Paper Rubs Against The Printhead - Canon imagePROGRAF iPF650 User Manual

Troubleshooting > Problems with the printing quality
You are printing on paper that
tends to generate dust when cut.

Paper rubs against the Printhead

The type of paper specified in the
printer driver does not match the
type loaded in the printer.
Paper has been loaded incorrectly,
causing it to wrinkle.
The Printhead is set too low in the
Control Panel menu.
You are printing on heavyweight
paper or paper that curls or wrin-
kles easily after absorbing ink.
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When you have loaded paper, the
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paper you have loaded does not
match the type selected on the
Control Panel.
Paper rubs against the Printhead
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Cause
In the Control Panel menu, set CutDustReduct. in Paper Details to On.
(See "Reducing Dust from Cutting Rolls.")
Cause
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.
Reload the paper.
(See "Loading Rolls in the Printer.")
(See "Loading Sheets in the Printer.")
In the Control Panel menu, set Head Height to Automatic.
(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images (Head Height).")
→P.626
When printing on Heavyweight Coated Paper or other paper-based media, choose
a VacuumStrngth setting of Strong or Strongest in the Control Panel menu. If
the paper still rubs, set Head Height to Highest in the Control Panel menu.
(See "Adjusting the Vacuum Strength (VacuumStrngth).")
(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images (Head Height).")
→P.626
When printing on CAD Tracing Paper or other film-based media, choose a Vac-
uumStrngth setting of Standard, Strong, or Strongest in the Control Panel
menu. If the paper still rubs, set Head Height to Highest in the Control Panel
menu.
(See "Adjusting the Vacuum Strength (VacuumStrngth).")
(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images (Head Height).")
→P.626
When printing on paper 0.1 mm (0.004 in) thick or less, choose a Vac-
uumStrngth setting of Weakest in the Control Panel menu. If the paper still
rubs, set Head Height to Highest in the Control Panel menu.
(See "Adjusting the Vacuum Strength (VacuumStrngth).")
(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images (Head Height).")
→P.626
Be sure to select the correct type of paper in the Control Panel menu when load-
ing paper.
(See "Loading Rolls in the Printer.")
(See "Loading Sheets in the Printer.")
Corrective Action
→P.601
Corrective Action
→P.579
→P.602
→P.579
→P.602
→P.579
→P.602
→P.636
→P.636
→P.636
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