Problems With The Printing Quality - Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8300S Basic Guide No.2 Basic Manual

Troubleshooting

Problems with the Printing Quality

Phenomenon
Printing is faint
Cause
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 .
The ink was not dry when paper
was cut.
Printing may be faint if Print
Quality in Advanced Settings
in the printer driver is set to
Standard or Fast .
You are printing on paper that
tends to generate dust when cut.
Corrective Action
Print on the printing surface.
Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if
they are clogged.
(→"Checking for Nozzle Clogging," User's Guide)
After the ink tanks have been installed for 24 hours,
run Head Cleaning B from the Control Panel .
(→ , If Printing is Faint)
Follow the steps below to remove the jammed piece
of paper inside the Top Cover .
1. Open the Top Cover and make sure the Carriage
is not over the Platen .
2. Remove any scraps of paper inside the Top Cover .
(→ , If Roll Paper Jams)
(→ , If a Sheet Jams)
3. Close the Top Cover .
Specify a longer drying period in the Control Panel
menu, in Paper Details > Roll DryingTime .
(→ , Menu Map)
In Advanced Settings of the printer driver, choose
Highest quality or High in Print Quality .
Printing in Fast or Standard mode is faster and
consumes less ink than in Highest quality or High
modes, but the printing quality is lower.
(→"Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and
Colors for Printing," User's Guide)
In the Control Panel menu, set CutDustReduct. in
Paper Details to On .
(→"Reducing Dust from Cutting Rolls," User's Guide)
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