Canon printer Color imageCLASS MF8180c User Manual

							Basic Guide 
						

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 MF8180c
Basic Guide 
						

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•Setting Up the Machine
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•TroubleshootingBasic Guide
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•TroubleshootingFacsimile Guide
•Software Installation and Instructions
•Printing and Scanning Instructions•Troubleshooting
Software GuideCD-ROM
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Model Name
• F148800 (Color imageCLASS MF8180c)
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							How This Manual Is Organized
Introduction
Paper Handling
Document Handling
Printing from Your Computer
Copying
Scanning
System Monitor
Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Machine Settings
Appendix
Includes the specifications of this machine and the index.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Considerable effort has been made to ensure that this manual is free of inaccuracies and omissions. However, as we are constantly improving our 
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Contents
Preface  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   viii
How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   viii
Symbols Used in This Manual  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Keys Used in This Manual  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Messages Displayed in the LCD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Legal Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  x
FCC (Federal Communications Commission)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  x
Laser Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
CDRH Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Trademarks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  xii
Copyright  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  xii
Disclaimers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Legal Limitations on the Usage of Your Product and the Use of Images . . . . .  xv
About the Part Containing Mercury (Applicable Only to the USA) . . . . . . . . . .  xv
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  xviii
Maintenance and Inspections  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
Other Warnings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi
Chapter 1 Introduction
Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
Main Components of the Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2
Operation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
Standby Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Energy Saver Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Setting the Energy Saver Mode Manually  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Restoring from the Energy Saver Mode Manually  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Chapter 2 Paper Handling
Print Media Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
Storing Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
Storing Color Print Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2 
						

							v Printing Areas  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Loading Paper in the Cassette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Opening the Multi-Purpose Tray  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Closing the Multi-Purpose Tray  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Loading Paper in the Multi-Purpose Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Loading Envelopes in the Multi-Purpose Tray  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Specifying the Paper Size and Type 
(Common for Cassette and Multi-Purpose Tray)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Specifying the Paper Size  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Specifying the Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Orientation of the Document and the Paper Loading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Selecting the Paper Output Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Paper Type and Paper Output Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Face Down Paper Output Area  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23
Face Up Paper Output Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
Chapter 3 Document Handling
Document Requirements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Problem Documents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Scanned Area of a Document  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Setting Up Documents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Placing a Document on the Platen Glass  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Loading Documents in the ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
The Paper Path of the ADF  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Chapter 4 Printing from Your Computer
Before Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Printing Documents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Canceling Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Chapter 5 Copying
Documents You Can Copy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Making Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Setting Enlarging/Reducing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Enlarging/Reducing Using Preset Copy Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Enlarging/Reducing Using Custom Copy Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Improving Copied Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Adjusting the Image Quality (Resolution). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Adjusting the Exposure (Density). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Adjusting Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 
						

							viAdjusting Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7
Adjusting the Color Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7
Adjusting the Saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-8
Removing the Background Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-10
Special Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-11
Collate Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-11
When Loading Documents in the ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-11
When Placing a Document on the Platen Glass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-12
Reserve Copy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-13
Chapter 6 Scanning
Before Scanning  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1
Scanning Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2
More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3
Chapter 7 System Monitor
Checking the Status of the Jobs Stored in the Machine  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1
Confirming and Deleting a Fax Job  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2
Confirming Transmission Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-3
Confirming and Deleting a Copy Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-3
Confirming and Deleting a PC Print Job  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-4
Confirming and Deleting a Report Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-5
Chapter 8 Maintenance
Periodic Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1
Cleaning the Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1
Cleaning the Scanning Area  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-2
Cleaning the ADF Area  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-2
Cleaning the Fusing Roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-3
Replacing the Cartridges  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5
Replacing the Toner Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5
Precautions for Handling Toner Cartridges  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-13
Storing Toner Cartridges  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-14
Recycling Used Cartridges  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-15
The Clean Earth Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-16
THE Canon CARTRIDGE RECYCLING PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-16
U.S.A. PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-17
Packaging  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-17
Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-19
CANADA PROGRAM-CANADA PROGRAMME  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-20
Replacing the Drum Cartridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-22
Replacing the Drum Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-22 
						

							vii Precautions for Handling the Drum Cartridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30
Storing a Drum Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32
Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32
Repacking and Transporting Your Machine  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-33
Carrying the Machine by the Sides  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34
Chapter 9 Troubleshooting
Clearing Jams  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Paper Jam Inside the Machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Paper Jam Behind the Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Paper Jam in the Drum Cartridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Removing Jammed Paper from the ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
LCD Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Paper Feeding Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Copying Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Print Quality Problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Scanning Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
General Problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
If You Cannot Solve the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Chapter 10 Machine Settings
Accessing the Machine Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Menu Descriptions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
PAPER SETTINGS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
COMMON SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
COPY SETTINGS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
PRINTER SETTINGS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
TIMER SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Chapter 11 Appendix
Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3 
						

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Preface
Thank you for purchasing Canon Color imageCLASS MF8180c. Please read this manual 
thoroughly before operating the machine in order to familiarize yourself with its capabilities, 
and to make the most of its many functions. After reading this manual, store it in a safe place 
for future reference.
How to Use This Manual
Symbols Used in This Manual
The following symbols are used in this manual to explain procedures, restrictions, 
handling precautions, and instructions that should be observed for safety.
WARNINGIndicates a warning concerning operations that may lead to death or 
injury to persons if not performed correctly. In order to use the machine 
safely, always pay attention to these warnings.
CAUTIONIndicates a caution concerning operations that may lead to injury to 
persons, or damage to property if not performed correctly. In order to use 
the machine safely, always pay attention to these cautions.
IMPORTANTIndicates operational requirements and restrictions. Be sure to read 
these items carefully in order to operate the machine correctly, and to 
avoid damage to the machine.
NOTEIndicates a clarification of an operation, or contains additional 
explanations for a procedure. Reading these notes is highly 
recommended.
Keys Used in This Manual
The following symbols and key names are a few examples of how keys to be 
pressed are expressed in this manual. The operation panel keys on the machine 
are indicated within brackets.
Press [Color Start].
Press [Image Quality].
Image
Quality 
						

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Messages Displayed in the LCD
The following are a few examples of how messages in the LCD are expressed in 
this manual. The messages are indicated within angle brackets.
•If  is displayed, the machine cannot scan the documents.
• appears in the LCD.