Canon printer imageCLASS D680 User Manual
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A-1 A Printer Specifications Appendix AppendixAppendix Appendix Printer Specifications Printer SpecificationsPrinter Specifications Printer Specifications • Hardware Printing speed: 12 pages per minute (A4-size paper) Resolution: 600 dpi Paper sizes: Cassette: A4 Plain paper, coloured paper, recycled paper Maximum capacity: 250 sheets (80 g/m 2 paper) Multi-purpose Tray: 76.2 x 127 mm to 216 x 356 mm (3” x 5” to 8-1/2” x 14”) Plain paper, coloured paper, recycled paper, transparencies, tracing paper, thick paper, labels, envelopes, postcards Maximum capacity: 100 sheets (80 g/m 2 paper), stack approx. 10 mm (3/8”) high Paper delivery: 100 sheets (80 g/m 2 paper) Startup time: Less than 1 second (startup from the Energy Saver mode) Less than 13 seconds (when the printer is plugged into an AC outlet) (at 20° C (68° F)) First print: Less than 18 second (startup from the Energy Saver mode) Less than 21.5 seconds (when the printer is plugged into an AC outlet) For printing on A4-size paper using cassette at 20° C (68° F) Host interface Bi-directional centronics parallel cable (IEEE1284 based) interface USB interface • Software Printing software: CAPT (Canon Advanced Printing Technology) Valid printing area: 5 mm (1/4”) top, bottom, left and right blank margins.
I-1 I Index IndexIndex Index Numerics 600 dpi A-1 A A4 paper A-1 Abnormal condition icon 3-13 AC G-1 Add Printer Wizard Windows 2000/XP 1-18–1-22 Windows 95/98/Me 1-5–1-8 Windows NT 4.0 1-14–1-17 Adobe Type Manager fonts, cannot use 4-4 Attention required icon 3-13 B Bi-directional communications G-1 parallel cable 1-38 Brightness 2-14, 2-27, G-1 C Cancel button 3-8 Cancel printing 3-4 Cancel, print job 3-8 Canon Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT) G-1 CAPT Problems 4-4–4-5 installing 1-2–1-36 messages 4-6–4-7 not working properly 4-4 printing with 1-38–2-28 uninstalling 4-10 Canon PC1200 iC D 600 iR1200G Help 1-37 Status Window 1-37 Trouble Shooter 1-37 Uninstaller 1-37 Cartridge Not Loaded 4-6 Cassette A-1 CD-ROM Menu, doesn’t open 4-4, 4-5 Centronics interface 4-2, G-1 Checking the status of a print job 3-1 Client G-1 Collate G-2 Communication error 4-7 Contrast 2-14, G-2 Control Panels G-2 Custom paper size 2-7 selecting 2-8 D Default setting G-2Details tab, Windows 95/98/Me 2-4 Details... button 2-15, 2-28 Device Busy 4-7 Device time-out 4-3 Dialog boxes Windows 95/98/Me printer properties 2-2–2-15 Windows NT/2000/XP printer properties 2-16–2-28 dpi G-2 Driver, See Printer driver E ECP 3-6, G-2 Energy Saver Mode 4-7 F File not found on CD-ROM 4-5 Finishing tab Windows 95/98/Me 2-12 Windows NT 2-25 First print time A-1 Fixing assembly G-2 Fixing Unit Error 4-7 Font G-3 Form G-3 G General tab Windows 95/98/Me 2-3 Windows NT 2-17 Glossary G-1–G-9 Greyscale image G-3 H Halftones G-3 Help menu, using 3-7 I Icons, Status Window 3-13 Image Refinement 2-15, 2-28, G-3 Incompatible Device 4-7 Installing Canon Advanced Printing Technology 1-2–1- 22 Insufficient Memory 4-6 Interface G-3 Interface cable G-3 Interface port G-3 J Job menu, using 3-4 L Landscape G-4
I-2 I Local printer 1-2–1-22 M Megabyte G-4 Memory, Insufficient 4-6 Menu bar Status Window 3-3 using 3-4–3-7 Messages 4-6–4-7 Minimizing, Status Window 3-13 Multi-purpose tray A-1 N NetPilot G-4 Network Adapter G-4 Network printer 1-27–1-36 No power supplied 4-2 O Options menu, using 3-5–3-6 Orientation G-4 Out of paper 4-6 Overlay 2-9, 2-22, G-5 P Page setup tab custom paper size 2-7 Windows 95/98/Me 2-6 Windows NT 2-21 Pages per minute A-1 Paper delivery A-1 Paper feed G-5 Paper Jam 4-6 Paper selection tab, Windows NT 2-20 Paper size A-1 custom 2-7 Paper Source G-5 Paper Type G-5 Parallel interface G-5 cable 1-38 Parallel interface cable G-5 Pause button 3-8 Pause printing 3-4 