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Canon imagePROGRAF IPF9000S, 2162B002 User manual

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User Manual
ENG
Large Format Printer
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Contents
Introduction 1
How to use th�s manual ....................................................................................1
About Th�s User Manual ..............................................................................................................1
HTML Vers�on of the Manual for Pr�nt�ng .....................................................................................3
Printer Parts 7
Pr�nter parts ......................................................................................................7
Front ............................................................................................................................................7
Back ............................................................................................................................................9
Top Cover (Ins�de) .....................................................................................................................10
Carr�age .....................................................................................................................................11
Ink Tank Cover (Ins�de) ..............................................................................................................12
Control Panel .............................................................................................................................14
Stand .........................................................................................................................................16
Med�a Take-up Un�t....................................................................................................................17
Control Panel ..................................................................................................18
Turn�ng the Pr�nter On and Off ..................................................................................................18
Pr�nter Modes ............................................................................................................................20
Sw�tch�ng Modes .......................................................................................................................25
Pr�nter Menu Operat�ons ...........................................................................................................27
Ma�n Menu Operat�ons ..............................................................................................................29
Menu Structure ..........................................................................................................................34
Ma�n Menu Sett�ngs ...................................................................................................................48
Ma�n Menu Sett�ngs (Dur�ng Pr�nt�ng) .......................................................................................59
Submenu D�splay ......................................................................................................................62
Status Pr�nt ................................................................................................................................63
Hard D�sk ........................................................................................................70
Pr�nter Hard D�sk Operat�ons ....................................................................................................70
Saved Pr�nt Jobs .......................................................................................................................71
Sav�ng Pr�nt Jobs ......................................................................................................................73
Check�ng a L�st of Saved Jobs ..................................................................................................79
Pr�nt�ng Saved Jobs ..................................................................................................................84
Manag�ng Saved Jobs ...............................................................................................................90
Delet�ng Saved Jobs ...............................................................................................................108
Mod�fy�ng the Current Job (Delet�ng or Preempt�ng Other Jobs) ............................................114
Mod�fy�ng Personal Boxes .......................................................................................................118
Check�ng the Free Hard D�sk Space .......................................................................................128
Eras�ng all data on the pr�nter's hard d�sk ...............................................................................131
Opt�onal accessor�es ....................................................................................132
Roll Holder Set ........................................................................................................................132
Output Stacker ........................................................................................................................132
IEEE 1394 (F�reW�re) Expans�on Board ..................................................................................132
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Printer Specications ....................................................................................133
Specications ..........................................................................................................................133
Bas�c Env�ronmental Performance ..........................................................................................138
Pr�nt Area .................................................................................................................................139
Basic Printing Workow 140
Pr�nt�ng procedure ........................................................................................140
Load�ng and Pr�nt�ng on Rolls .................................................................................................140
Load�ng and Pr�nt�ng on Sheets ..............................................................................................144
Pr�nt�ng Opt�ons Us�ng Rolls and Sheets ................................................................................147
Manually Load�ng Paper to the Pos�t�on for Pr�nt�ng ...............................................................148
Pr�nt�ng from Mac OS 9 ...........................................................................................................149
Pr�nt�ng from Mac OS X ...........................................................................................................151
Pr�nt�ng from W�ndows ............................................................................................................153
Spec�fy�ng Paper �n the Pr�nter Dr�ver (Mac OS 9) ..................................................................154
Spec�fy�ng Paper �n the Pr�nter Dr�ver (Mac OS X) .................................................................156
Spec�fy�ng Paper �n the Pr�nter Dr�ver (W�ndows) ...................................................................158
Cancel�ng pr�nt jobs ......................................................................................160
Cancel�ng Pr�nt Jobs from the Control Panel ..........................................................................160
Cancel�ng Pr�nt Jobs from W�ndows ........................................................................................161
Cancel�ng Pr�nt Jobs from Mac OS X ......................................................................................162
