Canon iPF760 - Banding in Different Colors Occurs; Printed Colors Are Inaccurate; The Back Side of the Paper Is Dirty; The Surface of the Paper Is Dirty

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.538
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.") →P.448
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.") →P.448
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.538
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.538
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.538
(See "Feeding Roll Paper Manually.") →P.407
The Paper Retainer is soiled. Clean the Paper Retainer.
(See "Cleaning Inside the Top Cover.") →P.538
Printed colors are inaccurate
Printed colors are inaccurate
Cause Corrective Action
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 the computer or moni-
tor.
Refer to the computer and monitor documentation to adjust the colors.
Adjust the settings of the color management software, referring to the soft-
ware 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.") →P.524
In the Windows printer driver, Application Color Match-
ing 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 repea-
ted use, and colors may change.
Adjust the Printhead alignment.
(See "Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors (Head Posi. Adj.).")
→P.502
(See "Manual Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors (Head Posi. Adj.).")
→P.503
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.
Banding in different colors occurs
Banding in different colors occurs
Cause Corrective Action
The paper feed amount is out of adjust-
ment.
Adjust the feed amount.
(See "Adjusting the Feed Amount.")
→P.509
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