iPF840 User's Guide Ver.1.00
Troubleshooting
The size of clear film cannot be detected ............................................................................................................... 613
Printing does not start 614
The Data lamp on the Control Panel does not light up ............................................................................................ 614
The printer does not respond even if print jobs are sent ......................................................................................... 614
Ink Filling.. is displayed ........................................................................................................................................... 614
The display screen indicates Agitating .................................................................................................................... 615
The printer stops during a print job 616
An error message is shown on the Display Screen ................................................................................................. 616
The printer ejects blank, unprinted paper ............................................................................................................... 616
Problems with the printing quality 617
Printing is faint ........................................................................................................................................................ 617
Paper rubs against the Printhead ........................................................................................................................... 618
The edges of the paper are dirty ............................................................................................................................. 618
The surface of the paper is dirty ............................................................................................................................. 619
The back side of the paper is dirty .......................................................................................................................... 619
Printed colors are inaccurate .................................................................................................................................. 619
Banding in different colors occurs .......................................................................................................................... 620
Colors in printed images are uneven ....................................................................................................................... 620
Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs .................................................................................................. 621
Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen ............................................................................................................... 621
The contrast becomes uneven during printing ........................................................................................................ 624
The length of printed images is inaccurate in the feeding direction .......................................................................... 624
Images are printed crooked .................................................................................................................................... 624
Documents are printed in monochrome ................................................................................................................. 624
Line thickness is not uniform .................................................................................................................................. 625
Lines are misaligned ............................................................................................................................................... 625
Cannot print over a network 626
Cannot connect the printer to the network ............................................................................................................. 626
Cannot print over a TCP/IP network ....................................................................................................................... 626
Cannot print over a Bonjour network ...................................................................................................................... 626
Installation problems 627
Removing Installed Printer Drivers .......................................................................................................................... 627
HP-GL/2 problems 628
With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned ...................................................................................................................... 628
Lines or images are missing in printed HP-GL/2 jobs. ............................................................................................ 628
Lines are printed too thick or thin in HP-GL/2 print jobs ......................................................................................... 628
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed in monochrome (or color) ............................................................................................... 628
Printed colors of lines are inaccurate during HP-GL/2 printing ................................................................................ 629
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed 6 mm larger than specified ............................................................................................. 629
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed at maximum size, even if a standard size is specified ...................................................... 629
HP-GL/2 printing takes a long time ........................................................................................................................ 629
The printer stops when printing a HP-GL/2 job (the carriage stops moving) ............................................................ 629
Other problems 630
The printer does not go on ..................................................................................................................................... 630
Cannot operate from the Control Panel .................................................................................................................. 630
The printer takes time to start up ............................................................................................................................ 630
If the Printer Makes a Strange Sound ..................................................................................................................... 631
Messages advising to check the maintenance cartridge are not cleared ................................................................. 631
The printer consumes a lot of ink ........................................................................................................................... 631
Ink Level Detection ................................................................................................................................................. 631
Error Message
Error Message 635
Error Messages 636
Messages regarding paper 638
MediaType Mismatch ............................................................................................................................................. 638
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