imagePROGRAF iPF6400S Service Guide 
 
imagePROGRAF iPF6400S Service Guide    September 2013 
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C.  Calibration Link 
Calibration Link is a color management system exclusive to Canon. This 
color management system delivers color stability across multiple printers. 
This  Calibration Link strengthens support for third-party  media and is 
available specifically for the imagePROGRAF iPF6400S/8400S/9400S 
series printers.   
The Calibration Link function is accomplished by performing color 
calibration utilizing an imagePROGRAF iPF6400S printer in the linked 
chain. The printer prints a page of calibration targets that are measured 
with the Spectrophotometer Unit SU-21 mounted on the imagePROGRAF 
iPF6400S printer. The calibration data is stored and sent to other printers in 
the Calibration Link. 
 
Figure 3 - Calibration Target 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
D.  Ink Supply System 
The imagePROGRAF iPF6400S printers are capable of continuous printing 
when changing ink cartridges. To facilitate continuous printing, the printer 
stores a reserve ink supply in individual Ink Sub-tanks. The Ink Sub-tanks 
allow the user to replace the ink cartridges on the fly for continuous 
printing. The smallest ink cartridge contains 130 milliliters of ink while the 
larger cartridge contains 300 milliliters  of ink. The ink supply system 
supports ink level detection to trigger audible printer alarms when ink levels 
become low or empty. 
E.  Multisensor 
The Multisensor is  capable of sensing and calibrating  third-party 
imagePROGRAF print media.  The  specialized  lens with its small focal 
diameter  improves image detection  and  image  variation tolerance. 
Separate edge detection, gap detection, and density detection functions 
converge to optimize custom media support. The Multisensor design also 
offers increased tolerance to external light  thereby allowing  some of its 
operations to be visible from the transparent observation windows on the 
printer cover.