Canon Imageprograf Ipf825 User Guide
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• Online The printer is ready to receive jobs sent from the computer. Jobs sent from the computer are processed immediately. If jobs are received in other modes, they are printed the next time the printer goes online. • Offline Any jobs sent from the computer are held without being printed. While the printer is offline, you can feed or cut roll paper manually. The printer goes offline automatically if jobs cannot be processed, such as if errors occur. • Menu mode Menus are displayed on the printer, and you can select, set, or execute menu items. Any jobs sent from the computer are held without being printed. • Submenu mode Submenus are displayed regarding ink and paper information. Jobs can be received and printing is possible while sub- menus are displayed and the printer is online. In other modes, any jobs sent from the computer are held without being printed while submenus are displayed. • Sleep mode The printer is in power-saving mode. The printer automatically enters Sleep mode to conserve power if it is idle for a specific period (by factory default, five minutes), that is, if no print jobs are received or buttons are pressed while all covers are closed. You can specify the period before the printer enters Sleep mode in the Sleep Timer menu. (See "Main Menu Set- tings.") →P.730 If any print jobs are received when the printer is in Sleep mode (after it was originally online), the printer goes online and prints the jobs. Printer Parts > Control Panel > iPF825 Printer Modes 9 705
Mode transition The printer mode transitions are as follows: Printer Parts > Control Panel > Printer Modes iPF8259 706
*1: When submenus are displayed, you can press any button other than the Information button to return to the previous mode. *2: The printer automatically enters Sleep mode if it is idle for a specific period (by factory default, five minutes), that is, if no print jobs are received or buttons are pressed while all covers are closed. However, it does not enter Sleep mode while error messages are displayed. *3: In Sleep mode, the printer can be restored to the previous state by pressing any button. Sleep mode is also terminated if a print job is received or a command is issued from RemoteUI. Online, and state of the Control Panel Not printing Printing in progress (receiving or processing print jobs)Display Screen • Top Line of the Display Screen The printer status is displayed here. The selected paper source is indicated by an icon to the left of the type of paper. • Middle Level of the Display Screen The first and second lines display the paper type and size. Any warning messages are displayed here on lines 2–4. Take the appropriate action. (See "Error Messag- es →P.886 .") • Bottom Line of the Display Screen Here, the remaining ink level is indicated. (See "Checking Ink Tank Levels.") →P.811 Control Panel • Online lamp Lit when the printer is online. • Data lamp Flashes when print jobs are being received or processed. • Message lamp Lit when warning messages are displayed. Offline, and state of the Control Panel Offline Printer Parts > Control Panel > iPF825 Printer Modes 9 707
Not printing Printing is pausedDisplay Screen • Display Screen The printer status is displayed here. The selected paper source is indicated by an icon to the left of the type of paper. • Middle Level of the Display Screen The first and second lines display the paper type and size. Any warning messages are displayed here on lines 2–4. Take the appropriate action. (See "Error Messag- es →P.886 .") • Bottom Line of the Display Screen Here, the remaining ink level is indicated. (See "Checking Ink Tank Levels.") →P.811 Control Panel • Message lamp Lit when warning messages are displayed. Error Messages If action can be taken If no action can be taken• Top Line of the Display Screen Error messages are dis- played. • Bottom Line of the Display Screen Here, the remaining ink level is indicated. (See "Checking Ink Tank Levels.") →P.811 • Top Line of the Display Screen Error messages are dis- played. • Bottom Line of the Display Screen The corrective actions are displayed here. • Top Line of the Display Screen The error message is displayed with the fol- lowing instructions: "Turn off printer, wait, then turn on again.". • Display Screen ERROR is displayed, followed by the error code and " Call for service. ". • Data lamp Flashes when print jobs are being received. • Message lamp Flashes when error messages are displayed. • Data lamp Flashes when print jobs are being received. • Message lamp Flashes when error messages are displayed. Printer Parts > Control Panel > Printer Modes iPF8259 708
If action can be taken If no action can be taken Take the appropriate action. (See " Error Messag- es →P.886 .") Turn off the printer and wait at least three seconds before restoring the power. If the message is still displayed after this, write down the error code and message, turn off the printer, and contact the Canon dealer for assistance. Menu mode, and state of the Control Panel Main menu Menu items and settings Main menu (during printing)• Display Screen Pressing the Menu button when printing is not in progress displays the main menu. The title of the selected menu is displayed on the first line, andmenus immediately under the cur- rent menu are displayed on the second and subsequent lines.Lower level menus are available if ▶ is displayed at right. (See "Main Menu Operations .")→P.713 • Display Screen The title of the selected menu is displayed on the first line, and menu items or settings are dis- played on the second and subse- quent lines. (See "Main Menu Operations .") →P.713 The menu of options available during printing (top figure) can be displayed by pressing the ▶ button when the main menu is displayed (left figure). • Display Screen Menus available during printing are displayed if you press the Menu button during printing. If you select a menu, the title of the selected menu is displayed on the first line, and menus immediately under the current menu are dis- played on the second and subse- quent lines. Lower level menus are available if ▶ is displayed at right. (See " Main Menu Operations.") →P.713 Submenu mode, and state of the Control Panel Remaining Maintenance Cartridge capacity and ink levels Information on the loaded paper Printer information HP-GL/2 setting informa- tion Press the Information button to display this information, one after another: the Maintenance Cartridge capacity and remaining ink levels, paper information, printer information, and GL2 settings information. (See "Submenu Display.")→P.743 Printer Parts > Control Panel > iPF825 Printer Modes 9 709
