Lines Or Colors Are Misaligned; Problems With The Printing Quality Caused By The Type Of Paper - Canon iPF8300S User Manual

Troubleshooting
Incorrect Printhead alignment value.
Depending on the type of paper, the thickness of printed
lines may be noticeably inconsistent.

Lines or colors are misaligned

The Printhead is not being aligned
correctly.
The type of paper specified in the
printer driver does not match the
type loaded in the printer.
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Depending on the type of paper,
printed lines may be noticeably
misaligned.

Problems with the printing quality caused by the type of paper

For paper-specific troubleshooting tips to improve the printing quality, refer to the Paper Reference Guide. (See "Types of
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Paper.")
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Lines or colors are misaligned
> Problems with the printing quality
Cause
Cause
Adjust the Printhead alignment.
(See "Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors (Head Posi.
Adj.).")
(See "Manual Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors (Head Posi.
Adj.).")
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 (Head Height).")
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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.
Specify Proof in Print Priority in the printer driver.
(See "Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Print-
ing.")
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(See "Enhancing Printing Quality.")
In the Control Panel menu, use a lower Head Height set-
ting.
(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Im-
ages (Head Height).")
Specify Proof in Print Priority in the printer driver.
(See "Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and
Colors for Printing.")
Corrective Action
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→P.852
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Corrective Action
→P.848
→P.854
→P.64
→P.848
→P.786
→P.813
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