Canon imagePROGRAF W8400 W8400 User's Guide - Page 380
Color Settings, Color, Printer, Nozzle Check, Head Cleaning B, Med. Detail Set., Correct, Smear
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Unexpected Printing Results Color tones uneven Cause 1: The printer driver is not performing color adjustment. Solution 1: Use the printer driver to adjust the colors with the settings on the Color Settings of the Color Mode dialog box.(→ Printer Driver Online Help) Cause 2: Colors in the printout do not match the colors on the screen. Solution 1: Perform monitor color correction. (→ Monitor Instructions) Solution 2: The color management software settings are incorrect. (→ Software Application Instructions) Cause 3: Color ink nozzles are jammed. Solution 1: Print a nozzle check pattern to confirm the condition of the printhead. If a printhead nozzle is blocked, do the printhead cleaning procedure. (→ P.4-37, P.4-39) Cause 4: A color ink tank is inserted in the wrong slot. Solution 1: On the printer operation panel, execute Move Printer, remove the ink tank from the printer, then insert the correct color ink tank. (→ Quick Start Guide) Solution 2: After doing the above procedure, execute Nozzle Check If each color is not printing correctly, on the printer operation panel execute Head Cleaning B. (→ P.4-37, P.4-39) Cause 5: Yellow ink is smearing. Solution 1: You may be able to correct the smearing of the yellow ink, select Med. Detail Set. → Correct Smear → On the operation panel of the printer. (→ P.1-21) Image color borders printing thick Cause 1: Ink is clogged in a nozzle. Solution 1: On the Layout sheet of the printer driver, under Special Settings set SSC Adjustment to Level 1, the execute the print job again. If printing at Level 1 does not solve the problem, select Level 2 and do the print again. However, please remember that using this feature can cause changes in the color hues over the entire image so you should check the hues as you are printing. The edges of the image are blurred Cause 1: The suction fan is set to strong Solution 1: Reduce the strength of the suction fan. Note that this will not be suitable for printing high density images. 6- 33 TOP Chapter 1 Basic Use Chapter 2 Using Various Media Chapter 3 Printing by Objective Chapter 4 Maintenance Chapter 5 Using the Printer in a Network Environment Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Chapter 7 Operating the Function Menu Contents Index