Canon Imageprograf Ipf8300 User Guide
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o.Cut Sheet lamp (green) Lit when sheets are selected as the paper source. Note•To recover from Sleep mode, any button can be pressed except the Power button. Turning the Printer On and Off Turning the printer on 1. Press the Power button to turn on the printer. The printer will now start up. After the Display Screen shows the Canon logo, " Starting up... Please wait." is displayed. 2.The Power Lamp is lit when the printer finishes starting up, and the printer is now in Standby. The printer will not go into Standby in the following situations. Take the appropriate action. • The Top Cover is open Close the Top Cover. • The Ink Tank Cover is open Close the Ink Tank Cover. Printer Parts > Control Panel >iPF8300Turning the Printer On and Off9893
•The Printhead is not installed see "Replacing the Printhead ."→P.1000 • An Ink Tank is not installed see "Replacing Ink Tanks ."→P.984 • If ERROR is shown on the Display Screen (See "Error Messages→P.1079 .") • The Power Lamp and Message Lamp are not lit (even once), and nothing appears on the Display Screen Make sure the printer is plugged in correctly. Check the connection at the plug and electrical outlet. • No paper is loaded Load paper. (See "Loading and Printing on Rolls .")→P.3 (See " Loading and Printing on Sheets .")→P.6 Important•Starting the printer when it is connected via the USB cable to a Macintosh computer that is off may cause the computer to start up at the same time. To prevent this, disconnect the USB cable before starting the printer. Connecting the printer to the computer via a USB hub may solve this issue. Turning the printer off Important• Never disconnect the printer's power supply or unplug it during a print job. This may damage the printer. 1. Make sure no print jobs are in progress. If the Message Lamp is flashing, check the message on the Display Screen and take action as necessary. (See " Error Messages →P.1079 .") If the Data Lamp is flashing, the printer is receiving a print job. Turn off the printer only after printing is finished. Printer Parts > Control Panel >Turning the Printer On and OffiPF83009894
2.Hold down the Power button for more than a second. After " Shut Down.. Please Wait.. " is shown on the Display Screen, the printer shuts off. Control Panel Display After the printer starts up, the Tab Selection screen is displayed. Each of the four tabs presents status, menus, and error information related to the particular tab. Types of tabs The Tab Selection screen presents four tabs. Each tab is represented by an icon in the top row. Press the ◀ or ▶ button to access other tabs. Paper tabA tab indicating status and showing menus related to paper. Pressing the OK button when this tab is highlighted will display the Paper Menu. • Top line displayed The paper icon is highlighted. • Middle line displayed Indicates the printer status and shows menu names. • Bottom line displayed The first and second lines display the paper type and size.Ink tabA tab indicating status and showing menus related to ink. Pressing the OK button when this tab is highlighted will display the Ink Menu. • Top line displayed The ink icon is highlighted. • Middle line displayed Indicates the printer status and shows menu names. • Bottom line displayed Here, the remaining ink level is indicated. (See "Checking Ink Tank Levels .") →P.995 Printer Parts > Control Panel >iPF8300Control Panel Display9895
Job tabA tab indicating status and showing menus related to print jobs. Pressing the OK button when this tab is highlighted will display the Job Menu menu. • Top line displayed The job icon is highlighted. • Middle line displayed Indicates the printer status and shows menu names.Settings/Adj. tabA tab indicating status and showing menus related to settings and adjustment. Pressing the OK button when this tab is highlighted will display the Set./Adj. Menu. • Top line displayed The settings/adjustment icon is highlighted. • Middle line displayed Indicates the printer status and shows menu names. • Bottom line displayed The remaining Maintenance Cartridge capacity is shown on the first line and Tot.Print Area on the second. The display unit for Tot.Print Area can be specified in the Length Unit menu. (See "Menu Settings .") →P.912 Printer status and modes Printer status is classified according to the following five modes. StandbyThe printer is ready to receive jobs sent from the computer. Jobs sent from the computer are printed immediately.Printing PausedPrinting is paused on the printer. Any jobs sent from the computer are held without being printed.PrintingPrinting is in progress on the printer. Jobs sent from the computer are printed after the cur- rent job. The time left until printing is finished is indicated in the upper-right corner of the screen. (Values exceeding 10 hours are not shown.) Printer Parts > Control Panel >Control Panel DisplayiPF83009896