Cancel�ng Pr�nt Jobs from Mac OS 9 ......................................................................................164
Handling Paper 166
Paper ............................................................................................................166
Paper .......................................................................................................................................166
Types of Paper ........................................................................................................................167
Paper S�zes .............................................................................................................................173
Handl�ng rolls ................................................................................................176
Select�ng the Roll as the Paper Source ...................................................................................176
Sett�ng the Roll on the Roll Holder ..........................................................................................177
Remov�ng a Roll from the Roll Holder .....................................................................................179
Load�ng the Roll �n the Pr�nter .................................................................................................180
Remov�ng the Roll from the Pr�nter .........................................................................................184
Select�ng the Paper Type (Roll) ...............................................................................................186
Spec�fy�ng the Paper Length (Roll) ..........................................................................................187
Feed�ng Roll Paper Manually ..................................................................................................188
Detect�on of the Rema�n�ng Roll Paper ...................................................................................189
Cutt�ng the Lead�ng Edge of Roll Paper Automat�cally ............................................................190
Spec�fy�ng the Cutt�ng Method for Rolls ..................................................................................191
Reduc�ng Dust from Cutt�ng Rolls ...........................................................................................195
Spec�fy�ng the Ink Dry�ng T�me for Rolls ..................................................................................196
Clear�ng Jammed Roll Paper ..................................................................................................199
Roll Holder Set ........................................................................................................................203
Access�ng the Pr�nter Dr�ver D�alog Box from the Operat�ng System Menu (W�ndows) .........204
Med�a Deta�led Sett�ngs D�alog Box (Mac OS 9) .....................................................................206
Med�a Deta�led Sett�ngs D�alog Box (Mac OS X) ....................................................................207
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Med�a Deta�led Sett�ngs D�alog Box (W�ndows) ......................................................................208
Handl�ng sheets for paper feed slots ............................................................209
Select�ng the Sheet as the Paper Source ...............................................................................209
Load�ng the Sheet �n the Pr�nter ..............................................................................................210
Select�ng the Paper Type (Sheet)............................................................................................213
Remov�ng the Sheet ................................................................................................................214
Clear�ng a Jammed Sheet .......................................................................................................215
Manually Load�ng Paper to the Pos�t�on for Pr�nt�ng ...............................................................218
Output Stacker ..............................................................................................219
Output Stacker ........................................................................................................................219
Us�ng the Output Stacker ........................................................................................................220
Stow�ng the Output Stacker .....................................................................................................225
Med�a take-up un�t ........................................................................................227
Med�a Take-up Un�t..................................................................................................................227
Us�ng the Med�a Take-up Un�t .................................................................................................228
Enabl�ng the Take-Up Reel Funct�on .......................................................................................229
D�sabl�ng the Take-Up Reel Funct�on ......................................................................................229
Load�ng the Rew�nd Spool on the Med�a Take-up Un�t............................................................230
Remov�ng Pr�nted Documents from the Med�a Take-up Un�t...................................................237
Enhanced Printing Options 240
Pr�nt qual�ty and color sett�ngs ......................................................................240
Choos�ng a Paper for Pr�nt�ng .................................................................................................240
G�v�ng Pr�or�ty to Part�cular Graph�c Elements and Colors for Pr�nt�ng ...................................241
Pr�nt�ng Photos and Images (W�ndows, Mac OS X) ................................................................245
Pr�nt�ng Photos and Images (Mac OS 9) .................................................................................247
Pr�nt�ng L�ne Draw�ngs and Text (W�ndows, Mac OS X)..........................................................249
Pr�nt�ng L�ne Draw�ngs and Text (Mac OS 9)...........................................................................250
Printing Ofce Documents .......................................................................................................251
Adjust�ng the Color �n the Pr�nter Dr�ver ..................................................................................252
Pr�nt�ng �n Ideal Colors for L�ght �n the V�ew�ng Env�ronment ..................................................255
Pr�nt�ng Photos �n Monochrome ..............................................................................................256
Choos�ng the Document Type and Pr�nt�ng Cond�t�ons (Mac OS 9)........................................257
Choos�ng the Document Type and Pr�nt�ng Cond�t�ons (Mac OS X) .......................................260
Choos�ng the Document Type and Pr�nt�ng Cond�t�ons (W�ndows) .........................................263
F�ne-Tun�ng Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS 9) ...........................................................265
F�ne-Tun�ng Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X) ..........................................................268
F�ne-Tun�ng Colors of Photos and Images (W�ndows) ............................................................271
F�ne-Tun�ng Monochrome Sett�ngs When Pr�nt�ng Photos (Mac OS 9) ..................................274
F�ne-Tun�ng Monochrome Sett�ngs When Pr�nt�ng Photos (Mac OS X) ..................................277
F�ne-Tun�ng Monochrome Sett�ngs When Pr�nt�ng Photos (W�ndows) ....................................280
Pr�nt�ng L�ne Draw�ngs and Text (Mac OS 9)...........................................................................282
