Problems With The Printing Quality; Printing Is Faint - Canon imagePROGRAF IPF9100 User Manual

Problems with the printing quality

Printing is faint

You may be printing on the wrong side of the paper.
The Printhead nozzles are clogged.
Because the printer was left without Ink Tanks
installed for some time, ink has become clogged in
the ink supply system.
Paper is jammed inside the Top Cover .
During borderless printing, the ink was not dry
enough before cutting.
Printing may be faint if Print Quality in Advanced
Settings in the printer driver is set to Standard or
Draft .
Cause
Problems with the printing quality
Corrective Action
Print on the printing surface.
Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if
they are clogged.
(→P.693)
After the Ink Tank has been installed for 24 hours,
run Head Cleaning B .
(→P.694)
Follow the steps below to remove the jammed piece
of paper inside the Top Cover .
1.
Press the Online button to bring the printer ofine.
2.
Open the Top Cover and make sure the Carriage
is not over the Platen .
3.
Remove any scraps of paper inside the Top Cover
.
4.
Close the Top Cover .
For tips on clearing paper jams, refer to the following
topics.
•
Clearing Jammed Roll Paper (→P.199)
•
Clearing a Jammed Sheet (→P.215)
Specify a longer drying period in the printer menu, in
Roll DryingTime in Paper Details .
(→P.48)
In Advanced Settings in the printer driver, choose
Highest or High in Print Quality .
(→P.241)
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