Lines Or Colors Are Misaligned; Borders Appear In Borderless Printing - Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8400S User Manual

Lines or colors are misaligned

Lines or colors are misaligned Lines or colors are misaligned
Cause
The Printhead is not being aligned correct-
ly.
The type of paper specified in the printer
driver does not match the type loaded in
the printer.
Depending on the type of paper, printed
lines may be noticeably misaligned.

Borders appear in borderless printing

Borders appear in borderless printing
If borderless printing was performed at the actual
size, paper wider than the page size was selected.
The printing image data has margins.
Margins are configured in the application software you
are using.
BordlessOversize is set to Little in the Control Panel
menu.
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Adjust the Printhead alignment.
(See "Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors.")
(See "Manual Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors.")
When printing fine lines or text at high precision on glossy or semi-glossy photo or proofing paper,
set the optimal Printhead height before aligning the printhead.
(See "Enhancing Printing Quality.")
In the Control Panel menu, use a lower Head Height setting.
(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images.")
Load paper of the same type as you have specified in the printer driver.
(See "Loading Rolls in the Printer.")
(See "Loading Sheets in the Printer.")
Make sure the same type of paper is specified in the printer driver as you have loaded in the print-
er.
1.
Press the Stop button and stop printing.
2.
Change the type of paper in the printer driver and try printing again.
Specify Proof in Print Priority in the printer driver.
(See "Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing.")
Cause
Corrective Action
P.766
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P.510
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P.533
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When performing borderless printing at the actual size, use roll paper with the same
width as the width of the page size.
(See "Borderless Printing at Actual Size.")
Check that the printing image data does not have any objects like crop marks and
transparent objects.
Check that no margins are configured in the application software you are using.
Set BordlessOversize to Standard in the Control Panel menu.
(See "Menu Settings.")
P.641
➔
P.768
➔
P.770
➔
P.773
➔
P.59
➔
Corrective Action
P.81
➔
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