Pr�nt�ng L�ne Draw�ngs and Text (Mac OS X) ..........................................................................284
Pr�nt�ng L�ne Draw�ngs and Text (W�ndows) ............................................................................287
Printing Ofce Documents (Mac OS 9) ...................................................................................289
Printing Ofce Documents (Mac OS X) ...................................................................................291
Printing Ofce Documents (Windows) .....................................................................................293
Pr�nt�ng Photos and Images (Mac OS 9) .................................................................................295
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Pr�nt�ng Photos and Images (Mac OS X) ................................................................................298
Pr�nt�ng Photos and Images (W�ndows) ..................................................................................301
Pr�nt�ng Photos �n Monochrome (Mac OS 9) ...........................................................................303
Pr�nt�ng Photos �n Monochrome (Mac OS X) ..........................................................................306
Pr�nt�ng Photos �n Monochrome (W�ndows) ............................................................................309
Pr�nt�ng enlargements or reduct�ons .............................................................311
Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to Match the Paper S�ze ............................................................................311
Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to F�t the Roll W�dth ...................................................................................312
Res�z�ng Or�g�nals by Enter�ng a Scal�ng Value.......................................................................313
Pr�nt�ng Enlargements of Scanned Or�g�nals from a Color �mageRUNNER ............................314
Pr�nt�ng Enlargements of Scanned Or�g�nals from a Color �mageRUNNER (Mac OS X) ........315
Pr�nt�ng Enlargements of Scanned Or�g�nals from a Color �mageRUNNER (W�ndows) ..........317
Res�z�ng Or�g�nals by Enter�ng a Scal�ng Value (Mac OS 9) ...................................................319
Res�z�ng Or�g�nals by Enter�ng a Scal�ng Value (Mac OS X) ...................................................323
Res�z�ng Or�g�nals by Enter�ng a Scal�ng Value (W�ndows).....................................................326
Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to F�t the Roll W�dth (Mac OS 9) ................................................................328
Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to F�t the Roll W�dth (Mac OS X) ...............................................................331
Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to F�t the Roll W�dth (W�ndows) .................................................................334
Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to Match the Paper S�ze (Mac OS 9) .........................................................336
Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to Match the Paper S�ze (Mac OS X) ........................................................339
Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to Match the Paper S�ze (W�ndows) ..........................................................342
Pr�nt�ng at full s�ze .........................................................................................344
Pr�nt�ng on Overs�zed Paper ...................................................................................................344
Borderless Pr�nt�ng at Actual S�ze ...........................................................................................346
Borderless Pr�nt�ng at Actual S�ze (Mac OS 9) ........................................................................348
Borderless Pr�nt�ng at Actual S�ze (Mac OS X) .......................................................................351
Borderless Pr�nt�ng at Actual S�ze (W�ndows) .........................................................................354
Pr�nt�ng at Full S�ze (Mac OS 9) ..............................................................................................356
Pr�nt�ng at Full S�ze (Mac OS X) ..............................................................................................358
Pr�nt�ng at Full S�ze (W�ndows) ...............................................................................................361
Borderless Pr�nt�ng .......................................................................................363
Borderless Pr�nt�ng on Paper of Equ�valent S�ze .....................................................................363
Borderless Pr�nt�ng by Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to F�t the Roll W�dth ...............................................365
Borderless Pr�nt�ng at Actual S�ze ...........................................................................................367
Borderless Pr�nt�ng at Actual S�ze (Mac OS 9) ........................................................................369
Borderless Pr�nt�ng at Actual S�ze (Mac OS X) .......................................................................372
Borderless Pr�nt�ng at Actual S�ze (W�ndows) .........................................................................375
Borderless Pr�nt�ng by Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to F�t the Roll W�dth (Mac OS 9) ...........................377
Borderless Pr�nt�ng by Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to F�t the Roll W�dth (Mac OS X) ...........................380
Borderless Pr�nt�ng by Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to F�t the Roll W�dth (W�ndows) .............................383
Borderless Pr�nt�ng by Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to Match the Paper S�ze (Mac OS 9) ....................385
Borderless Pr�nt�ng by Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to Match the Paper S�ze (Mac OS X) ....................388
Borderless Pr�nt�ng by Res�z�ng Or�g�nals to Match the Paper S�ze (W�ndows) ......................391
Pr�nt�ng banners or at other non-standard s�zes ...........................................393
Pr�nt�ng Vert�cal or Hor�zontal Banners (Large-Format Pr�nt�ng) .............................................393
Pr�nt�ng on Non-Standard Paper S�zes ...................................................................................394
Pr�nt�ng on Non-Standard Paper S�zes (Mac OS 9) ................................................................395
Pr�nt�ng on Non-Standard Paper S�zes (Mac OS X) ................................................................398
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Pr�nt�ng on Non-Standard Paper S�zes (W�ndows) .................................................................400
Pr�nt�ng Vert�cal or Hor�zontal Banners (Large-Format Pr�nt�ng; Mac OS 9) ...........................404
Pr�nt�ng Vert�cal or Hor�zontal Banners (Large-Format Pr�nt�ng; Mac OS X) ...........................408
Pr�nt�ng Vert�cal or Hor�zontal Banners (Large-Format Pr�nt�ng; W�ndows) .............................411
T�l�ng and mult�ple pages per sheet ..............................................................415
Pr�nt�ng Mult�ple Or�g�nals Next to Each Other ........................................................................415
Pr�nt�ng Mult�ple Pages Cont�nuously ......................................................................................417
Pr�nt�ng Mult�ple Pages Per Sheet ...........................................................................................418
Pr�nt�ng Posters �n Sect�ons ....................................................................................................419
Pr�nt�ng Large Posters (Mac OS 9) .........................................................................................420