PDF G-5 Peer-to-peer G-5 Plain paper A-1 Plug and play for Parallel Port Windows 2000/XP 1-11–1-13 Plug and play for USB Port Windows 2000/XP 1-9–1-11 Windows 98/Me 1-3–1-5 Port Busy 4-7 Portrait G-6 Ports tab, Windows NT 2-17Power not supplied 4-2 Print job details tab 3-9 Print job list tab 3-11 Print job log tab 3-10 Print Monitor G-6 Print queue G-6 Printer does not print 4-2 locks up 4-3 problems 4-2–4-3 specifications A-1 speed A-1 stops printing 4-2 Printer animation, status window 3-3 Printer driver 4-4, G-6 Printer Error 4-7 Printer icon 3-3 Printer properties Windows 95/98/Me dialog boxes 2-2–2-15 Windows NT/2000/XP dialog box 2-16–2-28 Printer ready icon 3-13 Printer sharing settings 1-36 Printing speed A-1 Printing paused icon 3-13 Printing speed A-1 Printing Temporarily Stopped 4-7 Printout is wrong 4-3 Problems printer 4-2–4-3 Progress bar G-6 Progress bar, status window 3-3 Q Quality tab Windows 95/98/Me 2-13, 2-14 Windows NT 2-26, 2-27 Queue G-6 R Random Access Memory G-7 Removing Canon Advanced Printing Technology 4-10 Resolution A-1, G-7 Resume button 3-8 Resume printing 3-4 Reverse Output Order G-7 S Scaling G-7 Scheduling tab, Windows NT 2-18 Security tab, Windows NT 2-19 Selecting custom paper size 2-8 Server G-7
I-3 I Server settings Windows NT 4.0/2000 1-33 Settings menu, using 3-5–3-6 Settings, printer sharing 1-36 Sharing tab Windows 95/98/Me 2-5 Windows NT 2-18 Shielded G-7 Specifications, printer A-1 Speed, printing A-1 Spooling G-7 Startup time A-1 Status bar, status window 3-3 Status Window G-8 icon 3-13 menu bar 3-3 printer animation 3-3 printer icon 3-3 progress bar 3-3 status bar 3-3 tool bar 3-3 System 1-2 System Requirements 1-2 T Tab window print job details 3-9 print job list 3-11 print job log 3-10 using 3-9 The Canon CAPT Tools 1-37 The cassette is out of paper 4-6 The Multi-purpose Tray is Out of Paper 4-6 The Platen is Not in Position 4-6 Time-out, device 4-3 Toner G-8 saver G-8 Toolbar status window 3-3 using 3-8 Trademarks 1-iv Transfer roller G-8 Trouble Shooter 1-37, 4-8–4-9 Troubleshooting 4-1–4-10 printer problems 4-2–4-3 removing Canon Advanced Printing Technology (Uninstallation) 4-10 USB class driver is not properly installed 4-5 U Uninstallation 4-10USB cable 1-3, 1-9 interface G-9 port 1-3, 1-9 Using Trouble Shooter 4-8–4-9 USB Port (USB Cable) 1-3, 1-9 W Warm-up time A-1 Warning icon 3-13 WebNetSpot G-9 Weight, paper A-1, G-9 Windows 95/98/Me 1-3 details tab 2-4 finishing tab 2-12 general tab 2-3 page setup tab 2-6 Printer Property 2-2–2-15 quality tab 2-13, 2-14 sharing tab 2-5 Windows NT finishing tab 2-25 general tab 2-17 page setup tab 2-21 paper selection tab 2-20 ports tab 2-17 quality tab 2-26, 2-27 scheduling tab 2-18 security tab 2-19 sharing tab 2-18 Windows NT 4.0/2000 1-9 server settings 1-33 WYSIWYG G-9
G-1 G Glossary Glossar y Glossar yGlossar y Glossar y A AA A AC Alternating Current. The type of electrical current typically available from household wall outlets. Adapter An optional device that allows you to connect your printer directly to a network. See also Peer-to-peer connection. Alert A message displayed in the Printer Status Window when a problem or condition caused the Canon Advanced Printing Technology to pause printing. You must follow the on-screen instructions before printing resumes. B BB B Bi-directional communications Allows information to pass back and forth between the Canon Advanced Printing Technology software and a local printer. Bold A characteristic of a printed character that indicates wider, darker representation. Also referred to as emphasized or double-strike printing. Brightness The relative proportion of light and dark areas. Decreasing brightness darkens the overall image; increasing brightness lightens it. C CC C Canon Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT) Software that extends the