Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6400 Basic Guide

Large Format Printer
Basic Guide
Preface
Safety Precautions......................................................2
Manuals for this printer................................................... 6
Handling Paper
Handling rolls.................................................................. 9
Handling sheets............................................................ 17
Consumables and Maintenance
Ink Tanks...................................................................... 26
Printheads.................................................................... 33
Maintenance Cartridge................................................. 40
Cleaning the Printer...................................................... 46
Printer Parts
Operations and Display Screen.................................... 50
Printer parts.................................................................. 60
Printer Relocation
Preparing to Transfer the Printer.................................. 66
Software Installation
Installing the Printer Driver (Windows)......................... 74
Installing the Printer Driver (Mac OS X)....................... 76
Convenient Printer Driver Features.............................. 78
Adjustments for Better Print Quality
Adjusting the Printhead................................................ 85
Adjusting the feed amount............................................ 87
Troubleshooting
Problems Regarding Paper.......................................... 90
Printing does not start................................................... 99
The printer stops during a print job............................. 100
Problems with the printing quality............................... 101
Cannot print over a network........................................ 112
Installation problems................................................... 114
Other problems........................................................... 116
Error Message
Messages regarding paper......................................... 120
Messages regarding ink.............................................. 129
Messages regarding printing or adjustment................ 131
Messages regarding printheads................................. 134
Messages regarding the maintenance cartridge......... 136
Other Messages......................................................... 137
Error Messages.......................................................... 139
Manuals for this printer
Setup Guide
Basic Guide
User's Guide Electronic manual
Paper Reference Guide Electronic manual
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Read this manual before attempting to operate the printer.
Keep this manual in a handy location for future referencing.
ver1.00 2012-06-26

Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6400 Specifications

General

Color	Yes
Printing colors	Black, Blue, Cyan, Green, Grey, Magenta, Matte black, Photo cyan, Photo grey, Photo magenta, Red, Yellow
Maximum resolution	2400 x 1200 DPI
Page description languages	GARO
Maximum print size	-
Maximum roll length	18 m
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A1, A2
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B2
Internal memory	384 MB
Sound pressure level (printing)	47 dB
Power supply	100 W
Power consumption (off)	5 W
Power consumption (standby)	6 W
Storage temperature (T-T)	15 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 80 %
USB port	No
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0