Canon ImageCLASS MF6500 Series Safety guide

ENG

CANON INC.

30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan

CANON U.S.A., INC.

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FA7-8173 (010) © CANON INC. 2006 PRINTED IN JAPAN OR CHINA

Starter Guide

Please read this guide before operating this equipment.

After you finish reading this guide, store it in a safe place for future reference.

Series

US01StarterGuide.fm Page 1 Tuesday, December 6, 2005 7:37 PM

Set Up the Machine

Unless otherwise mentioned, illustrations used in this manual are those taken when no optional

equipment is attached to the MF6580, and also the menus described in this manual are based on the

model MF6580.

Depending on the model of your machine, some settings may not be available and the number on the

top of each menu may vary.

Do You Have Everything?

* MF6550/ MF6560/ MF6580 Only

**MF6560/ MF6580 Only

Before Setting Up the Machine Manuals for the Machine

●Remove all shipping tape on the machine.

●When moving the machine, be sure at least two

people carry it using the provided hand grips on

the left and right sides, as seen in the illustration

right.

●The machine illustration may differ slightly from

your machine.

●Starter Guide (This Document): Machine set-up and software installation

●Basic Guide: Basic features, maintenance, machine settings, and specifications

●Advanced Guide (in User Software CD): Advanced features, network and remote user interface,

system monitor, and reports and lists

●Scanner Driver Guide (in User Software CD): Scanner settings from a computer

●Machine ●Paper Cassette (optional)** ●Toner Cartridge ●Power Cord ●Telephone Cable*

●Destination Labels*

●Starter Guide

●Basic Guide

●User Software CD

●Limited Warranty Notice

●Registration Card

●Unpacking Instructions

1 2

Install Toner Cartridge

Remove the toner cartridge from the bag.

Keep the bag for future use. CAUTION

Do not open the drum protective shutter (A).

Gently rock the toner cartridge 5 or 6 times to

distribute toner evenly.

Remove the seals (2 places).

Raise the blue plastic pull tab as in the illustration

above.

Pull out the seal completely.

NOTE

Do not pull out the seal at an angle.

Open the left cover.

Hold the toner cartridge by its handle. Insert the

toner cartridge into the machine with the arrows (A)

on the toner cartridge pointing toward the machine.

The left edge (A) and the right side protrusions (B,

C) of the toner cartridge should be aligned with the

guides inside the machine. The Blue plastic pull tab

should be pulled up as illustrated in step 4.

Push the toner cartridge to make sure it is properly

set in the machine.

CAUTION

Do not touch the fixing assembly (A) as it becomes very

hot during use.

Close the left cover.

CAUTION

– Be careful not to get your fingers caught.

– If you cannot close the left cover, do not force it to

close. Open the cover and make sure the toner

cartridge is properly set in the machine.

Load Paper

Pull out the paper cassette until it stops.

Even the edges of the paper stack.

Load the paper stack print side up.

NOTE

Make sure the back edge of the paper stack touches the

rear paper end guide (C), the paper stack should not

exceed the load limit mark (A), and the load is under the

hooks (B) on the paper guides.

Gently insert the paper cassette as far as it will go.

CAUTION

Be careful not to get your fingers caught.

NOTE

For loading paper in the multi-purpose tray, see

Chapter 3, “Print Media,” in the Basic Guide.

Set Up the Paper Cassette to Fit the Paper Size

Connect Telephone Cables

(MF6550/MF6560/MF6580 Only)

Incline the rear paper end guide until it is unlocked,

then remove it from the paper cassette.

Attach the guide to the slots of the desired paper

size.

Connect the supplied telephone cable to the line jack (A) and the wall jack.

Connect your external telephone to the external device jack (B) if required.

Connect Power Cord and Turn On the Machine

Connect the power cord into the rear socket and the wall

outlet and press the [I] side of the main power switch to ON.

The machine enters standby mode.

What if...

●<CLOSE COVER LEFT COVER> is displayed:

Make sure that the left cover is closed properly.

(See “Install Toner Cartridge,” on p. 3.)

●<TONER IS NOT SET INSTALL TONER> is displayed:

Make sure that the toner cartridge is installed properly.

(See “Install Toner Cartridge,” on p. 3.)

Main power switch

100% LTR

TEXT

100% AUTO

TEXT

Without optional cassette

With optional cassette

Set the Date and Time

●Entering Information

– Numeric keys: Enter letters and

numbers.

– [ ] and [ ]: Move the

cursor position.

– [Clear]: Deletes the character at

the cursor position, or the entire

entry if held for more than one

second.

1Press [Additional

Functions].

2Use [ ] or [ ] to

select <6. TIMER

SETTINGS>, then press

[OK].

