The Surface Of The Paper Is Dirty; The Back Side Of The Paper Is Dirty; Immediately After Borderless Printing, The Trailing Edge Margin Is Soiled During Regular Printing - Canon imagePROGRAF iPF6400SE User Manual

iPF6400SE
Cause
The paper is wrinkled or warped.
A cut line is printed because CutDus-
tReduct. is On in the Control Panel
menu to reduce cutting dust.
The Printhead is set too low in the
Control Panel menu.
You are printing on heavyweight paper
or paper that curls or wrinkles easily af-
ter absorbing ink.
The Ejection Guide is soiled.

The surface of the paper is dirty

The surface of the paper is dirty
Cause
The Paper Retainer is soiled.
You are using a paper that
does not dry easily.

The back side of the paper is dirty

The back side of the paper is dirty
The Platen has become dirty after borderless printing or printing
on small paper.
The Platen suction is too strong.
BordlessOversize is set to Standard in the Control Panel menu.

Immediately after borderless printing, the trailing edge margin is soiled during regular printing

Immediately after borderless printing, the trailing edge margin is soiled during regular printing
Cause
Depending on your printing environment, after
borderless printing in which the leading and trail-
ing edge of the roll is cut automatically, any ink
adhering to the cutter unit may rub off on the next
printed document.
User's Guide
(See "Loading Sheets in the Feed Slot.")
If this function is not needed, set CutDustReduct. to Off in the Control Panel menu.
(See "Menu Settings.")
In the Control Panel menu, set Head Height to Automatic.
(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images.")
For paper-based media such as Heavyweight Coated Paper, set the VacuumStrngth to
Strong or Strongest in the Control Panel menu. If the paper still rubs against the print-
head, set the Head Height in the Control Panel menu to a higher value than the current
setting.
(See "Adjusting the Vacuum Strength.")
(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images.")
For film-based media such as Tracing Paper, set the VacuumStrngth to Standard,
Strong or Strongest in the Control Panel menu. If the paper still rubs against the print-
head, set the Head Height in the Control Panel menu to a higher value than the current
setting.
(See "Adjusting the Vacuum Strength.")
(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images.")
Clean the Ejection Guide.
(See "Cleaning the Printer Exterior.")
Clean the Paper Retainer.
(See "Cleaning Inside the Top Cover.")
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
Output 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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Cause
Follow these steps to change the Between Pages setting of Drying Time to a
value between about 30 seconds and 3 minutes before trying borderless print-
ing again.
1.
On the Main sheet of the printer driver, click Advanced Settings by Media
Type.
2.
Select an ink drying time in the list for the Between Pages setting of Drying
Time.
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Open the Top Cover and clean the Platen.
(See "Cleaning Inside the Top Cover.")
In the Control Panel menu, reduce the level of VacuumStrngth.
(See "Adjusting the Vacuum Strength.")
Set BordlessOversize to Little in the Control Panel menu.
(See "Menu Settings.")
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