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Random blank feeds

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:28 pm
by Jalok
Printing to the Canon IP4800 PrintFab driver sometimes produces blank sheet feeding at the middle of the print job. This is particular bad when printing double-sided pages, as those blank prints ruin the whole material. I'm using Windows 8 Pro 64bit and Canon IP4800 v2.56 drivers, but the problem occurred with Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit and Canon 2.41 drivers.

Re: Random blank feeds

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:30 pm
by zedonet
Hello,

thank you for your feedback!

Can you please post some additional information:

- from which application did you print (program & program version)?
- did you set up the printer in PrintFab control center to print directly to the USB port ("new usb printer" or "other port") or to redirect the output to Canon's printer driver ("already set up")
- is the "blank feed" a thin white line - or is the page ejected randomly (lower part of the page remains white)?

Re: Random blank feeds

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 9:27 am
by Jalok
zedonet wrote:Hello,

thank you for your feedback!

Can you please post some additional information:

- from which application did you print (program & program version)?
- did you set up the printer in PrintFab control center to print directly to the USB port ("new usb printer" or "other port") or to redirect the output to Canon's printer driver ("already set up")
- is the "blank feed" a thin white line - or is the page ejected randomly (lower part of the page remains white)?
With random blank feeds I meant blank pages ejected randomly through the print job. They are not additional blank pages, but substitute some of the real ones. I'm using Adobe Acrobat Pro v10.1.6 but this problem occurs when printing from other programs also. I set the printer up clicking on ADD button and selecting it as an "already set up" printer.

I've made additional tests at my end I concluded the problem is related to profiles, as it does only occur when selecting a custom profile for "Print Mode / Paper". If I select a default one like "Plain Paper", the problem ceases to occur.

Also, I would like to report another two bugs I have noticed meanwhile: 1. PrintFab driver does not honor Acrobat's "collage copies" option; it does honor "collage copies" from another program (Word 2013) though; 2. It seems not to honor modifications for "Ink Drying Wait Time" at Properties / Options tab.

Re: Random blank feeds

Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 6:38 pm
by Jalok
Jalok wrote:
zedonet wrote:Hello,

thank you for your feedback!

Can you please post some additional information:

- from which application did you print (program & program version)?
- did you set up the printer in PrintFab control center to print directly to the USB port ("new usb printer" or "other port") or to redirect the output to Canon's printer driver ("already set up")
- is the "blank feed" a thin white line - or is the page ejected randomly (lower part of the page remains white)?
With random blank feeds I meant blank pages ejected randomly through the print job. They are not additional blank pages, but substitute some of the real ones. I'm using Adobe Acrobat Pro v10.1.6 but this problem occurs when printing from other programs also. I set the printer up clicking on ADD button and selecting it as an "already set up" printer.

I've made additional tests at my end I concluded the problem is related to profiles, as it does only occur when selecting a custom profile for "Print Mode / Paper". If I select a default one like "Plain Paper", the problem ceases to occur.

Also, I would like to report another two bugs I have noticed meanwhile: 1. PrintFab driver does not honor Acrobat's "collage copies" option; it does honor "collage copies" from another program (Word 2013) though; 2. It seems not to honor modifications for "Ink Drying Wait Time" at Properties / Options tab.
Today I updated to PrintFab v0.91beta but no success in fixing those problems. Also, I changed connection type from "already set up" to "other port" and selected to USB port which corresponds to the printer. The very same problems remain.

Re: Random blank feeds

Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:03 am
by zedonet
I have no explanation yet - the Canon iP4800 driver works reliably under Linux and Mac OS X. As the problems occur randomly, I suspect a problem with data transport to the printer, e.g. problems with an external USB hub or a cable that is broken or too long. You could try if a direct, short connection from computer to printer with a different cable fixes the problem.

Re: Random blank feeds

Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:33 pm
by Jalok
zedonet wrote:I have no explanation yet - the Canon iP4800 driver works reliably under Linux and Mac OS X. As the problems occur randomly, I suspect a problem with data transport to the printer, e.g. problems with an external USB hub or a cable that is broken or too long. You could try if a direct, short connection from computer to printer with a different cable fixes the problem.
I have exchanged cables, turned other USB devices off, but no success. Actually, the Canon drivers work flawlessly, although they do not have custom profiles support. It seems something to do with PrintFab indeed. Is there anything else to try?