Pr�nt�ng Large Posters (W�ndows) ...........................................................................................422
Pr�nt�ng Mult�ple Or�g�nals Next to Each Other (Mac OS X) ....................................................424
Pr�nt�ng Mult�ple Or�g�nals Next to Each Other (W�ndows) ......................................................426
Pr�nt�ng Mult�ple Pages Cont�nuously (Mac OS 9) ..................................................................428
Pr�nt�ng Mult�ple Pages Cont�nuously (Mac OS X) ..................................................................430
Pr�nt�ng Mult�ple Pages Cont�nuously (W�ndows) ....................................................................432
Pr�nt�ng Mult�ple Pages Per Sheet (Mac OS 9) .......................................................................433
Pr�nt�ng Mult�ple Pages Per Sheet (Mac OS X) .......................................................................436
Pr�nt�ng Mult�ple Pages Per Sheet (W�ndows) .........................................................................439
Center�ng or�g�nals ........................................................................................441
Pr�nt�ng Or�g�nals Centered on Rolls .......................................................................................441
Pr�nt�ng Or�g�nals Centered on Sheets ....................................................................................442
Pr�nt�ng Or�g�nals Centered on Rolls (Mac OS 9) ....................................................................443
Pr�nt�ng Or�g�nals Centered on Rolls (Mac OS X) ...................................................................446
Pr�nt�ng Or�g�nals Centered on Rolls (W�ndows) .....................................................................449
Pr�nt�ng Or�g�nals Centered on Sheets (Mac OS 9) .................................................................451
Pr�nt�ng Or�g�nals Centered on Sheets (Mac OS X) ................................................................454
Pr�nt�ng Or�g�nals Centered on Sheets (W�ndows) ..................................................................456
Conserv�ng roll paper ....................................................................................458
Conserv�ng Roll Paper by Rotat�ng Or�g�nals 90 Degrees ......................................................458
Conserv�ng Roll Paper by Pr�nt�ng Or�g�nals W�thout Top and Bottom Marg�ns ......................459
Conserv�ng Roll Paper by Pr�nt�ng Or�g�nals W�thout Top and Bottom Marg�ns (Mac OS 9) ...460
Conserv�ng Roll Paper by Pr�nt�ng Or�g�nals W�thout Top and Bottom Marg�ns (Mac OS X) ..462
Conserv�ng Roll Paper by Pr�nt�ng Or�g�nals W�thout Top and Bottom Marg�ns (W�ndows) ....465
Conserv�ng Roll Paper by Rotat�ng Or�g�nals 90 Degrees (Mac OS 9) ...................................467
Conserv�ng Roll Paper by Rotat�ng Or�g�nals 90 Degrees (Mac OS X) ...................................469
Conserv�ng Roll Paper by Rotat�ng Or�g�nals 90 Degrees (W�ndows) ....................................472
Pr�nt�ng CAD Draw�ngs .................................................................................474
Pr�nt�ng CAD Draw�ngs ............................................................................................................474
Pr�nt�ng L�ne Draw�ngs and Text (Mac OS 9)...........................................................................474
Pr�nt�ng L�ne Draw�ngs and Text (Mac OS X) ..........................................................................477
Pr�nt�ng L�ne Draw�ngs and Text (W�ndows) ............................................................................480
Other useful sett�ngs .....................................................................................482
Pr�nt�ng W�th Watermarks ........................................................................................................482
Mak�ng the Or�g�nal Or�entat�on Match the Paper Or�entat�on .................................................483
Us�ng Favor�tes .......................................................................................................................484
Cutt�ng Roll Paper After Pr�nt�ng ..............................................................................................484
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Pr�nt�ng from Photoshop ..........................................................................................................485
Us�ng PosterArt�st to Compose Or�g�nals ................................................................................486
Cutt�ng Roll Paper After Pr�nt�ng (Mac OS 9) ..........................................................................487
Cutt�ng Roll Paper After Pr�nt�ng (Mac OS X) ..........................................................................489
Cutt�ng Roll Paper After Pr�nt�ng (W�ndows) ............................................................................491
Mak�ng the Or�g�nal Or�entat�on Match the Paper Or�entat�on (Mac OS 9) .............................492
Mak�ng the Or�g�nal Or�entat�on Match the Paper Or�entat�on (Mac OS X) .............................494
Mak�ng the Or�g�nal Or�entat�on Match the Paper Or�entat�on (W�ndows) ...............................497
Pr�nt�ng w�th Watermarks-COPY, FILE COPY, and so on (Mac OS 9) ....................................499
Pr�nt�ng w�th Watermarks-COPY, FILE COPY, and so on (W�ndows)......................................502
Software 504
W�ndows .......................................................................................................504
Pr�nter Dr�ver Sett�ngs (W�ndows) ...........................................................................................504
Conrming Print Settings (Windows) .......................................................................................506
Prev�ew�ng Images Before Pr�nt�ng (W�ndows) .......................................................................508
Paper Informat�on on Pr�nter D�alog Box (W�ndows) ...............................................................509
Sett�ngs Summar�es D�alog Box (W�ndows) ............................................................................510
Us�ng Favor�tes (W�ndows) .....................................................................................................511
Ma�n Sheet (W�ndows) ............................................................................................................513
Page Setup Sheet (W�ndows) .................................................................................................517
Layout Sheet (W�ndows) .........................................................................................................519
Gray Adjustment Sheet (W�ndows) .........................................................................................520
Favor�tes Sheet (W�ndows) .....................................................................................................521
Ut�l�ty Sheet (W�ndows) ...........................................................................................................522
Support Sheet (W�ndows) .......................................................................................................523
Dev�ce Sett�ngs Sheet (W�ndows) ...........................................................................................524
Us�ng PosterArt�st to Compose Or�g�nals (W�ndows) ..............................................................525
Pr�nt�ng Adobe RGB Images (W�ndows) .................................................................................527
�magePROGRAF Status Mon�tor (W�ndows) ...........................................................................530
�magePROGRAF Dev�ce Setup Ut�l�ty .....................................................................................531
