The surface of the paper is dirty, The back side of the paper is dirty, Printed colors are inaccurate – Canon imagePROGRAF iPF760 User Manual

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Cause

Corrective Action

The Ejection Guide is soiled.

(See "Cleaning the printer exterior.")

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The surface of the paper is dirty

The surface of the paper is dirty

Cause

Corrective Action

The Paper Retainer is soiled.

Clean the Paper Retainer.
(See "Cleaning Inside the Top Cover.")

→P.39

You are using a paper that does
not dry easily.

In the Control Panel menu, set Roll DryingTime to at least 1 min.
(See "Menu Settings.")

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When paper that does not dry easily is used for printing, it may curl during printing and touch the Out-
put Tray.
In this case, in the Control Panel menu, complete the settings for Dry time and Area in Scan Wait
Time
.
However, note that printing will now take longer.
(See "Menu Settings.")

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The back side of the paper is dirty

The back side of the paper is dirty

Cause

Corrective Action

The Platen has become dirty after borderless
printing or printing on small paper.

Open the Top Cover and clean the Platen.
(See "Cleaning Inside the Top Cover.")

→P.39

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.
(See "Cleaning Inside the Top Cover.")

→P.39

Open the Top Cover and clean the Platen. After this, manually advance the roll onto
the Platen before printing.
(See "Cleaning Inside the Top Cover.")

→P.39

(See "Feeding Roll Paper Manually.")

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The Paper Retainer is soiled.

Clean the Paper Retainer.
(See "Cleaning Inside the Top Cover.")

→P.39

Printed colors are inaccurate

Printed colors are inaccurate

Cause

Corrective Action

Color adjustment has not been activated in the Ad-
vanced 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 the computer or
monitor.

Refer to the computer and monitor documentation to 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.
(See "Checking for Nozzle Clogging.")

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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 Ap-
plication Color Matching Priority
in the dialog box.

Printhead characteristics gradually change through re-
peated use, and colors may change.

Adjust the Printhead alignment.
(See "Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors (Head Posi. Adj.).")

→P.76

(See "Adjusting the Printhead Alignment Manually.")

→User's Guide

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.

1.

Use the same version of firmware or printer driver.

2.

Specify the same value for all settings items.

iPF760

The surface of the paper is dirty

Basic Guide

Troubleshooting

Problems with the printing quality

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