Problems With The Printing Quality Printing Is Faint - Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6300S User Manual

Troubleshooting
Problems with the printing quality
Printing is faint ............................................................................................................................................... 1026
Paper rubs against the printhead .................................................................................................................. 1027
The edges of the paper are dirty ................................................................................................................... 1028
The surface of the paper is dirty .................................................................................................................... 1029
The back side of the paper is dirty ................................................................................................................. 1029
Roller marks are left across the trailing edge of paper .................................................................................. 1029
Immediately after borderless printing, the trailing edge margin is soiled during regular printing ........................................... 1029
Printed colors are inaccurate ......................................................................................................................... 1030
Banding in different colors occurs ................................................................................................................. 1030
Colors in printed images are uneven ............................................................................................................. 1031
Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs ........................................................................................ 1032
Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen ....................................................................................................... 1033
The contrast becomes uneven during printing .............................................................................................. 1036
The length of printed images is inaccurate in the feeding direction ............................................................... 1036
Images are printed crooked ........................................................................................................................... 1036
Documents are printed in monochrome ........................................................................................................ 1036
Line thickness is not uniform ......................................................................................................................... 1037
Lines or colors are misaligned ....................................................................................................................... 1037
Borderless printing is not possible ................................................................................................................. 1038
Problems with the printing quality caused by the type of paper .................................................................... 1038
Printing is faint
You may be printing on the wrong
side of the paper.
The Printhead nozzles are clogged.
12
Because the printer was left with-
out ink tanks installed for some
time, ink has become clogged in
the ink supply system.
Paper is jammed inside the Top
Cover.
1026
The ink was not dry when paper
was cut.
Printing is faint
> Problems with the printing quality
Cause
Print on the printing surface.
Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if they are clogged.
(See "Checking for Nozzle Clogging.")
After the ink tanks have been installed for 24 hours, run Head Cleaning B from
the Control Panel.
(See "Cleaning the Printhead.")
Follow the steps below to remove the jammed piece of paper inside the Top Cov-
er.
1. Open the Top Cover and make sure the Carriage is not over the Platen.
2. Remove any scraps of paper inside the Top Cover.
3. Close the Top Cover.
Specify a longer drying period in the Control Panel menu, in Paper Details >
Roll DryingTime.
(See "Menu Settings.")
>
Corrective Action
(See "Clearing Jammed Roll Paper.")
(See "Clearing a Jammed Sheet, Fed Manually.")
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