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Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs, Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen, VacuumStrngth

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Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs Cause When you load paper in the Front Paper Feed Slot and print, colors may be uneven at the leading edge of the paper. Corrective Action (See "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. (See "Loading Sheets in the Feed Slot.") →P.17 iPF6400 Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs Cause The Platen suction is too strong. Incorrect Printhead alignment value. Corrective Action In the Control Panel menu, reduce the level of VacuumStrngth. (See "Adjusting the Vacuum Strength.") →User's Guide Close the blue Switch on the platen so that it matches the paper size. (See "Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen.") →P.106 When printing fine lines or text at high precision on glossy or semi-glossy photo or proofing paper, set the optimal Printhead height before aligning the printhead. (See "Enhancing Printing Quality.") →User's Guide The type of paper specified in the printer driver does not match the type loaded in the printer. In the Control Panel menu, set Head Height to a lower height. (See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images.") →User's Guide Load paper of the same type as you have specified in the printer driver. (See "Loading Rolls in the Printer.") →P.11 (See "Loading Sheets in the Feed Slot.") →P.17 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. Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen If printed documents exhibit the following symptoms, adjust the setting of the blue Switch on the Platen. • Image edges are blurred • Image edges are affected by white banding • Always set all of the blue Switches on the Platen to the ● side for borderless printing. If the Switch are not set correctly, the print quality may deteriorate. Important 1 Remove any loaded paper that will not be used. • Rolls (See "Removing the Roll from the Printer.") →P.14 • Sheet (See "Removing Sheets.") →P.23 2 Open the Top Cover. Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality 106 Basic Guide

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Cause
Corrective Action
When you load paper in the Front Paper
Feed Slot and print, colors may be uneven
at the leading edge of the paper.
(See "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.
(See "Loading Sheets in the Feed Slot.")
→P.17
Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs
Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs
Cause
Corrective Action
The Platen suction is too strong.
In the Control Panel menu, reduce the level of
VacuumStrngth
.
(See "Adjusting the Vacuum Strength.")
→User's Guide
Close the blue Switch on the platen so that it matches the paper size.
(See "Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen.")
→P.106
Incorrect Printhead alignment value.
When printing fine lines or text at high precision on glossy or semi-glossy photo or proofing paper,
set the optimal Printhead height before aligning the printhead.
(See "Enhancing Printing Quality.")
→User's Guide
In the Control Panel menu, set
Head Height
to a lower height.
(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images.")
→User's Guide
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.
(See "Loading Rolls in the Printer.")
→P.11
(See "Loading Sheets in the Feed Slot.")
→P.17
Make sure the same type of paper is specified in the printer driver as you have loaded in the print-
er.
1.
Press the
Stop
button and stop printing.
2.
Change the type of paper in the printer driver and try printing again.
Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen
Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen
If printed documents exhibit the following symptoms, adjust the setting of the blue Switch on the Platen.
•
Image edges are blurred
•
Image edges are affected by white banding
Important
•
Always set all of the blue Switches on the Platen to the ● side for borderless printing. If the Switch are not set correctly,
the print quality may deteriorate.
1
Remove any loaded paper that will not be used.
•
Rolls
(See "Removing the Roll from the Printer.")
→P.14
•
Sheet
(See "Removing Sheets.")
→P.23
2
Open the Top Cover.
Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs
iPF6400
Basic Guide
Troubleshooting
Problems with the printing quality
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