Canon MF8550Cdn
Troubleshooting. Test Print. Controller
Overview
This product provides the following 6 test chart types to determine causes of faulty images. The data for test charts are created in the main controller. If no problem is found on the output test charts, the cause may lie in the PDL input or the reader.
TYPE NO. | Test chart type | Purpose | |
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0 | Pascal correction chart 1 | For checking density characteristic (Error diffusion) | |
1 | Pascal correction chart 2 | For checking density characteristic (Screen) | |
2 | Color chart | For checking color reproduction characteristic | |
3 | Color displacement correction chart | For checking color displacement correction | |
4 | Rainbow chart (vertical scanning direction) | For checking color displacement (Vertical scanning) | |
5 | Rainbow chart (horizontal scanning direction) | For checking color displacement (Horizontal scanning) | |
6 | Grid Bk | For checking geometric characteristics and thin lines |
Selecting test chart
- Select TESTMODE>PRINT>PG-TYPE in Service mode.
- Enter TYPE NO from the numeric keypad and press [OK] key.
- Go to the following Service mode to set up for test print. If no setting is made in Service mode, the test chart is output based on the default value of each Service mode item.
- Select TESTMODE>PRINT>PG-TYPE>START.
TESTMODE > PRINT | ||
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Item | Description | Default value |
COUNT | Enter the number of sheets to output. Settings: 1-99 | 1 |
PHASE [MF8500 series only] |
Select [1-side] or [2-side]. [2-side] selected for 1-side devices is invalid. Settings: 0=1-side, 1=2-side |
0 |
MODE | Specify how to form the image to be output. Regardless of PG-TYPE settings (0 or 1), the image is processed in the fixed method. Settings: 0: T-MIC 1: High LPI screen 2: Low LPI screen 3: T-BIC |
0 |
THRU | Select ON or OFF for gamma correction. Setting: 0: Normal gamma 1: Through (linear) gamma |
0 |
NRKE | Flag to switch the color displacement correction processing 1 0: Adopt without processing 1: Adopt with processing |
0 |
BLND | Flag to switch the color displacement correction processing 2 0: Adopt without processing 1: Adopt with processing |
0 |
FEED | Select the paper source and press [Start] key to output in the specified settings as set in above steps. When the multi-purpose tray is selected, the sheet is fed only when paper in the specified size is set in the tray. When Cassette 2 is selected but the device has only a cassette, paper is fed from Cassette 1. *Any paper source with color paper is invalid for printing. Setting: 0: MPTray 1: Cassette 1 2: Cassette 2 |
1 |