Canon large format printer imagePROGRAF iPF6400 User Manual
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Handling rolls Handling rolls Loading Rolls on the Roll Holder .................................................................................................................................... 531 Loading Rolls in the Printer ............................................................................................................................................... 534 Changing the Type of Paper ............................................................................................................................................ 536 Specifying the Paper Length ............................................................................................................................................ 537 Removing the Roll from the Printer .............................................................................................................................. 538 Removing Rolls From the Roll Holder ........................................................................................................................... 540 Clearing Jammed Roll Paper ............................................................................................................................................ 881 Clearing Jammed Paper (Paper Feed Slot) ................................................................................................................ 880 Feeding Roll Paper Manually ............................................................................................................................................ 541 Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll Paper Left ................................................................................................... 542 Specifying the Ink Drying Time for Rolls .................................................................................................................... 542 Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls .................................................................................................................... 544 Cutting the Leading Edge of Roll Paper Automatically ........................................................................................ 548 Reducing Dust from Cutting Rolls ................................................................................................................................. 550 Roll Holder Set ........................................................................................................................................................................ 551 Removing the Roll Feed Unit ............................................................................................................................................ 551 Installing the Roll Feed Unit .............................................................................................................................................. 552 Loading Rolls on the Roll Holder Loading Rolls on the Roll Holder When printing on rolls, attach the Roll Holder to the roll. Rolls have a two- or three-inch paper core. Use the correct attachment for the paper core. The printer comes equipped with the 2-Inch Paper Core Attachment installed. For borderless printing on A1 (594 mm) or A2 (420 mm) rolls, attach the included Spacer for Borderless Printing to the Roll Holder. Using Rolls with a 2-inch Paper CoreUsing Rolls with a 3-inch Paper CoreHolder StopperRoll Holder SideHolder StopperRoll Holder SideFor 2-inch paper coresNo Attachment NeededFor 3-inch paper cores3-Inch Paper Core AttachmentCaution•Set the roll on a table or other flat surface so that it does not roll or fall. Rolls are heavy, and dropping a roll may cause injury.iPF6400 Loading Rolls on the Roll HolderUser's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 531
Important•When handling the roll, be careful not to soil the printing surface. This may affect the printing quality. We recommend wearingclean cloth gloves when handling rolls to protect the printing surface.•Use scissors or a cutting tool to cut the edge of the roll paper if it is uneven, dirty, or has tape residue. Otherwise, it maycause feeding problems and affect the printing quality. Be careful not to cut through any barcodes printed on the roll.•Align the edges of the paper on both ends of the roll. Otherwise, it may cause feeding problems. Note •For details on supported sizes and types of rolls, see Paper Sizes or the Paper Reference Guide. (See "Paper Sizes.")→P.524 (See "Types of Paper.")→P.524•To view instructions as you attach the Roll Holder, press the Navigate button. (See "How to View Instructions with Navigate.")→P.635 Follow steps 3 and 4. →User's Guide (HTML)1 Remove the Holder Stopper from the Roll Holder. 2 Insert the attachments for the roll paper on the Roll Holder. • Using rolls with a 3-inch paper core Attach the included 3-Inch Paper Core Attachment on the Roll Holder. Align the triangular part (b) of the 3-Inch Paper Core Attach- ment (a) with the triangular part (c) of the Roll Holder as shown, and insert the 3-Inch Paper Core Attachment into the Roll Holder. Use the Holder Stopper for 3-inch paper cores. Loading Rolls on the Roll Holder iPF6400 User's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 532
