Canon IMAGECLASS MF7400 Safety guide

ENG
Starter Guide
Please read this guide before operating this product.
After you nish reading this guide, store it in a safe place for future reference.

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Set Up the Machine
Unpacking the Machine
Remove all shipping tape and packing material from the machine.
Remove the vinyl-tie and label attached on the
metal plate in each paper cassette.

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Before Setting Up the Machine
When carrying the machine, be sure that it is carried by two or more people holding the parts indicated below.
The shapes of your machine and supplies may dier slightly from those illustrations listed in this manual.
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Do You Have Everything?
Machine●Cartridge●Power Cord●
Telephone Cable●Ferrite Core for USB Cable●Document Size Label●
Starter Guide●Limited Warranty Notice●Paper Size Label●
Basic Operation Guide●Cartridge Warranty Notice●Stamp Cartridge●
UFRII LT/FAX User Software CD-ROM●Registration Card●Tweezers●
PCL User Software CD-ROM*●
Manual CD-ROM●
MF7480/MF7470 only*

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Manuals for the Machine
Starter Guide (This Document): Machine set-up and software installation
Basic Operation Guide: Basic features, maintenance, trouble shooting, and specications
Reference Guide (located on the Manual CD-ROM): Total operation features, network and remote user interface,
system settings, reports and lists, and trouble shooting
Color Network ScanGear User’s Guide (located on the User Software CD-ROM): Color Network ScanGear
installation and instructions
PCL Driver Guide (MF7480/MF7470 only. Located on the User Software CD-ROM): PCL printer driver installation
and instructions
UFR II Driver Guide (located on the User Software CD-ROM): UFRII LT printer driver installation and instructions
Fax Driver Guide (located on the User Software CD-ROM): Fax driver installation and instructions
Assistance:
If you have a problem with your machine and you cannot solve it by referring to the manuals listed above, please
contact our Canon Authorized Service Facilities or the Canon Customer Care Center at 1-800-828-4040 between
the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday and 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Saturday.
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Install Cartridge
1
Remove the cartridge from the bag.
2
Remove the desiccant bag and the shipping tape.
3
Remove the short shipping tape.
4
Remove the packing materials.
5
Gently rock the cartridge several times to evenly
distributed the toner inside.
6
Place the cartridge on a at surface and pull the seal
completely out.
Do not pull out the seal at an angle.

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Remove the long shipping tape.
8
Remove the protective cover.
9
Push the release button on the left cover of the main unit
to open the left cover.
10
Open the front cover.
11
Rotate the unlock lever until it clicks.
12
While grasping the handle of the cartridge holder, pull
the cartridge holder out of the machine until it stops.

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Hold the cartridge by its handle, then insert it into the
cartridge holder.
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Push the cartridge holder into the machine as far as it will
go.
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Rotate the lever to the locked position.
16
Close the front cover.
Be careful not to get your ngers caught.
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Gently close the left cover until it clicks.
Be careful not to get your ngers caught.

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Load Paper
1
Pull out the paper drawer until it stops.
2
Push down the metal plate to lock.
If you load LTR size paper, go to step 6, or otherwise go to step 3.
3
Detach the end guide (A) by pressing it down. Reattach
the end guide into the desired paper size slots and tilt it
backwards to its original upright position.
4
Lift the lock lever on the side guide to the upright
position and slide the side guide to the groove marked for
the desired paper size.
5
Lower the lock lever to the left to lock the side guide.
Be sure to set the lock lever correctly. If the lock lever is
positioned incorrectly, the wrong paper type will be shown on
the touch panel display. This may also cause paper jams, dirty
prints, etc.

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6
Fan the paper stack and even the edges.
7
Load the paper stack of the appropriate size with the print
side facing up.
When loading paper, be careful not to cut your ngers at the
edges of the paper.
Make sure the paper stack does not exceed the load limit
mark (A) and it is loaded under the small ns (B) on the paper
guides.
Each paper drawer holds approximately 250 sheets of paper
(22 lb bond (80 g/m2)).
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A3 A4
A4 A5 B5 LGL LTR STMT U2
B4 B5 11X17 LTR U1 U3
Set the paper-size detecting lever, located on the left side
of the paper drawer, to match the size of the paper being
loaded.
Be sure to set the paper-size detecting lever correctly. If the lever
is positioned incorrectly, the wrong paper type will be shown on
the touch panel display. This may also cause paper jams, dirty
prints, etc.
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Pull out the paper size plate (A) from the paper drawer.
10
Stick the appropriate paper size label on the paper size
plate.
11
Reinsert the paper size plate into the paper drawer.
12
Push the paper drawer into the machine as far as it will
go.
Be careful not to get your ngers caught.
For loading paper in the stack bypass, see Chapter 2,“Original
and Paper,” in the Reference Guide.
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Ax Labels
Ax the supplied document size label to the specied location.
1
Align the slide guide (A) to the original size mark “A4/A3” (B).
2
Ax the document size label (A) to the feeder cover so that both indicators (B and C) on the side guide and the document
size label are aligned properly, as shown on the right.

