Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6350 iPF6300/iPF6350 Basic Guide No.2 - Page 9

Advanced, Settings, Application Color Matching, Priority, Advanced Settings, Color Settings, Color

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Phenomenon Printed colors are inaccurate Troubleshooting Cause Corrective Action Color adjustment has not been activated in the Advanced Settings of the printer driver. In the Advanced Settings of the printer driver, access Color Settings in Color Mode to adjust colors. Colors have not been adjusted on Refer to the computer and monitor documentation to the computer or monitor. adjust the colors. Adjust the settings of the color management software, referring to the software documentation as needed. The Printhead nozzles are clogged. Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if they are clogged. (→"Checking for Nozzle Clogging," User Manual) In the Windows printer driver, Application Color Matching Priority is not selected. Click Special Settings on the Layout sheet of the printer driver and select Application Color Matching Priority in the dialog box. There may be a slight difference in how colors are printed after Printhead replacement because of individual variation among printheads. Execute color calibration. Printhead characteristics gradually Execute color calibration. change through repeated use, and colors may change. Color may change slightly even Follow these steps to prepare the printing on the same model of printer if environment. you use a different version of the 1. Use the same version of firmware or printer driver. firmware or printer driver, or when 2. Specify the same value for all settings items. you print under different settings or 3. Execute color calibration. in a different printing environment. When reinstalling the printer driver, Prepare paper compatible with calibration in the newly you changed the region selection selected region and perform calibration again. of the Media Configuration Tool. Changing the region selection of the Media Configuration Tool deletes the region-specific paper information originally registered on the printer before installation. Using paper with deleted information when executing color calibration will prevent the resulting calibration adjustment value from being applied to all other types of the paper. 9

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9
Troubleshooting
Printed colors are inaccurate
Color adjustment has not been
activated in the
Advanced
Settings
of the printer driver.
The
Printhead
nozzles are
clogged.
Adjust the settings of the color management software,
referring to the software documentation as needed.
There may be a slight difference
in how colors are printed after
Printhead
replacement because
of individual variation among
printheads.
Colors have not been adjusted on
the computer or monitor.
In the Windows printer driver,
Application Color Matching
Priority
is not selected.
In the
Advanced Settings
of the printer driver, access
Color Settings
in
Color Mode
to adjust colors.
Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if
they are clogged.
Execute color calibration.
Refer to the computer and monitor documentation to
adjust the colors.
Click
Special Settings
on the
Layout
sheet of the
printer driver and select
Application Color Matching
Priority
in the dialog box.
(
"Checking for Nozzle Clogging," User Manual)
Printhead
characteristics gradually
change through repeated use, and
colors may change.
Execute color calibration.
Color may change slightly even
on the same model of printer if
you use a different version of the
firmware or printer driver, or when
you print under different settings or
in a different printing environment.
Follow these steps to prepare the printing
environment.
Use the same version of firmware or printer driver.
1.
Specify the same value for all settings items.
2.
Execute color calibration.
3.
When reinstalling the printer driver,
you changed the region selection
of the
Media Configuration Tool
.
Prepare paper compatible with calibration in the newly
selected region and perform calibration again.
Changing the region selection
of the
Media Configuration Tool
deletes the region-specific paper
information originally registered
on the printer before installation.
Using paper with deleted
information when executing color
calibration will prevent the resulting
calibration adjustment value from
being applied to all other types of
the paper.
Phenomenon
Cause
Corrective Action