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Application Color Matching

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Troubleshooting Phenomenon The surface of the paper is dirty The back side of the paper is dirty Printed colors are inaccurate Cause Corrective Action The Paper Retainer is soiled. Clean the Paper Retainer. (→ , If Paper is Soiled) You are using a paper that does not dry easily. In the Control Panel menu, set Roll DryingTime to at least 1 min. (→ , Menu Map) When paper that does not dry easily is used for printing, it may curl during printing and touch the output tray. In this case, in the Control Panel menu, set Scan Wait Time to an option other than Off. However, note that printing will now take longer. (→ , Menu Map) The Platen has become dirty after Open the Top Cover and clean the Platen. borderless printing or printing on (→ , If Paper is Soiled) small paper. The Platen has become soiled because you have set Width Detection to Off in the Control Panel menu. Set Width Detection to On in the Control Panel menu, and then open the Top Cover and clean the Platen. (→ , If Paper is Soiled) Open the Top Cover and clean the Platen. After this, manually advance the roll onto the Platen before printing. (→ , If Paper is Soiled) (→"Feeding Roll Paper Manually," User Manual) The Paper Retainer is soiled. Clean the Paper Retainer. (→ , If Paper is Soiled) 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. Printhead characteristics gradually change through repeated use, and colors may change. Adjust the Printhead alignment. (→ , If Vertical Lines are Warped or Colors are Misaligned) (→"Manual Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors (Head Posi. Adj.)," User Manual) 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 in a different printing environment. 8

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8
Troubleshooting
Phenomenon
Cause
Corrective Action
Printed colors are inaccurate
Open the
Top Cover
and clean the
Platen
. After this,
manually advance the roll onto the
Platen
before
printing.
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.
Printhead
characteristics gradually
change through repeated use, and
colors may change.
Colors have not been adjusted on
the computer or monitor.
In the Windows printer driver,
Application Color Matching
Priority
is not selected.
The
Platen
has become soiled
because you have set
Width
Detection
to
Off
in the
Control
Panel
menu.
The back side of the paper is dirty
The
Platen
has become dirty after
borderless printing or printing on
small paper.
Open the
Top Cover
and clean the
Platen
.
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.
Adjust the
Printhead
alignment.
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.
(
, If Paper is Soiled)
(
"Checking for Nozzle Clogging," User Manual)
(
, If Vertical Lines are Warped or Colors are
Misaligned)
(
"Manual Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors
(Head Posi. Adj.)," User Manual)
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.
The
Paper Retainer
is soiled.
The surface of the paper is dirty
Clean the
Paper Retainer
.
In the
Control Panel
menu, set
Roll DryingTime
to
at least
1 min.
The
Paper Retainer
is soiled.
You are using a paper that does
not dry easily.
(
, If Paper is Soiled)
Set
Width Detection
to
On
in the
Control Panel
menu, and then open the
Top Cover
and clean the
Platen
.
(
, If Paper is Soiled)
(
, If Paper is Soiled)
(
"Feeding Roll Paper Manually," User Manual)
Clean the
Paper Retainer
.
(
, If Paper is Soiled)
When paper that does not dry easily is used for
printing, it may curl during printing and touch the
output tray.
(
, Menu Map)
However, note that printing will now take longer.
(
, Menu Map)
In this case, in the
Control Panel
menu, set
Scan
Wait Time
to an option other than
Off
.