• Borderless printing on A1 or A2 rolls Attach the included Spacer for Borderless Printing to the Roll Holder. Insert the protrusions (b) of the Spacer for Borderless Printing (a) into the holes (c) of the Roll Holder, as shown. 3 With the Roll Holder resting horizontally and the edge of the roll paper facing forward as shown, insert the roll in the Roll Holder from the left. Insert the roll firmly until it touches the flange (a) of the Roll Holder, leaving no gap. Important•Always have the Roll Holder resting horizontally when loading rolls. Attempting to load rolls with the Roll Holderupright may damage the Roll Holder.4 Insert the Holder Stopper from the left in the Roll Holder as shown. Push it firmly in until the flange (a) of the Holder Stop- per touches the roll. Attach the appropriate Holder Stopper for the size of the paper core. iPF6400 Loading Rolls on the Roll HolderUser's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 533
Loading Rolls in the Printer Loading Rolls in the Printer Follow these steps to load rolls in the printer. Important•Always load rolls when the printer is on. If the printer is off when you load a roll, the paper may not be advanced correctlywhen you turn the printer on.•Before loading a roll, confirm whether the inside of the Top Cover or the Ejection Guide is soiled. If soiled, we recommendcleaning in advance. (See "Cleaning Inside the Top Cover.")→P.861→User's Guide (HTML)1 Press the Load button. 2 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Roll Paper , and then press the OK button. Note •If any paper has been advanced that will not be used, a message is shown requesting you to remove it.Press ▲ or ▼ to select "Yes", and then press the OK button. Remove the paper and go to the next step.3 Open the Roll Feed Unit Cover. 4 Holding the Roll Holder flange (a), load the Roll Holder shaft into the guide grooves (b) on both sides of the Roll Holder Slot. At this time, load the shaft so that the color of the Roll Holder shaft (c) matches the color of the guide groove. Loading Rolls in the Printer iPF6400 User's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 534
Caution•Do not release the flanges until you load the holder fully in the Roll Holder Slot. Rolls are heavy, and dropping a rollmay cause injury.•Be careful not to pinch your fingers between the guide grooves (b) and the Roll Holder shaft (c) when loading rolls.Important•Do not force the Roll Holder into the printer with the right and left ends reversed. Otherwise, it may damage theprinter or Roll Holder. Note •If it is difficult to load rolls from the front of the printer, load rolls from the back of the printer.5 Insert the edge of the roll in the Paper Feed Slot (a) and advance the roll until you hear the feed tone. Important•Be careful not to soil the printing surface of roll paper as you insert it in the slot. This may affect the printing quality.We recommend wearing clean cloth gloves when handling rolls to protect the printing surface.•If the paper is wrinkled or warped, straighten it out before loading it.•Load paper straight so it is not fed askew. Note •Regardless of whether the leading edge of the roll paper is inserted into the Paper Feed Slot, if "No paper loaded."is displayed, pull the roll paper out from the Paper Feed Slot once and then repeat step 5.6 Once paper feeding starts, you will need to do the following, based on the ManageRemainRoll setting and the barcode printed on rolls. (See "Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll Paper Left .") →P.542 ManageRemainRollBarcodesPrinter Operation After the Paper is FedOffPrintedA menu for selection of the type of paper is shown on the Display Screen.Press ▲ or ▼ to select the type of paper, and then press the OK button.Not printedOnPrintedThe type and amount of paper left is automatically detected based on the barcode printed on the roll.There is no need to specify the type and length of the paper.Not printedA menu for selection of the type and length of paper is shown on the Display Screen.Press ▲ or ▼ to select the type and length of paper loaded, and then press the OK button. Note •For details on types of paper to select, see the Paper Reference Guide. (See "Types of Paper.")→P.524 iPF6400 Loading Rolls in the PrinterUser's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 535
7 Close the Roll Feed Unit Cover. Important•Cut the edge of the roll using the Paper Cutting function if the edge is creased or soiled. (See "Specifying theCutting Method for Rolls.")→P.544 Note •Adjusting the printhead alignment with the type of paper to be used in printing may enhance printing quality. (See"Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors.")→P.730 Changing the Type of Paper Changing the Type of Paper Follow these steps to change the type of paper specified on the printer after you have loaded paper. If you will continue using this type of paper later, selecting Keep Paper Type > On will save the time and effort of con- figuring the media type setting when you load the paper again. The current media type settings before you select On will be automatically selected at that time. (See "Using the Same Type of Paper Regularly .") →P.537 Important•For best printing results, the printer fine-tunes the print head height and the feed amount for each type of paper. Be sure toselect the type of paper to use correctly before printing.•Because the printer fine-tunes the feed amount for each type of paper, the margins and the size of printed images may varydepending on the type of paper used. If margins and the size of images are not as you expected, adjust the paper feedamount. (See "Adjusting the Feed Amount.")→P.737 Changing the Type of Paper Note •When you load a roll, a menu for selection of the type of paper is shown on the Display Screen. Select the type of paper, andthen press the OK button.If no barcode has been printed on the roll and you have set ManageRemainRoll to On, specify the roll length after the type ofpaper. (See "Specifying the Paper Length.")→P.5371 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press ◀ or ▶ to se- lect the Paper tab ( ). Note •If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed, press the Menu button.2 Press the OK button. The Paper Menu is displayed. 3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Chg. Paper Type , and then press the OK button. Changing the Type of Paper iPF6400 User's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 536
