If the printed image is slanted on the particular paper (such as thin paper) only, this feature may enable you to adjust the transferring position of the paper.
The skew correction roller is located in the feeding unit of the marking engine. It adjusts the registered position of fed paper by pushing the paper diagonally against the wall inside the feeding unit. If the setting of skew correction level is incorrect, the printed image is slanted.
Correct Misalignment
IMPORTANT |
Depending on the settings performed by the local authorized Canon dealer, the displayed function differs. For details about the method for changing the setting, contact your local authorized Canon dealer. |
1.
Press 
(Settings/Registration).
(Settings/Registration).2.
Press [Preferences] → [Paper Settings] → [Paper Type Management Settings].
3.
Select the paper type that you want to edit from the list → press [Details/ Edit].
4.
Press [Change] for <Adjust Image Position>.
5.
Press [Do Not Use Scanner].
6.
Press [Output Test Page].
NOTE |
To adjust the image position on long sheets, print out a long sheet test page. The adjustment can be made more efficiently than with the test page printed out by [Output Test Page] under <Adjust Image Position>. (The long sheet test page is available from the online manual site.) |
7.
Enter the number of test pages to make → press [Next].
NOTE |
If the image position varies greatly, the accuracy of correction may be improved by printing several test pages and using an average of the measured length. |
8.
Select a paper source that contains a custom paper size → press [Start Printing].
The test page is printed.
9.
Check the front side and back side of the test page.
You can check whether the printed image is skewed, by comparing the length from "i" and "j" register marks to the left side edge of paper to the feeding direction.
10.
Press [Adj Level for Ppr Misalign. Corr.].
Depending on your environment, [Correct Misalignment] is displayed instead of [Adj Level for Ppr Misalign. Corr.]. In that case, you can make adjustment by pressing [Correct Misalignment].
When pressing [Adj Level for Ppr Misalign. Corr.]:
Enter the value by pressing [+] or [-] → press [OK].
To increase the pressure and speed of the skew correction roller to push the paper, as shown below, press [+].Setting the value with too high and too low may cause a paper jam. And if you set the value with too low, the image on the paper such as thin paper may be slanted.
When pressing [Correct Misalignment]:
Press [Front Side] or [Back Side] of the desired item ([Conveyance Power: Front], [Conveyance Power: Rear], [Conveyance Speed: Rear]), then perform the adjustment by pressing [+] or [-] → press [OK].
You can make adjustment for standard size paper and long sheet.
Adjustment for [Conveyance Power: Front]:
To increase the pressure and speed of the skew correction roller to push the paper, as shown below, press [+].Setting the value with too high and too low may cause a paper jam. And if you set the value with too low, the image on the paper such as thin paper may be slanted.
Adjustment for [Conveyance Power: Rear]:
If the image alignment varies greatly for thick sheets, press [+]. If a paper jam occurs for thin sheets, press [-]. If the condition is not improved, adjust the setting value in [Conveyance Speed: Rear] bellow.
Adjustment for [Conveyance Speed: Rear]:
If the image alignment varies greatly for thick sheets, press [+]. If a paper jam occurs for thin sheets, press [-]. (Make this adjustment if the condition is not improved even though you made the [Conveyance Power: Rear] adjustment.)
NOTE |
When printing on the first side (front side), white streaks, which are vertical to the feeding direction, appear about 30 mm from the bottom edge of the paper, decrease the setting value of the back side for [Correct Misalignment] or [Adj Level for Ppr Misalign. Corr.]. If the streaks appear even after the adjustment, increase the value for [Gloss] in <Adjust Gloss/Fine Black>. For more information on adjusting [Gloss], see "Adjusting the Gloss and Fine Black." |
11.
Press [OK].
Print a test page again and check the image position as needed. If you need to make a further adjustment, repeat steps above.