Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6300S iPF6300S Basic Guide No.2 - Page 5

Problems with the Printing Quality Troubleshooting Phenomenon Printing is faint Cause Corrective Action You may be printing on the wrong Print on the printing surface. side of the paper. The Printhead nozzles are clogged. Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if they are clogged. (→"Checking for Nozzle Clogging," User's Guide) Because the printer was left After the ink tanks have been installed for 24 hours, without ink tanks installed for some run Head Cleaning B from the Control Panel. time, ink has become clogged in (→ , If Printing is Faint) the ink supply system. Paper is jammed inside the Top Cover. Follow the steps below to remove the jammed piece of paper inside the Top Cover. 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. (→ , If Roll Paper Jams) (→ , If a Sheet Jams) 3. Close the Top Cover. The ink was not dry when paper was cut. Specify a longer drying period in the Control Panel menu, in Paper Details > Roll DryingTime. (→ , Menu Map) Printing may be faint if Print Quality in Advanced Settings in the printer driver is set to Standard or Fast. In Advanced Settings of the printer driver, choose Highest quality or High in Print Quality. 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) You are printing on paper that tends to generate dust when cut. In the Control Panel menu, set CutDustReduct. in Paper Details to On. (→"Reducing Dust from Cutting Rolls," User's Guide) 5