Canon iPF8400SE Adjusting the Printhead

Adjusting the PrintheadAdjusting the Printhead

Adjusting the Printhead................................................................................................................................................ 520

Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors............................................................................ 520

Manual Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors.................................................................................. 522

Adjustment When Installing the Printhead..................................................................................................... 523

Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images....................................................................................... 524

Adjusting the Printhead

If printed documents are affected by the following problems, try adjusting the printhead.

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Printing is faint or affected by banding in different colors

Execute Nozzle Check in the Control Panel menu to check for printhead nozzle clogging.

For instructions, see "Checking for Nozzle Clogging." ➔P.545

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Printed vertical lines are warped or colors are out of alignment

Execute Head Posi. Adj. in the Control Panel menu to adjust the printhead position.

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Normally, execute Standard.

(See "Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors.") ➔P.520

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When printing on special paper, or if printing is not improved after Standard, try Manual.

(See "Manual Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors.") ➔P.522

Note

•In the next case, execute Initial adjustmt.

(See "Adjustment When Installing the Printhead.") ➔P.523

•If adjusting the printhead position has not been performed such as due to an error during initial setup

•If Rep.P.head Print in the Control Panel menu is set to Off and adjusting the printhead position has

not been performed when replacing the printhead

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Paper rubs against the printhead, or image edges are blurred

Selecting Head Height in the Control Panel menu and changing the printhead height may improve the situa-

tion.

(See "Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images.") ➔P.524

Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors

If vertical lines in printed documents are warped or colors are out of alignment, execute Head Posi. Adj.. The print-

er will print and read a test pattern, and the Printhead position will be adjusted automatically.

There are two modes for automatic Printhead adjustment: Standard and Simple.

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Standard

Execute if vertical lines in printed material are warped or colors are out of alignment.

Furthermore, if Simple does not improve printing, try Standard.

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Simple

Executes simple adjustment in a short time.

Execute this when frequently adjusting the printhead, such as during daily inspection.

Adjusting the Printhead

iPF8400SE

User's Guide

Adjustments for Better Print Quality Adjusting the Printhead