Printed Colors Are Inaccurate - Canon imagePROGRAF iPF5100 User Manual

Printed colors are inaccurate

Color adjustment has not been activated in the
Advanced Settings of the printer driver.
Colors have not been adjusted on the computer or
monitor.
The Printhead nozzles are clogged.
In the printer driver, Application Color Matching
Priority is not selected.
There may be a slight difference in how colors are
printed after you replace the Printhead because of
individual variation among Printheads .
Printhead characteristics gradually change through
repeated use, and colors may change.
Color may change slightly even on the same model
of printer if you use a different version of the rmware
or printer driver, or when you print under different
settings or in a different printing environment.
The region selection of the Media Conguration Tool
was changed when you reinstalled the printer driver.
If you change the region selection of the Media
Conguration Tool , region-specic paper information
originally registered on the printer before installation
will be deleted. If the information of paper you used
for color calibration is deleted, such color calibration
can no longer be applied to any type of paper.
Cause
Problems with the printing quality
Corrective Action
In the Advanced Settings of the printer driver,
access Color Settings in Color Mode to adjust
colors.
Refer to the computer and monitor documentation
to adjust the colors.
Adjust the settings of the color management software,
referring to the software documentation as needed.
Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if
they are clogged.
(→P.651)
Click Special Settings on the Layout sheet of the
printer driver and select Application Color Matching
Priority in the dialog box.
Execute color calibration.
Execute color calibration.
Follow these steps to prepare the printing
environment.
1.
Use the same version of rmware or printer driver.
2.
Specify the same value for all settings items.
3.
Execute color calibration.
Perform color calibration again using paper supported
in the newly selected region and compatible with
color calibration.
Troubleshooting 703