Canon large format printer imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual
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3 Remove any attachments as follows. • 3-Inch Paper Core Attachment Spread the tips (b) of the 3-Inch Paper Core At- tachment that protrude by the triangular label (a) of the [W that protrude by the triangular label (a) of the Roll Holder as shown and remove the 3-Inch Paper Core Attachment. • Spacer for Borderless Printing Remove the Spacer for Borderless Printing from the Roll Holder as shown. Important•Store the roll in the original bag or box, away from high temperature, humidity, and direct sunlight. If paper is not storedproperly, the printing surface may become scratched, which may affect the printing quality when you use it again. Feeding Roll Paper Manually Feeding Roll Paper Manually After a roll has been 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. iPF6400 Feeding Roll Paper ManuallyUser's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 541
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 the button. Release the button when theDisplay Screen indicates "End of paper feed. Cannot feed paper more.". Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll Paper Left Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll Paper Left Setting ManageRemainRoll to On in the Paper Menu of the Control Panel will print a barcode with text on the roll when the roll is removed that identifies the type of paper and amount left. When ManageRemainRoll is On and you load rolls with printed barcodes, the type of paper and amount left are automatically detected after rolls are loaded. The barcode will be cut off after it has been read. Important•If the barcode on the roll is not detected, enter the type and length of paper on the Control Panel. Follow these steps to set ManageRemainRoll to On as follows. 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press ◀ or ▶ to se- lect 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 ManageRemainRoll , and then press the OK button. 4 Press ▲ or ▼ to select On, 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 surface on which the ink is not dry, the paper surface may become scratched or soiled, or thepaper surface may rub when the paper falls and the surface may become soiled.To wait for the ink to dry without allowing printed documents to fall after printing, set Cutting Mode on the menu of the printerto Eject. (See "Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls.")→P.544 Windows 1 Display the printer driver dialog box. (See " Accessing the Printer Driver Dialog Box from the Operating System Menu (Windows) .") →P.183 Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll Paper Left iPF6400 User's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 542
2 Select the Main sheet and click CAdvanced Settings in AMedia Type . 3 In the Paper Detailed Settings dialog box displayed next, select the desired settings values in BBetween Pages and CBetween Scans in ADrying Time , and then click OK. (See " Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box (Windows) .") →P.187 Mac OS X 1 Choose Print in the application menu. 2 Select the Main pane and click CSettings in AMedia Type . iPF6400 Specifying the Ink Drying Time for RollsUser's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 543
3 In the Paper Detailed Settings dialog box displayed next, select the desired settings values in CBetween Pages and DBetween Scans in BDrying Time , and then click OK. (See " Paper Detailed Settings Dialog Box (Mac OS X) .") →P.370 Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls How rolls are cut after ejection varies depending on printer settings. Cutting MethodPrinter SettingDriver SettingAutomaticThe roll is automatically cut by the Cutter Unit followingprinter driver settings.MediaMenu > Pa-per Details> (VariousTypes ofPaper) >CuttingModeAutomaticAuto Cut (See "Cut-ting Roll Pa-per AfterPrinting.")→P.168YesEjectSelect this to move the cutter by key operation and cutpaper. Although there are cases with Automatic inwhich the paper falls and the paper surface is scratch-ed, you can avoid damaging the paper with this methodsince you can cut by holding the paper with your handso that the paper does not fall when cutting. Also, sinceyou can cut while visually confirming the drying of theink, you can avoid ejecting paper before the ink hasdried.To cut the roll with the Cutter Unit, press the Cut but-ton.EjectYesManualChoose this setting when using media that cannot becut using the Cutter Unit.Use scissors to cut each document from the roll afterprinting. For continuous printing (if you will cut eachpage later), select Auto Cut > Yes or select Print CutGuideline.ManualNo Yes Print CutGuidelinePaper Cut-tingChoose this option if you want to cut pages by pressingCutter Unit buttons for manual cutting after printingwhen Auto Cut > No is selected or Print Cut Guide-line is selected in the printer driver.Otherwise choose this option if you want to cut the rolledge after loading a roll.Cut buttonpressedYesNo Print CutGuideline Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls iPF6400 User's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 544
