Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8300 Basic Guide No.2 Basic Manual page 14

Troubleshooting
Phenomenon
Images are printed crooked
Documents are printed in
monochrome
Line thickness is not uniform
Cause
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 .
In the Advanced Settings of the
printer driver, Monochrome or
Monochrome (Photo) is specified
in Color Mode .
The Printhead nozzles are
clogged.
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.
The Printhead is set too high in the
Control Panel menu.
Depending on the type of paper,
the thickness of printed lines may
be noticeably inconsistent.
Corrective Action
In the Control Panel menu, set Skew Check Lv. to
Standard .
Set Width Detection to On in the Control Panel
menu.
In the Advanced Settings of the printer driver, specify
Color in Color Mode and try printing again.
Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if
they are clogged.
(→"Checking for Nozzle Clogging," User Manual)
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 paper for printing opposite to the ● position.
(→"Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen," User
Manual)
Load paper of the same type as you have specified in
the printer driver.
(→ , Loading Rolls in the Printer)
(→ , 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.
In the Control Panel menu, use a lower Head Height
setting.
(→"Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry
Images (Head Height)," User Manual)
Select High-Precision Text and Fine Lines in the
printer driver.
(→"Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and
Colors for Printing," User Manual)
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