Colors In Printed Images Are Uneven - Canon iPF815 User Manual

Troubleshooting
In the printer menu, Print Length
is specified in Feed Priority.
The Printhead is out of alignment.
The Printhead nozzles are clogged.
Streaks may occur if you set the
Print Quality too low.
The type of paper specified in the
printer driver does not match the
type loaded in the printer.

Colors in printed images are uneven

Line Drawing/Text is selected
when printing images in many sol-
id colors.
You are printing on paper that curls
easily.
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Printed colors may be uneven if
you set the Print Quality too low.
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Color may be uneven between dark
and light image areas.
When borderless printing is used,
the edge of the paper is cut during
printing. Thus, ink density may be
uneven at the edges.
The Printhead is out of alignment.
Colors in printed images are uneven
> Problems with the printing quality
Cause
Adjust the Printhead alignment.
Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if they are clogged.
Choose a higher level of Print Quality in the Advanced Settings of the
printer driver and try printing again.
Printing in Draft or Standard mode is faster and consumes less ink than in
Highest or High modes, but the printing quality is lower.
Printing.")
Load paper of the same type as you have specified in the printer driver.
Make sure the same type of paper is specified in the printer driver as you
have loaded in the printer.
1. Hold down the Stop button for a second or more to cancel printing.
2. Change the type of paper in the printer driver and try printing again.
Cause
Specify Image in the printer driver.
Printed colors may appear uneven on the leading edge of paper that is sus-
ceptible to curling. Increase the level of vacuum holding the paper against
the Platen or specify a margin of 20 mm (0.79 in.) or more for the leading
edge.
(See "Adjusting the Vacuum Strength (VacuumStrngth).")
Choose a higher level of Print Quality in the Advanced Settings of the
printer driver.
Printing in Draft or Standard mode is faster and consumes less ink than in
Highest or High modes, but the printing quality is lower.
(See "Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Print-
ing.")
Select Unidirectional Printing in the Advanced Settings of the printer driv-
er.
Specify No in Auto Cut in the printer driver before printing. In this case, the
paper can be printed without borders on the left and right sides only. Cut the
printed document ejected from the printer, then use scissors to cut away the
edges on the top and bottom.
Choose a higher level of Print Quality in the Advanced Settings of the
printer driver.
(See "Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Print-
ing.")
Adjust the Printhead alignment.
(See "Automatic Straightening of Lines and Colors (Auto Head Adj.).")
>
Corrective Action
(See "Adjusting the Feed Amount.")
(See "Automatic Straightening of Lines and Colors (Auto Head Adj.).")
→P.623
(See "Checking for Nozzle Clogging.")
(See "Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for
→P.52
(See "Loading Rolls in the Printer.")
(See "Loading Sheets in the Printer.")
Corrective Action
→P.52
→P.52
→P.623
→P.631
→P.763
→P.584
→P.607
→P.638
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