higher

Head Height

setting.

(See "

Adjusting the Vacuum Strength

Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images

.")

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P.556

When you have loaded paper, the
paper you have loaded does not
match the type selected on the Con-
trol Panel.

Be sure to select the correct type of paper in the Control Panel menu when loading paper.

(See "

Loading Rolls in the Printer

Loading Sheets in the Printer

.")

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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 Cover

.")

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P.591

The type of paper as specified on the
printer does not match the type speci-
fied in the printer driver.

Make sure the same type of paper is specified on the printer as in the printer driver.

(See "

Changing the Type of Paper

.")

➔

P.350

Make sure the same paper type is specified in the printer driver as on the printer.

Press the

Stop

button and stop printing.

Change the type of paper in the printer driver and try printing again.

The paper is wrinkled or warped.

Straighten out the wrinkles or curls and reload the paper. Do not use paper that has been
printed on previously.

(See "

Loading Rolls in the Printer

Loading Sheets in the Printer

.")

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P.369

A cut line is printed because

CutDus-

tReduct.

in the Control Panel

menu to reduce cutting dust.

If this function is not needed, set

CutDustReduct.

Off

in the Control Panel menu.

The Printhead is set too low in the
Control Panel menu.

In the Control Panel menu, set

Head Height

Automatic

(See "

Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images

.")

➔

P.556

Paper rubs against the Printhead

iPF840

User's Guide

Troubleshooting

Problems with the printing quality

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Summary of Contents for imagePROGRAFi iPF840 series

Page 1: ...out 199 Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 221 Print Plug In for Office 230 and so on Mac OS Software 267 Printer Driver 268 Preview 286 Free Layout 307 and so on Handling and Use of Paper 331 Control Panel 425 Printer Parts 463 Network Setting 475 Print Job Management 495 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Consumables 565 Troubleshooting 603 Error Message 635 Specifications ...

Page 2: ...dows 32 Printing by Automatically Switching Between Upper and Lower Roll Paper Mac OS 37 Roll Paper Switching Method 39 Printing Photos and Office Documents 43 Printing Photos and Images 43 Printing Photos and Images Windows 43 Printing Photos and Images Mac OS 45 Printing Office Documents 47 Printing Office Documents Windows 47 Printing Office Documents Mac OS 48 Using PosterArtist to Compose Ori...

Page 3: ...Horizontal Banners Large Format Printing Mac OS 105 Printing on Non Standard Paper Sizes 108 Printing on Non Standard Paper Sizes Windows 108 Printing on Non Standard Paper Sizes Mac OS 111 Tiling and multiple pages per sheet 114 Printing Multiple Originals Next to Each Other 114 Printing Multiple Originals Next to Each Other Windows 115 Printing Multiple Originals Next to Each Other Mac OS 117 Pr...

Page 4: ...e Printer Driver Dialog Box from the Operating System Menu 165 Main Sheet 166 Paper Information on Printer Dialog Box 170 Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box 170 View Settings Dialog Box for the Printing Application 172 Color Adjustment Sheet Color 172 Object Adjustment Dialog box Color 173 Matching Sheet 174 Color Adjustment Sheet Monochrome 176 Object Adjustment Dialog box Monochrome 177 Page Set...

Page 5: ...rs 228 Printing Enlargements of Scanned Originals from a Color imageRUNNER 229 Print Plug In for Office 230 Print Plug In for Officefeatures 230 Steps to install 230 Steps to uninstall 233 When Print Plug In for Office is not displayed 233 To start from Microsoft Word 236 Print Matching Roll Width Word 238 Borderless Printing Word 240 Multi Page Printing Word 242 Register the settings Word 243 Pri...

Page 6: ...01 Zoom Dialog Box 301 Go to Page Dialog Box 302 Print with No Borders 302 Print on the Center 303 Not Print Spaces at the Top Bottom 303 Print Page Rotated 90 Degrees 304 Display with Fitting to the Width of the Paper 304 Display with All 304 Display with Actual Size 305 Moving a Page 305 Free Layout 307 The Features of Free Layout 307 Starting Free Layout 307 Free Layout Main Window 308 Paper Se...

Page 7: ...Reducing Dust from Cutting Rolls 367 Roll Holder Set 368 Automatic Roll Switching 368 Handling sheets 369 Loading Sheets in the Printer 369 Printing From a Desired Starting Point 371 Removing Sheets 373 Output Stacker 375 Wheeled Output Stacker 375 Using the Wheeled Output Stacker 375 Media Configuration Tool Windows 378 The Features of Media Configuration Tool 378 Installation Procedures 378 Upda...

Page 8: ...9 Setting Control panel access lock 461 Printer Parts Printer Parts 463 Printer parts 464 Front 464 Back 466 Top Cover Inside 467 Carriage 468 Ink Tank Cover Inside 468 Hard Disk 470 Printer Hard Disk Operations 470 Checking the Free Hard Disk Space 471 Erasing Data on the Printer s Hard Disk 472 Optional accessories 474 Network Setting Network Setting 475 Network Environment 476 Network Environme...

Page 9: ...nager 505 Setting the Unit Cost for Ink 506 Setting the Unit Cost for Paper 507 Setting the Unit Cost for Items Other Than Ink and Paper 508 Configuring Units and Display Settings in Accounting Manager 509 Automatically Acquiring Print Job Logs at Regular Intervals 509 Canceling Regular Print Job Log Acquisition 510 Switching Between Displaying Jobs on Printer and Regularly Acquired Jobs 510 Expor...

Page 10: ...6 Checking Ink Tank Levels 575 When to Replace Ink Tanks 575 Printheads 577 Printhead 577 Checking for Nozzle Clogging 577 Cleaning the Printhead 578 Replacing the Printhead 579 Maintenance Cartridge 585 Maintenance Cartridge 585 Replacing the Maintenance Cartridge 585 Checking the Remaining Maintenance Cartridge Capacity 589 When to Replace the Maintenance Cartridge 590 Cleaning the Printer 591 C...

Page 11: ...ickness is not uniform 625 Lines are misaligned 625 Cannot print over a network 626 Cannot connect the printer to the network 626 Cannot print over a TCP IP network 626 Cannot print over a Bonjour network 626 Installation problems 627 Removing Installed Printer Drivers 627 HP GL 2 problems 628 With HP GL 2 printing is misaligned 628 Lines or images are missing in printed HP GL 2 jobs 628 Lines are...

Page 12: ...7 Ink insufficient 647 No ink left 647 Remaining level of the ink cannot be correctly detected Check ink tank 647 Close Ink Tank Cover 647 Ink tank is empty 647 Not much ink is left 648 No ink tank loaded 648 The following ink tanks cannot be recognized 648 Wrong ink tank 648 Messages regarding printing or adjustment 649 Cannot print as specified 649 Borderless printng not possible Paper stretched...

Page 13: ... Messages 655 GARO Wxxxx x represents a number 655 ERROR Exxx xxxx x represents a letter or number 655 Hardware error xxxxxxxx xxxx x represents a letter or number 655 Top cover is open 655 Prepare for parts replacement 656 Parts replacement time has passed 656 Unknown file 656 Multi sensor error 656 Specifications Specifications 657 Printer Specifications 658 Specifications 658 Print Area 659 App...

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Page 15: ...29 Windows Software 157 Mac OS Software 267 Handling and Use of Paper 331 Control Panel 425 Printer Parts 463 Network Setting 475 Print Job Management 495 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Consumables 565 Troubleshooting 603 Error Message 635 Specifications 657 Appendix 661 imagePROGRAF Basic Printing Workflow 15 ...

Page 16: ...liar applications such as Microsoft Office applications See Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners Large Format Printing P 101 Borderless printing Print without a margin border around posters or photos See Borderless Printing on Paper of Equivalent Size P 92 See Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width P 95 See Borderless Printing at Actual Size P 87 Banner printing You can...

Page 17: ...he sheet between the Platen and the Paper Retainer Enlarged reduced printing You can freely adjust the size of originals by enlarging or reducing originals before printing See Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size P 72 See Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value P 78 Free Layout Windows and imagePROGRAF Free Layout Mac OS Print multiple documents from multiple applications such as word...

Page 18: ...r off Important Never disconnect the printer s power supply or unplug it during a print job This may damage the printer 1 Make sure no print jobs are in progress If the Message Lamp is flashing check the message on the Display Screen and take action as necessary See Er ror Messages P 636 If the Data Lamp is flashing the printer is receiving a print job Turn off the printer only after printing is f...

Page 19: ... P 358 Once you have used all the paper on a roll clean the platen If the Platen inside the Top Cover becomes dirty it may soil the underside of paper See Cleaning Inside the Top Cover P 591 1 Turn the printer on See Turning the Printer On and Off P 17 2 Load the roll on the Roll Holder See Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 342 3 Load the roll in the printer See Loading Rolls in the Printer P 3...

Page 20: ...code has been printed on the roll and you have set ManageRemainRoll to On specify the roll length after the type of paper See Specifying the Paper Length P 352 5 Complete settings in the printer driver for the type of paper and other details Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver Windows P 160 Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver Mac OS P 269 6 Send the print job Printing in Windows P 22 Loading...

Page 21: ...332 Borderless printing is not supported on sheets For the features and the main printing methods available for sheet printing see Printing Options Using Rolls and Sheets P 16 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 160 Specifying Paper in the Pri...

Page 22: ...e 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 Printer Settings for many printing methods including enlarged or reduced printing borderless printing and so on are dis played in the printer driver dialog box There are two ways to access the printer driver dialog box...

Page 23: ...software 1 In the application software select Print from the File menu to display the dialog box for printing conditions Note This dialog box includes basic printing options and enables you to choose the printer specify the range of pages number of copies and so on 2 Select the printer in the Printer list 3 Click Print to start printing As shown in the following illustration you can switch to othe...

Page 24: ...n 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 Rose Wine Rose Wine The Printer does not print If you press the Stop button during printing Pressing the Stop button during printing will display a confirmation message To cancel the print...

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: ... or at other non standard sizes 101 Tiling and multiple pages per sheet 114 Centering originals 128 Conserving roll paper 137 Checking Images Before Printing 145 Other useful settings 146 Windows Software 157 Mac OS Software 267 Handling and Use of Paper 331 Control Panel 425 Printer Parts 463 Network Setting 475 Print Job Management 495 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Con...

Page 30: ... Paper 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 th...

Page 31: ...e Loading Roll Paper in the Printer Depending on the Purpose When performing double roll switching load the roll paper in the upper and lower printer rolls in one of the following ways depending on the purpose When continuously printing large quantities of the same document etc Load roll paper of the same width and same type in the upper and lower rolls Printing is performed by automatically switc...

Page 32: ...ia and size specified in the print job For details refer to the following topics depending on the operating system you are using Printing by Automatically Switching Between Upper and Lower Roll Paper Windows P 32 Printing by Automatically Switching Between Upper and Lower Roll Paper Mac OS P 37 Printing by Automatically Switching Between Upper and Lower Roll Paper Windows Printing by Automatically...

Page 33: ...nter driver dialog box See Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications P 164 4 Make sure the Main sheet is displayed 5 Click the type of media to use for printing from the AMedia Type list Note Always specify the media type of the roll paper that is loaded in the printer 6 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet 7 In the APage Size list select and click the size of t...

Page 34: ...ent printing is performed on the roll paper that matches the media type specified in the print job If both the width and media type of the roll paper loaded in the upper and lower rolls are different when using the function for rotating the document by 90 degrees you should correctly set the combination of roll paper width and media type for any one of the rolls loaded in the printer 10 Confirm th...

Page 35: ...342 2 Click start Devices and Printers 3 Right click the icon of this printer and choose Printer Properties to open the printer properties window 4 Click the Device Settings tab to display the Device Settings sheet 5 Select the AAutomatically switch paper sources paper size priority check box 6 Click CAcquire Status The paper size information is acquired from the printer and the width of the roll ...

Page 36: ...ed in the printer 12 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet 13 In the APage Size list select and click the size of the original as specified in the application 14 Click to select Roll Paper Auto from the LPaper Source list 15 Select the KRotate Page 90 degrees Conserve Paper check box as necessary 16 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming prin...

Page 37: ...omatically Switching Between Upper and Lower Roll Paper Mac OS OS This section describes how to print by automatically switching between roll paper 1 and roll paper 2 depending on the print job Important If you set Set Adj Menu System Setup Roll Switching to No RollSwitching in the control panel printing may be performed on the unintended roll paper It is recommended that you set this setting to U...

Page 38: ...s the Main pane 8 Select the type of media to use for printing from the AMedia Type list Note Always specify the media type of the roll paper that is loaded in the printer 9 Access the Page Setup pane 10 Click to select Roll Paper Auto from the APaper Source list Printing by Automatically Switching Between Upper and Lower Roll Paper Mac OS iPF840 User s Guide Enhanced Printing Options Using double...

Page 39: ...Switching Method This section describes how the printer switches between roll paper 1 and roll paper 2 depending on the case Refer to this as necessary such as when the printing is not as you expected When Roll Paper Auto is selected from the Paper Source list in the printer driver the more suitable roll paper loaded in the upper or lower roll of the printer is automatically selected depending on ...

Page 40: ...d for borderless printing Go to Condition 5 Condition 5 Does the roll paper width specified in the print job match the width of roll paper loaded in the printer Only for borderless printing or enlarged reduced printing Only either roll paper 1 or roll paper 2 is roll paper of the width specified in the print job The roll paper with the matched roll paper width is selected Neither roll paper 1 nor ...

Page 41: ...ollSwitching The roll paper currently fed to the platen is se lected 1 Set to Use Optimal Size Go to Condition 4 Condition 4 Borderless printing is specified in the print job if not specified go to Condition 5 Only either roll paper 1 or roll paper 2 is paper that can be used for bor derless printing The roll paper that can be used for borderless printing is selected Neither roll paper 1 nor roll ...

Page 42: ... roll paper 2 dif ferent The roll paper widths are different The roll paper with the smaller difference be tween the paper size width and the width specified in the print job is selected The roll paper width is the same The roll paper currently fed to the platen is se lected 1 1 In the following case neither roll paper 1 nor roll paper 2 is fed to the platen In this case roll paper 1 is selected W...

Page 43: ...nt Target 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 66 For instructions on printing photos and images refer to the following topics as appropriate for ...

Page 44: ...ation by using the Media Configuration Tool For details see Media Configuration Tool Win dows P 378 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 th...

Page 45: ...r 170gsm Roll paper width 10 inches 254 0 mm 1 Choose Page Setup from the application menu to display the Page Attributes dialog box Note Page Setup might not be displayed in the menu de pending on the OS you are using and the applica tion software In this case select Print from the menu in the appli cation software and configure the settings in the up per part of the printer driver screen that is...

Page 46: ... the Media Configuration Tool For details see Media Configuration Tool Mac OS P 400 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 43 You can check the settings values selected in the EPrint Target list by clicking GView set 9 Make your selecti...

Page 47: ... 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 66 Printing Office Documents Windows Printing Office Documents Windows This topic describes how to print office documents based on the following e...

Page 48: ...t 9 Specify additional printing conditions For details on available printing conditions see Printer Driver Settings P 158 10 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 161 Printing Office Documents Mac OS Printing Office Documents Mac OS This topic describes how to print office documents based on the following example ...

Page 49: ... list 3 In the CPaper Size list click the size of the original In this case click ISO A4 Cut Sheet 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 Office Document in the EPrint Target list Note Yo...

Page 50: ...You 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 o...

Page 51: ...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 iPF840 Usin...

Page 52: ...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 Monochrom...

Page 53: ...r your operat ing system Printing Line Drawings and Text Windows P 53 Printing Line Drawings and Text Mac OS P 54 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 A2 A3 ro...

Page 54: ...tings P 158 11 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 161 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 5 in Paper Roll Paper type Plain Paper Roll ...

Page 55: ...ick 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 Line Drawing or CAD Monochrome Line Drawing in the EPrint Target list Note You can check the settings values selected in the EP...

Page 56: ...r 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 instal led it will be insta...

Page 57: ...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 emulating Canon iPF750 iPF755 iPF650 iPF655 iPF760 iPF765 C...

Page 58: ...omplete color settings when Color CAD is selected 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 This section describes the procedure in Windows 7 1 Click start Devices and Printers 2 Right click the icon of this printer and choose Printer Properties to open the printer properties window 3 Click the Device S...

Page 59: ...s Language with Raster Operations HP GL 2 is an abbreviation of Hewlett Packard 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 emulatio...

Page 60: ...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 61: ...r matching 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 fo...

Page 62: ...e the Main sheet is displayed 4 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded 5 Click 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 Fine Tuning Colors of Photos and Images Windows iPF840 User s Guide Enhanced Printing Options Adjusting Images 62 ...

Page 63: ...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 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...

