Problems with the printing quality

Printed colors are inaccurate

 

 

 

 

 

Cause

Corrective Action

 

 

Color adjustment has not been activated in the

In the Advanced Settings of the printer driver,

 

 

Advanced Settings of the printer driver.

access Color Settings in Color Mode to adjust

 

 

 

colors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colors have not been adjusted on the computer or

Refer to the computer and monitor documentation

 

 

monitor.

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.

 

 

 

(→P.624)

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the printer driver, Application Color Matching

Click Special Settings on the Layout sheet of the

 

 

Priority is not selected.

printer driver and select Application Color Matching

 

 

 

Priority in the dialog box.

 

 

 

 

 

 

There may be a slight difference in how colors are

Execute color calibration.

 

 

printed after you replace the Printhead because of

 

 

 

individual variation among Printheads.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printhead characteristics gradually change through

Execute color calibration.

 

 

repeated use, and colors may change.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color may change slightly even on the same model

Follow these steps to prepare the printing

 

 

of printer if you use a different version of the rmware

environment.

 

 

or printer driver, or when you print under different

1.Use the same version of rmware or printer driver.

 

 

settings or in a different printing environment.

2.Specify the same value for all settings items.

 

 

 

3.Execute color calibration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The region selection of the Media Conguration Tool

Perform color calibration again using paper supported

 

 

was changed when you reinstalled the printer driver.

in the newly selected region and compatible with

 

 

If you change the region selection of the Media

color calibration.

 

 

Conguration Tool, region-specic paper information

 

 

 

originally registered on the printer before installation

 

 

 

will be deleted. If the information of paper you used

 

 

 

for color calibration is deleted, such color calibration

 

 

 

can no longer be applied to any type of paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Canon 3175B002 user manual Printed colors are inaccurate, Access Color Settings in Color Mode to adjust