Cause Corrective ActionYou are printing on paper that curlseasily.Printed colors may appear uneven on the leading edge of paper that is suscepti-ble to curling. Select a stronger level in VacuumStrngth in the Control Panelmenu to increase suction against the paper, or specify a leading margin of 20mm (0.79 in) or more.(See "Adjusting the Vacuum Strength (VacuumStrngth).") →P.622Printed colors may be uneven if youset the Print Quality too low.Choose a higher level of Print Quality in the Advanced Settings of the printerdriver.Printing in Draft or Standard mode is faster and consumes less ink than inHighest or High modes, but the printing quality is lower.(See "Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Print-ing.") →P.54Color may be uneven between darkand light image areas.Select Unidirectional Printing in the Advanced Settings of the printer driver.When borderless printing is used,the edge of the paper is cut duringprinting. Thus, ink density may beslightly uneven at the leading edges.Specify No in Auto Cut in the printer driver before printing. In this case, thepaper can be printed without borders on the left and right sides only. Cut theprinted document ejected from the printer, and then use scissors or a cuttingtool to cut away the edges on the top and bottom.Choose a higher level of Print Quality in the Advanced Settings of the printerdriver.(See "Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Print-ing.") →P.54The Printhead is out of alignment. Adjust the Printhead alignment.(See "Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors (Head Posi.Adj.).") →P.607Allowing printed documents to dryon top of each other may cause un-even colors.To avoid uneven colors, we recommend drying each sheet separately.Density may be uneven if you useGlossy Paper or Coated Paper.In Advanced Settings of the printer driver, choose Highest or High in PrintQuality.The type of paper specified in theprinter driver does not match thetype loaded in the printer.Load paper of the same type as you have specified in the printer driver.(See "Loading Rolls in the Printer.") →P.572(See "Loading Sheets in the Printer.") →P.594Make sure the same type of paper is specified in the printer driver as you haveloaded in the printer.1. Press the Stop button and stop printing.2. Change the type of paper in the printer driver and try printing again.Scan Wait Time > Area in theControl Panel menu is set to Lead-ing edge.When Scan Wait Time > Area is set to Leading edge, colors may be uneven110–140 mm from the leading edge. (The position varies depending on thePrint Quality setting.)In this case, select Scan Wait Time > Area > Entire area.However, note that printing will now take longer.(See "Menu Settings.") →P.656Image edges are blurred or white banding occursCause Corrective ActionThe Platen suction is too strong. In the Control Panel menu, set VacuumStrngth to Weakest.Troubleshooting > Problems with the printing quality >Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs iPF65011776
