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HDI Driver Guide

Contents

Before You Begin ...................................................................................................................ii

Compatible Printers .......................................................................................................ii

Applicable AutoCAD Versions .......................................................................................ii

How to Use This Guide ..........................................................................................................ii

Conventions...................................................................................................................ii

Button Notations ............................................................................................................ii

Trademarks ...................................................................................................................ii

A Request to Our Customers….....................................................................................ii

Chapter 1 HDI Driver Installation ............................................................................ 1-1

Operating Environment....................................................................................................... 1-1
Installation Procedure ......................................................................................................... 1-1

Installing with the Canon Installer.............................................................................. 1-1

Installing with the Add-A-Plotter Wizard .................................................................... 1-6

Chapter 2 Printing ................................................................................................... 2-1

Printing Procedure .............................................................................................................. 2-1

Chapter 3 Setting Up a Print Job ............................................................................ 3-1

Opening the Plotter Configuration Editor Dialog Box.......................................................... 3-1

Opening from the AutoCAD File Menu ...................................................................... 3-1

Opening from the Start Menu .................................................................................... 3-1

Plotter Configuration Editor Dialog Box Functions.............................................................. 3-2

Device and Document Settings Sheet....................................................................... 3-2

Opening the Custom Properties Dialog Box ....................................................................... 3-5
Custom Properties Dialog Box Functions ........................................................................... 3-5

Selecting the Media Type and Ink Type .................................................................... 3-6

Color Matching and Brightness Settings ................................................................... 3-6

Media Detailed Settings............................................................................................. 3-7

Index ...................................................................................................................Index-1

Summary of Contents for imagePROGRAF W8400

Page 1: ...ling with the Add A Plotter Wizard 1 6 Chapter 2 Printing 2 1 Printing Procedure 2 1 Chapter 3 Setting Up a Print Job 3 1 Opening the Plotter Configuration Editor Dialog Box 3 1 Opening from the AutoC...

Page 2: ...ademarks Canon the Canon logo and imagePROGRAF are trademarks or registered trademarks of CANON INC Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States an...

Page 3: ...ard Installing with the Canon Installer The Canon installer opens and displays as soon as you start the User Software CD ROM provided with the printer Follow the procedure below to perform the install...

Page 4: ...up Menu The Installation List appears 3 Click the Install button of the imagePROGRAF HDI Driver in the Installation List The License Agreement screen appears If the Canon installer screen does not app...

Page 5: ...ton The HDI driver files are copied to the Drv folder where the AutoCAD program files are stored 6 After AutoCAD starts select Plotter Manager from the File menu The Plotters window opens 7 Click the...

Page 6: ...r Model screen opens 10 Make sure that Canon Inc is selected in the list of Manufacturers and for the Model select the name of the printer that you want to install then click the Next button The Add P...

Page 7: ...Next button The Add Plotter Plotter Name screen opens 13 Click the Next button The Add Plotter Finish screen opens 14 Click the Finish button This completes the installation of the HDI driver 15 Click...

Page 8: ...rts select Plotter Manager from the File menu The Plotters window opens 2 Click the Add A Plotter Wizard icon The Add Plotter Introduction Page screen opens 3 Check the displayed screen and then click...

Page 9: ...button The Open dialog box opens 7 From the Look in box select the CD ROM drive and then browse to the folder that holds the hif file 8 Select the hif file then click the Open button The display retur...

Page 10: ...ect the port that you want to use for the plotter then click the Next button The Add Plotter Plotter Name screen opens If you want the installer to read plotter information from previously stored PCP...

Page 11: ...button The HDI driver files are copied to the Drv folder where the AutoCAD program files are stored then the Add Plotter Finish screen opens 13 Click the Finish button This completes the installation...

Page 12: ...from the File menu The Plot dialog box opens 3 On the Plot Device sheet check the Name setting under Plotter configuration and confirm that W6400PG the name of the printer you use is displayed 4 Click...

Page 13: ...AutoCAD manual If the output exceeds the number of pixels prescribed for the media in order to prevent AutoCAD from hanging up during the print job a warning dialog box opens and asks if you want to...

Page 14: ...rom either the AutoCAD File menu or with the Windows Start menu Opening from the AutoCAD File Menu 1 Select Plot from the AutoCAD File menu The Plot dialog box opens 2 Check the Name setting under Plo...

Page 15: ...he items on these sheets or in the Explorer tree This section describes how to perform the settings in the Plotter Configuration Editor dialog box Device and Document Settings Sheet Use this sheet to...

Page 16: ...Source and Size button below Media The Device and Document Settings sheet opens and switches to the display that presents the media source and size settings 2 From the Source list select the media sou...

Page 17: ...OK button Custom Properties Settings Use the Custom Properties settings to perform special settings for the HDI driver For more details please refer to Opening the Custom Properties Dialog Box p 3 5 a...

Page 18: ...pen the Device and Document Settings sheet 2 Click Custom Properties The Device and Document Settings sheet opens and switches to the display that presents the custom properties settings 3 Click the C...

Page 19: ...r more details please refer to Media Detailed Settings p 3 7 Ink Type Setting Details Photo Black Bk This selection is best suited for printing photographs due to its superior color reproduction capab...

Page 20: ...Drying Time You can set the time that the printer waits before it ejects another sheet time between pages or the time between the printer waits each time it prints a line time between scans for each t...

Page 21: ...en ejects the printed sheet If the ink on the printed media is difficult to dry increase the time with a higher setting Between Scans Setting Details Printer Default This item resets the value to the...

Page 22: ...printhead scours the surface of the media adjust the height of the printhead Media Thickness Setting Details Printer Default This item resets the value to the printer default settings Thick Select thi...

Page 23: ...Details Printer Default This item resets the value to the printer default settings Standard Select this setting when you are not experiencing problems Fast Select this setting if cutting with the Sta...

Page 24: ...neral sheet 3 2 Graphics 3 4 H hanging up 2 2 HDI Driver Installation 1 1 hif file 1 7 I ink type 3 6 Installation Procedure 1 1 M Manufacturers 1 4 1 7 Matte Black MBk 3 6 Media Detailed Settings 3 7...

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