Canon ImageCLASS MF6500 Series User guide

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Basic Guide

Please read this guide before operating this equipment.

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

Before Using the Machine

Document Handling

Print Media

Sending Faxes (MF6550 Only)

Receiving Faxes (MF6550 Only)

Copying

Printing

Scanning

PC Faxing (MF6550 Only)

Troubleshooting

Machine Settings

Appendix

Maintenance

Series

What Can I Do with This Machine?

CANON INC.

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

CANON U.S.A., INC.

One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042, U.S.A.

CANON CANADA INC.

6390 Dixie Road Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1P7, Canada

CANON EUROPA N.V.

Bovenkerkerweg 59-61 1185 XB Amstelveen, The Netherlands

CANON FRANCE S.A.S.

17, quai du Président Paul Doumer 92414 Courbevoie Cedex, France

CANON COMMUNICATION & IMAGE FRANCE S.A.S.

12, rue de l’Industrie 92414 Courbevoie Cedex, France

CANON (U.K.) LTD.

Woodhatch, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8BF, United Kingdom

CANON DEUTSCHLAND GmbH

Europark Fichtenhain A10, 47807 Krefeld, Germany

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Basic Guide

Series

Manuals for the Machine

●Machine Set-Up

●Software Installation Starter Guide

●Basic Features

●Maintenance

●Machine Settings

●Specifications

Basic Guide

(This Document)

●Advanced Features

●System Monitor

●Reports and Lists Advanced Guide

●Scanning Features

Scanner Driver Guide

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What Can I Do with This Machine?

What Can I Do with This

Machine?

Fax Features (MF6550 Only)

Specify a recipient with a single key

One-Touch Speed Dialing

→p. 4-7

Specify a recipient with a two-digit

code

Coded Speed Dialing

→p. 4-15

Specify multiple recipients with a

single key

Group Dialing

→p. 4-23

Look up a particular recipient

Address Book Dialing

→Advanced Guide

Redial when the line is busy

Automatic Redialing

→Advanced Guide

AAAAA

BBBBB

CCCCC

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What Can I Do with This Machine?

Fas (continued)

Send a fax to multiple recipients

Broadcasting

→Advanced Guide

Send a fax at a specified time

Delayed Sending

→Advanced Guide

Receive faxes in memory without

printing out

Memory Reception

→Advanced Guide

What Can I Do with This Machine?

Copy Features

Select a scan mode depending on

the type of image

Image Quality

→p. 6-3

Adjust the density level of scanned

images

Density

→p. 6-4

Enlarge or reduce copied images

Zoom Ratio

→p. 6-6

Sort copies by page order

Collate Copying

→Advanced Guide

Make two-sided copies

Two-Sided Copy

→Advanced Guide

ABC

DDDD

CCCC

BBBB

AAAA

DEF

ABC

DEF

What Can I Do with This Machine?

Copy two documents on one sheet

2 on 1 Combination

→Advanced Guide

DEF

ABC

DEF

ABC

DEF

What Can I Do with This Machine?

Printer Feature

Scanner Feature

PC Fax Feature (MF6550 Only)

Print a document from a PC

Printing

→Online help

Specify detailed scanning options

to suit various images

Scanning

→Scanner Driver Guide

Send a fax from a PC

PC Faxing

→Online help

ABC

DEF

ABC

DEF

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Contents

Manuals for the Machine.................................................................i

What Can I Do with This Machine? ...............................................ii

Fax Features (MF6550 Only)........................................... ii

Copy Features ................................................................ iv

Printer Feature................................................................ vi

Scanner Feature ............................................................. vi

PC Fax Feature (MF6550 Only) ..................................... vi

Contents ........................................................................................vii

How to Use This Guide..................................................................xi

Symbols Used in This Manual ........................................ xi

Illustrations Used in This Manual....................................xii

Legal Notices ...............................................................................xiii

Trademarks....................................................................xiii

Disclaimer ......................................................................xiii

1 Before Using the Machine ......................................................1-1

Machine Components .................................................................1-1

Operation Panel ...........................................................................1-3

Main Operation Panel ...................................................1-3

Facsimile Operation Panel (MF6550 Only)...................1-5

LCD (Standby Mode) ...................................................................1-6

Copy Mode ...................................................................1-6

Fax Mode......................................................................1-6

Scan Mode....................................................................1-6

Toner Cartridge............................................................................1-7

Maintaining the Toner Cartridge ...................................1-7

Timer Settings..............................................................................1-9

Setting Sleep Mode ......................................................1-9

Setting Auto Clear Time..............................................1-11

Setting Daylight Saving Time......................................1-13

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2 Document Handling.................................................................2-1

Document Requirements ............................................................2-1

Scanning Area..............................................................................2-3

Loading Documents ....................................................................2-4

On the Platen Glass......................................................2-4

In the ADF.....................................................................2-6

3 Print Media ...............................................................................3-1

Paper Requirements....................................................................3-1

Printable Area ..............................................................................3-2

Paper Guidelines .........................................................................3-3

Loading Paper..............................................................................3-4

In the Multi-Purpose Tray (e.g., Envelopes) .................3-4

Setting Paper Type and Size.......................................................3-7

For the Paper Cassette.................................................3-7

For the Multi-Purpose Tray .........................................3-10

4 Sending Faxes (MF6550 Only)................................................4-1

Scan Settings...............................................................................4-3

Image Quality................................................................4-3

Density..........................................................................4-5

Speed Dialing...............................................................................4-6

Registering Recipients for Speed Dialing .....................4-6

Using Speed Dialing ...................................................4-32

Manual Sending .........................................................................4-34

Direct Sending ...........................................................................4-36

5 Receiving Faxes (MF6550 Only).............................................5-1

What Can I Do with This Machine?

6 Copying ....................................................................................6-1

Scan Settings...............................................................................6-3

Image Quality................................................................6-3

Density..........................................................................6-4

Zoom Ratio ...................................................................6-6

7 Printing.....................................................................................7-1

8 Scanning ..................................................................................8-1

9 PC Faxing (MF6550 Only) .......................................................9-1

10 Maintenance.........................................................................10-1

Cleaning the Machine................................................................10-1

Exterior .......................................................................10-1

Interior.........................................................................10-2

Fuser Roller ................................................................10-4

Scanning area.............................................................10-5

Cleaning the ADF Automatically .................................10-8

Transcription Roller.....................................................10-9

Replacing the Toner Cartridge ...............................................10-10

Redistributing Toner .................................................10-10

Replacing the Toner Cartridge..................................10-12

Transporting the Machine.......................................................10-16

11 Troubleshooting ..................................................................11-1

Clearing Jams ............................................................................11-1

Document Jams..........................................................11-1

Paper Jams.................................................................11-3

LCD Messages ...........................................................................11-5

Error Codes (MF6550 Only) ....................................................11-10

If a Power Failure Occurs........................................................11-12

If You Cannot Solve a Problem ..............................................11-13

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