Canon imagePROGRAF iPF680 User Manual

Contents
Basic Printing Workow
Basic Printing Workflow 15
Printing procedure 16
Printing Options Using Rolls and Sheets .......................................................................................................................... 16
Turning the Printer On and O󱐯 ............................................................................................................................................. 17
Loading and Printing on Rolls ............................................................................................................................................... 19
Loading and Printing on Sheets ........................................................................................................................................... 21
Printing in Windows ................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Printing from Mac OS ............................................................................................................................................................... 23
Canceling print jobs 25
Canceling Print Jobs from the Control Panel ................................................................................................................. 25
Canceling Print Jobs from Windows .................................................................................................................................. 26
Canceling Print Jobs from Mac OS .................................................................................................................................... 26
Pausing Printing 29
Pausing Printing .......................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Enhanced Printing Options
Enhanced Printing Options 31
Choosing Paper for Printing 32
Choosing a Paper for Printing .............................................................................................................................................. 32
Specifying Paper in the Printer Driver ............................................................................................................................... 32
Printing Photos and Office Documents 33
Printing Photos and Images ................................................................................................................................................... 33
Printing Photos and Images (Windows) ...................................................................................................................... 33
Printing Photos and Images (Mac OS) ........................................................................................................................ 35
Printing O󱐰ce Documents ..................................................................................................................................................... 37
Printing O󱐰ce Documents (Windows) ........................................................................................................................ 37
Printing O󱐰ce Documents (Mac OS) .......................................................................................................................... 38
Using PosterArtist to Compose Originals ........................................................................................................................ 41
Printing CAD Drawings 43
Printing CAD Drawings ............................................................................................................................................................. 43
Printing Line Drawings and Text .......................................................................................................................................... 43
Printing Line Drawings and Text (Windows) ............................................................................................................. 44
Printing Line Drawings and Text (Mac OS) ............................................................................................................... 45
Printing from AutoCAD ............................................................................................................................................................ 47
Specifying Colors and Printing CAD Drawings .............................................................................................................. 48
Specifying Colors and Printing CAD Drawings (Windows) ................................................................................ 49
HP-GL/2 Printing ......................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Adjusting Images 51
Adjusting the Color in the Printer Driver ......................................................................................................................... 51
Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Windows) .......................................................................................... 53
Fine-Tuning Colors of Photos and Images (Mac OS) ............................................................................................ 55
Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing .............................................................. 58
Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions (Windows) ............................................................... 60
Choosing the Document Type and Printing Conditions (Mac OS) .................................................................. 62
Printing enlargements or reductions 65
Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size .................................................................................................................... 65
Resizing Originals to Match the Paper Size (Windows) ....................................................................................... 65
Resizing Originals to Fit the Roll Width ............................................................................................................................. 67
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Canon imagePROGRAF iPF680 Specifications

General

Color	Yes
Printing colors	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Matte black, Yellow
Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	2400 x 1200 DPI
Page description languages	GARO, HP-GL/2, HP-RTL
Media thickness	0.07 - 0.8 mm
Maximum print size	-
Maximum roll length	18 m
Media width (rolls)	254 - 609.6 mm
Media width (sheets)	203.2 - 609.6 mm
Maximum roll diameter	150 mm
Paper tray media types	Coated paper, Cut sheet, Plain paper, Roll
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A1, A2, A3
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B2, B4
Certification	RoHS
Product color	Black, Grey
Sound pressure level (printing)	47 dB
USB connector	USB Type-A
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Ethernet LAN data rates	10/100/1000 Base-T/TX Mbit/s
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Compliance industry standards	IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3
Power consumption (standby)	0.5 W
Power consumption (typical)	140 W
Storage temperature (T-T)	15 - 30 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	757 mm
Width	997 mm
Height	507 mm