Switching Modes Switching the Printer Online/Offline Press the Online button to switch the printer online or offline. The Online lamp is lit in Online mode. Printing is possible in this mode. The Online lamp is off in Offline mode. Depending on the status, the printer switches online and offline as follows. Printer Status When Online is Pressed Online The printer switches offline and the Online lamp goes off. Online, printing Switches offline and printing is paused. When printing is paused, the Printing menu is available. Offline If paper has been advanced, the printer goes online and the Online lamp is lit.Offline, when an error message is displayed In the case of error messages other than those shown below or if paper is not loaded, the printer remains offline until you solve the problem. The Online lamp remains off. If the following error messages are displayed, the printer goes online and printing is re- sumed. • "Insufficient paper for job" • "PHead needs cleaning. "Printer Parts > Control Panel > Switching Modes iPF8259 710
Printer Status When Online is Pressed Offline, when an error message is displayed • "Papr Size Mismatch" • "Papr Type Mismatch " Menu mode If paper has been advanced, the printer goes online and the Online lamp is lit. Menu mode, printing Switches online and the Online lamp is lit. Print is resumed.Switching to Menu Mode Press the Menu button to display the main menu. Depending on the status, the printer switches to Menu mode as follows. Printer Status When Menu is Pressed Online Switches to Menu mode. Online, printing Either menus available during printing or a screen to manage print jobs is dis- played. If you select a menu, the printer switches to that menu mode. Offline Switches to Menu mode. Offline, printing Menus available during printing are displayed. Offline, when an error message is displayed You cannot access Menu mode until the problem is solved.Press the Information button to display the submenus. Press the Information button to display the Maintenance Cartridge capacity and remaining ink levels, as well as informa- tion on the loaded paper and the printer. Press the Information button repeatedly to change the information displayed. (See "Submenu Display .") →P.743 Press any button other than the Information button to restore the previous mode. After you display a submenu, the printer will revert to the previous mode in about ten seconds if no print job is received or if you do not operate the printer. Printer Parts > Control Panel > iPF825 Switching Modes 9 711
Note • You can start Head Cleaning A by holding down the Information button for three seconds or more. (See "Cleaning the Printhead .") →P.815 Printer Menu Operations The printer menu includes a main menu and submenus. •Main menu operations when no print job is in progress →P.712 • Main menu operations during printing →P.712 • Submenu operations →P.713 Main menu operations when no print job is in progress Access the main menu by pressing the Menu button on the Control Panel.Note • The main menu will not be displayed in the following case even if you press the Menu button. • An error message is displayed: Switches to Menu mode after the problem is solved. The following operations are available from the main menu. •Paper settings • Print settings • Printer settings • HP-GL/2 settings • Job management menu operations For a description of specific items available in the main menu, see "Main Menu Settings." →P.730 For instructions on selecting and setting main menu items, see "Main Menu Operations." →P.713 Note • By default, main menu settings apply to all print jobs. However, for settings that are also available in the printer driver, the values specified in the printer driver take priority. Main menu operations during printing The Menu Durng Prtng and Job Mgmt Menu can be accessed from the Menu Selection screen by pressing the Menu button on the control panel during printing. Other menus are available after printing is finished. Note • The Menu Selection screen will not be displayed in the following case even if you press the Menu button. • An error message is displayed: Switches to Menu mode after the problem is solved. The following operations are available from the main menu during printing. Menu Durng Prtng •Printhead cleaning • Manual adjustment of the paper feed amount Printer Parts > Control Panel > Printer Menu Operations iPF8259 712
• Display of printer-related information Job Mgmt Menu •Job management menu operations For a description of specific items available in the main menu during printing, see "Main Menu Settings (During Print- ing)." →P.742 For instructions on selecting and setting main menu items during printing, see "Main Menu Operations." →P.713 Submenu operations Access submenus by pressing the Information button on the Control Panel. You can check the following information in submenus. •Remaining Maintenance Cartridge capacity • Ink levels • Information on the loaded paper • Printer information • HP-GL/2 setting information For a description of specific items displayed in submenus, see "Submenu Display." →P.743 Main Menu Operations Press the Menu button to display the main menu. For details, see "Main Menu Settings." →P.730 • Main menu (displayed if you press the Menu button when printing is not in progress)• Menu selection (if you press the Menu button when printing is in progress)Note • The main menu will not be displayed in the following case even if you press the Menu button. • When an error message is displayed You can switch to Menu mode after the problem is solved. Printer Parts > Control Panel > iPF825 Main Menu Operations 9 713
Simply press buttons on the Control Panel to access various function menus from the main menu and set or execute menu items. The following section describes menu operations and how they are presented in this User Manual. • Accessing menus →P.714 • Specifying menu items →P.715 • Specifying numerical values →P.715 • Executing menu commands →P.716 Accessing menus Printer menus are grouped by function. Menus are displayed with the upper line selected. Use the buttons on the Control Panel to access each menu. • Press ▲ to access a higher level menu on the same screen, and press ▼ to access a lower one. If not all menus can be displayed on the screen at once, press ▲ and ▼ to scroll the menu. Items you select are highlighted. The scroll bar at right indicates the current position in the overall menu. • Lower level menus are available if ▶ is displayed at right. To access these lower level menus, select a menu and press ▶. Printer Parts > Control Panel > Main Menu Operations iPF8259 714