Page 64: ... pending on the OS you are using and the applica tion software In this case select Print from the menu in the appli cation software and configure the settings in the up per part of the printer driver screen that is displayed 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 Ac...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...52 Printing Office Documents P 47 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 67: ... 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 68: ...lor settings before printing refer to the following topics as appropriate for your operating system Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions Windows P 68 Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions Mac OS P 70 Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions Windows Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions Windows You can specify your own print settings instead of usin...

Page 69: ...Settings Note For instructions on adjusting color see Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver P 60 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 161 iPF840 Ch...

Page 70: ...pending on the OS you are using and the applica tion software In this case select Print from the menu in the appli cation software and configure the settings in the up per part of the printer driver screen that is displayed 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 In the application menu choose Print 6 Acc...

Page 71: ...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 60 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 270 iPF840 Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditio...

Page 72: ... 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 72 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 73: ...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 74: ... as desired Resizing 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 men...

Page 75: ...et 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 In 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 iPF840 Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width Windows User s Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing enlargements or reductions 75 ...

Page 76: ...ettings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 161 Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width Mac OS Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width Mac OS 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 8 3 11 7 in Paper Roll paper Pap...

Page 77: ...mat 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 selection in the EPrint Target list 9 Make your selection in the FPrint Quality list iPF840 Resizing Origi...

Page 78: ...ue Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value You can freely adjust the size of originals by enlarging or reducing them 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 appropr...

Page 79: ...3 11 7 in Paper Roll paper Paper type Plain Paper Roll paper width A2 A3 roll 420 0 mm 16 5 in Important In borderless printing you cannot resize originals by entering a scaling value 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 164 3 Make sure the Main sh...

Page 80: ...and right edges 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 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 161 R...

Page 81: ...he menu in the appli cation software and configure the settings in the up per part of the printer driver screen that is displayed 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 th...

Page 82: ...largement that exceeds the paper size but in this 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...

Page 83: ...ons 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 and 28 mm ...

Page 84: ...d then display the printer driver dialog box See Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications P 164 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 Opti...

Page 85: ... Paper Roll paper Paper type Plain Paper Roll paper width A2 A3 roll 420 0 mm 16 5 in 1 Choose Page Setup from the application menu to display the Page Attributes dialog box Note Page Setup might not be displayed in the menu de pending on the OS you are using and the applica tion software In this case select Print from the menu in the appli cation software and configure the settings in the up per ...

Page 86: ...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 270 Printing at Full Size Mac OS iPF840 User s Guide Enhanced Prin...

Page 87: ...n the periph 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 print...

Page 88: ...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 89: ...th list in this case click 10 in Roll 254 0mm 12 Click OK to close the Information dialog box 13 In CBorderless Printing Method click FPrint Image with Actual Size 14 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 161 Borderless Printing at Actual Size Mac OS Borderless Printing at Actual Size Mac OS This topic describes h...

Page 90: ...lay the Page Attributes dialog box Note Page Setup might not be displayed in the menu de pending on the OS you are using and the applica tion software In this case select Print from the menu in the appli cation software and configure the settings in the up per part of the printer driver screen that is displayed 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 In the CPaper Size list choose a paper s...

Page 91: ... is cut depending 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 MPri...

Page 92: ... 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 93: ... 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 the paper...

Page 94: ...rfaces 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 ...

Page 95: ...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 335 Although it normally prints borderless on the top bottom left and right 4 ed...

Page 96: ...and other documents to match the roll paper width refer to the following topics as appropriate for your operating system Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width Windows P 96 Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width Mac OS P 98 Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width Windows Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the R...

Page 97: ... 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 98: ...s 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 printed without borders on the left and right sides...

Page 99: ...kes up the entire space of the paper size 6 Choose Print in the application menu 7 Access the Main pane 8 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded In this case click Canon Glossy Photo Paper 170gsm 9 Select the print target in the EPrint Target list Important When you are using paper that takes longer for ink to adhere for borderless printing and the Cutter Unit touches prin...

Page 100: ...Select the DEnlarged Reduced Printing check box 14 Select FFit Roll Paper Width 15 Select the HBorderless Printing check box 16 Confirm the print settings and then click MPrint to start printing Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 270 Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width Mac OS iPF840 User s Guide Enhanced Printing Options Borderles...

Page 101: ...Fit Roll 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 r...

Page 102: ...ize you then can select it 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...

Page 103: ...ed as the printer to use In 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...

Page 104: ...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 161 Printing Vertical or Horizon...

Page 105: ...riginal designed for a horizontal banner Page Size Non standard 100 500 mm 3 9 19 7 in Paper Roll Paper type Plain Paper 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 ...

Page 106: ...0 in Width and 500 in Height Here measurements are entered in millimeters 7 Specify the margins by entering 3 in Non 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 lan...

Page 107: ...ge 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 iPF840 Printing Vertical or Horizontal Banners Large Format Printing Mac OS User s Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing banners o...

Page 108: ...er 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 the set...

Page 109: ...0 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 Cut Sheet in the LPaper Sourc...

Page 110: ...16 9 16 9 in 1 Load the square paper 430 430 mm 16 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 164 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 D...

Page 111: ... registered in the printer driver with 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 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 She...

Page 112: ...llimeters 8 Double click Untitled in the list at left in the Custom Paper Sizes dialog box and enter the paper name in this case 430 430 9 Click OK to close the Custom Paper Sizes dialog box 10 In the FPaper 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 ...

Page 113: ...tion in the FPrint Quality list 16 Access the Page Setup pane 17 Click Cut Sheet in the APaper Source list 18 Confirm the print settings and then click MPrint to start printing Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 270 iPF840 Printing on Non Standard Paper Sizes Mac OS User s Guide Enhanced Printing Options Printing banners or at other non standard sizes 113 ...

Page 114: ...in Sections 126 Printing Large Posters Windows 126 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 115: ...er Mac OS P 117 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 116: ...t window as desired Note Without closing the imagePROGRAF Free Layout window repeat steps 1 7 to arrange originals from multiple applications 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 199 Printing Multiple...

Page 117: ...t and rearrange the image in the Canon imagePROGRAF Free Layout window as desired Note Without closing the Canon imagePROGRAF Free Layout window repeat steps 1 to 4 to arrange origi nals from multiple applications 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 d...

Page 118: ...inting Multiple Pages Continuously Mac OS P 120 Printing Multiple Pages Continuously Windows Printing Multiple Pages Continuously Windows 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...

Page 119: ...LPaper Source list 7 Click NRoll Paper Options to display the Roll Paper Op tions dialog box 8 Select the BBanner Printing check box 9 Click OK 10 Confirm the print settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 161 iPF840 Printing Multiple Pages Continuously Windows User s Guide Enhanced Printing Options Tiling and multiple pages per sheet...

Page 120: ...tion menu to display the Page Attributes dialog box Note Page Setup might not be displayed in the menu de pending on the OS you are using and the applica tion software In this case select Print from the menu in the appli cation software and configure the settings in the up per part of the printer driver screen that is displayed 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 Choose the original siz...

Page 121: ...Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 270 Printing Multiple Pages Per Sheet Printing Multiple Pages Per Sheet To conserve paper you can print several pages of the original on a single sheet by reducing the original and divid ing the sheet 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 mul...

Page 122: ...ultiple Pages Per Sheet Windows This topic describes how to print four pages of originals together on a single sheet based on the following example Document Any Type Page size A3 297 0 420 0 mm 11 7 16 5 in Paper Roll Paper type Plain Paper Roll paper width A2 A3 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 dia...

Page 123: ...ck 4 Pages Sheet in the APage Layout list Note You can select the layout order for placing four pages on a sheet and a frame border in the Page Layout Printing dialog box by clicking BSet If you select a pattern to print borders the size of the images are 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 set...

Page 124: ...ing and the applica tion software In this case select Print from the menu in the appli cation software and configure the settings in the up per part of the printer driver screen that is displayed 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...

Page 125: ...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 270 iPF840 Printing Multiple Pages Per Sheet Mac OS User s Guide Enhanced Prin...

Page 126: ...Windows Printing Large Posters 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 Pa...

Page 127: ...box 11 Click Poster 2 x 2 in the APage 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 de...

Page 128: ...tructions on centering originals when printing on roll paper refer to the following topics as appropriate for your operating system Printing Originals Centered on Rolls Windows P 128 Printing Originals Centered on Rolls Mac OS P 130 Printing Originals Centered on Rolls Windows Printing Originals Centered on Rolls Windows This topic describes how to center originals before printing on rolls based o...

Page 129: ...the Page Setup sheet 7 In 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 iPF840 Printing Originals Centered on Rolls Windows User s Guide Enhanced Printing Op...

Page 130: ... A4 210 0 297 0 mm 8 3 11 7 in Paper Roll paper Paper type Plain 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 Page Setup might not be displayed in the menu de pending on the OS you are using and the applica tion software In this case select Print from the menu in the appli cation software and configu...

Page 131: ...Paper 8 Make your selection in the EPrint Target list 9 Make your selection in the FPrint Quality list 10 Access the Page 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 A3 A4 297 0mm is selected 13 Select the JPrint Centered check box iPF840 Printing Originals Centered on Rolls Mac O...

Page 132: ...riginals when printing on cut sheets refer to the following topics as appropriate for your operating system Printing Originals Centered on Sheets Windows P 132 Printing Originals Centered on Sheets Mac OS P 134 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 T...

Page 133: ...the Page Setup sheet 7 In the APage Size list click the size of the original as specified in the application In this case click ISO A4 8 Select the CEnlarged Reduced Printing check box 9 Click Match Page Size in the GPaper Size list 10 Click FScaling and enter 50 11 Click Cut Sheet in the LPaper Source list iPF840 Printing Originals Centered on Sheets Windows User s Guide Enhanced Printing Options...

Page 134: ...c describes how to center originals for printing on sheets based on the following example Document Any Type Page size A4 Paper Sheets Paper type Plain Paper Paper size Non standard 1 Choose Page Setup from the application menu to display the Page Attributes dialog box Note Page Setup might not be displayed in the menu de pending on the OS you are using and the applica tion software In this case se...

Page 135: ...n pane 7 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded In this case click Plain Paper 8 Make your selection in the EPrint Target list 9 Make your selection in the FPrint Quality list 10 Access the Page Setup pane 11 Click Cut Sheet in the APaper Source list 12 Select the JPrint Centered check box iPF840 Printing Originals Centered on Sheets Mac OS User s Guide Enhanced Printing O...

Page 136: ...int settings see Confirming Print Settings P 270 Important If you have selected Cut Sheet as the paper source follow the instructions on the printer control panel to enter the paper size Printing Originals Centered on Sheets Mac OS iPF840 User s Guide Enhanced Printing Options Centering originals 136 ...

Page 137: ...l Paper Width to print rotated pages For tips on conserving roll paper refer to the following topics as appropriate for your operating system Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degrees Windows P 137 Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degrees Mac OS P 138 Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degrees Windows Conserving Roll Paper by Rotating Originals 90 Degrees Win...

Page 138: ...case ISO A3 A4 Roll 297 0mm 9 Select the KRotate 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 161 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 rotat...

Page 139: ...ht not be displayed in the menu de pending on the OS you are using and the applica tion software In this case select Print from the menu in the appli cation software and configure the settings in the up per part of the printer driver screen that is displayed 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 t...

Page 140: ...s as suitable for your original No Spaces at Top or Bottom Conserve Paper You can print without feeding 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 141: ...er Roll Paper type Plain Paper Roll paper width A3 A4 roll 297 0 mm 11 7 in 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 164 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 ...

Page 142: ...ginals Without Top and Bottom Margins Mac OS Conserving Roll Paper by Printing Originals Without Top and Bottom Margins Mac OS This topic describes how to conserve roll paper when printing originals that have a top and bottom margin based on the following example Document Any Type Page size A4 210 0 297 0 mm 8 3 11 7 in Paper Roll paper Paper type Plain Paper Roll paper width A3 A4 roll 297 0 mm 1...

Page 143: ... 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 Access the Page Setup pane iPF840 Conserving Roll Paper by Printing Originals Without Top an...

Page 144: ...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 270 Conserving Roll Paper by Printing Originals Without Top and Bottom Margins Mac OS iPF840 User s Guide Enhanced Printing Options Conserving roll paper 144 ...

Page 145: ...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 16...

Page 146: ... 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 147: ...rint 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 164 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 ...

Page 148: ... settings and print as desired Note For tips on confirming print settings see Confirming Print Settings P 161 Making the Original Orientation Match the Paper Orientation Making the Original Orientation Match the 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 Whe...

Page 149: ...llowing example Document An original in landscape orientation Page size A4 210 0 297 0 mm Letter 8 3 11 7 in Paper Roll Paper type Plain Paper Roll paper width A2 A3 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 164 3 Make sure the Main ...

Page 150: ...ming Print Settings P 161 Making the Original Orientation Match the Paper Orientation Mac OS Making the Original Orientation Match the Paper Orientation Mac OS This topic describes how to print an original in landscape orientation after matching the paper orientation based on the following example Document An original in landscape orientation Page size A4 210 0 297 0 mm 8 3 11 7 in Paper Roll pape...

Page 151: ...size of the original In this case click ISO A4 4 In DOrientation click the icon of the document in landscape orientation 5 Click FOK to close the dialog box 6 Choose Print in the application menu 7 Access the Main pane 8 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that is loaded In this case click Plain Paper 9 Make your selection in the EPrint Target list 10 Make your selection in the FPrint...

Page 152: ...s Using these files is a convenient way to print under the same conditions on another computer In Windows For instructions on using favorites to print refer to the following topics as appropriate for your operating sys tem Using Favorites Windows P 162 Using Favorites Mac OS P 271 Cutting Roll Paper After Printing Cutting Roll Paper After Printing Roll paper can be automatically cut after printing...

Page 153: ...inter in the dialog box and then display the printer driver dialog box See Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from Applications P 164 3 Click the Page Setup tab to display the Page Setup sheet 4 Select and click a roll paper in the LPaper Source list 5 Click NRoll Paper Options to display the Roll Paper Op tions dialog box 6 To enable automatic cutting click Yes in the AAutomatic Cutting list...

Page 154: ...ication menu to display the Page Attributes dialog box Note Page Setup might not be displayed in the menu de pending on the OS you are using and the applica tion software In this case select Print from the menu in the appli cation software and configure the settings in the up per part of the printer driver screen that is displayed 2 Select the printer in the BFormat for list 3 Choose the original ...

Page 155: ...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 270 iPF840 Cutting Roll Paper Afte...

Page 156: ...iPF840 User s Guide 156 ...

Page 157: ...ce 230 Status Monitor 496 Accounting 501 Device Setup Utility 491 Media Configuration Tool 378 Mac OS Software 267 Handling and Use of Paper 331 Control Panel 425 Printer Parts 463 Network Setting 475 Print Job Management 495 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Consumables 565 Troubleshooting 603 Error Message 635 Specifications 657 Appendix 661 imagePROGRAF Windows Software 1...

Page 158: ...ent Sheet Monochrome 176 Object Adjustment Dialog box Monochrome 177 Page Setup Sheet 177 Output Method Dialog box 180 Paper Size Options Dialog Box 181 Layout Sheet 182 Page Options Dialog Box 183 Special Settings Dialog Box 184 Favorites Sheet 185 Utility Sheet 186 Support Sheet 187 Settings Summaries Dialog Box 187 Device Settings Sheet 188 Printer Driver Settings Printer Driver Settings For in...

Page 159: ...83 Special Settings Dialog Box P 184 Favorites Sheet P 185 Groups of print settings you select on each sheet can be saved as a favorite Favorites you have added can be edited or used at the time of printing as desired Utility Sheet P 186 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 187 Y...

Page 160: ...d 4 In the AMedia Type list select the type of paper that 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 installe...

Page 161: ...ntage of enlargement or reduction are indicated RBottom 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...

Page 162: ...nt in the File menu Note For details on imagePROGRAF Preview functions see Preview P 189 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 p...

Page 163: ...rite to be added as desired 9 Click 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...

Page 164: ...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 165: ...alog 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 165 Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from the Operating System Menu Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from the Operating System Menu 1 Open the folder of...

Page 166: ... 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 164 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 Easy Settin...

Page 167: ...g time Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box P 170 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 145 MStatus Monitor Starts imagePROGRAF Status Monitor You can check the printer status job status and other con...

Page 168: ...nt quality Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing P 66 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 172 Configuration using Advanced Settings EPrint Priority Choose the graphic elements that you want to emphasize for printing Giving P...

Page 169: ...ing on the settings of AMedia Type and FPrint Quality you may not be able to select this option Note If you set FPrint Quality to Fast you can select UEconomy Printing However depending on AMedia Type and EPrint Priority you may not be able to select UEconomy Printing GColor Mode Choose the color mode Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing P 66 Note Depending on the...