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Connect the Power Cord and Turn On the Machine
1
Connect the supplied power cord (A) in to the socket and
the wall outlet.
2
Press the main power switch to “I” side.
The Start Up screen is displayed until the machine comes
to the ready mode.
The Basic Features screen is displayed when the machine
is ready to scan.
<Close the left or front cover.> is displayed:
Make sure that the left or front cover is closed properly.
(See “Install Cartridge,” on p. 5.)
<Load paper.> is displayed:
Make sure that paper is loaded in the machine. (See“Load
Paper,” on p. 8.)
<Insert the toner.> is displayed:
Make sure that the cartridge is installed properly. (See
“Install Cartridge,” on p. 5.)
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Connect Telephone Cables
B
A
Connect the supplied telephone cable (A) to the line jack (B) on the back side of the machine and the wall jack.
Set the Date and Time
Before using the machine, you MUST set the current date and time. The current date and time settings are used as
standard timer settings for functions that require them.
Use the keys both on the touch panel display and the control panel to enter information.
Press (Additional Functions) to specify additional functions.
Use - (Numeric Keys) to enter characters.
Press (Clear) to delete the entire entry.
The settings screen for each function is shown on the touch panel display. Press the appropriate keys in
accordance with the messages displayed on this display.
[Additional Functions] [Clear]
Touch Panel Display Numeric Keys
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1 Press (Additional Functions).
2 Press [Timer Settings].
3 Press [Date & Time Settings].
4 Use - (Numeric Keys) to enter the date
(month/day/year) and time (in 24-hour/military
time format), then press [OK].
Enter the month and the day using four digits (including
zeros).
Enter all four digits of the year, and the time in 24-hour
notation, as four digits (including zeros) without a space.
Examples:
May 6 →0506
9:05 a.m. →0905
4:18 p.m. →1618
If you make a mistake when entering values, press
(Clear) then enter the values again, starting with the
month.
If you want to set the Time Zone, go to step 5.
If you want to set Daylight Saving Time without setting
the Time Zone, go to step 7.
5 Press [Time Zone Settings].
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6 Select the time zone in which the machine is
located, then press [OK].
The standard time zones of the world are expressed
globally in terms of the dierence in hours (up to 12
hours) from GMT (0 hours). A time zone is a region
throughout which this time dierence is the same.
The time at the Greenwich Observatory in England is
called GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
The default setting is ‘GMT-5:00’.
Eastern time (US/Canada): GMT-5:00
Central time (US/Canada): GMT-6:00
Mountain time (US/Canada): GMT-7:00
Pacic time (US/Canada): GMT-8:00
If the desired time zone is not displayed, press [▲] or
[▼] to scroll through the list.
If you want to set Daylight Saving Time, go to step 7.
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7 Press [DaylightSaving Time Settings].
In some countries, time is advanced throughout the
summer season. The period in which this is applied is
called “Daylight Saving Time.”
If you set Daylight Saving Time, the machine
automatically sets the standard time of the machine one
hour forward at 2:00 am on the specied date.
The default setting is ‘O’.
8 Press [On], then press [Start Date].
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9 Select the month and day from the Month and
Day drop-down lists, then press [OK].
10 Press [End Date].
11 Select the month and day at which Daylight
Saving Time ends then press [OK].
12 Press [OK].
13 Press [OK].
The selected mode is set.
14 Press [Done] repeatedly until the Send Basic
Features screen appears.

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Set the Telephone Line Type
1 Press (Additional Functions).
2 Press [Communications Settings].
3 Press [User Settings] under <Fax Settings>.
4 Press [Tel Line Type].
5 Select the telephone line type, then press [OK].
<Tone>: Tone dialing
<Pulse>: Pulse dialing
If you do not know the type of telephone line you use,
contact your local telephone company.
6 Press [Done] repeatedly to return to the Basic
Features screen.

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Set the Machine for Sending Documents
Guidelines for Entering Information
Before sending documents, you MUST register your fax number, and user name (unit name) in the machine.
The sender information you register in the machine appears in the header of each page received by your recipient.
Date
06/30/2007
FAX (404)XXX-XXXX
CANON SALES
0001/0001
Time Sender's
Name (TTI)
I-Fax Address
or Fax Number
Page Number
Sender Information
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Register Sender Information
You must store your machine’s fax number. This number is printed on the top of every document you send to the
recipient.
Your machine’s telephone number may also be displayed on the touch panel display of the recipient’s machine,
depending on their type of machine.
1 Press (Additional Functions).
2 Press [Communications Settings].
3 Press [User Settings] under <Fax Settings>.
4 Press [Unit Telephone #].
5 Use - (Numeric Keys) to enter your fax
number (up to 20 digits), then press [OK].
[Space]: Inserts a space between the area code and the
local fax number (optional).
[+]: Inserts a country code. Press [+] after the country code,
and before the fax number.
[Backspace]: Deletes the last number entered.
If you make a mistake when entering the number, press
(Clear) then enter the correct number.