Canon 3433B010 Basic Manual page 15

HP-GL/2 Problems
Phenomenon
Lines or images are incomplete in
printed HP-GL/2 jobs.
With HP-GL/2, printing is
misaligned
Lines are printed too thick or thin in
HP-GL/2 print jobs
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed in
monochrome (or color)
Printed colors of lines are
inaccurate during HP-GL/2 printing
HP-GL/2 printing takes a long time
The printer stops when printing an
HP-GL/2 job (the carriage stops
moving)
Replotting with HP-GL/2 jobs is not
possible.
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed 6 mm
larger than specified
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed at
maximum size, even if a standard
size is specified
Cause
The memory is full.
An HP-GL/2 command not
supported by this printer was
received.
The printer has received print data
that includes HP RTL commands
when Auto Rotate is On in the
Control Panel menu.
The plotter origin is incorrect.
The Margin setting in the Control
Panel menu is incorrect.
The Width setting in the Control
Panel menu is incorrect.
The Color Mode setting in the
Control Panel menu is incorrect.
AdjustFaintLines is On in the
Control Panel menu.
Large print jobs with a lot of data
take longer to print.
A job was printed when Input
Resolution in the Control Panel
menu was set to 600dpi .
The printer is analyzing the print
job.
A job was printed when Input
Resolution in the Control Panel
menu was set to 600dpi .
The data was lost because of
replotting.
The page size of the HP-GL/2
print job, as created in the source
application, is incorrect.
The page size of the HP-GL/2
print job, as created in the source
application, is incorrect.
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Corrective Action
Check the size of the data in the print job.
Check the print job and settings.
In the Control Panel , set Auto Rotate to Off and
print again.
(→ , Menu Map)
Check the printing commands.
Adjust the Margin setting values in the Control Panel
menu.
Check the Width setting value specified for Pen no.
in the palette ( Palette A or Palette B ) selected in the
Control Panel menu. If fine lines are printed faintly,
setting ThickenFineLines to On will print the lines
more distinctly.
(→ , Menu Map)
Check the Color Mode setting in the Control Panel
menu.
(→ , Menu Map)
However, for optimal Printhead performance, the
printer consumes trace amounts of color ink even
when Monochrome is selected as Color Mode .
Setting AdjustFaintLines to Off in the Control
Panel menu may help produce the expected results.
However, lines in some colors may appear broken.
Please wait a while until printing is finished.
In the Control Panel menu, set Input Resolution to
300dpi and print again.
(→ , Menu Map)
Please wait a while until printing is finished.
In the Control Panel menu, set Input Resolution to
300dpi and print again.
(→ , Menu Map)
Data for replotting is lost after the following
operations. In this case, send the print job again.
1. The memory buffer was cleared from the Control
Panel .
2. The printer was turned off.
3. The printer received a new HP-GL/2 print job.
4. Printing has been canceled
In the Control Panel menu, set PageSizeProcess1
to On .
(→ , Menu Map)
In MAIN MENU , set PageSizeProcess2 or Conserve
Paper to On .
The layout will be changed to the optimal layout.
(→ , Menu Map)
Troubleshooting