Page 170: ...inter driver select the desired Paper Source option and click OK Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box In the Paper Detailed Settings dialog box you can set Drying Time for the paper selected with Media Type of the Main sheet etc You can display this dialog box by clicking Advanced Settings of Media Type on the Main sheet See Main Sheet P 166 As for the items for wh...

Page 171: ...You can specify the length of a margin on the leading edge of paper to ensure that paper susceptible to curling is held firmly against the Platen ENear End Margin Specify the length of the Near End Margin the leading edge margin of the roll as needed Setting Item Details Printer Default The setting of the control panel of the printer is applied 3 mm 0 12 in The document is printed in the standard ...

Page 172: ...and an icon CDetails Here you can confirm detailed settings values for each listed item for the selected Print Target Color Adjustment Sheet Color Color Adjustment Sheet Color If the color tone as printed is not as you expected you can adjust it on the Color Adjustment sheet Note To display the Color Adjustment sheet on the Main sheet click Color Settings by Color Mode in Advanced Settings See Mai...

Page 173: ...and reducing the Saturation makes colors 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 173 SDefaults 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 60 O...

Page 174: ...owing options are available when you select Driver Matching Mode in the AMatching Mode list AMatching Mode Select the color matching mode to use as desired Normally select Driver Matching Mode For color matching based on ICC profiles select ICC Matching Mode or Host ICM Mode depending on your color matching system BMatching Method Select the color matching method that suits the document to be prin...

Page 175: ...s and Text clear Use the Same Profile for All Objects and specify the individual settings CPrinter Profile Settings Specify the printer profile as desired Normally select Auto Settings We recommend that you select an ICC profile created using commercially available profile creation software in order to perform color management accurately on paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed p...

Page 176: ...ed 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 each other as desired Increasing the Con trast makes images sharper and reducing the Contrast softens images JSat...

Page 177: ...t 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 Page Setup Sheet Page Setup Sheet The following settings are available on the Page Setup sheet For details on settings items refer to the printer driv er help file APage Size Sel...

Page 178: ...able when DFit Paper Size is selected Choose the size of the paper you will print on For details on available paper sizes see Paper Sizes P 332 Paper sizes compatible with borderless printing are shown in the list CEnlarged Reduced Printing Choose from the following options when this setting is activated Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size P 72 Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width P 74 ...

Page 179: ... the Roll Paper Options dialog box Under AAutomatic Cutting you can specify Yes or No and Print Cut Guideline Cutting Roll Paper After Printing P 152 Select BBanner Printing when printing multiple pages continuously Printing Multiple Pages Continuously P 118 POutput Method Click to display the Output Method dialog box which enables you to complete the Output Method and Name of data to be saved set...

Page 180: ...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 is interrupted and printing is aborted in the middle These can be selected as Print options BName of data to be saved To use the file name choose Use file name Otherwise choose Enter name and enter a name in Name CMail...

Page 181: ...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 182: ... makes two settings available Watermarks and DEdit Watermark Printing With Watermarks P 146 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 128 ...

Page 183: ... how printing is processed Special Settings Dialog Box P 184 SDefaults Click to restore all settings 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 182 APrint Date Select where the date is printed as desi...

Page 184: ...setting details under the frame ASpooling at Printer Driver Sets whether or not print jobs are spooled in the printer driver and processed by PageComposer Printing results may be improved in some cases by setting this to No or No EMF Spooling Note When set to No or No EMF Spooling functions such as Page Layout Watermark Reverse Order Page Options FineZoom Settings and Preview Switchingcan no longe...

Page 185: ... to the printer driver help AFavorites Printing favorites you have created are listed with Default Settings favorites Using Favorites P 152 BSettings Details Displays details of the favorite selected in the AFavorites 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 Setting...

Page 186: ... 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 187: ...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 188: ... margins depending on the paper size being printed Always check Printing by Automatically Switching Between Upper and Lower Roll Paper P 32 before us ing the function BColor 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 57 ...

Page 189: ... 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 190: ...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 Preview Main Window iPF840 User s Guide Windows Software Preview 190 ...

Page 191: ...tings you made in this area 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 192 iPF840 Preview Main Window User s Guide Windows Software Preview 191 ...

Page 192: ...print which conserves paper by selecting the layout For more information about Layout Selection see Printing with Selecting the Layout P 195 Center Originals Across Roll You can print on the center of the media loaded in the printer For more information about Center Originals Across Roll see Print on the Center P 197 Note Available only if rolls are selected in Paper Source Dialog Area iPF840 User...

Page 193: ...t Zoom from the View menu Setting Details Fit Screen Display all Fit to Width Display to the width of the paper Reduce Display at half of the standard size Standard Display at the standard size Enlarge Display with the double of the standard size Enlarge More Display with the triple of the standard size Note This item can be selected even if you have clicked the button in the toolbar Zoom Moving a...

Page 194: ... Options menu Setting Details Rotate 90 Degrees If Possible Rotates pages in portrait orientation 90 degrees before printing Pages are only rotated if they can fit lengthwise 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 prin...

Page 195: ...rves paper by selecting 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 iPF840 Printing with Selecting the Layout User s Guide Windows Software Preview 195 ...

Page 196: ...ton you can save paper by printing in landscape orientation on roll paper You can select only Upper Button or Lower But ton 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 Printing with Selecting the Layout iPF840 User s Guide Windows Software Preview 1...

Page 197: ...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 iPF840 Print on the Center User s Guide Windows Software Preview 197 ...

Page 198: ... 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 Not Print Spaces at the Top Bottom iPF840 User s Guide Windows Software Preview 198 ...

Page 199: ...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 200: ...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 Starting Free Layout iPF840 User s...

Page 201: ...yout area and status bar Note You can use the 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 iPF840 Free Layout Main Window User s Guide Windows Software Free Layout 201 ...

Page 202: ...ttings from the File menu The printer driver is used to con figure basic settings to match the type of media loaded in the printer Refer to Printer Driver P 158 for details on the printer driver Note When you select the Detailed 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 Detailed Settings ...

Page 203: ...ut between 1 and 10 You can change the numbers by clicking either button or button Grid Color Select the grid line color Auto Arrange Spacing 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 Object Frame Style Yo...

Page 204: ...ed in Paper Source You can input between 203 2 and 18000 0 mm between 8 00 and 708 66 inch You can change the numbers by clicking either button or button Order Set the object layout order The following settings are available for order Setting Details Upper Left to Right The objects are laid out from upper left to right Upper Left to Bottom The objects are laid out from upper left to bottom Upper R...

Page 205: ...r reduce the screen dis play Scaling Set the magnification for enlargement or reduction of the screen display Note You can input between 25 and 400 You can change the numbers by clicking button Format Dialog Box Format Dialog Box This dialog box appears when you select Format from the Object menu after you select an object Size Sheet You can rotate enlarge or reduce an object Note When the objects...

Page 206: ...e enlarged or reduced so that the width of each object matches the width of the roll paper Fit Photo Size Prints all of the objects at the specified photo size Note You can input between 25 and 600 You can change the numbers by clicking either button or button Position Sheet You can rotate enlarge or reduce an object Note When the objects are not selected you can not select Format Object Position ...

Page 207: ...ple file document 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 2 Click Properties to open the Properties dialog box 3 In the Page Setup sheet select Paper Source Note Your printer is depicted in the lower left area of this screen iPF840 Laying out a Multiple File Document on One Page...

Page 208: ...K button to save the settings 6 In the Print dialog box select the pages to print and the number of copies and click the OK button Free Layout starts laying out the document created with application software in the layout area as an ob ject 7 Leaving Free Layout running open other files with the application software and repeat the above steps Laying out a Multiple File Document on One Page iPF840 ...

Page 209: ... 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 2 Click Properties to open the Properties dialog box 3 In the Page Setup sheet select Paper Source Note Your printer is depicted in the lower left area of this screen iPF840 Laying out a Document Created with Multiple Application Programs on One Page...

Page 210: ...e the settings 6 In the Print dialog box select the pages to print and the number of copies and click the OK button Free Layout starts laying out the document created with 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 Laying out a Document Created with Multiple Application Programs on ...

Page 211: ...trl key To select all objects select Select All from the Edit menu When you specify the area with dragging the mouse the object in the area is selected Changing the Object Size Changing the Object Size You can change the object size by means of mouse operation or by specifying a scaling value Note The vertical to horizontal ratio remains unchanged when the object is enlarged or reduced Resizing by...

Page 212: ...he numbers by clicking either button or button 3 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 Alternatively you can move the Object Position by changing the values in Vertical Pos Horizontal Pos and Page Pos in the Form...

Page 213: ... 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 in the Page Options Dialog Box P 204 dialog box Aligning Objects Aligning Objects You can align objects systematically 1 Select multiple objects 2 Click the align button from the toolbar Alternatively you may select the align menu from the Objec...

Page 214: ...r 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 Aligning Objects iPF840 User s Guide Windows Software Free Layout 214 ...

Page 215: ...t 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 Send to Back Moves the object to the backmost position iPF840 Changing the Object Overlapping Order User s Guide Windows Software Free ...

Page 216: ...ick 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 position that you want Pasti...

Page 217: ...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 iPF840 Folded Duplex Window User s Guide Windows Software Free La...

Page 218: ...inished Size Settings from the Edit menu This allows you to con figure finished size settings Finished Size Selects the method for setting the finished size The following settings are available for the finished size 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 Finished Size Sett...

Page 219: ...inding edge Setting Details Bottom Prints by placing the binding margin gutter at the bottom of the document Top Prints by placing the binding margin gutter at the top of the document Binding Configures the binding margin gutter Prints by creating a binding margin gutter of the specified size Enter the margin size as a number Note The values that can be entered are 0 to 50 mm Print Fold Lines Conf...

Page 220: ...log box from the Edit menu 4 Select Fit Roll Paper Width orSpecify Folded Size in Finished Size Note Rotate Page 90 degrees Conserve Paper is also available whenSpecify Folded Size 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 Fol...

Page 221: ...tching 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 Follow t...

Page 222: ...gement Copy from the start button 1 From the Windows start button select Color imageRUN NER 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...

Page 223: ... 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 224: ...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 iPF840 User s Guide Windows Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 224 ...

Page 225: ...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 7 Click Finish button to close the Easy Setup Wizard dialog box iPF840 Creating a New Hot Folder User s Guide Windows Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 225 ...

Page 226: ... 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 221 3 The Easy Setup Wizard dialog box displays Click the Manual Settings button Specifying an Existing Shared Folder as a Hot Folder iPF840 User s Guide Wind...

Page 227: ...n 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 button iPF840 Specifying an Existing Shared Folder as a Hot Folder User s Guide Windows Software Color imageRUNNER Enlargement Copy 227 ...

Page 228: ...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 158 for details on the printer driver Setting the Print Parameters iPF840 User s Guide...

Page 229: ...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 230: ...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 231: ...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 iPF840 Steps to install User s Guide Windows Software Print Plug In for Office 231 ...

Page 232: ...ay be displayed in Windows 8 or a later OS If this happens install the NET Frame work by following the procedure 7 Click the Exit button The installation for Print Plug In for Office is com plete Steps to install iPF840 User s Guide Windows Software Print Plug In for Office 232 ...

Page 233: ...nning When Print Plug In for Office is not displayed When Print Plug In for Office is not displayed Buttons such as Start imagePROGRAF Print Plug In sometimes do not appear in the Word PowerPoint and Excel Office applications and the Print Plug In for Office functions are not available In this event re install Print Plug In for Office If you are using Microsoft Office 2003 or later you can also en...

Page 234: ...oolbar ribbon Use the procedure below to restore the add ins disabled by Microsoft Office For Microsoft Office 2010 or later 1 Select Options from the File menu 2 From the list on the left side of the application name options dialog box select Add ins 3 Select Disabled Items in the Manage combo box and click the Go button 4 If Addin imageprograf print plug in ipfaddinif dll is dis played in the Di...

Page 235: ...t Disabled Items 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 iPF840 When Print Plug In for Office is not displayed User s Guide Windows Software Print Plug In for Offic...

Page 236: ...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 237: ...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 238: ... 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 239: ...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 240: ... 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 241: ...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 242: ...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 243: ...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 244: ... 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 245: ...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 iPF840 Print Using Registered ...

Page 246: ...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 247: ...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 233 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 248: ...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 249: ...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 250: ...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 251: ... 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 iPF840 Borderless Prin...

Page 252: ... 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 253: ...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 iPF840 Multi Page Printing PowerPoint User s Guide Windows Software Print Plug In for Office 253 ...

Page 254: ... 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 255: ... 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 iPF840 Print Using Registered Settings PowerPoint User s Gui...

Page 256: ...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 257: ...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 iPF840 Portrait Orientation Lan...

Page 258: ...rint Plug In toolbar ribbon is not displayed refer to the following When Print Plug In for Office is not displayed P 233 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 265 Printer l...

Page 259: ...rinting If you click No you will return to the application If you do not use the 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...

Page 260: ...the entire sheet cancel the setting of the print area The Printing Wizard dialog box is displayed 4 Click Print Entire Sheet A message will appear informing you that analysis is in progress Print Entire Sheet Excel iPF840 User s Guide Windows Software Print Plug In for Office 260 ...

Page 261: ...oll 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 264 for details on the procedure for configuring Binding 9 Select Next 10 Select Media Type 11 Enter Copies iPF840 Print Entire Sheet Excel User s Guide Windows Software Print Plug In for Office 261 ...

Page 262: ... 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 Choose this option to enlarge a particular part of the sheet before printing 1 Start Microsoft Excel 2 If Start imagePROGRAF Print Plug In is displayed click it 3 Click ...

Page 263: ...ssage will appear informing you that analysis is in progress The Layout menu will appear automatically Important If the range selected in Excel 2007 or later is too large it will not be possible to analyze the data Select a smaller range and then run the analysis iPF840 Print Selected Area Excel User s Guide Windows Software Print Plug In for Office 263 ...

Page 264: ...d 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 When you print 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 Prev...

Page 265: ...ayout screen Check that the Binding settings are applied in the preview screen 7 Configure the settings in the Printing Wizard dialog box Configuring Special Settings Configuring Special Settings You can configure Special Settings from the imagePROGRAF Print Plug In toolbar 1 Click imagePROGRAF in the toolbar and select Special Settings 2 Turn the checkbox for the item you want to change on or off...

Page 266: ...ts are created at the maximum size This reduces the enlargement ratio during actual printing which minimizes deg radation of the quality of photos etc This function is only valid in Microsoft PowerPoint Correct the print area when analyzing For data that cannot be processed with usual data analysis the print area is corrected and then the data is processed When data analysis fails you may be able ...

Page 267: ...ree Layout 307 Printmonitor 499 Media Configuration Tool 400 Handling and Use of Paper 331 Control Panel 425 Printer Parts 463 Network Setting 475 Print Job Management 495 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Consumables 565 Troubleshooting 603 Error Message 635 Specifications 657 Appendix 661 imagePROGRAF Mac OS Software 267 ...

Page 268: ... 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 272 For information on the Mac OS printer driver settings refer to the following topics Main Pane P 272 You can specify the media type color processing print quality print preview and other settings Choose Easy Settings to specify basic ...

Page 269: ...een For details see Preview P 286 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 Choose Page Setup from the application menu to display the Page Attributes dialog box Note Page Setup might not be displayed in the menu de pending on the OS you are using and the applica tion...

Page 270: ...printing applications For details on available printing conditions see Printer Driver Settings P 268 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 ...

Page 271: ...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 286 Using Favorites Using Favorites You can use the Presets function in Mac OS for favorite based printing iPF840 C...

Page 272: ... choose the printer specify the range of pages 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...

Page 273: ...o match the type of media such as the ink drying time Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box P 276 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 274: ... 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 278 Configuration using Advanced Settings Main Pane iPF840 User s Guide Mac OS Software Printer Driver 274 ...

Page 275: ...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 66 ISet Clic...

Page 276: ...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 277: ...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 278: ... 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 279: ...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 280: ...e Printer Driver P 60 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 281: ... 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 281 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 282: ...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 283: ...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 284: ...red on Sheets P 132 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 140 LRotate Page 90 degrees Select this checkbox to rotate the document image by 90 degrees before printing Conserving Roll ...

Page 285: ...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 iPF840 Additional Settings Pane User s Guide Mac OS Software Printer Driver 285 ...

Page 286: ... 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 287: ...box 5 Preview main window is displayed Preview Main Window Preview Main Window The Preview main window consists of the menu and tool bars and preview dialog drawer and status area iPF840 Preview Main Window User s Guide Mac OS Software Preview 287 ...

Page 288: ...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 iPF840 User s Guide Mac OS Software Preview 288 ...

