Canon IR3300 Print Quality Problems

Printing Problems

5-8

Troubleshooting

Print Quality Problems

The printout is too light or too dark

Cause 1 The toner density settings are not correct.

Solution Adjust Density in the printer settings menu.

Reference See “Density,” on p. 3-6.

Cause 2 Toner Save in the printer settings menu is set to [On].

Solution Toner Save Mode to [Off].

Reference See “Toner Save,” on p. 3-6

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Contents

Main PS/PCL Printer Guide PS/PCL Printer Guide Series PS/PCL Printer Guide Series About the Manuals for the Machine How This Manual Is Organized PREFACE CAUTION: Copyright 2001 by Canon, Inc. All rights reserved. About Trademarks About Abbreviations Trademark Credits License Notice Safety Information CAUTION Table of Contents Chapter 2 Menu Functions and Operation Chapter 1 Before You Start Using the Machine Chapter 3 Printer Settings Menu Functions and Operation Chapter 4 Report Settings Menu Chapter 6 Appendix Chapter 5 Troubleshooting How to Use This Manual NOTE IMPORTANT CAUTION Displays Used in This Manual Press this key for operation. Illustrations Used in This Manual Place the original, then press [Special Features]. Page What the Machine Can Do Additional Functions Screen Page Before You Start Using the Machine Menu Functions What Are Menu Functions? Understanding the Printer Settings Priorities Accessing the Menus Page Using the Printer Settings Menu Using the Printer Settings Menu iR33/28/22RG.book Page 6 Thursday, May 10, 2001 5:27 PM 1-6 As an example, the following is the sequence of steps for setting the number of copies. Press [Settings]. Page Using the Report Settings Menu Using the Report Settings Menu 1-9 iR33/28/22RG.book Page 9 Thursday, May 10, 2001 5:27 PM As an example, the following is the sequence of steps for printing a Conguration Page. Press [Report Settings]. Press [Printer]. Page Conguration Page Sample Page Page 2-2 Printer Settings Menu Functions The following table lists all settings of the Printer Settings Menu. The bold values indicate the default settings. Page 2-4 Report Settings Menu Functions The following table lists functions of the Report Settings Menu. Setting Description Page CHAPTER 3-1 Printer Settings Menu Functions and Operation 3. Printer Settings Menu Functions and Operation 3-2 Settings Menu The bold values indicate the default settings. Copies 1-2000 2-Sided Printing On, Off 3-4 Default Paper Type Paper Size Override On, Off Page Layout Binding Long Edge, Short Edge 3-8 Margin -30.0 - 0.0 - +30.0 mm (in increments of 0.5 mm) [ + ] [ - ][0mm] Center Center Center Settings Menu 3-9 Binding and Margin Settings Refer to the figures below to set binding and margins. 3-10 Offset X Offset Y -50.0 - 0.0 - +50.0 mm (in increments of 0.5 mm) DEFABC ABC DEF Auto Continue On, Off Job Securing Time 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours 3-12 Timeout Timeout (5 - 15 - 300 s), Off Print After Completing RIP On, Off Page 3-14 Page 3-16 Punch None, Top, Bottom, Left, Right Booklet On, Off On 3-18 Saddle Stitch On, Off Number of sheets in each booklet Max. number of copies that can be printed Transparency Inter- leaving None, Blank, Printed Personality Auto, PS, PCL Initialize PCL/PS Settings Page Page Utility Menu This section explains the Utility Menu function. Reset Printer Page Page PCL Menu PS Menu (Printer Kit-C1 Only) Page Troubleshooting Responding to Error Messages Resetting the Machine After a Service Call Message Press [Reset Printer]. When a Message Is Displayed Page Printing Problems Printer Trouble Printing Problems Page Print Quality Problems Appendix Some Basic Facts About Fonts Attributes of Fonts What Is a Font? Style Stroke Weight Helvetica ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Point size Pitch (cpi) Character Width (Fix and PS) Orientation Symbol Set Bit-mapped Fonts and Scalable Fonts Bit-mapped Fonts Scalable Fonts 6-10 Standard Scalable Fonts (PCL) Bar Code Fonts (PCL) OCR Sets Fonts (PCL) 6-11 * Support the euro symbol. The following symbol sets are included with the machine. PS Fonts (Printer Kit-C1 Only) Symbol Sets (For Scalable Typefaces Only) 6-12 6-13 Checking the Font Lists for Available Fonts Page Typeface Samples Standard Scalable Fonts (PCL) Page Page Bar Code Scalable Fonts (PCL) OCR Code Scalable Fonts (PCL) Bit-mapped Fonts PS Fonts (Printer Kit-C1 Only) Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Conguration Page Sample Page Specications Software Specications Index Numerics A B C F G I J L O P R S T U W X Y PS/PCL Printer Guide Ple Af Bla Series