Canon imagePROGRAF iPF850 User Guide - Page 641

Images are printed crooked, Documents are printed in monochrome, Line thickness is not uniform

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iPF850 Images are printed crooked Cause The type of paper specified in the printer driver does not match the type loaded in the printer. Corrective Action 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. Images are printed crooked Cause In the Control Panel menu, Skew Check Lv. is set to Loose or Off. In the Control Panel menu, Width Detection is set to Off. Corrective Action In the Control Panel menu, set Skew Check Lv. to Standard. Set Width Detection to On in the Control Panel menu. Documents are printed in monochrome Cause In the Advanced Settings of the printer driver, Monochrome, Monochrome (BK ink), or Monochrome Bitmap is specified in Color Mode. The Printhead nozzles are clogged. Corrective Action In the Advanced Settings of the printer driver, specify Color in Color Mode and try printing again. Print a test pattern to check the color ink nozzles and see if they are clogged. (See "Checking for Nozzle Clogging.") ➔P.585 Troubleshooting Problems with the printing quality Line thickness is not uniform Cause In the Special Settings dialog box of the Windows printer driver, Fast Graphic Process is set to On. The type of paper specified in the printer driver does not match the type loaded in the printer. Corrective Action Access the printer driver Properties dialog box from Print in the File menu of the source application, and follow these steps to print. 1. Clear the option Open Preview When Print Job Starts on the Main sheet. 2. Clear the option Page Layout on the Layout sheet. 3. Click the Special Settings button in the Layout sheet, open the Special Settings dia- log box, and set Fast Graphic Process to Off. Load paper of the same type as you have specified in the printer driver. (See "Loading Rolls in the Printer.") ➔P.345 (See "Loading Sheets in the Printer.") ➔P.369 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. The blue Switch on the platen is set incorrectly. Move the Switch numbered corresponding to the size of paper for printing opposite to the ● position. (See "Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen.") ➔P.638 Lines are misaligned Cause Corrective Action The Printhead alignment is not adjus- Adjust the Printhead alignment. ted. (See "Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors.") ➔P.556 (See "Manual Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors.") ➔P.558 (See "Adjusting Line Misalignment.") ➔P.560 The type of paper specified in the print- Load paper of the same type as you have specified in the printer driver. 641 er driver does not match the type loa- (See "Loading Rolls in the Printer.") ➔P.345 ded in the printer. (See "Loading Sheets in the Printer.") ➔P.369 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. User's Guide

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Cause
Corrective Action
The type of paper specified in the printer driver
does not match the type loaded in the printer.
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.
Images are printed crooked
Images are printed crooked
Cause
Corrective Action
In the Control Panel menu,
Skew Check Lv.
is set to
Loose
or
Off
.
In the Control Panel menu, set
Skew Check Lv.
to
Standard
.
In the Control Panel menu,
Width Detection
is set to
Off
.
Set
Width Detection
to
On
in the Control Panel menu.
Documents are printed in monochrome
Documents are printed in monochrome
Cause
Corrective Action
In the
Advanced Settings
of the printer driver,
Mon-
ochrome
,
Monochrome (BK ink)
, or
Monochrome
Bitmap
is specified in
Color Mode
.
In the
Advanced Settings
of the printer driver, specify
Color
in
Color Mode
and try printing again.
The Printhead nozzles are clogged.
Print a test pattern to check the color ink nozzles and see if they are clogged.
(See "
Checking for Nozzle Clogging
.")
P.585
Line thickness is not uniform
Line thickness is not uniform
Cause
Corrective Action
In the
Special Settings
dialog box of
the Windows printer driver,
Fast
Graphic Process
is set to
On
.
Access the printer driver
Properties
dialog box from
Print
in the
File
menu of the source
application, and follow these steps to print.
1.
Clear the option
Open Preview When Print Job Starts
on the
Main
sheet.
2.
Clear the option
Page Layout
on the
Layout
sheet.
3.
Click the
Special Settings
button in the
Layout
sheet, open the
Special Settings
dia-
log box, and set
Fast Graphic Process
to
Off
.
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.345
(See "
Loading Sheets in the Printer
.")
P.369
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.
The blue Switch on the platen is set
incorrectly.
Move the Switch numbered corresponding to the size of paper for printing opposite to the ●
position.
(See "
Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen
.")
P.638
Lines are misaligned
Lines are misaligned
Cause
Corrective Action
The Printhead alignment is not adjus-
ted.
Adjust the Printhead alignment.
(See "
Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors
.")
P.556
(See "
Manual Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors
.")
P.558
(See "
Adjusting Line Misalignment
.")
P.560
The type of paper specified in the print-
er driver does not match the type loa-
ded in the printer.
Load paper of the same type as you have specified in the printer driver.
(See "
Loading Rolls in the Printer
.")
P.345
(See "
Loading Sheets in the Printer
.")
P.369
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.
iPF850
Images are printed crooked
User's Guide
Troubleshooting
Problems with the printing quality
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