Page 289: ...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 iPF840 Preview Main Window User s Guide Mac OS Software Preview 289 ...

Page 290: ...tings available on each mode are as follows Easy Settings P 291 Advanced Settings P 292 Paper Source You can select the paper source The following settings are available for paper source Setting Details Cut Sheet Select to print on the cut sheet Roll Paper 1 Select to print on the roll paper of Roll Paper 1 Upper Roll Paper 2 Select to print on the roll paper of Roll Paper 2 Lower Roll Paper Width...

Page 291: ...st Setting Details Default Settings Suitable for printing normal documents that contain a mixture 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...

Page 292: ...etermined 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 consumed with Fast than with High however print quality is lower For Highest quality the resolution is not displayed Advanced Settings Advanced Settings Presents detailed settings for the print q...

Page 293: ...d The level of the print quality and resolution settings are displayed in the following combinations Setting Details Print Quality Highest 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 i...

Page 294: ...rint Centered Paper Size You can select the size of the print media Note This is not displayed when Fit Roll Paper Width is set in Enlarged Reduced Printing Print Centered You can print on the center of the media loaded in the printer For more information about Print Centered see Print on the Center P 303 Note This is not displayed when a checkmark is placed in Borderless Printing No Spaces at Top...

Page 295: ... 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 Select to print all lines with black 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 ...

Page 296: ...olor 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 strength of colors to compensate the hues 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 p...

Page 297: ...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 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 feature ...

Page 298: ...es for digital cameras and scanners ICC profiles created using the profile creation tool etc ColorSync P 301 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 driver ColorSync needs to be selected in the Color Matching panel of the driver in order to sel...

Page 299: ...etails 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 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 optimize...

Page 300: ... 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 301: ...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 iPF840 ColorSync User s Guide ...

Page 302: ...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 290 select Roll Paper in Paper Source 2 On the Output Settings Panel P 293 click...

Page 303: ...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 290 select Roll Paper in Paper Source 2 On the Output Settings Panel P 293 click the No Spaces at Top or Bottom check box on 3 Click t...

Page 304: ...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 305: ...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 iPF840 Display with Actual Size User s Guide Mac OS Software Preview 305 ...

Page 306: ...2 The target page appears Note You can also move a page by clicking the page on the thumbnails Moving a Page iPF840 User s Guide Mac OS Software Preview 306 ...

Page 307: ...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 308: ...isplayed 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 Note You can use the View menu to show or hide the tool Free Layout Main Window iPF840 User s Guide Mac OS Software Free Layout 308 ...

Page 309: ... select tool buttons required for major operations Layout Area This allows you to lay out objects and edit the object size and orientation Dialog Area This allows you to set the print conditions and perform a print job iPF840 Free Layout Main Window User s Guide Mac OS Software Free Layout 309 ...

Page 310: ...ngs available on each mode are as follows Easy Settings P 311 Advanced Settings P 312 Paper Source You can select the paper source The following settings are available for paper source Setting Details Cut Sheet Select to print on the cut sheet Roll Paper 1 Select to print on the roll paper of Roll Paper 1 Upper Roll Paper 2 Select to print on the roll paper of Roll Paper 2 Lower Roll Paper Width T...

Page 311: ... Default Settings Suitable for printing normal documents that contain a mixture of text photographs and graphics Poster The best setting for posters Prints using vivid and high impact colors CAD Color Line Drawing Suitable for printing fine lines such as drawings clearly CAD B W Line Drawing Suitable for printing CAD drawings with sharp dark lines Perspective GIS Suitable for attractive printing o...

Page 312: ...mined 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 consumed with Fast than with High however print quality is lower For Highest quality the resolution is not displayed Advanced Settings Advanced Settings Presents detailed settings for the print prior...

Page 313: ...f the printed image and printing speed The level of the print quality and resolution settings are displayed in the following combinations Setting Details Print Quality Highest 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 t...

Page 314: ...lity of settings depends on the print priority and media type selections Color Adjustment Matching You can set the color adjustment and matching Color Adjustment P 314 Matching P 316 Note Matching is not displayed if No color correction has been selected in Color Mode Restore Defaults Button Click the button to reset to the setting when starting Free Layout Print Button Click the button to begin p...

Page 315: ...ness 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 Saturation Adjusts the hues for vivid color or dark color Gray Tone Adjusts gray from cool black bluish tones to warm black reddish tones Note You can also click the up or down arrow or enter the num...

Page 316: ...fferent 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 You can also click the up or down arrow or enter the number directly to increase or decrease the value Matching Matching You can set the matching Important If No color c...

Page 317: ...nc 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 imag...

Page 318: ...cs 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 easies...

Page 319: ...olors 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 furth...

Page 320: ...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 321: ...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 322: ...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 323: ...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 324: ...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 325: ...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 326: ...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 321 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 327: ...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 iPF840 Aligning Objects User s Guide Mac OS Software Free Layout 327 ...

Page 328: ...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 iPF840 User s Guide Mac OS Software Free Layout 328 ...

Page 329: ...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 iPF840 Pasting a Copied or Cut Object User s Guide Mac OS Software Free Layout 329 ...

Page 330: ...iPF840 User s Guide 330 ...

Page 331: ...ndling sheets 369 Output Stacker 375 Media Configuration Tool Windows 378 Media Configuration Tool Mac OS 400 Control Panel 425 Printer Parts 463 Network Setting 475 Print Job Management 495 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Consumables 565 Troubleshooting 603 Error Message 635 Specifications 657 Appendix 661 imagePROGRAF Handling and Use of Paper 331 ...

Page 332: ...ee Displaying the Paper Reference Guide P 335 Method of Updating Supported Paper Paper that is supported by the printer may be newly released on the Canon website To use newly released paper register the latest paper information on the printer with the Media Configuration Tool See Updating paper information P 338 Important Even if you are not using the printer driver you should install the Media C...

Page 333: ...6 54 23 39 in ISO A2 431 8 609 6 mm 17 00 24 00 in ISO A3 297 0 420 0 mm 11 69 16 54 in ISO A3 329 0 483 0 mm 12 95 19 02 in ISO A4 210 0 297 0 mm 8 27 11 69 in ISO B0 1000 0 1414 0 mm 39 37 55 67 in ISO B1 707 0 1000 0 mm 27 83 39 37 in ISO B2 500 0 707 0 mm 19 69 27 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 B0 1030 0 1456 0 mm 40 55 57 32 in JIS B1 728 0 ...

Page 334: ...ine Paper and feed confirmed Paper Using Paper Other Than Genuine Paper and feed confirmed Paper When using this printer to print on paper other than genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper use paper that meets the following conditions Note Refer to Paper Reference Guide for details on genuine Canon paper and feed confirmed paper See Displaying the Paper Reference Guide P 335 Paper where the ...

Page 335: ...90 g m 0 13 mm 0 0051 in LW Coated Paper Lightweight Coated Paper 170 g m 0 22 mm 0 0087 in HW Coated Paper Heavyweight Coated Paper Photo Paper 180 g m 0 18 mm 0 0071 in LW Photo Paper Lightweight Photo Paper LWPhotoPaper LI 1 Lightweight Photo Paper LowInk 1 260 g m 0 26 mm 0 010 in HW Photo Paper Heavyweight Photo Paper HWPhotoPaper LI 1 Heavyweight Photo Paper LowInk 1 Proof 80 g m 0 10 mm 0 0...

Page 336: ...nce Guide Mac OS The basic instructions for displaying the Paper Reference Guide from the imagePROGRAF Printmonitor 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 Displaying the Paper Reference Guide iPF840 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Paper 336 ...

Page 337: ...printer from the list of printers and click Op tions Supplies 4 Click Utility 5 Click Open Printer Utility 6 Click Support iPF840 Displaying the Paper Reference Guide User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Paper 337 ...

Page 338: ...n website A computer that is able to connect to the Internet is required in order to download the Media Information File If you are using the Media Configuration Tool the Media Information File is downloaded automatically To download it manually access the Canon website The Canon website can be accessed from the link in the in stalled software Windows The basic instructions for accessing the Canon...

Page 339: ...or accessing the Canon website from imagePROGRAF Printmonitor 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 iPF840 Updating paper information User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Paper 339 ...

Page 340: ...4 Click Utility 5 Click Open Printer Utility 6 Click Support Updating paper information iPF840 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Paper 340 ...

Page 341: ... Click the Support Information button The default browser on your computer is started and the Canon website is displayed iPF840 Updating paper information User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Paper 341 ...

Page 342: ...ttaching the Roll Holder to Rolls Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls When printing on rolls attach the Roll Holder to the roll Rolls have a two or three inch paper core Use the correct attachment for the paper core The printer comes equipped with the 2 Inch Paper Core Attachment installed Using the 2 Inch Paper Core Attachment Using the 3 Inch Paper Core Attachment Roll Holder Side Holder Stopper ...

Page 343: ...ms Note For details on supported sizes and types of roll paper see Paper Sizes or the Paper Reference Guide See Paper Sizes P 332 See Displaying the Paper Reference Guide P 335 To view instructions as you attach the Roll Holder press the Navigate button See How to View Instructions With Navigate P 432 1 Lift the Holder Stopper lever a from the shaft side to un lock it Holding the Holder Stopper at...

Page 344: ...ful to avoid hitting the printer hard with the roll This may damage the Roll Holder 4 Insert the attachments for the roll paper core on the Holder Stopper Align the tips a of the attachment with the holes b of the Holder Stopper and insert it firmly 3 Inch Paper Core Attachment 2 2 Inch Paper Core Attachment a a b a b Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls iPF840 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper...

Page 345: ...f the Top Cover or the Ejection Guide is soiled If soiled we recommend cleaning in advance See Cleaning Inside the Top Cover P 591 Loading rolls in the Roll 1 Upper holder 1 Press the Load button 2 Press or to select Roll 1 Upper and then press the OK button Note If any cut sheet has been fed or roll paper that will not be used has been fed from Roll 1 Upper a message is shown requesting you to re...

Page 346: ... and hurt yourself when loading it Be careful not to pinch your fingers between the Roll Holder shaft a and the guide grooves b when loading rolls Note For instructions on attaching the Roll Holder to rolls see Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 342 5 Using both hands pull out the roll evenly on both ends and insert it in the Paper Feed Slot a Advance the roll until the buzzer sounds b a b a a a...

Page 347: ...f Roll Paper Left P 358 ManageR emainRoll Barcodes Printer Operation After the Paper is Fed Off Printed A menu for selection of the type of paper is shown on the Display Screen Press or to select the type of paper and then press the OK button Not prin ted On Printed The type and amount of paper left is automatically detected based on the barcode printed on the roll There is no need to specify the ...

Page 348: ... it may be bent 1 Press the Load button 2 Press or to select Roll 2 Lower and then press the OK button Note If any cut sheet has been fed or roll paper that will not be used has been fed from Roll 2 Lower 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 If roll paper is loaded in Roll 2 Lower but Roll 2 Lowe...

Page 349: ...Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 342 5 Pull out the roll evenly on both ends and insert it in the Pa per Feed Slot a Advance the roll until the buzzer sounds Important Be careful not to soil the printing surface of roll paper as you insert it in the slot This may affect the printing quality We recommend wearing clean cloth gloves when handling rolls to protect the printing surface If the paper...

Page 350: ...Guide P 335 Adjusting the printhead alignment with the type of paper to be used in printing may enhance printing quali ty See Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors P 550 Changing the Type of Paper Changing the Type of Paper Follow these steps to change the type of paper specified on the printer after you have loaded paper If you will continue using this type of paper later selecting ...

Page 351: ...nt Be sure to select the correct paper type If this setting does not match the loaded paper it may cause feed errors and affect printing quality Note For details on types of paper see the Paper Reference Guide See Types of Paper P 332 By de fault Plain Paper is selected If you move the Release Lever the setting automatically reverts to the previously selected paper Using the Same Type of Paper Reg...

Page 352: ...ct 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 the OK button 4 Press the button or the button to select Roll1 Uppr Lngth or Roll2 Lwr Lngth and then press the OK button 5 Press or to select the length of paper loaded in the printer and then press the OK but...

Page 353: ... OK button The roll is rewound Important 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 358 6 Open the Top Cover and lift the Ejection Guide 7 Using both ...

Page 354: ...g paper See Cleaning Inside the Top Cover P 591 Removing rolls from the Roll 2 Lower position 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 Remove Roll and then press the OK button 4 Press or to select Roll 2 Lower and ...

Page 355: ...k that No Paper Loaded is displayed on the Display Screen and then grasp the Roll Unit Lever a and pull out the Roll Unit 7 Using both hands rotate the Roll Holder in the direction of the arrow to rewind the roll 8 Holding the Roll Holder flange a remove the holder from the Roll Holder Slot Note For instructions on removing the Roll Holder from rolls see Removing the Roll Holder from Rolls P 356 T...

Page 356: ... shaft side to un lock it Holding 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 1 Roll Holder side a b Removing the Roll Holder from Rolls iPF840 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 356 ...

Page 357: ...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 release...

Page 358: ...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 359: ...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 170 Mac OS 1 Choose Print in the application menu 2 Select the Main pane and click CSettings in AMe dia Type iPF840 Specifying the Ink Drying Time for Rolls User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 359 ...

Page 360: ...an cut by holding the paper with your hand so that the paper does not fall when cutting Also since you can cut while visually confirming the drying of the ink you can avoid ejecting paper be fore the ink has dried To cut the roll with the Cutter Unit press the Cut button Eject Yes Manual when us ing media that cannot be cut with the Cutter Unit Select this for paper that cannot be cut with the Cut...

Page 361: ...e Important When cutting wide printed documents after ejection have two people support the documents If the paper drops printed documents may be damaged Do not lift the paper when holding printed documents before cutting If the paper rises it may affect the printing quality or cause rough cut edges Note Once the following step has been performed the procedure can be started from step 7 the next ti...

Page 362: ...g after replacing with the same type of paper 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 type of paper and then press the OK button 5 Press or to se...

Page 363: ...n by pressing the Feed button and cut manually Print Select Manual Manual R o s e W in e R o s e W in e 㩷 Note Once the following step has been performed the procedure can be started from step 10 the next time Printing the second and subsequent times Printing after replacing with the same type of paper 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel press or to select the Paper tab Note If the ...

Page 364: ...to Do not perform printing will start at the position at which the roll was set for the first printing after replacing a roll Thus the margin of the paper leading edge will enlarge See Loading Rolls in the Printer P 345 8 Press the Feed button 9 Press or to align the paper leading edge with the a position 10 Print the job The printer stops advancing the paper after printing Note The printer can co...

Page 365: ... retainer 13 Press the OK button After the roll is rewound it stops automatically Paper cutting to have the roll cut at your specified position Feed paper the cutting position by pressing 䂥 or 䂯 Paper Cutting Cut the paper Yes 1 Press the Feed button 2 Press the button to advance the roll to the position for cutting 3 Press the Cut button iPF840 Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls User s Guide...

Page 366: ...ce Guide See Displaying the Paper Reference Guide P 335 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 between each media type Note The amount to cut from the leading edge of paper cannot be set shorter tha...

Page 367: ... 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 DustReduct Off Set CutDustReduct to On as follows 1 On the Tab Selecti...

Page 368: ...Inch Paper Core Attachment Using the 3 Inch Paper Core Attachment 2 Inch Paper Core Attachment 3 Inch Paper Core Attachment 1 3 Inch Paper Core Attachment 2 Automatic Roll Switching Automatic Roll Switching With this printer you can load roll paper in both the upper roll paper 1 and lower roll paper 2 rolls and print by automatically switching between roll paper 1 and roll paper 2 depending on the...

Page 369: ...Before loading sheets make sure the printer is clean inside the Top Cover and around the Ejection Guide If these areas are dirty we recommend cleaning them in advance See Cleaning Inside the Top Cover P 591 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 selec...

Page 370: ...ith the Paper Alignment Line c at right 2 Align the inserted edge of the sheet with the leading edge of the Paper Alignment Line d as shown d c c b a When inserted sheets are automatically held by suction against the Platen Important Load a sheet so that it is parallel to the Paper Alignment Line at right c Loading paper askew will cause an error Warped paper may rub against the Printhead Straight...

Page 371: ... sheet during this time pull the sheet away and reinsert it to start the suction again 4 Lower the Release Lever and close the Top Cover If a print job was received Pressing the OK button will advance the paper and then printing will begin If no print job was received A menu for selection of the type of paper is shown on the Display Screen Press or to select the type of paper and then press the OK...

Page 372: ...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 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 of the paper size is displayed press o...

Page 373: ... 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 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 Eject Paper and then press the OK button 4 Press or to select Cut Sheet and then press the O...

Page 374: ... the OK button The paper is ejected from the front of the printer 6 As you hold the sheet lift the Release Lever and remove the sheet 7 Lower the Release Lever Removing Sheets iPF840 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling sheets 374 ...

