Paper Rubs Against The Printhead - Canon iPF6300 User Manual

Troubleshooting

Paper rubs against the printhead

The type of paper specified in the
printer driver does not match the
type loaded in the printer.
Paper has been loaded incorrect-
ly, causing it to wrinkle.
The Printhead is set too low in the
Control Panel menu.
You are printing on heavyweight
paper or paper that curls or wrin-
kles easily after absorbing ink.
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When you have loaded paper, the
paper you have loaded does not
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match the type selected on the
Control Panel.
The edges of the paper are dirty
The Platen has become dirty after
borderless printing or printing on
small paper.
Paper rubs against the printhead
> Problems with the printing quality
Cause
Load paper of the same type as you have specified in the printer driver.
(See "Loading Rolls in the Printer.")
(See "Loading Sheets in the Feed Slot.")
Make sure the same type of paper is specified in the printer driver as you have
loaded in the printer.
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2.
Reload the paper.
(See "Loading Rolls in the Printer.")
(See "Loading Sheets in the Feed Slot.")
In the Control Panel menu, set Head Height to Automatic.
(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images (Head
Height).")
When printing on Heavyweight Coated Paper or other paper-based media,
choose a VacuumStrngth setting of Strong or Strongest in the Control Panel
menu. If rubbing still occurs, in the Control Panel menu, use a higher Head
Height setting.
(See "Adjusting the Vacuum Strength (VacuumStrngth).")
(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images (Head
Height).")
When printing on CAD Tracing Paper or other film-based media, choose a
VacuumStrngth setting of Standard, Strong, or Strongest in the Control
Panel menu. If rubbing still occurs, in the Control Panel menu, use a higher
Head Height setting.
(See "Adjusting the Vacuum Strength (VacuumStrngth).")
(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images (Head
Height).")
When printing on paper 0.1 mm (0.004 in) thick or less, choose a Vac-
uumStrngth setting of Weakest in the Control Panel menu. If rubbing still
occurs, in the Control Panel menu, use a higher Head Height setting.
(See "Adjusting the Vacuum Strength (VacuumStrngth).")
(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images (Head
Height).")
If edges of the paper curl and become soiled when printing on rolls of glossy
photo paper, in Paper Detailed Settings in the printer driver, set Near End
Margin to 20mm.
Be sure to select the correct type of paper in the Control Panel menu when
loading paper.
(See "Loading Rolls in the Printer.")
(See "Loading Sheets in the Feed Slot.")
Cause
Open the Top Cover and clean the Platen.
(See "Cleaning Inside the Top Cover.")
>
Corrective Action
Press the Stop button and stop printing.
Change the type of paper in the printer driver and try printing again.
→P.716
→P.716
→P.716
→P.716
Corrective Action
→P.674
→P.696
→P.674
→P.696
→P.726
→P.726
→P.726
→P.674
→P.696
→P.864
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