Images Are Printed Crooked; Documents Are Printed In Monochrome; Line Thickness Is Not Uniform - Canon iPF8300S User Manual

Images are printed crooked

In the Control Panel menu, Skew Check Lv. is set to
Loose or Off.
In the Control Panel menu, Width Detection is set to
Off.

Documents are printed in monochrome

Cause
In the Advanced Settings of the printer driv-
er, Monochrome or Monochrome (Photo),
is specified in Color Mode.
The Printhead nozzles are clogged.

Line thickness is not uniform

In the Special Settings dialog box of the Windows printer
driver, Fast Graphic Process is selected.
The blue Switch on the platen is set incorrectly.
The type of paper specified in the printer driver does not
match the type loaded in the printer.
Incorrect Printhead alignment value.
iPF8300S
Cause
In the Advanced Settings of the printer driver, specify Color in Col-
or Mode and try printing again.
Print a test pattern to check the color ink nozzles and see if they are
clogged.
(See "Checking for Nozzle Clogging.")
Cause
Troubleshooting > Problems with the printing quality
Corrective Action
In the Control Panel menu, set Skew Check Lv. to Stand-
ard.
Set Width Detection to On in the Control Panel menu.
Corrective Action
Corrective Action
Access the printer driver Properties dialog box from Print
in the File menu of the source application, and follow these
steps to print.
1. Clear the option Open Preview When Print Job Starts
on the Main sheet.
2. Clear the option Page Layout on the Layout sheet.
3. Click the Special Settings button on the Layout sheet to
display the Special Settings dialog box, and then clear
the option Fast Graphic Process.
Move the Switch numbered corresponding to the size of pa-
per for printing opposite to the ● position.
(See "Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen.")
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 printer.
1. Press the Stop button and stop printing.
2. Change the type of paper in the printer driver and try
printing again.
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.
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