Page 375: ...sters to facilitate moving it d Stopper Locks the Stand casters Always release the Stopper before moving the printer Moving the printer while the Stopper is locked may scratch the casters or the floor Note For instructions on assembling the Wheeled Output Stacker see the setup guide provided with the Wheeled Out put Stacker Using the Wheeled Output Stacker Using the Wheeled Output Stacker Position...

Page 376: ...ck the casters Removing the Wheeled Output Stacker from the printer Note If there is not enough space to move the Wheeled Output Stacker remove any printed documents inside the Out put Stacker and fold the Output Stacker up 1 Release the caster lock a Using the Wheeled Output Stacker iPF840 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Output Stacker 376 ...

Page 377: ...2 Holding the Output Stacker Ejection Guides a move the stacker away from the printer a iPF840 Using the Wheeled Output Stacker User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Output Stacker 377 ...

Page 378: ...ange 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 when the printer driver is installed from the User Software CD ROM the Media Configuration Tool is also installed and the media information is also configured Use this software if you are not using the User Soft ware CD ROM or to add new...

Page 379: ... used Select a country or territory then click the Next but ton 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 but ton iPF840 Installation Procedures User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Media Configuration Tool Windows 379 ...

Page 380: ...municating with the printer 1 From the start menu select All Programs imagePROGRAF Media Configuration Tool imagePROG RAF Media Configuration Tool 2 The Select Printer dialog box is displayed Select the printer for which to configure the media informa tion and then click the Next button Note If you are using the printer without installing the printer driver click the Specify a printer that is not ...

Page 381: ...utomatically From the Internet P 382 4 The Media Configuration Tool main window is dis played Click the Add Genuine Paper button 5 In the Edit Media Types dialog box click the Update button 6 The Confirm Update dialog box is displayed Configure Update Target and click the Execute but ton The printer control panel and printer driver media in formation is updated Note You should normally select Upda...

Page 382: ...following message is displayed configure the settings by using the following procedure 1 Open a web browser on a computer that can access the Internet and access the Canon website 2 Download the media information file amx file corresponding to the printer to update from the Canon web site 3 Copy the downloaded media information file amx file to the computer where the Media Configuration Tool is in...

Page 383: ...or mation File field in the Add Media Type dialog box Select the check box for the media information file name and click the OK button 7 The Media Configuration Tool main window is dis played Click the Add Genuine Paper button 8 In the Edit Media Types dialog box click the Update button iPF840 Updating Media Information After Installation User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Media Configuration ...

Page 384: ...The explanation below is on the Media Configuration Tool main window Use the following procedure to open Media Configuration Tool main window Important Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer 1 From the start menu select All Programs imagePROGRAF Media Configuration Tool imagePROG RAF Media Configuration Tool 2 The Select Printer dialog b...

Page 385: ...ion Link to User Manual Button Displays the printer user s manual Editing Media Type Information for Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper Editing Media Type Information for Genuine Paper and Feed Confirmed Paper When adding genuine paper and feed confirmed paper to the printer control panel and printer driver and when edit ing media type information click the Add Genuine Paper button in the Medi...

Page 386: ...e display order of media types see Changing the Display Order of Media 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 You can register media information files amx fil...

Page 387: ... update the media information the paper display order and Show Hide settings return to their default values If the message on the right is displayed at this time the latest media information is already applied to your printer driver There is normally no need to up date To exit without updating click the No button To con tinue with the update click the Yes button If the message on the right is disp...

Page 388: ... The media information is saved as a media information file amx file For the method for loading a saved media information file in another computer see Applying a Saved Media Information File on Another Computer P 398 If the Media Information File Does Not Download Automatically From the Internet If the following message is displayed configure the settings by using the following procedure 1 Open a ...

Page 389: ...g box and then click the Browse button 6 Select the folder that contains the media information file amx file you downloaded and click the OK button 7 The names of the media information files contained in the selected folder are displayed in the Media Infor mation File field in the Add Media Type dialog box Select the check box for the media information file name and click the OK button 8 Click OK ...

Page 390: ...e current media information in a file click the Yes button If you do not want to save it click the No button Note The media information is saved as a media information file amx file For the method for loading a saved media information file in another computer see Applying a Saved Media Information File on Another Computer P 398 Changing Media Names Changing Media Names Important Do not attempt to ...

Page 391: ...me Media dialog 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 Con...

Page 392: ...r click the Cancel button 7 The message on the right is displayed If you want to save the current media information in a file click the Yes button If you do not want to save it click the No button Note The media information is saved as a media information file amx file For the method for loading a saved media information file in another computer see Applying a Saved Media Information File on Anoth...

Page 393: ... Main Window P 384 2 The Edit Media Types dialog box is displayed 3 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 4 In the Edit Media Types dialog box click the Update button iPF840 Deleting Media Types You Have Added User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Media Configuration Tool Windo...

Page 394: ...button Note The media information is saved as a media information file amx file For the method for loading a saved media information file in another computer see Applying a Saved Media Information File on Another Computer P 398 Switching Media Types Display Show Hide Switching Media Types Display Show Hide Important Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating...

Page 395: ...the Show Hide button the display mode cycles from showing both the printer driver and printer panel to hiding both the printer driver and printer panel and then to showing only the printer panel 4 In the Edit Media Types dialog box click the Update button 5 The Confirm Update dialog box is displayed Configure Update Target and click the Execute but ton The printer control panel and printer driver ...

Page 396: ...mx file For the method for loading a saved media information file in another computer see Applying a Saved Media Information File on Another Computer P 398 Changing the Display Order of Media Types Changing the Display Order of Media Types Important Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer 1 Click the Add Genuine Paper button in the Media ...

Page 397: ...en 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 6 The message on the right is displayed If you want to save the current media information in a file click the Yes button If you do not want to save it click the No button Note The media in...

Page 398: ...matches the media information file you are attempting to import 4 Select Specify the Media Information File in the Add Media Type dialog box click the Browse but ton and then specify the folder that contains the amx file you copied Select the check box for the media information file name and click the OK button Note If the Media Configuration Tool main window is displayed at this time click the Ad...

Page 399: ...e 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 MIT DB Version 3 Check the value xx xx xxxx of MIT in Set Adj Menu Printer Info System Info in the printer control panel If the values in Steps 2 and 3 are the same the update has been applied to the printer iPF840 Checking ...

Page 400: ...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 when the printer driver is installed from the User Software CD ROM the Media Configuration Tool is also installed and the media information is also configured Use this software if you are not using the User Soft ware CD ROM or to ad...

Page 401: ...ter you have read Canon Software License Agree ment 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 button 4 Click the Install button iPF840 Procedures for Installing User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Media Configuration Tool Mac OS 401 ...

Page 402: ...ol panel and printer driver Important You do not need to perform this procedure if you installed the printer driver using the User Software CD ROM Do not attempt to print or turn the printer off while the program is communicating with the printer 1 From the Applications menu select Canon Utilities imagePROGRAF Media Configuration Tool CNWIMCT 2 The Select Printer dialog box is displayed Select the...

Page 403: ...ration is not needed Important If the message on the right is displayed the media in formation file cannot be downloaded automatically from the Internet Configure the settings by referring to If the Media Information File Does Not Download Automatically From the Internet P 404 4 The Media Configuration Tool main window is dis played Click the Add Genuine Paper button 5 In the Edit Media Types dial...

Page 404: ...d media information file in another computer see Applying a Saved Media Information File on Another Computer P 421 If the Media Information File Does Not Download Automatically From the Internet If the following message is displayed configure the settings by using the following procedure 1 Open a web browser on a computer that can access the Internet and access the Canon website 2 Download the med...

Page 405: ...The names of the media information files contained in the selected folder are displayed in the Media Infor mation File field in the Add Media Type dialog box Select the check box for the media information file name and click the OK button 7 The Media Configuration Tool main window is dis played Click the Add Genuine Paper button iPF840 Updating Media Information After Installation User s Guide Han...

Page 406: ... as a media information file amx file For the method for loading a saved media information file in another computer see Applying a Saved Media Information File on Another Computer P 421 Media Configuration Tool Main Window Media Configuration Tool Main Window The explanation below is on the Media Configuration Tool main window Use the following procedure to open Media Configuration Tool main windo...

Page 407: ...ia Information After Installation P 402 Add Genuine Paper button When this button is clicked the Edit Media Types dialog box is displayed which allows you to add media information 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 change the display order of the paper types...

Page 408: ...Changing Media Names P 413 Delete Button To delete added genuine paper and feed confirmed paper from the printer control panel and printer driver se lect the paper to delete and click this button For details on the procedure for deleting added media types see Deleting Media Types You Have Add ed P 416 Show Hide Button To change whether or not genuine paper or feed confirmed paper is displayed in t...

Page 409: ...guration Tool main window see Media Configuration Tool Main Window P 406 If the Add Media Type dialog box is displayed after you select the printer without the main window ap pearing configure the setting by referring to Updating Media Information After Installation P 402 When a newer version of media information file than the me dia information file that is applied to your printer driver is re le...

Page 410: ...lly no need to update To exit without updating click the No button To contin ue with the update click the Yes button If the message on the right is displayed the media in formation file cannot be downloaded automatically from the Internet Configure the settings by referring to If the Media Information File Does Not Download Automatically From the Internet P 411 4 Click OK when the confirmation mes...

Page 411: ...d Media Information File on Another Computer P 421 If the Media Information File Does Not Download Automatically From the Internet If the following message is displayed configure the settings by using the following procedure 1 Open a web browser on a computer that can access the Internet and access the Canon website 2 Download the media information file amx file corresponding to the printer to upd...

Page 412: ...e Open button 7 The names of the media information files contained in the selected folder are displayed in the Media Infor mation File field in the Add Media Type dialog box Select the check box for the media information file name and click the OK button 8 Click OK when the confirmation message is displayed Adding Media Types iPF840 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Media Configuration Tool M...

Page 413: ...e current media information in a file click the Yes button If you do not want to save it click the No button Note The media information is saved as a media information file amx file For the method for loading a saved media information file in another computer see Applying a Saved Media Information File on Another Computer P 421 Changing Media Names Changing Media Names Important Do not attempt to ...

Page 414: ...figuration Tool Main Window P 406 2 The Edit Media Types dialog box is displayed 3 In the Media Type list select the name to change Click the Rename button 4 The Rename Media dialog box is displayed Edit the names in Name in Printer Driver and Name on Control Panel and click the OK button Changing Media Names iPF840 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Media Configuration Tool Mac OS 414 ...

Page 415: ...ormally 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 updated When you would like to remain the data that is set to the printer click the Cancel button 7 The message on the right is displayed If you want to save the current media information in a file click the...

Page 416: ...te For more information on the procedure for opening the Media Configuration Tool main window see Media Configuration Tool Main Window P 406 2 The Edit Media Types dialog box is displayed 3 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 Deleting Media Types You Have Added iPF840 User s G...

Page 417: ...right is displayed If you want to save the current media information in a file click the Yes button If you do not want to save it click the No button Note The media information is saved as a media information file amx file For the method for loading a saved media information file in another computer see Applying a Saved Media Information File on Another Computer P 421 Switching Media Types Display...

Page 418: ... for display Click the Show Hide button The selected paper is alternately shown or hidden Note You can select multiple paper The names of media switched for non display appear grayed out in the Media Type list Each time you click the Show Hide button the display mode cycles from showing both the printer driver and printer panel to hiding both the printer driver and printer panel and then to showin...

Page 419: ...the Cancel button 6 The message on the right is displayed If you want to save the current media information in a file click the Yes button If you do not want to save it click the No button Note The media information is saved as a media information file amx file For the method for loading a saved media information file in another computer see Applying a Saved Media Information File on Another Compu...

Page 420: ...ration Tool Main Window P 406 2 The Edit Media Types dialog box is displayed 3 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 Changing the Display Order of Media Types iPF840 User s Guide Handling and Use of Paper Media Configuration Tool Mac OS 420 ...

Page 421: ...utton If you do not want to save it click the No button Note The media information is saved as a media information file amx file For the method for loading a saved media information file in another computer see Applying a Saved Media Information File on Another Computer P 421 Applying a Saved Media Information File on Another Computer Applying a Saved Media Information File on Another Computer You...

Page 422: ...ox for the media information file name and click the OK button Note If the Media Configuration Tool main window is displayed at this time click the Add Genuine Paper but ton and then click the Add button on the screen that opens 5 The Media Configuration Tool main window is dis played Click the Add Genuine Paper button Note If the Edit Media Types dialog box is displayed without the main window ap...

Page 423: ... 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 MIT DB Version 3 Check the value xx xx xxxx of MIT in Set Adj Menu Printer Info System Info in the printer control panel If the values in Steps 2 and 3 are the same the update has been applied to the printer iPF840 Checking the update User s Guide Handli...

Page 424: ...iPF840 User s Guide 424 ...

Page 425: ...ng and Use of Paper 331 Control Panel Operations and Display Screen 426 Printer Menu 435 Printer Parts 463 Network Setting 475 Print Job Management 495 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Consumables 565 Troubleshooting 603 Error Message 635 Specifications 657 Appendix 661 imagePROGRAF Control Panel 425 ...

Page 426: ...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 Menu button Displays the Tab Selection screen See Menu Settings P 445 e Arrow buttons button Press this button on the Tab Selection screen to move to another tab In menu items requiring numerical input press this button to move to another digit but...

Page 427: ... and removing paper or replacing ink tanks or printheads as well as other operations See How to View Instructions With Navigate P 432 j Back button Displays the screen before the current screen k Cut button Pressing this button when rolls are loaded cuts the paper if you have specified Automatic or Eject in Cutting Mode in the Control Panel menu See Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls P 360 l ...

Page 428: ...ghted 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 575 Ready OK Ink Menu M Y M B K B K C 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...

Page 429: ...automatically enters Sleep mode to conserve power when idle for a specific period by default 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 445 After entering Sleep mode from Standby mode the printer automatically recovers if print jobs ...

Page 430: ...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 431: ... tab and Settings Adj tab the error message switches every four seconds within each tab Printing 㻥㻦㻡㻥㻦㻡㻥 Printing 㻥㻦㻡㻥㻦㻡㻥 OK Ink Menu Printing 㻥㻦㻡㻥㻦㻡㻥㻥㻦㻡㻥㻦㻡㻥 OK Job Menu x x x x x x x x x x Plain Paper ISO A2 Plain Paper ISO A2 Printing 㻥㻦㻡㻥㻦㻡㻥 OK Job Menu MediaType Mismatch button button button 4 sec 4 sec Printing OK Setting Adj Menu Tot Print Area m2 Maint C Remain OK Paper Menu 4 sec 4 sec 12...

Page 432: ...s lock is set the navigation menu does not appear if you press the Navigate but ton Contact the printer administrator See Setting Control panel access lock P 461 1 Press the Navigate button 2 Press or to select the desired navigation menu 3 Press or to select View Op Guide and then press the OK button Instructions are now displayed How to View Instructions With Navigate iPF840 User s Guide Control...

Page 433: ...r Pause select Cut Sheet then and press OK Press Pause Open top cover Pause Lift release lever then press OK Select Load Paper Pause the paper menu then to show press OK Pause Press display Menu screen Press Menu and Pause Pause Pause OKbutton View Op Guide Back Load Cut Sheet Execute OKbutton Load Roll Paper Navigate Eject Paper Roll Pap Feeding Roll Pap Cutting Load Cut Sheet No Paper Loaded OK ...

Page 434: ... ink tank lock lever until it stops and push it down Lift ink tank lock lever until it stops and push it down Remove the ink tank holding grip press OK To install a new ink tank Shake tank in bag slowly 7 8 times press OK Take out tank set on holder color label on back side Push down holder until you hear a click Close ink tank cover after replacing ink tanks Automatically detected by the printer ...

Page 435: ...per Menu Paper menu settings Ink Menu Ink menu operations Job Menu Menu operations to manage print jobs Set Adj Menu Menu operations for printer adjustment and maintenance For a description of specific menu items available see Menu Settings P 445 For instructions on selecting menu items see Menu Operations P 436 Note By default menu settings apply to all print jobs However for settings that are al...

Page 436: ...e If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button 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 Accessing menus P 436 Specifying menu items P 437 Specifying numerical values P 438 Executing menu commands P 438 Accessing menus Printer menus are g...

Page 437: ...lect the menu and press the OK button Specifying menu items Menu items can be set as follows 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 messag...

Page 438: ...n 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 button Follow the instructions shown on the screen Executing menu commands Menu commands can be executed as follows 1 Press or to s...