Confirm that

<1. DATE&TIME

SETTING> is displayed,

then press [OK].

4Use the numeric keys to

enter the date (month/day/

year) and time (in 24-hour

format), then press [OK].

5Press [Stop] to return to

standby mode.

Paper

Select

COPY FAX SCAN

Image Quality Density Enlarge/Reduce

Two-Sided

System

Monitor

View

Settings

Reset Collate

GHI

@./

PQRS

Tone

JKL

ABC

TUV

MNO

DEF

Clear ON/OFF

Stop

Start

Processing/

Data

Error

Power

WXYZ

SYMBOLS

Additional

Functions

2 on 1

Frame

Erase

[OK]

[Stop]Numeric Keys[][]

[Additional Functions]

[Clear]

Ex.

DATE&TIME SETTING

12/31/´06 11:19

Set the Machine for Sending Faxes

(MF6550/MF6560/MF6580 Only)

Guidelines for Entering Information

The sender information you register in the machine appears in the header of each page received by your

recipient.

NOTE

Before sending a fax, you MUST register your fax number, user name, and the current date and time in the machine.

Entering Information

Use the following keys to enter information in the machine.

You can enter the following characters in each input mode:

●Use the numeric keys to enter characters. Press

the numeric key repeatedly until the required

character appears.

●Press [#] to enter symbols.

●Press [ ] to switch among input modes:

– [:A]: Letter (uppercase) mode

– [:a]: Letter (lowercase) mode

– [:1]: Number mode

●Press [ ] or [ ] to move the cursor.

●Press [Clear] to delete the character at the

cursor position. Hold [Clear] to delete the entire

entry.

●Press [OK] to confirm the entry.

12/31/2006 10:50 FAX 123XXXXXXX CANON 001

Date and time

Fax/telephone

number Unit name Page number

:A :a

[1] @.-_/ @.-_/ 1

[2] ABC abc 2

[3] DEF def 3

[4] GHI ghi 4

[5] JKL jkl 5

[6] MNO mno 6

[7] PQRS pqrs 7

[8] TUV tuv 8

[9] WXYZ wxyz 9

[0] 0

[ ]

[#] – . # ! " , ; : ^ _ = / | ’ ? $ @ % & + \ ( ) [ ] { } < >

:A :a :1

Paper

Select

COPY FAX SCAN

Image Quality Density Enlarge/Reduce

Two-Sided

System

Monitor

View

Settings

Reset Collate

GHI

@./

PQRS

Tone

JKL

ABC

TUV

MNO

DEF

Clear

Sta

Processing/

Data

Error

WXYZ

SYMBOLS

Additional

Functions

2 on 1

Frame

Erase

[] [#]

[OK]

[Clear]

Numeric Keys

[][]

●Entering Information

– Numeric keys: Enter letters and

numbers.

– [ ]: Enter symbols.

– [ ]: Switches letter and number

input modes.

– [ ] and [ ]: Move the

cursor position.

– [Clear]: Deletes the character at

the cursor position, or the entire

entry if held for more than one

second.

1Press [Additional

Functions].

2Use [ ] or [ ] to

select <3. FAX

SETTINGS>, then press

[OK].

Use [ ] or [ ] to

select <2. USER

SETTINGS>, then press

[OK].

4Confirm that <1. UNIT

TELEPHONE #>

displayed

, then press

[OK].

5Use the numeric keys to

enter your fax/telephone

number (max. 20 digits,

including spaces), then

press [OK].

6Confirm that <2. UNIT

NAME> is displayed, then

press [OK].

7Use the numeric keys to

enter the unit name (up to

24 characters), then press

[OK].

8Press [Stop] to return to

standby mode.

Set the Telephone Line Type

1Press [Additional

Functions].

2Use [ ] or [ ] to

select <3. FAX

SETTINGS>, then press

[OK].

3Use [ ] or [ ] to

select <2. USER

SETTINGS>, then press

[OK].

4Use [ ] or [ ] to

select <5. TEL LINE

TYPE>, then press [OK].

5Use [ ] or [ ] to

select the telephone line

type, then press [OK].

<TOUCH TONE>: Tone dialing

(default)

<ROTARY PULSE>: Pulse dialing

6Press [Stop] to return to

standby mode.

Paper

Select

COPY FAX SCAN

Image Quality Density Enlarge/Reduce

Two-Sided

System

Monitor

View

Settings

Reset Collate

GHI

@./

PQRS

Tone

JKL

ABC

TUV

MNO

DEF

Clear ON/OFF

Stop

Start

Processing/

Data

Error

Power

WXYZ

SYMBOLS

Additional

Functions

2 on 1

Frame

Erase

[OK]

[Stop]

Numeric Keys

[]

[Additional Functions]

[Clear]

[] []

UNIT TELEPHON#

Ex.

