Canon large format printer imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual
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Configuring the Communication Mode Manually Configuring the Communication Mode Manually This topic gives instructions for configuring the communication mode manually. 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press ◀ or ▶ to se- lect 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 Interface Setup , and then press the OK button. 4 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Ethernet Driver , and then press the OK button. 5 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Auto Detect , and then press the OK button. 6 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Off, and then press the OK button. The display reverts to the Ethernet Driver menu. 7 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Comm.Mode , and then press the OK button. 8 Press ▲ or ▼ to select the communication mode, and then press the OK button. The display reverts to the Ethernet Driver menu. 9 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Ethernet Type , and then press the OK button. 10 Press ▲ or ▼ to select the Ethernet type, and then press the OK button. The display reverts to the Ethernet Driver menu. 11 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Spanning Tree , and then press the OK button. 12 Press ▲ or ▼ to enable or disable spanning tree support, and then press the OK button. The display reverts to the Ethernet Driver menu. 13 Press the Menu button. After the confirmation message is displayed, press the OK button. The new settings will take effect after the printer restarts. Note •Communication can also be configured on the Network page in RemoteUI. iPF6400 Configuring the Communication Mode ManuallyUser's Guide Network Setting Other Settings 701
Email Notification When Printing is Finished or Errors Occur Email Notification When Printing is Finished or Errors Occur The printer can notify you of the printer status by email. Even when you are away from the printer, you can know when printing is finished or if errors occur. Receive notification via email on your mobile phone or at your computer. Use the imagePROGRAF Status Monitor (Windows) function to set up email recipients and message timing. Besides being informed of finished print jobs or errors, you can also complete settings for email notification when service is nee- ded or it's time to replace consumables. For detailed instructions, see "Specifying Printer-Related Information ." →P.700RemoteUI Note •For details on email notification using imagePROGRAF Status Monitor (in Windows), refer to the imagePROGRAF StatusMonitor help.•Mail server authentication is only supported with imagePROGRAF Status Monitor. Initializing the Network Settings Initializing the Network Settings Use RemoteUI to restore 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 RemoteUI pagecannot 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.679•For details on RemoteUI, see "Using RemoteUI."→P.6771 Start the web browser and enter the following URL in the Location (or Address ) box to display the RemoteUI page. http://printer IP address or name/ Example: http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ 2 Select Administrator Mode and click Logon. 3 If a password has been set on the printer, enter the password. 4 Click Network in the Device Manager menu at left to display the Network page. 5 Click Reset to Default settings in the lower-right corner of the Network Interface group. 6 After confirming the message, click OK to restore the network settings to the default values. Note •You can also use imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility or the Control Panel to restore the default network settings.Email Notification When Printing is Finished or Errors Occur iPF6400 User's Guide Network Setting Other Settings 702
Device Setup Utility (Windows) Device Setup Utility (Windows) imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility ........................................................................................................................... 703 Installing imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility ........................................................................................................ 703 Configuring the IP Address Using imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility ..................................................... 703 imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility is a utility to establish communication between the printer and your computer by completing relevant settings. After the printer is installed, for example, you can use imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility to complete the network settings initially. • Starting imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility will show a list of printers found on the network. In this list, select the printer (specifically, the printer's MAC address) that you want to set up, and then configure the basic settings from your computer, such as the printer's IP address and the network frame type. • You can see which printers are online in the network by checking the printer list. Communication between your computer and these printers is possible. Note •We recommend that your network or printer administrator complete the setup work using imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utili-ty.•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 follows: 1 Insert the User Software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 2 On the Setup Menu window, click Install Individual Software . 3 Click Install in imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility. 4 Follow the instructions on the screen to proceed with the installation. Configuring the IP Address Using imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility Configuring the IP Address Using imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility On a computer running Windows, you can use imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility provided with the printer to con- figure the printer's IP address. This topic describes how to configure the IP address using imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility. Important•To configure network settings, you must be logged in with administrative rights such as Administrator account. We recom-mend that your network administrator configure the network settings. Note •For instructions on installing imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility, see "Installing imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility."→P.703iPF6400 imagePROGRAF Device Setup UtilityUser's Guide Network Setting Device Setup Utility (Windows) 703