Page 439: ...evel Load Paper Roll 1 Upper Roll 2 Lower Cut Sheet Eject Paper Roll 1 Upper Roll 2 Lower Cut Sheet Chg Paper Type 1 Roll 1 Upper The paper type is displayed here 1 Roll 2 Lower The paper type is displayed here 1 Cut Sheet The paper type is displayed here 1 Chg Paper Size Sheet Size 4 The size of paper is displayed here 2 CustomPaperSize Set the length and width Roll1 Uppr Lngth 3 Set the length R...

Page 440: ... A Job Menu First Level Second Level Third Level Fourth Level Fifth Level Print Job Job List Choose a print job Delete Preempt Jobs 1 Stored Job Mailbox List Enter a password if one has been set Job List Print Delete Print Job List Job Log 2 3 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 Pri...

Page 441: ...ft Change Settings A High B Standard Draft Mainte nance Head Cleaning Head Cleaning A Head Cleaning B Nozzle Check Replace P head Repl maint cart Head Info GL2 Set tings Quality Manager Color Mode Monochrome Color CAD 1 Color CAD 2 Color CAD 3 Color CAD 4 Color CAD 5 Color CAD 6 Print Quali ty Fast Standard High Input Reso lution 600dpi 300dpi Print Econ omy Off On Paper Man ager Paper Source Auto...

Page 442: ...moothing Software Smooth ThickenFi neLines Off On Adjust FaintLines Off On Ln wdth correct Black gray Color Processin gOption Warning Off On On the Fly Off On Detect img size Off Command priority 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 ...

Page 443: ... Adj 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 Date Time 8 Date yyyy mm d d 7 Time hh mm Date For mat 8 yyyy mm dd dd mm yyyy mm dd yyyy Language English 日本語 Français Italiano Deutsch Español 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 ...

Page 444: ...r you have used Standard or Initial adjustmt in Head Posi Adj once 2 Available if Adj Priority is Automatic or Print Quality 3 Available if 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 Passw...

Page 445: ...code can be used in managing the amount of roll paper left Choose Off if you prefer not to print the barcode See Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll Paper Left P 358 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 556 Skew Check Lv If you print on Japanese paper washi or other handmade paper that h...

Page 446: ...ed and ink may adhere to the leading edge It may also cause the Platen to become soiled NearEnd Sht Mrgn Specify 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 Bordless...

Page 447: ...e size in the print job Media Type Indicates the type of paper in the print job Paper Consumed Indicates the total amount of paper consumed Paper Length Indicates the length of paper Paper Width Indicates the width of paper Interface Indicates the interface used for the print job Ink Consumed Indicates a rough estimate of how much ink was consumed per job 1 Print settings A counter for maintenance...

Page 448: ...imple An adjustment pattern is printed and the print position is automatically adjusted to fix misaligned printing Simple executes a simple adjustment in a short time Select Sim ple when frequently adjusting the printhead such as dur ing daily maintenance See Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors P 550 Other Initial adjustmt Printhead position adjustment is executed during the initia...

Page 449: ...e For paper that tends to stretch increase the feed amount by choosing a higher adjustment value For paper that tends to shrink decrease the feed amount by choosing a lower adjustment value See Adjusting Line Length P 562 B Standard Draft Mainte nance Head Cleaning Clean the Printhead See Cleaning the Print head P 578 Choose Head Cleaning A if printing is faint oddly col ored or contains foreign s...

Page 450: ... missing you should print on paper larger than the size of the image range plus the margins Conserve Paper Conserves paper when printing Auto Rotate If the long side of an original is shorter than the roll width the original is automatically rotated 90 degrees to con serve paper Similarly if the long side of an original in landscape orientation is longer than the roll width and the short side is s...

Page 451: ...e processing for the ends and junctions of lines If you choose No Setting If you choose Circle Setting Reset Palette Restore Define Palette to the default palette settings Smoothing Choose whether to print arcs as smooth curved lines or as multiple connected line segments If you choose Software Operation is determined by the application If nothing is specified by the application the result is as s...

Page 452: ... detected minimum image area is used GL2 Set Print Print GL2 settings information Inter face Setup EOP Timer Specify the timeout period before cancellation of print jobs that cannot be received by the printer TCP IP IPv4 IPv4 Mode Choose whether the printer IP address is configured auto matically or a static IP address is entered manually Proto col DHCP Specify the protocol used to configure the I...

Page 453: ...Adj Adjust the Display Screen contrast level Date Time Date Set the current date Time Set the current time Available only if the Date setting is specified Date Format Specify the date format Language Specify the language used on the Display Screen Time Zone Specify the time zone Time zone options indicate a main city in this time zone and the difference from Greenwich Mean Time Length Unit Choose ...

Page 454: ...rim the edge when the roll has been in the retracted position for two days or more Rep P head Print If you have selected On the adjustment pattern is printed after replacing the Printhead and Printhead adjustment is performed See Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors P 550 Nozzle Check In Frequency specify the timing for automatic checks of nozzle clogging Choose Standard to have the...

Page 455: ...s been saved Common Box Set Select Print Auto Del to print without saving jobs in the box shared among multiple users Show Job Log Selecting Off prevents display of the log in Job Menu Job Log Additionally the log is not printed if you choose Job Menu Print Job Log Note that because job logs are not collected the Status Monitor accounting functions will not work correctly Prep MovePrinter When tra...

Page 456: ...splayed in the regular menu 4 If you have selected Color CAD 2 Color CAD 3 Color CAD 4 Color CAD 5 or Color CAD 6 it is not possible to match the colors and image quality produced by the specified printer exactly Status Print Status Print You can print a Status Print report indicating the current status of the printer With Status Print information is printed regarding the printer firmware version ...

Page 457: ...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 Detect Mismatch Paper Size Basis Paper related settings Sht Selection 1 Sht Selection 2 Keep Paper Size Roll Switching TrimEdge Reload Rep P head Print Settings after a test pattern was printed foll...

Page 458: ...LLATION 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 media and other items indicat ing how much they have been used CUTTER MEDIA LIFE TTL LIFE ROLL LIFE ROLL2 LIFE CUTSHEET MEDIA 1 7 OTHER NAME TTL ROLL ROLL2 CUTSHEET AFTER INSTALLA...

Page 459: ...ation 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 report was printed EOP Timer Specify the timeout period before cancellation of print jobs that cannot be received by...

Page 460: ... 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 main name as IPv4 DNS Host Name DNS Domain Name Perform...

Page 461: ...nter enter the password 3 Click Device Selection on the left side to display the Extended Functions page 4 Click Edit at the top right to display the Change Extended Functions page 5 In the Control panel access lock setting select the On check box to set the access lock and select the Off check box to release the access lock 6 Click OK 7 When the change settings confirmation message is displayed c...

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Page 463: ...and Use of Paper 331 Control Panel 425 Printer Parts Printer parts 464 Hard Disk 470 Optional accessories 474 Network Setting 475 Print Job Management 495 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Consumables 565 Troubleshooting 603 Error Message 635 Specifications 657 Appendix 661 imagePROGRAF Printer Parts 463 ...

Page 464: ... f a Top Cover Open this cover to install the Printhead load paper and remove any jammed paper from inside the printer as needed See Top Cover Inside P 467 b Ejection Guide Guides printed documents as they are ejected Open this guide when loading a roll c Roll Holder Slot Slide the Roll Holder into this slot d Roll Holder Load the roll on this holder Front iPF840 User s Guide Printer Parts Printer...

Page 465: ...the printer when loading paper k Maintenance Cartridge Ink used for maintenance purposes such as head cleaning is absorbed Replace the cartridge when it is full l Carrying Handles When carrying the printer have six people hold it by these handles under both sides m Maintenance Cartridge Cover Open this cover to replace the Maintenance Cartridge n Stand A stand that holds the printer Equipped with ...

Page 466: ...s port The lamp is lit if the Ethernet cable is connected correctly and commu nication is possible between the computer and printer d Manual Pocket Store printer manuals in this pocket e Accessory Pocket Store assembly tools Roll Holder attachments and other items in this pocket f Power Supply Connector Connect the power cord to this connector g Roll Unit Power Supply Inlet Connect the connection ...

Page 467: ...the paper This retainer holds paper as it is fed f Platen The Printhead moves across the platen to print Vacuum holes on the platen hold paper in place g Borderless Printing Ink Grooves For catching ink outside the edges of paper during borderless printing h Cleaning Brush When cleaning inside the printer under the Top Cover use this brush to sweep away paper dust on the Platen Also use the brush ...

Page 468: ...h on the Platen P 621 Carriage Carriage d c b a a Printhead Fixer Cover Holds the Printhead in place b Printhead The printhead is equipped with ink nozzles The carriage serves a key role in printing c Printhead Fixer Lever Locks the Printhead Fixer Cover d Angle Adjustment Lever Use this lever to fine tune the printer to correct misalignment of printed lines Ink Tank Cover Inside Ink Tank Cover In...

Page 469: ...it clicks into place 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 is disabled Flashing Slowly Not much ink is left Flashing Rapidly Ink tank is empty d Ink Color Label Load an Ink Tank that matches the color and name on this label iPF840 Ink Tan...

Page 470: ...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 471: ...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 472: ... 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 473: ...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 474: ...Optional accessories Optional accessories Roll Holder Set 368 iPF840 User s Guide Printer Parts Optional accessories 474 ...

Page 475: ...inter Parts 463 Network Setting Network Environment 476 Using RemoteUI 478 Initial Settings 480 Mac OS Settings 487 Other Settings 488 Device Setup Utility Windows 491 Print Job Management 495 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Consumables 565 Troubleshooting 603 Error Message 635 Specifications 657 Appendix 661 imagePROGRAF Network Setting 475 ...

Page 476: ...TCP IP network when using IPv6 Compatible operating systems Windows Vista Windows Vista x64 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 x64 Windows 7 Windows 7 x64 Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Windows 8 Windows 8 x64 Windows Server 2012 x64 Windows 8 1 Windows 8 1 x64 Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 OS X v10 6 8 or later Note When using IPv6 you must specify IPv6 on the Control Panel or in RemoteUI For instr...

Page 477: ...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 iPF840 Network Environment User s Guide Network Setting Network Environment 477 ...

Page 478: ...P address see Configuring the IP Address on the Printer P 480 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 479: ...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 480: ...1 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 481: ...plete the settings and then press the OK button 11 Press the Menu button If you have changed the settings a confirmation message is displayed Press or to select Yes and then press the OK button 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 m...

Page 482: ...rinter and configure it ping IP address 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 de...

Page 483: ...the Devices and Printers window 2 Right click the icon of this printer and choose Printer Properties 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 T...

Page 484: ...nfiguring the IP address Off Use RARP Activate this setting to use RARP for 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...

Page 485: ...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 486: ...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 487: ...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 488: ...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 489: ...r 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 Press or to select Spanning ...

Page 490: ...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 480 For details on RemoteUI see Using Remot...

Page 491: ...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 492: ...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 493: ...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 iPF840 Configur...

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Page 495: ...r Parts 463 Network Setting 475 Print Job Management Status Monitor Windows 496 Printmonitor Mac OS 499 Accounting Windows 501 Basic Print Job Operations 513 Advanced Print Job Operations 532 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Consumables 565 Troubleshooting 603 Error Message 635 Specifications 657 Appendix 661 imagePROGRAF Print Job Management 495 ...

Page 496: ...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 497: ...Print Jobs Selecting a print job and clicking the Pause button pauses printing of the selected job To resume printing of a paused print job select the print job and click the Resume button Note Once all the print data for a print job has been sent to the printer the job can no longer be paused resumed Canceling Print Jobs Selecting a print job and clicking the Cancel Job button cancels printing of...

Page 498: ...ue to print button The printing behavior when the paper specified by the driver does not match the paper currently loaded in the printer can be changed by using Detect Mismatch in the operation panel menu Refer to Menu Set tings P 445 for details Job Management Using imagePROGRAF Status Monitor iPF840 User s Guide Print Job Management Status Monitor Windows 498 ...

Page 499: ...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 500: ...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 501: ...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 502: ...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 503: ...of the jobs in the printers or periodically acquired jobs See Job List Area P 504 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 504: ...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 505: ...Unit Costs in Accounting Manager P 505 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 509 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 509...

Page 506: ...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 507: ...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 i...

Page 508: ...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 509: ...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 510: ...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 511: ...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 512: ...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 513: ... a computer again Simplify 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 peri...

Page 514: ...p to 100 print jobs can be saved here but they will be 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 s...

Page 515: ...w P 189 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 Save in mail box Save print jobs on the printer s hard disk iPF840 Saving Print Jobs on the Printer Hard Disk User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print...

Page 516: ...er 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 displayed if you select Save in mail box Here specify the name ...

Page 517: ...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 HDD Print jobs Preempting other jobs You can preempt other jobs by printing jobs that are currently being received or prepared for processing first HDD Print job A Print job B Print job C Note For information on managing jobs being...

Page 518: ...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 refer to the imagePROGRAF Status Monito...

Page 519: ...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 345 See Loading Sheets in the Printer P 369 Using t...

Page 520: ...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 497 Managing Pending Jobs Printing or Deleting Jobs on Hold iPF840 Use...

Page 521: ...intmonitor HDD Print Print jobs 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...

Page 522: ...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 Printing Saved Jobs iPF840 User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Operations 522 ...

Page 523: ... 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 iPF840 Printing Saved Jobs User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Operations 523 ...

Page 524: ...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 Printing Saved Jobs iPF840 User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Pri...

Page 525: ...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 526: ... 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 Deleting Saved Jobs iPF840 User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Operations 526 ...

Page 527: ...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 iPF840 Deleting Saved Jobs User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Operations 527 ...

Page 528: ...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 513 Using RemoteUI 1 On the Stored Job page choose the box Note Ent...

Page 529: ...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 iPF840 Moving Saved Jobs User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Operations 529 ...

Page 530: ...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 Moving Saved Jobs iPF840 User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Operations 530 ...

Page 531: ...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 iPF840 Moving Saved Jobs User s Guide Print Job Management Basic Print Job Operations 531 ...

Page 532: ...ings in the Control Panel menu HDD Print jobs 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 s...

Page 533: ...on 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 Print i...

Page 534: ...ove and modify jobs saved in the personal box This operation is available in RemoteUI imagePROGRAF Status Monitor and imagePROGRAF Printmonitor Personal mail box Modify settings Enter the password Print jobs in the personal mail box Display Print Delete Move Modify settings Note By default no passwords are set for personal boxes A password cannot be set for the shared mailbox Enter a four digit nu...

Page 535: ... 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 iPF840 Setting Passwords for Personal Boxes User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 535 ...

Page 536: ...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 Setting Passwords for Personal Boxes iPF840 User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 536 ...

Page 537: ...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 iPF840 Naming Personal Boxes User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 537 ...

Page 538: ...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 Naming Personal Boxes iPF840 User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 538 ...

Page 539: ...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 iPF840 Displaying a List of Saved Jobs User s ...

Page 540: ...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 Displaying a List of Saved Jobs iPF840 User s Guide Pr...

Page 541: ...AF Status Monitor Windows On the 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 iPF840 Displaying a List of Saved Jobs User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 541 ...

Page 542: ...aved Jobs Printing a List of Saved 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 but...

Page 543: ...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 544: ...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 Displaying Details of Saved Jobs iPF840 User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 544 ...

Page 545: ...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 iPF840 Renaming Saved Jobs User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Pri...

Page 546: ...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 Renaming Saved Jobs iPF840 User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 546 ...

Page 547: ...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 iPF840 Renaming Saved Jobs User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 547 ...

Page 548: ...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 Renaming Saved Jobs iPF840 User s Guide Print Job Management Advanced Print Job Operations 548 ...

Page 549: ...aper 331 Control Panel 425 Printer Parts 463 Network Setting 475 Print Job Management 495 Adjustments for Better Print Quality Adjusting the Printhead 550 Adjusting the feed amount 558 Maintenance and Consumables 565 Troubleshooting 603 Error Message 635 Specifications 657 Appendix 661 imagePROGRAF Adjustments for Better Print Quality 549 ...

Page 550: ... Installing the Printhead P 553 If adjusting the printhead position has not been performed such as due to an error during initial setup If Rep P head Print in the Control Panel menu is set to Off and adjusting the printhead position has not been performed when replacing the printhead Paper rubs against the printhead or image edges are blurred Selecting Head Height in the Control Panel menu and cha...

Page 551: ...ustment as follows 1 Load paper Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 342 Loading Rolls in the Printer P 345 Loading Sheets in the Printer P 369 Important Always make sure the loaded paper matches the type of paper specified on the printer Adjustment can not be completed correctly unless the loaded paper matches the settings 2 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel press or to select the ...

