Canon imagePROGRAF W8400 User Manual page 380

Unexpected Printing Results
Color tones uneven
Cause 1: The printer driver is not performing color
adjustment.
Solution 1: Use the printer driver to adjust the colors with
the settings on the Color Settings of the Color
Mode dialog box.(→ Printer Driver Online Help)
Cause 2: Colors in the printout do not match the colors
on the screen.
Solution 1: Perform monitor color correction. (→ Monitor
Instructions)
Solution 2: The color management software settings are
incorrect. (→ Software Application Instructions)
Cause 3: Color ink nozzles are jammed.
Solution 1: Print a nozzle check pattern to confirm the
condition of the printhead. If a printhead nozzle
is blocked, do the printhead cleaning
procedure. (→ P.4-37, P.4-39)
Cause 4: A color ink tank is inserted in the wrong slot.
Solution 1: On the printer operation panel, execute Move
Printer, remove the ink tank from the printer,
then insert the correct color ink tank.
(→ Quick Start Guide)
Solution 2: After doing the above procedure, execute
Nozzle Check If each color is not printing
correctly, on the printer operation panel execute
Head Cleaning B. (→ P.4-37, P.4-39)
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Cause 5: Yellow ink is smearing.
Solution 1: You may be able to correct the smearing of the
yellow ink, select Med. Detail Set. → Correct
Smear → On the operation panel of the printer.
(→ P.1-21)
Image color borders printing thick
Cause 1: Ink is clogged in a nozzle.
Solution 1: On the Layout sheet of the printer driver, under
Special Settings set SSC Adjustment to
Level 1, the execute the print job again. If
printing at Level 1 does not solve the problem,
select Level 2 and do the print again. However,
please remember that using this feature can
cause changes in the color hues over the entire
image so you should check the hues as you are
printing.
The edges of the image are blurred
Cause 1: The suction fan is set to strong
Solution 1: Reduce the strength of the suction fan. Note
that this will not be suitable for printing high
density images.
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Chapter 1
Basic Use
Chapter 2
Using Various Media
Chapter 3
Printing by Objective
Chapter 4
Maintenance
Chapter 5
Using the Printer
in a Network
Environment
Chapter 6
Troubleshooting
Chapter 7
Operating the
Function Menu
Contents
Index