Image Edges Are Blurred Or White Banding Occurs; Documents Are Printed Crooked; Fine Scratches Appear On Glossy Paper From The - Canon imagePROGRAF iPF5100 User Manual

Problems with the printing quality

Image Edges are Blurred or White Banding Occurs

The Platen suction is too strong.
The Printhead is set too high.

Documents are printed crooked

Skew Skew Check Lv. has been set to Loose or
Off .
White dots about 1 mm (0.039 in) apart appear on printed
documents, in the direction paper is fed.
The media type setting is incorrect.
Parts used in paper feeding (spurs) are soiled.

Fine Scratches Appear on Glossy Paper from the

Cassette
When glossy paper is fed from the cassette, paper
dust or other debris on the guides or in the paper path
that turns paper around may damage the surface of
glossy paper.
704 Troubleshooting
Cause
Cause
Cause
Cause
Corrective Action
Set VacuumStrngth to Weakest . (→P.623)
Lower the Printhead . (→P.614)
Corrective Action
Choose Standard in Skew Check Lv. . If strict skew
detection is required, choose High Accuracy in
Skew Check Lv. .
Corrective Action
After you select the correct media type, clean the
parts used in paper feeding (spurs).
(→P.167)
(→P.168)
(→P.124)
Clean the Spurs.
(→P.675)
Corrective Action
It may help prevent scratches from the paper path if
you print glossy paper from the Top Paper Feed Slot
instead. (→P.86)