Images Are Printed Crooked; Documents Are Printed In Monochrome; Line Thickness Is Not Uniform; Lines Are Misaligned - Canon imagePROGRAF iPF655 User Manual

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

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

Line thickness is not uniform

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

Lines are misaligned

Cause
The Printhead alignment is not ad-
justed.
iPF655
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 to open the Special
Settings dialog box, and remove the check from Fast Graphic Process.
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 (Head Posi.
Adj.).")
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Troubleshooting > Problems with the printing quality
Corrective Action
In the Control Panel menu, set Skew Check Lv. to Stand-
ard.
Set Width Detection to On in the Control Panel menu.
Corrective Action
Corrective Action
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