Page 552: ...least 254 0 mm 10 00 in wide When Using Sheets Two sheets of unused paper of at least A4 Letter size or one sheet when using A2 or larger Perform adjustment as follows 1 Load paper Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 342 Loading Rolls in the Printer P 345 Loading Sheets in the Printer P 369 Important Always make sure the loaded paper matches the type of paper specified on the printer Adjustment c...

Page 553: ... Press or to select Register Setting and then press the OK button 15 Press or to select Yes and then press the OK button The adjustment value is now registered and adjustment is complete Adjustment When Installing the Printhead Adjustment When Installing the Printhead Printhead position adjustment is executed when the printhead is first installed This adjustment should be executed in the following...

Page 554: ...if you have printed on a roll 8 If you are printing on sheets a confirmation message is displayed requesting you to continue printing Press the OK button and follow the instructions Adjusting Line Misalignment Adjusting Line Misalignment If printed lines are misaligned execute Head Inc Adj to adjust the angle of inclination of the Printhead Executing Head Inc Adj requires you to examine a printed ...

Page 555: ...s or to select Adjust Printer and then press the OK button 5 Press or to select Head Inc Adj and then press the OK button After the Carriage is moved a message is displayed requesting you to open the Top Cover 6 Open the Top Cover 7 Align the Angle Adjustment Lever with the red square and close the Top Cover iPF840 Adjusting Line Misalignment User s Guide Adjustments for Better Print Quality Adjus...

Page 556: ... and the square of the two sets of lines that are least misaligned 10 Close the Top Cover The Printhead is now straight and adjustment is complete Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images The Printhead height setting affects printing quality Specifying a low Printhead height makes images clearer and enhances printing quality but may cause pa...

Page 557: ...tomatic the setting value selected for the previous print job is displayed to the right of Automatic once you select the type of paper currently supplied Note that this is not displayed if any of the following is executed Turning off the power Replacing paper Entering sleep mode 5 Press or to select Head Height and then press the OK button 6 Press or to select the desired setting value and then pr...

Page 558: ...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 559: ...e with paper not in the Paper Reference Guide or if Auto GenuinePpr does not eliminate banding See Types of Paper P 332 Important Adjustment is not possible with Auto GenuinePpr and Auto OtherPaper when using highly transparent media In this case use Manual adjustment See Manual Banding Adjustment P 560 Note We recommend executing the adjustment if you have changed the paper type or paper size Alw...

Page 560: ... than A2 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 highl...

Page 561: ...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 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 ...

Page 562: ...d Once you execute Adj Quality the Adj Fine Feed value will revert to 0 See Automatic Banding Adjustment P 559 See Manual Banding Adjustment P 560 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 563: ... Rolls P 342 Loading Rolls in the Printer P 345 Loading Sheets in the Printer P 369 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 th...

Page 564: ...inthead 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 type of paper and then press the OK button...

Page 565: ...anel 425 Printer Parts 463 Network Setting 475 Print Job Management 495 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Consumables Ink Tanks 566 Printheads 577 Maintenance Cartridge 585 Cleaning the Printer 591 Other Maintenance 594 Troubleshooting 603 Error Message 635 Specifications 657 Appendix 661 imagePROGRAF Maintenance and Consumables 565 ...

Page 566: ...07 M Yellow PFI 707 Y Note For instructions on Ink Tank replacement see Replacing Ink Tanks P 566 Replacing Ink Tanks Replacing Ink Tanks Compatible ink tanks For information on the compatible ink tanks for this printer see Ink Tanks P 566 Replacement ink tanks in 330 ml 11 2 fl oz and 700 ml 23 7 fl oz capacities are supported Note Depending on the color you can also use an ink tank with a differ...

Page 567: ...Tank 330 ml P 568 Remove the Ink Tank 700 ml P 569 4 Load the new Ink Tank Load the Ink Tank 330 ml P 570 Load the Ink Tank 700 ml P 572 Confirm the message When the ink level becomes low a message is displayed on the Display Screen According to the message replace the ink tank or prepare a new ink tank See When to Replace Ink Tanks P 575 Printing OK Ink Menu Printing OK Ink Menu Not much ink is l...

Page 568: ...k the Ink Lamp The Ink Lamp flashes quickly if there is no ink left Important Avoid hitting the printer when replacing an Ink Tank Handle the printer gently when replacing tanks Jolting the printer during printing may deteriorate print quality 2 Lift the stopper a of the Ink Tank Lock Lever for the color to replace Lift the Ink Tank Lock Lever until it stops and then push it down to the front Note...

Page 569: ...00 ml 1 Open the Ink Tank Cover of the tank for replacement and check the Ink Lamp The Ink Lamp flashes quickly if there is no ink left Important Avoid hitting the printer when replacing an Ink Tank Handle the printer gently when replacing tanks Jolting the printer during printing may deteriorate print quality 2 Lift the stopper a of the Ink Tank Lock Lever for the color to replace Lift the Ink Ta...

Page 570: ...pose of used ink tanks according to local regulations Load the Ink Tank 330 ml 1 Before opening the pouch tilt the Ink Tank to the left and right gently seven or eight times Important Do not remove and agitate ink tanks that have already been installed in the printer Ink may leak out If you do not agitate the Ink Tank the ink may settle which may affect printing quality Note If the Ink Tank is col...

Page 571: ...ant Ink tanks cannot be loaded in the holder if the color or orientation is incorrect If the Ink Tank does not fit in the holder do not force it into the holder Make sure the color of the Ink Tank Lock Lever matches the color of the Ink Tank and check the orientation of the Ink Tank before reloading it 4 Lift the Ink Tank Lock Lever until it stops and then push it down until it clicks into place i...

Page 572: ...ink tank lock levers are fully closed To close the Ink Tank Cover when no Ink Tank is in stalled as when moving the printer push the release lever a as shown while returning the Ink Tank Lock Lever to the original position BK MBK G Y Y M a Load the Ink Tank 700 ml 1 Before opening the pouch hold the new Ink Tank with both hands and tilt it to the left and right as shown shaking gen tly it seven or...

Page 573: ...r 2 Open the pouch and remove the Ink Tank Important Never touch the ink holes or electrical contacts This may cause stains damage the Ink Tank and affect printing quality 3 Press the OK button and insert the Ink Tank into the holder facing as shown with the ink holes down Important Ink tanks cannot be loaded in the holder if the color or orientation is incorrect If the Ink Tank does not fit in th...

Page 574: ...ways close the Ink Tank Cover If the Ink Tank Cover cannot close some Ink Tank Lock Lever may not be closed completely Make sure all ink tank lock levers are fully closed To close the Ink Tank Cover when no Ink Tank is in stalled as when moving the printer push the release lever a as shown while returning the Ink Tank Lock Lever to the original position BK MBK G Y Y M a M Replacing Ink Tanks iPF84...

Page 575: ...u 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 replace Ink Tank as needed See Replacing ...

Page 576: ...before maintenance OK Replace ink tank Ink insufficient C M Y M B K B K If a message for ink replacement is shown on the Display Screen When ink runs out the Message Lamp flashes a message regarding Ink Tank replacement is shown on the Dis play Screen and printing is disabled Replace the Ink Tank at this point OK Replace ink tank No ink left C M Y M B K B K When to Replace Ink Tanks iPF840 User s ...

Page 577: ...rn to check the nozzles Note By default nozzles are checked at fixed intervals Configure the settings on the Control Panel menu in Nozzle Check See Menu Settings P 445 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 342 Loading Rolls in the Print...

Page 578: ...Printhead cleaning modes Head Cleaning A or Head Cleaning B depending 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 t...

Page 579: ...on For safety keep the Printhead out 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 ...

Page 580: ...head and then press the OK button Ink begins being drawn in When it finishes instructions are 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 regard ing Printhead replacement 2 If the Printhead Fixer Cover or Printhead Fixer Lever is dirty use a damp cloth that you have wrung out comp...

Page 581: ... you have wrung out completely to wipe it clean Move the Car riage out of the way manually if the Carriage is concealing the ventilation duct and then clean the duct 4 Pull the Printhead Fixer Lever forward all the way to open it completely 5 Pull up the Printhead Fixer Cover to open it completely a iPF840 Replacing the Printhead User s Guide Maintenance and Consumables Printheads 581 ...

Page 582: ...ve 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 d c b a 8 While firmly holding the Printhead you have removed use your other hand to remove the orange Protective Part a Squeeze the gri...

Page 583: ...acts 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 9 With the nozzles facing down and the metal contacts toward the back insert the Printhead into the Carriage Carefully push the printhead firmly into the Carriage ensuring that the noz zles and ...

Page 584: ...the Control Panel menu In this case execute Initial adjustmt in Head Posi Adj in the Control Panel menu See Adjustment When Installing the Printhead P 553 13 Feed paper by following the instructions on the Display Screen After the paper has advanced Initial adjustmt in Head Posi Adj is executed automatically Replacing the Printhead iPF840 User s Guide Maintenance and Consumables Printheads 584 ...

Page 585: ... precautions when handling the Maintenance Cartridge Caution For safety keep the Maintenance Cartridge out of the reach of children If ink is accidentally ingested contact a physician 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 Printhe...

Page 586: ...e Cartridge 㻞㻛㻞 Ⴑ3DXVH keeping it level MaintCart Replace the 㻝㻛㻞 Ⴑ3DXVH cartridge full Maintenance Access the menu for Maintenance Cartridge replacement 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 or to select Maintenanc...

Page 587: ...he Maintenance Cartridge to hold it firmly on the bottom keeping it level as you pull it out Important Used maintenance cartridges are heavy Always grasp the cartridge firmly and 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 D...

Page 588: ...sed Maintenance Cartridge in the plastic bag of the new cartridge and dispose of it in accord ance with local regulations 6 Wipe away any soiling on the Maintenance Cartridge Cov er Important Support the Maintenance Cartridge Cover from underneath as you wipe it 7 Keeping the new Maintenance Cartridge level insert it all the way in The printer now initializes the Maintenance Cartridge Important Do...

Page 589: ...een To check remaining Maintenance Cartridge capacity access the Tab Selection screen on the Control Panel and press or to select the Settings Adj tab Note If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed press the Menu button If the Display Screen indicates to replace the Maintenance Cartridge replace the Maintenance Cartridge If a mes sage is displayed indicating to check the remaining capacity of t...

Page 590: ...replacement and preparations to transfer the printer deplete much of the Mainte nance Cartridge capacity In particular preparing to move the printer depletes a lot of the capacity Check the remaining Maintenance Cartridge capacity before this maintenance and replace the Maintenance Car tridge if necessary If a message for the Maintenance Cartridge replacement is shown on the Display Screen When th...

Page 591: ...e 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 591 4 Plug the power cord into the outlet Cleaning Inside the Top Cover Cleaning Inside the Top Cover Clean inside the Top Cover about once a month to maintain better printing quality and help prevent problems Also clean ins...

Page 592: ...nter to wipe it away Important Do not touch the Linear Scale a Carriage Shaft b or Ink Tube Stabilizer c Touching these parts may damage them Avoid cleaning where the Carriage is retracted in position d or e c a b d e Note If the Cleaning Brush is dirty rinse it in water c b a Cleaning Inside the Top Cover iPF840 User s Guide Maintenance and Consumables Cleaning the Printer 592 ...

Page 593: ...ooves g and so on Warning Never use flammable solvents such as alcohol benzene or 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 clear sheet on ...

Page 594: ...e instructions of the service representative when transferring the printer under Level 3 conditions Level Transport and Storage In Low Tem perature En vironments Permitted Angle of Inclination Amount of Ink to Dispose of Required Maintenance Cartridg es 1 Usage Examples 1 No Lengthwise 0 30º Rotation 0 10º 0 2 Moving Within a Room and Storage In Room Temperature Environ ments 2 Yes All directions ...

Page 595: ...ute and then press the OK button The printer is now prepared for transfer Level 1 Once preparations are finished a message on the Display Screen requests you to turn off the printer Turn off and pack the printer There is no need to remove the ink tanks See Pack the printer P 597 Level 2 and Level 3 When the preparation is finished instructions are displayed on the Display Screen Remove the ink tan...

Page 596: ... Hold the Ink Tank by the handle a and remove it Important Store the Ink Tank you removed in the box with the ink holes a facing up Otherwise ink may leak and cause stains a 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to remove all ink tanks a BK a Preparing to Transfer the Printer iPF840 User s Guide Maintenance and Consumables Other Maintenance 596 ...

Page 597: ...ed Turn the power off is dis played When this happens replace the Maintenance Cartridge currently being used with a new Maintenance Car tridge 8 Press the Power button and turn off the printer Pack the printer 1 Disconnect the printer power cord and interface cable as well as the Roll Unit power cord Important Turn off the printer before you unplug it It may damage the printer if you unplug it bef...

Page 598: ...ortant Here the Belt Stopper is the one that was removed and stored after initial installation Neglecting to attach the Belt Stopper may damage the printer Do not touch the Linear Scale a Carriage Shaft b or Ink Tube Stabilizer c Touching these parts may damage them c a b Preparing to Transfer the Printer iPF840 User s Guide Maintenance and Consumables Other Maintenance 598 ...

Page 599: ...c workflow for reinstalling the printer is as follows For detailed instructions see the Setup Guide Assemble the stand 1 Referring to the Printer Stand Setup Guide assemble 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 the casters In addition always un...

Page 600: ...under each side The printer may be un steady if you hold it at other positions which poses a risk of injury from dropping the printer a 2 Remove tape and packaging material attached to the print er Also open the Top Cover and remove stoppers and spacers inside the printer 3 Connect the power cord to the Power Supply Connector on the back of the printer 4 Plug the power cord into the outlet Reinsta...

Page 601: ... the Roll Media See Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 342 8 Load the Roll Media in the printer See Loading Rolls in the Printer P 345 9 Install the software Note that the driver installation procedure varies depending on the type of connection 10 Attach the Wheeled Output Stacker to the printer by refer ring to the Wheeled Output Stacker Setup Guide iPF840 Reinstalling the Printer User s Guide ...

Page 602: ...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 visit the Canon website If the firmware available online is newer than the installed firmware update the printer firmware For details on downloading and...

Page 603: ...stments for Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Consumables 565 Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions 604 Problems Regarding Paper 605 Printing does not start 614 The printer stops during a print job 616 Problems with the printing quality 617 Cannot print over a network 626 Installation problems 627 HP GL 2 problems 628 Other problems 630 Error Message 635 Specifications 657 Appendix 661...

Page 604: ...likewise on the printer See Specifying the Ink Drying Time for Rolls P 358 See Menu Structure P 439 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 92 See Borderless Printing by Resizing Originals to Fi...

Page 605: ...Note If you do not find any scraps or jams see Troubleshooting When Paper Jams are not Found P 610 1 Turn the printer off See Turning the Printer On and Off P 17 2 Open the Top Cover Note If the leading edge of the roll jams in the carriage such as when the paper curls strongly you may be able to avoid paper jamming by setting the roll cutting method to Manual and setting the detection of paper le...

Page 606: ...s out move the Cutter to the right side away from the paper Important If the Cutter is on the left side be sure to move it to the right If the Cutter is on the left side when you turn the printer on the printer may rip the paper 5 Lift the Release Lever Clearing Jammed Roll Paper iPF840 User s Guide Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper 606 ...

Page 607: ...r may occur when you turn on the printer 8 Hold the edge of the roll paper in the middle as you gently pull it evenly to the position of the Ejection Guide a Align the right side of the roll paper with the Paper Alignment Line b keeping this side parallel to the line and then low er the Release Lever Important Do not force the roll paper into alignment with the Paper Alignment Line b This may prev...

Page 608: ...hod for Rolls P 360 Clearing a Jammed Sheet Clearing a Jammed Sheet If a sheet jams follow the steps below to remove it 1 Turn the printer off See Turning the Printer On and Off P 17 2 Open the Top Cover 3 If the Carriage is out move the Carriage out of the way away from the paper Important Do not touch the Linear Scale a Carriage Shaft b or Ink Tube Stabilizer c Touching these parts may damage th...

Page 609: ...n the left move the Carriage to the right until it stops Important Always move the Carriage to the right side If the Carriage is on the left a Carriage error may occur when you turn on the printer 7 Lower the Release Lever and close the Top Cover 8 Turn the printer on See Turning the Printer On and Off P 17 iPF840 Clearing a Jammed Sheet User s Guide Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Paper 609 ...

Page 610: ...the Wheeled Output Stacker from the printer See Using the Wheeled Output Stacker P 375 3 Holding the Roll Unit Lever a pull out the Roll Unit 4 Open the Top Cover and lift the Ejection Guide 5 Check for paper in the lower part of the printer Remove any jammed paper here by pushing it to the floor with your fingers a Troubleshooting When Paper Jams are not Found iPF840 User s Guide Troubleshooting ...

