4. FAQ (Problems Specific to the iP4200 and Corrective Actions)

No. * Function

Phenomenon

Condition

Cause

Corrective action

Possible call or

complaint

 

 

 

 

 

1 B Print results

Skewed paper

- Paper feeding from

Due to its

feeding

the cassette, Photo

mechanism,

 

Paper Plus Double

contact of the PF

 

Sided, 5 x 7 size

pinch rollers to the

 

 

5 x 7 size paper is

 

 

uneven, which is

 

 

likely to cause

 

 

skewed paper

 

 

feeding.

Change the paper

- Paper feeds at

feeding method

an angle.

from the cassette to

- A margin

the auto sheet

appears on

feeder.

printouts.

 

Improper paper feeding:

- Multi-feeding

- Skewed paper feeding

- Paper jam

2 B Paper feed

Skewed paper feeding (at the level of +/- 1%)

3 C Print results

- Paper feeding from

In the high

the ASF

temperature and

- Plain paper

high humidity

environment, paper

- Highest print speed

becomes wavy; in

(Custom setting to

the low

5)

temperature and

- In the high

low humidity

temperature and

environment, paper

high humidity

curls significantly.

environment

When the

- In the low

maximum amount

temperature and

of paper is set in

low humidity

the ASF, and if the

environment

paper-return tab

fits in a wave or

- With the maximum

curl of the paper,

amount of paper

the tab slips and

set (13 mm)

does not catch

 

paper properly,

 

causing paper feed

 

problems.

- Paper feeding from

Since coaxial

the ASF

tolerance between

- Credit Card size

the pinch roller and

the LF roller,

 

 

which determines

 

the paper feed

 

alignment, is

 

0.2mm, skewed

 

paper feeding can

 

occur. However,

 

according to the

 

field data of current

 

models, the

 

skewness level

 

caused by the

 

coaxial tolerance of

 

0.2mm is within

 

the criteria of +/-

 

1%, thus the

 

phenomenon is left

 

as is.

-Reduce the amount of paper set in the ASF to half (approx. 5 mm high).

-Align the paper guide to the paper edge tighter than usual.

-Multiple sheets of paper feed at the same time.

-Paper feeds at an angle.

-A paper jam occurs.

-Paper feeds at an angle.

-A margin appears on printouts.

Soiling on the

- After continuous

In borderless

back side of

borderless printing

printing, printing is

paper (lines or

of small sized

performed to the

streaks parallel

paper (such as 4 x

size slightly larger

to the paper feed

6), when a larger

than the paper size,

direction)

sized paper (such

and ink off the

2-6

1. Perform Bottom

- Paper gets

plate cleaning

smeared.

(from the

- The back side

printer driver)

of paper gets

up to 3 times*1.

smeared.

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QY8-13A9-000, IP4200 specifications

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