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Canon G3600 printer issue

Dwood180
By Dwood180
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Hey guys,

 

I just got the Canon printer mentioned in the title and have noticed everytime I print a document it is printing it in a different font to the document. This also causes some letters to overlap with the font change.

 

I've had a look through all the settings but can't seem to work out what's happening.

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What happens when you convert this file to a .PDF? Does it have the same overlap?

What happens then if you print this .PDF?

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

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45 minutes ago, minibois said:

What happens when you convert this file to a .PDF? Does it have the same overlap?

What happens then if you print this .PDF?

It already is a PDF and shows fine before it's printed. I've printed this document from other printers recently and hadn't had any issues.

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3 hours ago, Dwood180 said:

It already is a PDF and shows fine before it's printed. I've printed this document from other printers recently and hadn't had any issues.

Looks like someone had a similar issue with their printer. I will quote what they said, but will leave the context in a spoiler, if your'e interested to read it:

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Most modern laser printers have a common set of printer-resident fonts available, but the Calibri font is not included in this set. When using a PostScript driver to print text in Calibri, the driver substitutes it for one of the printer-resident fonts that is a close match to Calibri, based on the characteristics of the source font; this usage is imperfect, often resulting in poor spacing and the unintelligible symbols you describe. Your reference to bitmap settings on the printer suggests you may be using a PCL5 driver, which converts the text to a raster image and then sends the image (rather than font characteristics and plain text) to the printer; this too can cause the same issue when using a non-standard font like Calibri.

Set the printers to use downloaded fonts and not internal font sets, by installing the most recent PCL6 driver and using this to print.

https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/339568-calibri-fonts-not-printing-correctly

 

I found this on Canon's website:

https://asia.canon/en/support/0100802104/7#

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

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