Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide

							o.Cut Sheet lamp (green)
Lit when sheets are selected as the paper source.
Note•To recover from Sleep mode, any button can be pressed except the  Power button.
Turning the Printer On and Off
Turning the printer on
1. Press the  Power button to turn on the printer.
The printer will now start up.
After the Display Screen shows the Canon logo, " Starting up... Please wait." is displayed.
2.The Power Lamp  is lit when the printer finishes starting up, and the printer is now in  Standby.
The printer will not go into  Standby in the following situations. Take the appropriate action.
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The Top Cover is open
Close the Top Cover.
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The Ink Tank Cover is open
Close the Ink Tank Cover.
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							•The Printhead is not installed
see "Replacing the Printhead ."→P.1000
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An Ink Tank is not installed
see "Replacing Ink Tanks ."→P.984
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If ERROR  is shown on the Display Screen
(See "Error Messages→P.1079 .")
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The Power Lamp  and Message Lamp  are not lit (even once), and nothing appears on the Display
Screen
Make sure the printer is plugged in correctly. Check the connection at the plug and electrical outlet.
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No paper is loaded
Load paper.   (See "Loading and Printing on Rolls .")→P.3  (See " Loading and Printing on Sheets .")→P.6
Important•Starting the printer when it is connected via the USB cable to a Macintosh computer that is off may cause the
computer  to  start  up  at  the  same  time.  To  prevent  this,  disconnect  the  USB  cable  before  starting  the  printer. Connecting the printer to the computer via a USB hub may solve this issue.
Turning the printer 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 " Error
Messages
→P.1079 .")
If the Data Lamp  is flashing, the printer is receiving a print job. Turn off the printer only after printing is finished.
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							2.Hold down the  Power button for more than a second.
After " Shut Down.. Please Wait.. " is shown on the Display Screen, the printer shuts off.
Control Panel Display
After the printer starts up, the  Tab Selection screen is displayed.
Each of the four tabs presents status, menus, and error information related to the particular tab.
Types of tabs
The  Tab Selection screen  presents four tabs. Each tab is represented by an icon in the top row. Press the  ◀ or  ▶ button to
access other tabs.
Paper tabA tab indicating status and showing menus related to paper. Pressing the  OK button when
this tab is highlighted will display the  Paper Menu.
• Top line displayed
The paper icon is highlighted.
• Middle line displayed
Indicates the printer status and shows menu names.
• Bottom line displayed
The first and second lines display the paper type and size.Ink tabA tab indicating status and showing menus related to ink. Pressing the  OK button when
this tab is highlighted will display the  Ink Menu.
• Top line displayed
The ink icon is highlighted.
• Middle line displayed
Indicates the printer status and shows menu names.
• Bottom line displayed
Here,  the  remaining  ink  level  is  indicated.    (See  "Checking  Ink  Tank  Levels .")
→P.995
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							Job tabA tab indicating status and showing menus related to print jobs. Pressing the OK button
when this tab is highlighted will display the  Job Menu menu.
• Top line displayed
The job icon is highlighted.
• Middle line displayed
Indicates the printer status and shows menu names.Settings/Adj. tabA tab indicating status and showing menus related to settings and adjustment. Pressing the
OK  button when this tab is highlighted will display the  Set./Adj. Menu.
• Top line displayed
The settings/adjustment icon is highlighted.
• Middle line displayed
Indicates the printer status and shows menu names.
• Bottom line displayed
The remaining Maintenance Cartridge capacity is shown on the first line and  Tot.Print
Area   on  the  second.  The  display  unit  for  Tot.Print  Area  can  be  specified  in  the
Length Unit  menu.  (See "Menu Settings .")
→P.912
Printer status and modes
Printer status is classified according to the following five modes.
StandbyThe printer is ready to receive jobs sent from the computer. Jobs sent from the computer
are printed immediately.Printing PausedPrinting is paused on the printer. Any jobs sent from the computer are held without being
printed.PrintingPrinting is in progress on the printer. Jobs sent from the computer are printed after the cur-
rent job. The time left until printing is finished is indicated in the upper-right corner of the screen. (Values exceeding 10 hours are not shown.)
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							SleepThe printer is in power-saving mode. The printer automatically enters Sleep mode to con-
serve 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.912
After entering  Sleep mode from  Standby mode, the printer automatically recovers if print
jobs are received, and the jobs are printed.
ErrorThe printer requires your attention. Any jobs sent from the computer cannot be processed.
The tab related to the error is displayed.
For information about the display in the case of multiple errors,  see "Error display ."
→P.899
Mode transition
•Mode display
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							The printer mode is indicated as follows.
*1: The printer automatically enters Sleep mode 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. However, it does not enter  Sleep mode while
error messages are displayed or when a roll can be manually advanced by pressing the  Feed button.
*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 RemoteUI.
• Error display
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							Mode transition during error display is as follows.
If  multiple  errors  occur,  tabs  related  to  errors  other  than  the  error  currently  shown  flash.  Press  the  ◀  or  ▶ button  to
access  other  tabs  and  check  those  errors.  If  multiple  errors  occur  that  are  related  to  the  Job  tab  and  Settings/Adj.  tab, each error message is displayed for 4 seconds on each tab before another message is shown.
How to View Instructions With Navigate
You can refer to instructions for loading paper, replacing ink tanks, and performing other operations on the printer control
panel.
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.
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							･ Example: Loading sheets
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							Printer Menu Operations
The printer menu is classified into menu items available when no print job is in progress and menu items only available
during printing.
•Menu operations when no print job is in progress
→P.901
• Menu operations during printing
→P.901
Menu operations when no print job is in progress
To view available menus organized on tabs, select a tab on the  Tab Selection screen and press the OK button.
Note•If the  Tab Selection screen  is not displayed, press the  Menu button.
The following operations are available from the menu.
• Paper MenuPaper 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.912
For instructions on selecting menu items,  see "Menu Operations ."
→P.902
Note•By  default,  menu  settings  apply  to  all  print  jobs.  However,  for  settings  that  are  also  available  in  the  printer
driver, the values specified in the printer driver take priority.
Menu operations during printing
To display menus during printing, select a tab on the  Tab Selection screen on the Control Panel, and then press the  OK
button. Other menus are available after printing is finished.
Note• If the  Tab Selection screen  is not displayed, press the  Menu button.
The following operations are available from the menu during printing.
 
 
• Ink MenuInk menu operations
• Job Menu Menu operations to manage print jobs
• Set./Adj. Menu Fine-tuning paper feeding
Display of printer-related information
For a description of specific menu items available during printing,  see "Menu Settings (During Printing) ."
→P.923
For instructions on selecting menu items during printing,  see "Menu Operations ."
→P.902
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							Menu Operations
To view available menus organized on tabs, select a tab on the  Tab Selection screen and press the OK button. For details,
see " Menu Settings ."
→P.912
• Menus (when the Ink tab is selected and the  OK button is pressed)
Note•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 exe-
cute  Menu  items.
The following sections describe menu operations.
•Accessing menus
→P.902
• Specifying menu items
→P.903
• Specifying numerical values
→P.904
• Executing menu commands
→P.904
Accessing menus
Printer menus are grouped by function.
Menus are displayed with the upper line selected. You can use the buttons on the Control Panel to access each menu.
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