Specifications

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Canon imagePROGRAF iPF710
Buyers LaBoratory LAB TEST REPORT—European Edition
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Canon imagePROGRAF iPF710
Buyers LaBoratory LAB TEST REPORT—European Edition
user selects the paper type on the control panel and the printer automati-
cally detects the sheet’s dimensions. This information is transmitted to both
the Web page and Status Monitor.
 This model provides good guidance to users at the control panel with a range
of helpful messages. These include “Paper Type Mismatch,” “Insufcient
paper for job,” “Paper loaded askew,” “Roll printing is selected, but sheets
are loaded” and “Sheet printing is selected, but a roll is loaded.”
 The User Manual for the Canon imagePROGRAF iPF710 was released in PDF
format after BLI completed the lab evaluation. It had not been available
previously.
 Any one of nine languages can be set on the control panel.
 The three-inch core adapters can be installed in and removed from the
paper spindle’s hubs very easily. The core adapter that is situated on the
removable hub has a lock that, when secured, does not allow for any move-
ment of the paper roll. Three-inch paper rolls that were used during the test
were easy to install and remove from these hubs. Two-inch paper rolls did
not present any problems either.
 When an ink cartridge is depleted, the following message appears on the
printer’s control panel: “Ink Insufcient OK: Replace ink tank.” No other
tasks can be carried out on the printer until the tank is replaced. Replacing
ink tanks is an easy procedure and instructions are provided on the printer’s
control panel. Users must lift the ink housing cover on the printer’s right
side and unlatch the ink tank that is empty (a red light blinks for each tank
that needs replacing). The user simply pulls out the used tank and inserts a
new one after lightly shaking it several times while it is still in its package.
— After every page is printed, approximately one foot of the remaining paper
roll is forwarded out of the printer then returned back to its home position
before the next page begins printing, presumably for alignment purposes.
Despite this process taking approximately 30 seconds to complete for each
page, the printer nonetheless exhibits competitive productivity.
— Neither the total number of pages in a job nor the number of copies of a job
is listed on the control panel during printing. There is a “Number of Total
Pages” listing in the Print Job window of the Web page, but it reads zero at
all times. (The page count for a job can be found in the Print Job Log Display
in the Status Monitor, but only after the job has completed printing.)
 Two additional guides, the Reference and Quick Step Guides, are provided
in the three languages, which provide quick access to information regarding
loading paper, printer maintenance and troubleshooting.