Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual

Contents
Basic Printing Workflow
Basic Printing Workflow 19
Printing procedure 20
Printing Options Using Rolls and Sheets .......................................................................................................................... 20
Turning the Printer On and Off ............................................................................................................................................ 21
Loading and Printing on Rolls ............................................................................................................................................... 23
Loading and Printing on Sheets ........................................................................................................................................... 26
Printing in Windows ................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Printing from Mac OS X .......................................................................................................................................................... 28
Canceling print jobs 30
Canceling Print Jobs from the Control Panel ................................................................................................................. 30
Canceling Print Jobs from Windows .................................................................................................................................. 31
Canceling Print Jobs from Mac OS X ................................................................................................................................ 31
Pausing Printing 34
Pausing Printing .......................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Enhanced Printing Options
Enhanced Printing Options 35
Choosing Paper for Printing 36
Choosing a Paper for Printing .............................................................................................................................................. 36
Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver ............................................................................................................................... 36
Printing Photos and Office Documents 37
Printing Photos and Images ................................................................................................................................................... 37
Printing Photos and Images (Windows) ...................................................................................................................... 38
Printing Photos and Images (Mac OS X) ................................................................................................................... 39
Printing from Photoshop ......................................................................................................................................................... 42
Printing Adobe RGB Images (Windows) ..................................................................................................................... 43
Printing Adobe RGB Images (Mac OS X) ................................................................................................................... 46
Printing Office Documents ..................................................................................................................................................... 48
Printing Office Documents (Windows) ........................................................................................................................ 48
Printing Office Documents (Mac OS X) ..................................................................................................................... 50
Using PosterArtist to Compose Originals ........................................................................................................................ 52
Adjusting Images 54
Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver ......................................................................................................................... 54
Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows) .......................................................................................... 56
Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS X) ....................................................................................... 58
Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing .............................................................. 61
Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions (Windows) ............................................................... 63
Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions (Mac OS X) ............................................................. 65
Printing enlargements or reductions 68
Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size .................................................................................................................... 68
Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size (Windows) ....................................................................................... 68
Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size (Mac OS X) ..................................................................................... 70
Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width ............................................................................................................................. 72
Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width (Windows) ............................................................................................... 73
Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width (Mac OS X) ............................................................................................. 75
Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value .............................................................................................................. 78
Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value (Windows) ................................................................................ 78
Resizing Originals by Entering a Scaling Value (Mac OS X) .............................................................................. 80
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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