Install�ng �magePROGRAF Dev�ce Setup Ut�l�ty .....................................................................532
Conguring the IP Address Using imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility ...............................533
D�g�tal Photo Front-Access ......................................................................................................534
Access�ng the Pr�nter Dr�ver D�alog Box from Appl�cat�ons (W�ndows) ...................................535
Access�ng the Pr�nter Dr�ver D�alog Box from the Operat�ng System Menu (W�ndows) .........537
Color Sett�ngs Sheet: Color (W�ndows) ...................................................................................539
Color Sett�ngs Sheet: Monochrome (W�ndows) ......................................................................545
Conrming the Print Image Before Printing .............................................................................547
Med�a Deta�led Sett�ngs D�alog Box (W�ndows) ......................................................................548
Med�a S�ze Opt�ons D�alog Box (W�ndows) .............................................................................549
Pr�nt�ng Enlargements of Scanned Or�g�nals from a Color �mageRUNNER (W�ndows) ..........550
Spec�al Sett�ngs D�alog Box (W�ndows) ..................................................................................552
V�ew Sett�ngs D�alog Box for the Pr�nt�ng Appl�cat�on (W�ndows)............................................553
Mac OS X .....................................................................................................554
Pr�nter Dr�ver Sett�ngs (Mac OS X) .........................................................................................554
Conrming Print Settings (Mac OS X) .....................................................................................555
Check�ng the Layout Before Pr�nt�ng .......................................................................................557
Check�ng the Layout Before Pr�nt�ng (Mac OS X) ...................................................................558
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Prev�ew�ng Images Before Pr�nt�ng (Mac OS X) .....................................................................559
Paper Informat�on on Pr�nter D�alog Box (Mac OS X) .............................................................560
Ma�n Pane (Mac OS X) ...........................................................................................................561
Page Setup Pane (Mac OS X) ................................................................................................563
Ut�l�ty Pane (Mac OS X) ..........................................................................................................565
Gray Adjustment Pane (Mac OS X) .........................................................................................566
Add�t�onal Sett�ngs Pane (Mac OS X) .....................................................................................567
Support Pane (Mac OS X) .......................................................................................................568
Us�ng Favor�tes (Mac OS X) ....................................................................................................568
Pr�nt�ng Adobe RGB Images (Mac OS X) ................................................................................569
�magePROGRAF Pr�ntmon�tor (Mac�ntosh) .............................................................................572
Access�ng the Pr�nter Dr�ver D�alog Box from Appl�cat�ons (Mac OS X) .................................574
Color Sett�ngs Pane: Color (Mac OS X) ..................................................................................575
Color Sett�ngs Pane: Monochrome (Mac OS X) ......................................................................577
Med�a Deta�led Sett�ngs D�alog Box (Mac OS X) ....................................................................578
V�ew Sett�ngs D�alog Box for the Pr�nt�ng Appl�cat�on (Mac OS X) ..........................................579
Mac OS 9 ......................................................................................................580
Pr�nter Dr�ver Sett�ngs (Mac OS 9) ..........................................................................................580
Conrming Print Settings (Mac OS 9) .....................................................................................581
Prev�ew�ng Images Before Pr�nt�ng (Mac OS 9) ......................................................................583
Ma�n Pane (Mac OS 9) ............................................................................................................584
Page Setup Pane (Mac OS 9) .................................................................................................586
F�n�sh�ng Pane (Mac OS 9) .....................................................................................................588
Gray Adjustment Pane (Mac OS 9) .........................................................................................589
Dev�ce Sett�ngs Pane (Mac OS 9) ...........................................................................................590
Add�t�onal Sett�ngs Pane (Mac OS 9) ......................................................................................591
Us�ng Favor�tes (Mac OS 9) ....................................................................................................592
Pr�nt�ng Adobe RGB Images (Mac OS 9) ................................................................................594
�magePROGRAF Pr�ntmon�tor (Mac�ntosh) .............................................................................597
Access�ng the Pr�nter Dr�ver D�alog Box from Appl�cat�ons (Mac OS 9) ..................................599
Color Sett�ngs Pane: Color (Mac OS 9) ..................................................................................601
Color Sett�ngs Pane: Monochrome (Mac OS 9) ......................................................................604
Med�a Deta�led Sett�ngs D�alog Box (Mac OS 9) .....................................................................606
Spec�al Sett�ngs D�alog Box (Mac OS 9) .................................................................................607
V�ew Sett�ngs D�alog Box for the Pr�nt�ng Appl�cat�on (Mac OS 9) ..........................................608
Network Setting 609
Network Sett�ng ............................................................................................609
Network Env�ronment ..............................................................................................................609
Conguring the IP Address on the Printer ...............................................................................611
In�t�al�z�ng the Network Sett�ngs ..............................................................................................612
Conguring the Printer's TCP/IP Network Settings .................................................................613
Conguring the IP Address Using the Printer Control Panel ...................................................615
Conguring the IP Address Using ARP and PING Commands ...............................................616
Spec�fy�ng Pr�nter-Related Informat�on ....................................................................................618
Us�ng RemoteUI ......................................................................................................................619
Email Notication When Printing is Finished or Errors Occur .................................................620
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Network Sett�ng (W�ndows) ..........................................................................621
Conguring the Printer's NetWare Network Settings ...............................................................621
