Specifications

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 A second CD entitled Canon iPF710 User Manual is also provided. It auto-
launches and installs the manual in HTML format in six clicks. It is available
as a selection in All Programs and from the printer driver and Status Moni-
tor.
 The iPF710 is compatible with a wide range of media, from various plain
and bond papers to many different satin and photographic glossy papers,
to name just a few. There are 35 pre-set paper selections and ve special
paper selections on the iPF710 control panel from which to choose. Each
choice automatically enables specic ink, cutting and drying specications
for the particular paper, therefore it is always recommended that users
make the correct paper selection on the control panel and at the printer
driver.
 The iPF710 supports one paper roll (up to 917 m wide x 91.4 m long.) Addi-
tional roll holders are optionally available for multi-roll users. Either one
paper roll or one sheet of paper can be loaded on the iPF710 at a time. The
minimum supported sheet size is 203 mm x 254 mm; maximum supported
sheet size is 917 mm x 18 m. Minimum and maximum media thicknesses are
.07 and .80 mm, respectively.
 For any media type installed in the printer, users have the option of pro-
gramming the exact length of the roll, which is reported on the control
panel, and the length is automatically counted down as the roll is depleted.
If a job is sent that is calculated to require more media than is already
loaded, the user will be prompted to replace the roll.
 Unlike with some other wide-format devices evaluated by BLI, sheet paper
length and width are automatically detected by the iPF710 once the sheet
is properly loaded.
 The two hubs or end caps that hold a roll of paper in place on the spindle
are smartly designed. Instead of being circular, they are octagonal in shape,
so that when the spindle is placed on a table top it doesn’t roll.
 Finished prints exit the printer from the front and are deposited into a cloth
catch basket situated directly below the printer. Depending on the media
type and curl, prints stack in order after they exit. Managing more than 10
D-size prints at a time can be unwieldy in the catch basket.
— After approximately 20 D-size prints exit to the basket, their weight causes
the basket to close, leaving successive prints to fall on the oor.
— When a roll of paper is depleted partly through a page, that page does not
PAPER HANDLING
VERY GOOD
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