Images Are Printed Crooked; Documents Are Printed In Monochrome; Line Thickness Is Not Uniform; Lines Are Misaligned - Canon imageprograf ipf780 User Manual

iPF780

Images are printed crooked

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

Documents are printed in monochrome

Cause
In the Advanced Settings of the printer driver, Mon-
ochrome, Monochrome (BK ink), or Monochrome
Bitmap is specified in Color Mode.
The Printhead nozzles are clogged.

Line thickness is not uniform

Line thickness is not uniform

Cause
In the Special Settings dialog box of
the Windows printer driver, Fast
Graphic Process is set to On.
The type of paper specified in the
printer driver does not match the type
loaded in the printer.

Lines are misaligned

Lines are misaligned

Cause
The Printhead alignment is not adjus-
ted.
The type of paper specified in the print-
er driver does not match the type loa-
ded in the printer.
User's Guide
Cause
In the Advanced Settings of the printer driver, specify Color in Color 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.")
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 in the Layout sheet, open the Special Settings dia-
log box, and set Fast Graphic Process to Off.
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.
Adjust the Printhead alignment.
(See "Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors.")
(See "Manual Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors.")
(See "Adjusting Line Misalignment.")
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.
Corrective Action
In the Control Panel menu, set Skew Check Lv. to Standard.
Set Width Detection to On in the Control Panel menu.
Corrective Action
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