UNIT NAME :A

Set the Machine for Receiving Faxes

(MF6550/MF6560/MF6580 Only)

Select the Receive Mode that Suits Your Needs

Follow the chart below to determine the correct receive mode for your needs.

NOTE

– The answering machine must be connected directly to the machine for <AnsMode> to work.

– An external telephone must be connected to the machine for <FaxTel>, <Manual> or <DRPD> to work.

– Voice mail is not supported with <AnsMode>.

– The <DRPD> mode requires subscription to a DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) service. Contact your telephone

company for availability.

Do you intend to use the machine to

receive voice calls? No <FaxOnly>

Answers all calls as faxes.

Do you intend to use an answering

machine with the machine? Yes <AnsMode>

Receives faxes automatically

and records voice messages.

Do you intend to receive faxes

automatically? No <Manual>

Does not answer any calls.

You have to manually receive

faxes.

Switches between fax and

voice calls automatically if a

telephone is connected to the

machine.

Yes

Do you subscribe to a DRPD service? No

<DRPD>

Distinguishes between fax and

voice calls, if you want to use

an external phone.

Yes

Set the Receive Mode

1Press [Additional

Functions].

2Use [ ] or [ ] to

select <3. FAX

SETTINGS>, then press

[OK].

3Confirm that

<1. RX MODE> is

displayed, then press

[OK].

4Use [ ] or [ ] to

select the receive mode,

then press [OK].

5Press [Stop] to return to

standby mode.

NOTE

For details, see the Advanced

Guide (in User Software CD).

Installing/Uninstalling Software

Installation Procedure

Before Installation: System Requirements

Microsoft Windows 98/98SE

CPU: Intel Pentium/66 MHz or faster

Memory: 128 MB or more

Available Hard Disk Space: 460 MB or more

Microsoft Windows Me

CPU: Intel Pentium/150 MHz or faster

Memory: 128 MB or more

Available Hard Disk Space: 460 MB or more

Microsoft Windows 2000

CPU: Intel Pentium/133 MHz or faster

Memory: 128 MB or more

Available Hard Disk Space: 460 MB or more

For USB Connection

• Do not connect the USB cable before installing the

software. If you connect the USB cable before

installing the software and the Found New Hardware

Wizard screen appears, click [Cancel].

• For Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, logon as

Administrator to install the software.

• Make sure the machine is turned on before connecting

the USB cable.

• On the screen shown at each step, click on the circled

button to proceed.

Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit version)

CPU: Intel Pentium/Celeron series

233 MHz or faster

Memory: 128 MB or more

Available Hard Disk Space: 460 MB or

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

(32-bit version)*

CPU: Intel Pentium/Celeron series

133 MHz or faster

Memory: 128 MB or more

Available Hard Disk Space: 460 MB or

* Only for network connection.

If the MF6500 Series CD-ROM

Setup screen is not displayed,

on the Windows desktop

double-click [My Computer].

Open the CD-ROM icon, then

double-click [MInst (MInst.exe)].

34 NOTE

Installation of PageManager and

OmniPage is required only for the

MF6530/6531/6550.

(PageManager and OmniPage

are not supplied with the

MF6560/6580.)

7 8 9 101112

When you install PageManager

and OmniPage, follow the on-

screen instructions.

13 14 15

Connect the machine and your

computer with a USB cable (A).

You have now completed

installation.

For Network Connection (MF6580 Only)

Specify the IP Address

Manually

NOTE

– This machine is set by default to

automatically draw an IP address

using DHCP. If your network server

or router is configured to provide a

DHCP address, all you need to do

is connect a network cable and

turn on the machine. The machine

will draw an IP address

automatically.

– This machine also supports

automatic IP addresses using

BOOTP and RARP protocols. For

definitions and an explanation of

each, please refer to the Advanced

Guide.

1Press [Additional

Functions].

2Use [ ] or [ ] to

select <9. SYSTEM

SETTINGS>, then press

[OK].

3Use [ ] or [ ] to

select <2. NETWORK

SETTINGS>, then press

[OK].

4Confirm that <1. TCP/IP

SETTINGS> is displayed,

then press [OK].

5Confirm that <1. IP

ADDRESS AUTO.> is

displayed, then press

[OK].

6Use [ ] or [ ] to

select <OFF>, then press

[OK].

7Confirm that <2. IP

ADDRESS> is displayed,

then press [OK].

8Use the numeric keys to

enter the IP address

number, then press [OK].

9Confirm that <3. SUBNET

MASK> is displayed, then

press [OK].

10 Use the numeric keys

to enter the subnet

mask number, then

press [OK].

IP ADDRESS

000.000.000.000

SUBNET MASK

000.000.000.000

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