power of the Windows operating system to a printer to speed up and simplify printing. The Canon Advanced Printing Technology provides more printing control and bi-directional communication between the printer and a computer running a Windows application. Centronics interface An interface standard for parallel data transmission. This printer uses a Centronics-type parallel interface with bi-directional capability. See also Interface port and Parallel interface. Client A computer that is connected to the printer over a network. A client does not control the printer directly. It interacts with the printer through a server. See also Server.
G-2 G Glossary Collate To print multiple copies of a multi-page document in sequential page order. Command An instruction that tells the printer to perform a certain function. Commands are sent from the computer to the printer via the interface cable when the printer is ready. Contrast The degree of difference between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. Decreasing contrast lightens the dark areas and darkens the light areas; increasing it darkens the dark areas and lightens the light areas. Control Panels The set of Windows programs you can use to change system, hardware, software, and Windows settings. D DD D Default setting A setting that is automatically used if no other setting is specified. Desktop The entire Windows screen that represents your work area in Windows. Icons, windows, and the taskbar are displayed on the Windows desktop. dpi Dots per inch. A unit of measurement for indicating a printer’s resolution. The imageCLASS D600 series prints at a resolution of 600 dpi. Driver A program that controls how the computer and an external device interact. The printer driver supplies Windows with information such as descriptions of the fonts and features of the installed printer. When you print with the Canon Advanced Printing Technology, you are using its printer driver. E EE E ECP Abbreviation for Extended Capabilities Port. A bi-directional communication mode that enables high-speed data transmission to printers and other devices. F FF F Fixing assembly The device used during the print process to fix the toner onto the paper (or other media) through applying heat and pressure. The assembly, located inside the printer, gets extremely hot (374°F/190°C) during operation.
G-3 G Glossary Folder A container in which documents, program files, and other folders are stored on your disks. Formerly referred to as a directory. Font A complete set of characters of the same size and style, for example, 12-point Courier bold. Form A custom paper size, with width and height defined by the user. G GG G Greyscale image A bitmap image that stores data for each dot as a shade of grey, rather than as black or white. H HH H Halftones The process of converting a greyscale image to black dots and white (unprinted) dots that simulate the grey shades in the original image. I II I Image Refinement A printer technology from Canon, with which the printer automatically senses and refines the jagged edges and ragged curves of characters and graphics. Interface The connection between two devices through which they communicate with each other. The imageCLASS D600 series machine features USB and parallel interface, which makes it compatible with IBM and similar personal computers. Interface cable The cable, with bi-directional capability, used to create the interface between a printer and a computer. Interface port The port through which the printer communicates with the computer. The imageCLASS D600 series has a USB port and a Centronics, 8-bit, parallel interface port, located on the side of the machine. See also Parallel or USB interface. Italic A font style distinguished by slanted characters (the upright strokes of the characters are at an angle to the vertical axis).