Note •Automatic and Eject are valid only when you have selected Auto Cut > Yes in the printer driver.•With Eject, printing does not resume after a series of jobs have been printed continuously until the roll is cut.•Eject is the preset selection in Cutting Mode for some types of paper. For this paper, we recommend keeping the presetcutting mode.•If documents printed using Automatic, Eject, or manual cutting are short, rolls are advanced a specific amount before cuttingto prevent problems with cutting and paper ejection. This may create a wider bottom margin, in some cases. Cut rolls manually in the following cases: Eject (when the paper surface is being scratched / to wait for ink to dry) Important•When cutting wide printed documents after ejection, have two people support the documents. If the paper drops, printeddocuments may be damaged.•Do not lift the paper when holding printed documents before cutting. If the paper rises, it may affect the printing quality orcause rough cut edges.1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press ◀ or ▶ to se- lect 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 select Cutting Mode , and then press the OK button. 6 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Eject, and then press the OK button. 7 Print the job. When printing is finished, the printer will stop without cutting. iPF6400 Specifying the Cutting Method for RollsUser's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 545
8 Holding the printed document to prevent it from dropping, press the Cut button to cut the roll. Manual (when using media that cannot be cut with the Cutter Unit) 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press ◀ or ▶ to se- lect 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 select Cutting Mode , and then press the OK button. 6 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Manual, and then press the OK button. 7 Print the job. The printer stops advancing the paper after printing. Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls iPF6400 User's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 546
8 Press the Feed button. Roll paper is fed to the specified cut position and then auto- matically stopped. 9 Cut the roll paper manually with scissors or the like. 10 Press the OK button. After the roll is rewound, it stops automatically. iPF6400 Specifying the Cutting Method for RollsUser's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 547
Paper cutting (to have the roll cut at your specified position) 1 Press the Feed button. 2 Press the ▼ button to advance the roll to the position for cut- ting. 3 Press the Cut button. 4 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Yes, and then press the OK button. After the roll paper is cut, it is rewound automatically. Cutting the Leading Edge of Roll Paper Automatically Cutting the Leading Edge of Roll Paper Automatically If the leading edge of the paper is cut crooked or is not cut straight when roll paper is loaded, it will not print correctly. If this happens, you can cut the leading edge of the paper straight when loading a paper roll by using Trim Edge First in the Control Panel menu. Trim Edge First offers the following options. • Automatic If the leading edge of the paper is cut crooked and is not cut straight when loading roll paper, cut the leading edge straight and eject the fragment of paper to prevent printing on the platen and soiling the printer. Cutting the Leading Edge of Roll Paper Automatically iPF6400 User's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 548
• On (Preset Len) The amount to cut from the leading edge of the paper varies depending on the media type, and is cut to a prescri- bed length. For more information on the prescribed length, see the leading edge precut length in the Paper Refer- ence Guide. (See " Paper Reference Guide ") • 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 differs between each media type. Note •The amount to cut from the leading edge of paper cannot be set shorter than the length displayed in the control panel.• Manual The amount to cut from the leading edge of the paper can be adjusted by pressing the ▲ and ▼ buttons. After making the adjustment, you can cut the paper by pressing the Paper Cutting button and selecting " Cut pa- per ". After the paper has been cut, press " Finish paper set". Note •If you do not press "Finish paper set" after cutting the paper, you will not be able to print again.• Off The edge is not cut and scraps are not removed. Follow these steps to change the Trim Edge First setting. 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press ◀ or ▶ to se- lect 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 select Trim Edge First , and then press the OK button. iPF6400 Cutting the Leading Edge of Roll Paper AutomaticallyUser's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 549
6 Press ▲ or ▼ to select the desired setting option, and then press the OK button. This setting takes effect the next time you load a roll. Reducing Dust from Cutting Rolls Reducing Dust from Cutting Rolls For media such as Backlit Film that are more likely to generate debris when cut, select CutDustReduct. > On in the Paper Menu of the Control Panel. This option reduces debris from cutting by printing black lines at the leading and trailing edges of documents. It may help prevent Printhead damage. You can specify for CutDustReduct. to be activa- ted 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 impaircutting and cause paper jams.•Borderless printing is not available when CutDustReduct. is set to On. To use borderless printing, select CutDustReduct. >Off. Set CutDustReduct. to On as follows. 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press ◀ or ▶ to se- lect 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 loaded in the printer, and then press the OK button. 5 Press ▲ or ▼ to select CutDustReduct. , and then press the OK button. 6 Press ▲ or ▼ to select On, and then press the OK button. Reducing Dust from Cutting Rolls iPF6400 User's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 550