Spec�fy�ng the Pr�nter's Frame Type ........................................................................................623
Spec�fy�ng NetWare Pr�nt Serv�ces ..........................................................................................625
Spec�fy�ng NetWare Protocols .................................................................................................628
Conguring NetWare Network Settings ...................................................................................630
Conguring the Printer Driver Destination (Windows) .............................................................631
Install�ng �magePROGRAF Dev�ce Setup Ut�l�ty .....................................................................632
Conguring the IP Address Using imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility ...............................633
Network Sett�ng (Mac�ntosh) .........................................................................634
Conguring the Printer's AppleTalk Network Settings .............................................................634
Conguring the Printer Driver Destination (Macintosh) ...........................................................635
Conguring the Destination for AppleTalk Network (Macintosh) .............................................636
Conguring the Destination for TCP/IP Network (Macintosh) .................................................640
Conguring the Destination for Bonjour Network (Macintosh) ................................................644
Maintenance 646
Adjust�ng the Pr�nthead .................................................................................646
Correct�ng Pr�nt M�sal�gnment .................................................................................................646
Adjust�ng the Pr�nthead Al�gnment Automat�cally ....................................................................646
Adjust�ng the Pr�nthead Al�gnment Manually ...........................................................................648
Adjust�ng the Pr�nthead He�ght ................................................................................................650
Adjust�ng the feed amount ............................................................................651
Adjust�ng the Feed Amount Automat�cally ...............................................................................651
Adjust�ng the Feed Amount Manually ......................................................................................654
Adjust�ng the Vacuum Strength ...............................................................................................657
Adjust�ng the Measurement Scale for Better Accuracy ...........................................................658
Color adjustment ...........................................................................................660
Us�ng Color Cal�brat�on to Adjust Colors .................................................................................660
Pr�nt�ng �n Ideal Colors for L�ght �n the V�ew�ng Env�ronment ..................................................663
By select�ng color tones on Charts before pr�nt�ng (W�ndows) ................................................664
Pr�nt�ng �n Colors Match�ng the Measured Amb�ent L�ght ........................................................668
Access�ng the Pr�nter Dr�ver D�alog Box from Appl�cat�ons (W�ndows) ...................................671
Ink Tanks .......................................................................................................673
Ink Tanks .................................................................................................................................673
Replac�ng Ink Tanks ................................................................................................................674
Check�ng Ink Tank Levels ........................................................................................................686
When to Replace Ink Tanks .....................................................................................................687
Pr�ntheads .....................................................................................................688
Pr�nthead .................................................................................................................................688
Check�ng the Pr�nt Qual�ty .......................................................................................................688
Improv�ng the Pr�nt Qual�ty ......................................................................................................688
Check�ng for Nozzle Clogg�ng .................................................................................................689
Clean�ng the Pr�nthead ............................................................................................................690
Replac�ng the Pr�nthead ..........................................................................................................691
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Cutter Un�t .....................................................................................................699
Cutter Un�t ...............................................................................................................................699
Replac�ng the Cutter Un�t ........................................................................................................699
Ma�ntenance Cartr�dge .................................................................................702
Ma�ntenance Cartr�dge ............................................................................................................702
Replac�ng the Ma�ntenance Cartr�dge .....................................................................................702
Check�ng the Rema�n�ng Ma�ntenance Cartr�dge Capac�ty .....................................................710
When to Replace the Ma�ntenance Cartr�dge .........................................................................711
Clean�ng the Pr�nter ......................................................................................712
Clean�ng the Pr�nter Exter�or ...................................................................................................712
Clean�ng Ins�de the Top Cover ................................................................................................714
Clean�ng the Pr�nthead ............................................................................................................717
Other Ma�ntenance .......................................................................................718
Prepar�ng to Transfer the Pr�nter .............................................................................................718
Updat�ng the F�rmware ............................................................................................................724
Troubleshooting 725
Frequently Asked Quest�ons .........................................................................725
Frequently Asked Quest�ons ...................................................................................................725
Spec�fy�ng Paper �n the Pr�nter Dr�ver .....................................................................................727
Pr�nt�ng does not start ...................................................................................728
The Data lamp on the Control Panel does not l�ght up ............................................................728
The Pr�nter Does Not Respond Even �f Pr�nt Jobs are Sent ....................................................728
The Display Screen indicates the system is lling with ink ......................................................728
Cannot pr�nt over a network ..........................................................................729