Page 611: ...If paper remains in the lower part of the printer push it to the floor with your fingers If the paper does not drop to the floor or to the lower part of the printer fold an A4 sheet three times insert it through the gap of the Platen a and the Paper Retainer b and push the jammed paper out a b iPF840 Troubleshooting When Paper Jams are not Found User s Guide Troubleshooting Problems Regarding Pape...

Page 612: ...Roll 2 Lower the Roll Unit Cable is disconnected Connect the Roll Unit Cable firmly to the Roll Unit Power Supply Inlet and the inlet on the roll unit Cannot load sheets Cannot load sheets Cause Corrective Action The paper source selection is incorrect Press the Load button and select the paper source Paper is not cut neatly Paper is not cut neatly Cause Corrective Action The paper is bent or curl...

Page 613: ...ecify Yes in Automatic Cutting in the printer driver See Page Setup Sheet Windows P 177 See Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box Mac OS P 276 In the Control Panel menu Cutting Mode is set to Eject or Manual If the Cutting Mode is Eject press the Cut button to cut the paper If the Cutting Mode is Manual cut rolls with scissors or the like See Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls P 360 The size of ...

Page 614: ... as follows 1 Right click the printer icon in the Printers and Faxes or Printers window 2 Click Resume Printing in the menu In Mac OS restart the print job as follows 1 Click Print Scan This is identified as Printers Scanners or Print Fax in other versions of Mac OS 2 Choose the printer 3 Click Open Print Queue to open a window 4 Click Resume Printer or Resume The printer does not respond even if ...

Page 615: ...g Cause Corrective Action Ink agitation is in progress Please wait until ink agitation is finished The time for agitation varies depending on how long the printer has been off iPF840 The display screen indicates Agitating User s Guide Troubleshooting Printing does not start 615 ...

Page 616: ...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 366 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 617: ...n printing may stop depending on the content of the warn ing See Menu Settings P 445 Because the printer was left without ink tanks installed for some time ink has become clogged in the ink supply sys tem After the ink tanks have been installed for 24 hours run Head Cleaning B from the Control Pan el See Cleaning the Printhead P 578 Paper is jammed inside the Top Cover Follow the steps below to re...

Page 618: ...4 in thick or less choose a VacuumStrngth setting of Weakest in the Control Panel menu If rubbing still occurs in the Control Panel menu use a higher Head Height setting See Adjusting the Vacuum Strength P 564 See Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images P 556 When you have loaded paper the paper you have loaded does not match the type selected on the Con trol Panel Be sure to select the c...

Page 619: ... take longer See Menu Settings P 445 The back side of the paper is dirty The back side of the paper is dirty Cause Corrective Action The Platen has become dirty after borderless printing or printing on small paper Open the Top Cover and clean the Platen See Cleaning Inside the Top Cover P 591 In the Control Panel menu set CarriageScanWdth to Fixed See Menu Settings P 445 The Platen has become soil...

Page 620: ...er and try printing again Printing in Fast or Standard mode is faster and consumes less ink than in Highest or High modes but the printing quality is lower See Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing P 66 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 d...

Page 621: ...en 110 160 mm from the leading edge The position varies depending on the Print Quality setting In this case select Scan Wait Time Area Entire area However note that printing will now take longer See Menu Settings P 445 Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs Cause Corrective Action The Platen suction is too strong In the Control Panel menu re...

Page 622: ... the Top Cover 3 Remove the Cleaning Brush a 4 Using the back of the Cleaning Brush move the first Switch to the side opposite a Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen iPF840 User s Guide Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality 622 ...

Page 623: ... 44 00 in 6 Using the back of the Cleaning Brush move the Switch to the side opposite corresponding to the size of the paper for printing In this case note that you will move the switch in the opposite direction from the direction in step 4 Note The Switch only moves number 1 and the number that matches the paper size Set all of the switches where the number does not match the paper size in switch...

Page 624: ...s not match the type loaded in the printer Load paper of the same type as you have specified in the printer driver See Loading Rolls in the Printer P 345 See Loading Sheets in the Printer P 369 Make sure the same 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 print...

Page 625: ... stop printing 2 Change the type of paper in the printer driver and try printing again The blue Switch on the platen is set incorrectly Move the Switch numbered corresponding to the size of paper for printing opposite to the position See Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen P 621 Lines are misaligned Lines are misaligned Cause Corrective Action The Printhead alignment is not adjus ted Adjust the ...

Page 626: ... In this case configure the connection method manually specifying the communi cation mode in use See Configuring the Communication Mode Manually P 489 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 image...

Page 627: ...onitor Windows Remove imagePROGRAF Status Monitor as follows Note The following procedure is for Windows 7 The method of removing printer drivers varies depending on the version of Windows 1 Select Control Panel from the start menu 2 Select Uninstall a program Note If the User Account Control dialog box is displayed click Yes 3 Select imagePROGRAF Status Monitor and then click the Uninstall button...

Page 628: ...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 445 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 445 Oversize in the Control Panel menu is set to Off Set Oversize to On in the Control Panel menu See Menu Settings P 445 Lines are printed too t...

Page 629: ...ect img size to Command priority or Detected size in the Control Panel menu See Menu Settings P 445 Set Conserve Paper to On in the Control Panel menu See Menu Settings P 445 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 630: ...l Panel Cannot operate from the Control Panel Cause Corrective Action The control panel access lock is set Release the control panel access lock See Setting Control panel access lock P 461 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 hap pen after power outages or if the printer is unplug...

Page 631: ...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 585 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 632: ...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 633: ...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 iPF840 Ink Level Detection User s Guide Troubleshooting Other problems 633 ...

Page 634: ...iPF840 User s Guide 634 ...

Page 635: ... Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Consumables 565 Troubleshooting 603 Error Message Error Messages 636 Messages regarding paper 638 Messages regarding ink 647 Messages regarding printing or adjustment 649 Messages regarding printheads 650 Messages regarding the maintenance cartridge 652 Messages regarding the hard disk 653 Messages regarding HP GL 2 654 Other Messages 655 Specifications 65...

Page 636: ...Ink insufficient 647 Ink tank is empty 647 Insert the maintenance cartridge 652 Insufficient paper for job 640 Mail box full Delete unwanted data 653 Mail box full Now printing without saving data 653 Mail box nearly full 653 Maint cart The level is low 652 Maintenance cartridge full 652 Maintenance cartridge problem 652 Maximum jobs stored 653 MediaType Mismatch 638 Move the blue platen switch No...

Page 637: ...r or 2 Lower 644 Sheet printing is selected 643 Sheet removed 643 The following ink tanks cannot be recognized 648 The mail box is full 653 The paper is too small 639 The paper is too small 639 The roll feed unit is loose 646 This paper cannot be used as size is not supported 641 This type of paper is not compatible with HP GL 2 654 Top cover is open 655 Unknown file 656 Wrong ink tank 648 Wrong m...

Page 638: ...ttern for printer ad justment on several sheets but sheets of dif ferent types of paper were used When printing a test pattern for adjustment use sheets of the same type of paper in the required quantity Replace the paper as follows and perform adjustment again 1 Lift the Release Lever and stop printing 2 Replace the paper See Loading and Printing on Sheets P 21 3 Execute adjustment again from the...

Page 639: ...ess 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 printing 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 loaded You can continue...

Page 640: ...shed printing Finish printing remaining jobs is displayed on the Dis play Screen press the OK button Printing will resume starting from the page on which the error occurred If this error recurs after you reload 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 printer See Attaching the Roll Holder to R...

Page 641: ... attempted to print on a roll but no roll is loaded Press or to select Load Roll Paper and then press the OK button Load the roll and then print See Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 342 See Loading Rolls in the Printer P 345 Press or and select Stop Printing or press the Stop button to stop printing Roll printing is selected but sheets are loaded Roll printing is selected but sheets are loaded...

Page 642: ...hing the Roll Holder to Rolls P 342 See Loading Rolls in the Printer P 345 3 If no barcode was printed on the roll specify the type of paper See Changing the Type of Paper P 350 4 If no barcode was printed on the roll specify the paper length See Specifying the Paper Length P 352 5 If Not finished printing Finish printing remaining jobs is shown on the Display Screen press the OK button Printing w...

Page 643: ...ing the Roll from the Printer P 352 See Loading and Printing on Sheets P 21 Press or to select Stop Printing and then press the OK button to stop printing Paper jam Paper jam Lift the release lever Cause Corrective Action A paper jam occurred in the printer during printing 1 Lift the Release Lever and remove the jammed paper See Clearing Jammed Roll Paper P 605 See Clearing a Jammed Sheet P 608 2 ...

Page 644: ...Holder to Rolls P 342 Important To disable this message if it is displayed repeatedly despite reloading paper for example choose Off or Loose in the Skew Check Lv setting of the printer menu However this may cause jams and printing problems because paper may be askew when printed Also the Platen may become soiled which may soil the back of the next document when it is printed Paper cutting failed ...

Page 645: ...e print job to enable borderless printing 1 Press or to select Stop Printing and then press the OK button 2 Make sure the correct printer driver for the printer is selected and try printing again For information on types of paper compatible with borderless printing refer to the Paper Reference Guide See Displaying the Paper Reference Guide P 335 Press or to select Print With Border and then press ...

Page 646: ... ink grooves for borderless printing Insert the roll firmly until it touches the flange of the Roll Holder See Attaching the Roll Holder to Rolls P 342 Press or to select Print With Border and then press the OK button to continue printing The document will be printed with a border Press or to select Stop Printing and then press the OK button Roll feed unit error Roll feed unit error Cause Correcti...

Page 647: ...tor 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 566 Remaining level of the ink cannot be correctly detected Check ink tank Remaining level of the ink cannot be correctly detected Check ink tank Cause Corrective Action Ink level detection cannot work correctly if you use refill ink tanks The refill ink tank can no l...

Page 648: ...There is a problem with the Ink Tank Replace it with a new Ink Tank See Replacing Ink Tanks P 566 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 Ink Tanks P 566 Wrong ink tank Wrong ink tank Cause Correctiv...

Page 649: ...itions are met For details on environmental condi tions for various paper see the Paper Reference Guide See Displaying the Paper Reference Guide P 335 Before borderless printing move the blue platen switch Before borderless printing move the blue platen switch Cause Corrective Action The blue Switch on the platen was set to the side oppo site when a borderless print job was received Before borderl...

Page 650: ...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 554 3 Execute Head Posi Adj again See Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors P 550 Wrong printhead Wrong printhead Cause Corrective Action An incompatible Printhead has been installed Open the Top Cover and repl...

Page 651: ...op Printing 2 Clean the Printhead See Cleaning the Printhead P 578 If the message is still displayed when printing replace the Printhead See Replacing the Printhead P 579 Press or to select Print and then press the OK button to resume printing However note that this error may affect the printing quality iPF840 Execute printhead cleaning User s Guide Error Message Messages regarding printheads 651 ...

Page 652: ...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 653: ...n personal boxes See Deleting Saved Jobs P 525 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 sav ing them Print jobs can no longer be saved on the hard disk After printing this message is cleared Mail box nearly full Mail box nearly full Caus...

Page 654: ...ms and affect the printing quality 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 printin...

Page 655: ... a letter or number Hardware error 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...

Page 656: ...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 sensor error Cause Corrective Action Direct sunlight...

Page 657: ... 267 Handling and Use of Paper 331 Control Panel 425 Printer Parts 463 Network Setting 475 Print Job Management 495 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Consumables 565 Troubleshooting 603 Error Message 635 Specifications Printer Specifications 658 Appendix 661 imagePROGRAF Specifications 657 ...

Page 658: ...27 78 38 59 76 in Environmental Standards International Energy Star Program Eco Mark Japan Law on Promoting Green Purchasing GPN Japan RoHS EPEAT Silver technical compliance 1 The printer uses a trace amount of power even when turned off To stop all power consumption turn off the printer and unplug the power cord 2 Calculation based on ISO 7779 Operating conditions On the Main sheet of the printer...

Page 659: ...imum printable length 1 Rolls 18 m 19 7 yd Sheets 1 600 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 659 1 Varies depending on the operating system or application Optional Roll Holder Set Roll Holder Set RH2 44...

Page 660: ...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 661: ...f Paper 331 Control Panel 425 Printer Parts 463 Network Setting 475 Print Job Management 495 Adjustments for Better Print Quality 549 Maintenance and Consumables 565 Troubleshooting 603 Error Message 635 Specifications 657 Appendix Safety Precautions 662 Manuals for this printer 666 Disposal of the product 668 imagePROGRAF Appendix 661 ...

Page 662: ...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 663: ...ing to work around the printer Moving the Printer Caution Moving the printer requires at least six people holding it on both sides Be careful to avoid back strain and other injuries When moving the printer firmly grasp the Carrying Handles under each side The printer may be unsteady if you hold it at other positions which poses a risk of injury from dropping the printer Printhead Ink Tanks and Mai...

Page 664: ...e space for installation Legal Notices Legal Notices FCC Regulations U S A Canon Large Format Printer iPF840 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 cause undesired operation Note This equipment has ...

Page 665: ...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 this user manual in whole or part is prohibited Legal...

Page 666: ...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 667: ...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...

Page 668: ...bedeutet dies gemäß der Batter ien Richtlinie dass in dieser Batterie oder diesem Akkumulator ein Schwermetall Hg Quecksilber Cd Cadmi um Pb Blei in einer Konzentration vorhanden ist die über einem in der Batterien Richtlinie angegebenen Grenz wert liegt Dieses Produkt muss bei einer dafür vorgesehenen Sammelstelle abgegeben werden Dies kann z B durch Rück gabe beim Kauf eines neuen ähnlichen Prod...

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Page 670: ...urope com weee ou www canon europe com battery Gælder kun i Europæiske Union og EØS Norge Island og Liechtenstein Disse symboler betyder at produktet ikke må bortskaffes sammen med dagrenovation i henhold til WEEE direktivet 2012 19 EU batteridirektivet 2006 66 EF og eller den lokale lovgivning som disse direktiver er gennemført i Hvis der i overensstemmelse med batteridirektivet er trykt et kemis...

Page 671: ... lyijy enemmän kuin paristodirektiivin salliman määrän Tuote on vietävä asianmukaiseen keräyspisteeseen esimerkiksi kodinkoneliikkeeseen uutta vastaavaa tuotetta os tettaessa tai viralliseen sähkö ja elektroniikkalaiteromun tai paristojen ja akkujen keräyspisteeseen Sähkö ja elek troniikkalaiteromun virheellinen käsittely voi vahingoittaa ympäristöä ja ihmisten terveyttä koska laitteet saattavat s...

Page 672: ...y használatához A termék újrahasznosítását illetően informálódjon a helyi polgármesteri hivatalnál a helyi közterület fenntartó válla latnál a hivatalos hulladéklerakó telephelyen vagy a háztartási hulladék begyűjtését végző szolgáltatónál illetve látogasson el a www canon europe com weee vagy www canon europe com battery internetes oldalra Tylko dla krajów Unii Europejskiej oraz EOG Norwegia Isla...

Page 673: ...ālus Hg dzīvsudrabs Cd kadmijs Pb svins un to koncentrācijas līmenis pārsniedz direktīvā par baterijām un akumulatoriem minēto piemērojamo slieks ni Šis izstrādājums ir jānodod piemērotā savākšanas vietā piemēram apstiprinātā veikalā kur iegādājaties līdzīgu jaunu produktu un atstājat veco vai apstiprinātā vietā izlietotu elektrisko un elektronisko iekārtu un bateriju un aku mulatoru pārstrādei Ne...

Page 674: ...ия относно това къде можете да предадете за рециклиране на този продукт моля свържете се с Вашите местни власти с органа отговорен за отпадъците с одобрената система за ИУЕЕО или с Вашата местна служба за битови отпадъци или посетете www canon europe com weee или www canon europe com battery Doar pentru Uniunea Europeană şi EEA Norvegia Islanda şi Liechtenstein Aceste simboluri indică faptul că ac...

Page 675: ...les substàncies potencialment perilloses que normalment estan associades a l RAEE La vostra cooperació a l hora de rebutjar correctament aquest producte contribuirà a la utilització efectiva dels re cursos naturals Els usuaris tenen dret a retornar les bateries o els acumuladors usats sense cap càrrec El preu de venda de les bateries i els acumuladors inclou el cost de la gestió ambiental dels res...

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Page 677: ...5 589 590 652 Menu Operations 435 436 Menu Structure 439 N Navigate 432 Nozzle 577 O Orientation 148 149 150 246 256 Output Method 180 Oversize 83 P Page Setup Pane 283 Page Setup Sheet 177 Paper Feed Slot 612 Personal Box 534 537 PosterArtist 50 Power 247 249 250 252 254 255 256 Preparing to Transfer the Printer 594 Print Job Log 509 510 Printer Driver Settings 158 268 Printer Hard Disk Operation...

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