4 Press ▲ or ▼ to select the type of paper loaded ( Roll Paper or Manual Paper ), and then press the OK button. 5 Press ▲ or ▼ to select the type of paper loaded in the printer, and then press the OK button. Important•Be sure to select the correct paper type. If this setting does not match the loaded paper, it may cause feed errorsand affect printing quality. Note •For details on types of paper, see the Paper Reference Guide. (See "Types of Paper.")→P.524 By default, PlainPaper is selected. Using the Same Type of Paper Regularly Configure this setting so that current media type settings will be automatically selected when you load the same type of paper later. 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press ◀ or ▶ to se- lect the Paper tab ( ). Note •If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed, press the Menu button.2 Press the OK button. The Paper Menu is displayed. 3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Keep Paper Type , and then press the OK button. 4 Press ▲ or ▼ to select On, and then press the OK button. Note •The specified media type setting is updated in the following situations.•When using sheets, if you send a print job before loading a sheet, the media type setting is updated to match the type ofpaper specified by the print job.•When you have selected ManageRemainRoll > On on the Control Panel and a barcode is printed on the roll, the mediatype setting is updated to match the type of paper specified by the barcode.•To change the media type setting, see "Changing the Type of Paper."→P.536 Specifying the Paper Length Specifying the Paper Length When changing the length of paper after the paper has been advanced, specify the length as follows. Note •Specify the paper length when you have set ManageRemainRoll to On. (See "Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll PaperLeft.")→P.542 iPF6400 Specifying the Paper LengthUser's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 537
1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press ◀ or ▶ to se- lect the Paper tab ( ).Note •If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed, press the Menu button.2 Press the OK button. The Paper Menu is displayed. 3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Chg. Paper Size , and then press the OK button. 4 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Roll Length , and then press the OK button. 5 Press ▲ or ▼ to select the length of paper loaded in the printer, and then press the OK button. Specify the roll length as follows. 1. Press the ◀ or ▶ button to move to the next field for input. 2. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to enter the value. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to finish entering the value, and then press the OK button. Removing the Roll from the Printer Removing the Roll from the Printer Remove rolls from the printer as follows. Important•Once a roll has been advanced, do not pull the paper out by force. This will prevent further feeding, and the printer will beunable to keep track of the amount of roll paper left.If you accidentally pull out paper, follow these steps to remove the roll, and open the paper feed slot. Note •If you need to cut the roll, see "Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls."→P.5441 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press ◀ or ▶ to se- lect the (Paper tab) . Note •If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed, press the Menu button.2 Press the OK button. The Paper Menu is displayed. 3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Eject Paper , and then press the OK button. Removing the Roll from the Printer iPF6400 User's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 538
4 Press ▲ or ▼ to select " Yes", and then press the OK button. The roll is rewound. Important•If you have selected ManageRemainRoll > On in the ControlPanel menu, a barcode is printed on the leading edge of theroll.Do not remove the roll before the barcode is printed. You willbe unable to keep track of the amount of roll paper left. (See"Keeping Track of the Amount of Roll Paper Left.")→P.542 5 Open the Roll Feed Unit Cover. 6 Using both hands, rotate the Roll Holder toward the back to rewind the roll. Note •If it is difficult to perform operations from the front of the printer, perform operations from the back of the printer.7 Holding the Roll Holder flange (a), remove the holder from the Roll Holder Slot. iPF6400 Removing the Roll from the PrinterUser's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 539
Note •For instructions on removing rolls from the Roll Holder, see "Removing Rolls From the Roll Holder."→P.5408 Close the Roll Feed Unit Cover. Note •To load new paper in the printer at this point, see "Loading Rolls in the Printer."→P.534 Removing Rolls From the Roll Holder Removing Rolls From the Roll Holder 1 Remove the Holder Stopper from the Roll Holder. 2 Remove the roll from the Roll Holder. Removing Rolls From the Roll Holder iPF6400 User's Guide Handling and Use of Paper Handling rolls 540