Cannot connect the pr�nter to the network ..............................................................................729
Conguring the Communication Mode Manually .....................................................................730
Cannot print over a TCP/IP network ........................................................................................731
Cannot pr�nt over AppleTalk or Bonjour networks ...................................................................732
Cannot pr�nt over a NetWare network .....................................................................................733
The pr�nter stops dur�ng a pr�nt job ...............................................................734
An error message �s shown on the D�splay Screen .................................................................734
The pr�nter ejects blank, unpr�nted paper ................................................................................734
Problems w�th the pr�nt�ng qual�ty .................................................................735
Pr�nt�ng �s fa�nt .........................................................................................................................735
Paper rubs aga�nst the Pr�nthead ............................................................................................736
The edges of the paper are d�rty .............................................................................................737
The surface of the paper �s d�rty ..............................................................................................738
The back s�de of the paper �s d�rty ..........................................................................................738
Band�ng �n d�fferent colors occurs ...........................................................................................738
The contrast becomes uneven dur�ng pr�nt�ng ........................................................................739
Colors �n pr�nted �mages are uneven .......................................................................................739
Problems w�th the pr�nt�ng qual�ty caused by the type of paper ..............................................740
L�nes are m�sal�gned ...............................................................................................................740
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The length of pr�nted �mages �s �naccurate ..............................................................................740
Documents are pr�nted �n monochrome ..................................................................................740
Pr�nted colors are �naccurate ...................................................................................................741
Image Edges are Blurred or Wh�te Band�ng Occurs ...............................................................742
Documents are pr�nted crooked ..............................................................................................742
L�ne th�ckness �s not un�form (W�ndows) .................................................................................742
Installat�on problems .....................................................................................743
The IEEE 1394 Dr�ver Cannot Be Installed Correctly ..............................................................743
Remov�ng Installed Pr�nter Dr�vers ..........................................................................................744
Clear�ng jammed paper ................................................................................745
Clear�ng Jammed Roll Paper ..................................................................................................745
Clear�ng a Jammed Sheet .......................................................................................................749
If the Pr�nter makes a strange sound ............................................................752
If the Pr�nter Makes a Strange Sound .....................................................................................752
Other problems .............................................................................................753
The pr�nter consumes a lot of �nk ............................................................................................753
A message to check the Ma�ntenance Cartr�dge �s not cleared after you replace the Ma�nte-
nance Cartr�dge .......................................................................................................................753
Paper �s not cut neatly .............................................................................................................753
Paper cannot be cut ................................................................................................................754
The pr�nter does not go on ......................................................................................................754
Roll paper cannot be �nserted �nto the Paper Feed Slot ..........................................................754
Cannot Load Sheets ................................................................................................................754
The Med�a Take-up Un�t Cont�nues Rotat�ng ...........................................................................755
Ink level detect�on ....................................................................................................................756
Error Message 758
Respond�ng to Messages .............................................................................758
Respond�ng to Messages ........................................................................................................758
Error Messages .......................................................................................................................760
Messages regard�ng paper ...........................................................................762
Paper M�smatch ......................................................................................................................762
Papr Type M�smatch ................................................................................................................762
Papr S�ze M�smatch ................................................................................................................763
Th�s paper cannot be used. .....................................................................................................763
Insufcient paper for job ..........................................................................................................764
No sheets. ...............................................................................................................................764
Regular pr�nt�ng �s selected, but a roll �s loaded. .....................................................................765
Roll pr�nt�ng �s selected, but sheets are loaded. ......................................................................765
Roll pr�nt�ng �s selected. ..........................................................................................................765
Sheet pr�nt�ng �s selected. .......................................................................................................765
Borderless pr�ntng not poss�ble. ..............................................................................................766
Paper loaded askew. ...............................................................................................................767
Paper s�ze not detected. ..........................................................................................................768
Lead�ng edge detect�on error. ..................................................................................................768
End of paper feed. ...................................................................................................................768