SleepThe printer is in power-saving mode. The printer automatically enters Sleep mode to con- serve power when idle for a specific period (by 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 " Menu Settings .") →P.912 After entering Sleep mode from Standby mode, the printer automatically recovers if print jobs are received, and the jobs are printed. ErrorThe printer requires your attention. Any jobs sent from the computer cannot be processed. The tab related to the error is displayed. For information about the display in the case of multiple errors, see "Error display ." →P.899 Mode transition •Mode display Printer Parts > Control Panel >iPF8300Control Panel Display9897
The printer mode is indicated as follows. *1: The printer automatically enters Sleep mode when idle for a specific period (by 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 or when a roll can be manually advanced by pressing the Feed button. *2: When the printer is in Sleep mode, you can press any button except the Power button to recover from Sleep mode. Sleep mode is also terminated if a print job is received or a command is issued from RemoteUI. • Error display Printer Parts > Control Panel >Control Panel DisplayiPF83009898
Mode transition during error display is as follows. If multiple errors occur, tabs related to errors other than the error currently shown flash. Press the ◀ or ▶ button to access other tabs and check those errors. If multiple errors occur that are related to the Job tab and Settings/Adj. tab, each error message is displayed for 4 seconds on each tab before another message is shown. How to View Instructions With Navigate You can refer to instructions for loading paper, replacing ink tanks, and performing other operations on the printer control panel. 1. Press the Navigate button. 2. Press ▲ or ▼ to select the desired navigation menu. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select View Op. Guide , and then press the OK button. Instructions are now displayed. Printer Parts > Control Panel >iPF8300How to View Instructions With Navigate9899
･ Example: Loading sheets Printer Parts > Control Panel >How to View Instructions With NavigateiPF83009900
Printer Menu Operations The printer menu is classified into menu items available when no print job is in progress and menu items only available during printing. •Menu operations when no print job is in progress →P.901 • Menu operations during printing →P.901 Menu operations when no print job is in progress To view available menus organized on tabs, select a tab on the Tab Selection screen and press the OK button. Note•If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed, press the Menu button. The following operations are available from the menu. • Paper MenuPaper menu settings • Ink Menu Ink menu operations • Job Menu Menu operations to manage print jobs • Set./Adj. Menu Menu operations for printer adjustment and maintenance For a description of specific menu items available, see "Menu Settings ." →P.912 For instructions on selecting menu items, see "Menu Operations ." →P.902 Note•By default, 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. Menu operations during printing To display menus during printing, select a tab on the Tab Selection screen on the Control Panel, and then press the OK button. Other menus are available after printing is finished. Note• If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed, press the Menu button. The following operations are available from the menu during printing. • Ink MenuInk menu operations • Job Menu Menu operations to manage print jobs • Set./Adj. Menu Fine-tuning paper feeding Display of printer-related information For a description of specific menu items available during printing, see "Menu Settings (During Printing) ." →P.923 For instructions on selecting menu items during printing, see "Menu Operations ." →P.902 Printer Parts > Control Panel >iPF8300Printer Menu Operations9901
Menu Operations To view available menus organized on tabs, select a tab on the Tab Selection screen and press the OK button. For details, see " Menu Settings ." →P.912 • Menus (when the Ink tab is selected and the OK button is pressed) Note•If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed, press the Menu button. Simply press buttons on the Control Panel to access menus on various tabs from the Tab Selection screen and set or exe- cute Menu items. The following sections describe menu operations. •Accessing menus →P.902 • Specifying menu items →P.903 • Specifying numerical values →P.904 • Executing menu commands →P.904 Accessing menus Printer menus are grouped by function. Menus are displayed with the upper line selected. You can use the buttons on the Control Panel to access each menu. Printer Parts > Control Panel >Menu OperationsiPF83009902