G-4 G Glossary J JJ J Jam A situation created when paper becomes caught along the paper path. You must remove jammed paper before you can continue printing. K KK K Kilobyte (KB) A unit of measurement, representing the binary number 1024, used to describe printer or computer memory size in thousand-byte units. L LL L Landscape The printing of text and graphics along the length of the page. Local printer A printer that is directly connected to your computer, using a parallel or USB cable. M MM M Megabyte (MB) A unit of measurement, representing one million bytes, used to describe printer or computer memory size. My Computer The Windows program that you can use to browse through your computer’s filing system, and to open drives, folders, and files. You can also use My Computer to manage your files and your filing system, by moving, copying, renaming, and deleting items. N NN N NetPilot This utility is used to control network printers. Network A group of computers connected by cables or other means and using software that enables them to share equipment (such as printers) and exchange information. Network Adapter An optional device that allows you to connect your printer directly to a network. See also Peer-to-peer connection. O OO O Orientation The printing of text either along the width (portrait) or length (landscape) of the page.
G-5 G Glossary Overlay Refers to printing in which data that is common to all the pages, such as a logo, titles or table structure, is overlaid with the print data from the application. P PP P Paper feed The act of guiding a sheet of paper into the printer’s paper path. Paper jam A situation created when paper becomes caught along the paper path. You must remove jammed paper before you can continue printing. Paper path The route that paper travels through the printer. Paper Source Source of paper feed. The machine has a cassette and a multi-purpose tray. Paper Type All kinds of paper (plain paper, coloured paper, recycled paper, transparencies, tracing paper, thick paper, labels, envelopes, postcards etc.) are grouped under several Paper Types. You can access this setting from the Paper Type field on the Paper Source tab of the Printer Properties dialog screen. Parallel interface An interface that transmits multiple bits simultaneously (usually in one-byte segments). Your printer has a built-in, Centronics-type parallel interface. See also Centronics interface. Parallel interface cable A bi-directional cable, usually less than six feet long, that transfers multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously, speeding the transfer. Parallel interface cables are also referred to as Centronics interface cables. PDF Stands for Portable Document Format. A widely used format for transmitting and viewing documents on computers. PDF documents can be read or printed out with Adobe’s Acrobat Reader program. Peer-to-peer connection A network connection between a computer and a printer (or other device) that does not go through a server. See also Server, Client. Physical RAM Random access memory (RAM) that is physically present in the computer in the form of memory chips, as opposed to virtual memory. See also Vir tu al M e m o ry.
G-6 G Glossary Platen The document scanning unit. Slide it aside to access internal parts of the machine for maintenance or removing paper jams. Point size Character height is defined in points: one point is 1/72 of an inch. Portrait The printing of text along the width (short edge) of the page. Print job A document that a Windows application has processed and sent to the Spooler to be added to the print queue or directly to the printer. Print Monitor The network adapter print monitor is software that prints through the network adapter. Print queue A list of files that are either waiting to be printed or are currently printing. Once a file has been printed, it is removed from the print queue. Printer driver A program that controls how the computer and printer interact. The printer driver supplies Windows with information such as descriptions of fonts and features of the installed printer. When you print with the Canon Advanced Printing Technology, you are using its printer driver. Printers folder The container in which your printer information is stored. Progress bar In the Status Window or its icon, a horizontal bar that graphically indicates the percentage of the print job that has actually printed. Properties dialog box The dialog box that contains information about a particular device, such as your printer. Proportional spacing The spacing of characters according to the width of each character. This variable spacing between each character closes up awkward space and makes text easier to read. Q QQ Q Queue A list of files that are either waiting to be printed or are currently printing. Once a file has been printed, it is removed from the print queue.