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Cannot feed paper. ..................................................................................................................768
Paper jam. ...............................................................................................................................768
Cannot cut paper. ....................................................................................................................769
Rel lever �s �n wrong pos�t�on. ..................................................................................................769
The roll �s empty. .....................................................................................................................770
Rew�nd�ng error. ......................................................................................................................770
Turn on the med�a take-up un�t. ...............................................................................................770
Med�a take-up un�t ready. ........................................................................................................770
Messages regard�ng �nk ................................................................................771
Ink Level: Check ......................................................................................................................771
No �nk tank loaded. ..................................................................................................................771
Ink insufcient. .........................................................................................................................772
Ink tank �s empty. Please OK and replace the �nk tank. ..........................................................772
Ink tank �s empty. .....................................................................................................................772
Close Ink Tank Cover ..............................................................................................................773
Ink tank error. ..........................................................................................................................773
Rema�n�ng level of the �nk cannot be correctly detected. ........................................................773
Messages regard�ng pr�nt�ng or adjusment ...................................................774
Use another paper. ..................................................................................................................774
Cannot execute th�s command. Use other paper. ...................................................................774
Cannot print as specied. ........................................................................................................774
Cannot adjust band. ................................................................................................................774
Cannot adjust pr�nthead. .........................................................................................................775
Excess�ve temperature or hum�d�ty..........................................................................................775
Cannot cal�brate. .....................................................................................................................775
Messages regard�ng pr�ntheads ...................................................................776
Cannot adjust pr�nthead. .........................................................................................................776
Cannot adjust band. ................................................................................................................776
x pr�nthead needs clean�ng. (x �s Left or R�ght) .......................................................................776
PHeads: wrong pos. ................................................................................................................776
Problem w�th Pr�nthead x (x �s L, R, or LR) .............................................................................777
x pr�nthead error (x �s Left or R�ght) .........................................................................................777
Messages regard�ng the ma�ntenance cartr�dge ..........................................778
No ma�ntenance cartr�dge. ......................................................................................................778
Prepare for ma�nt cart replacement. ........................................................................................778
No Ma�ntenance Cartr�dge capac�ty.........................................................................................778
Ma�ntenance cartr�dge full. ......................................................................................................778
Ma�ntenance cartr�dge problem. ..............................................................................................778
Messages regard�ng the hard d�sk ................................................................779
Ma�l box nearly full. ..................................................................................................................779
Ma�l box full. Now pr�nt�ng w�thout sav�ng data. .......................................................................779
Ma�l box full. Cannot save. ......................................................................................................779
Ma�l box full. Delete unwanted data on your computer to resume pr�nt�ng. .............................779
Ma�l box full. Delete unwanted data ........................................................................................779
Hard d�sk error. ........................................................................................................................780
F�le read error. .........................................................................................................................780
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Other Messages ...........................................................................................781
GARO Wxxxx (x represents a number) ...................................................................................781
Top cover �s open. ...................................................................................................................781
Carr�age Cover �s open. ..........................................................................................................781
ERROR Exxx-xxxx (x represents a letter or number) ..............................................................781
Unknown le. ...........................................................................................................................782
Prepare for parts replacement. ................................................................................................782
Parts replacement t�me has passed. .......................................................................................782
Mult�-sensor error ....................................................................................................................782
Hardware error. xxxxxxxx-xxxx (x represents a letter or number) ...........................................782
How to use this manual
Introduction
How to use this manual
About This User Manual
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How to use this manual
HTML V ersion of the Manual for Printing
For your convenience when printing this manual, HTML versions of the sections in “Using the Printer” on the
top page are available. All topics in a section are combined in one le for printing. This section describes how
to print sections of the manual, using the content of Printing Procedure in Basic Printing W orkow as
an example.
1. On the top page, click Basic Printing W orkow .
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