Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6300S iPF6300S Basic Guide No.2 - Page 11

Phenomenon Colors in printed images are uneven Troubleshooting Cause Corrective Action Color may be uneven between dark and light image areas. Select Unidirectional Printing in the Advanced Settings of the printer driver. When borderless printing is used, the edge of the paper is cut during printing. Thus, ink density may be slightly uneven at the edges. 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, and then use scissors or a cutting tool 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. (→"Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing," User's Guide) The Printhead is out of alignment. Adjust the Printhead alignment. (→ , If Vertical Lines are Warped or Colors are Misaligned) Allowing printed documents to dry To avoid uneven colors, we recommend drying each on top of each other may cause sheet separately. uneven colors. Density may be uneven if you use In Advanced Settings of the printer driver, choose Glossy Paper or Coated Paper. Highest quality or High in Print Quality. The type of paper specified in the printer driver does not match the type loaded in the printer. Load paper of the same type as you have specified in the printer driver. (→ , Loading Rolls in the Printer) (→ , 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. Colors may be uneven at the trailing edge when you print on heavyweight sheets even if you execute Adj Far Ed Feed. For heavyweight sheets or similar paper, execute Adj Far Ed Feed with the Front Tray Guides raised. Also keep the Front Tray Guides raised during printing. Lower the Front Tray Guides when printing on paper other than heavyweight sheets. Scan Wait Time > Area in the Control Panel menu is set to Leading edge. "When Scan Wait Time > Area is set to Leading edge, colors may be uneven 110-140 mm from the leading edge. (The position varies depending on the Print Quality setting.) In this case, select Scan Wait Time > Area > Entire area. However, note that printing will now take longer. (→ , Menu Map) When you load paper in the Front Paper Feed Slot and print, colors may be uneven at the leading edge of the paper. Choose a higher level of Print Quality in the Advanced Settings of the printer driver. Printing in Fast or Standard mode is faster and consumes less ink than in Highest quality or High modes, but the printing quality is lower. (→"Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing," User's Guide) Straighten the paper if it is warped, and then load it straight into the printer. (→"Loading Sheets in the Feed Slot," User's Guide) 11