When specifying an IPv4 IP address 1 Start imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility from the start menu. 2 In the Device Name list displayed, select the printer to configure. 3 Choose Protocol Settings from the Printer menu. 4 Select the IPv4 tab. 5 In the Setting IP Address list, choose Manual. 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 Setup Utility iPF6400 User's Guide Network Setting Device Setup Utility (Windows) 704
When specifying an IPv6 IP address 1 Start imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility from the start menu. 2 In the Device Name list displayed, select the printer to configure. 3 Choose Protocol Settings from the Printer menu. 4 Select the IPv6 tab. 5 In IPv6 , select On. 6 When there is an IPv6-compatible router in the network environment, 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 IPv6Address and Prefix Length.7 Click Set. 8 Click OK after the Confirmation message is displayed. 9 Exit imagePROGRAF Device Setup Utility. iPF6400 Configuring the IP Address Using imagePROGRAF Device Setup UtilityUser's Guide Network Setting Device Setup Utility (Windows) 705
iPF6400 User's Guide Basic Printing Workflow 19 Enhanced Printing Options35 Windows Software173 Mac OS X Software359 Handling and Use of Paper523 Control Panel629 Printer Parts 663 Network Setting673 Print Job Management Status Monitor (Windows) .............................................................. 708 Printmonitor (Mac OS X) ................................................................ 710 Accounting (Windows) .................................................................... 712 Adjustments for Better Print Quality727 Color Management747 Maintenance and Consumables 835 Troubleshooting 877 Error Message 911 Specifications933 Appendix 939 Print Job Management 707
Status Monitor (Windows) Status Monitor (Windows) The Features of imagePROGRAF Status Monitor ................................................................................................... 708 Job Management Using imagePROGRAF Status Monitor ................................................................................... 709 The Features of imagePROGRAF Status Monitor The Features of imagePROGRAF Status Monitor imagePROGRAF Status Monitor is a utility for checking the printer status and managing print jobs. Two screens are available in imagePROGRAF Status Monitor : Printer List shows a list of printers, and Status Moni- tor shows details for each printer. • You can view a list of the printers for which printer drivers have been installed on your computer, printers connec- ted to your computer, and printers found on the network. • If a printer error occurs, you can investigate the corrective action immediately. • Printer 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 print- ing results. • You can also set up automatic email notification of any printer problems or errors to email addresses you desig- nate in advance. The Features of imagePROGRAF Status Monitor iPF6400 User's Guide Print Job Management Status Monitor (Windows) 708
•You can use the Accounting Manager to collect the print job logs for the printers and check information such as theprinting costs. For details of the Accounting Manager, see Accounting Manager →P.712.Note •For details, refer to the imagePROGRAF Status Monitor help. Job Management Using imagePROGRAF Status Monitor Job Management Using imagePROGRAF Status Monitor You can use the Job sheet in imagePROGRAF Status Monitor for operations such as pausing and canceling print jobs. • Preempting Other Jobs If you select a print job and click the Preempt Other Jobs button, the selected job is printed ahead of the job that currently precedes it in the print queue. • Pausing/Resuming 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 the selected job. Note •You cannot cancel other users' print jobs.iPF6400 Job Management Using imagePROGRAF Status MonitorUser's Guide Print Job Management Status Monitor (Windows) 709
Printmonitor (Mac OS X) Printmonitor (Mac OS X) The Features of imagePROGRAF Printmonitor ........................................................................................................ 710 Job Management Using imagePROGRAF Printmonitor ........................................................................................ 711 The Features of imagePROGRAF Printmonitor The Features of imagePROGRAF Printmonitor imagePROGRAF Printmonitor is a utility for checking the printer status and managing print jobs. • Printer status can be checked in real time on a computer monitor. • You can check the status of print jobs, cancel jobs, and manage them as needed. • If a printer error occurs, you can investigate the corrective action immediately. • You can also set up automatic email notification of any printer problems or errors to email addresses you desig- nate in advance. 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 printer status is shown.3.If information about the printer is not shown in step 2, choose Search Printer in the Printer menu. Printer names listed inthe Printer menu are updated with the printers that are now detected.4.In the Printer menu, select the name of the desired printer. After the printer is detected, the printer status is shown.The Features of imagePROGRAF Printmonitor iPF6400 User's Guide Print Job Management Printmonitor (Mac OS X) 710