Troubleshooting

Problem

Possible Cause

Try This

Printed Surface is

Thick paper is used

Select the Prevent paper abrasion check box to widen the clearance between

Scratched/Back of

 

the Print Head and the loaded paper.

Paper is Smudged

 

 

 

 

Clear the Prevent paper abrasion check box once printing is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Open the printer properties dialog box.

 

 

2. Click the Maintenance tab and then Custom Settings.

 

 

 

 

 

In Windows XP and Windows 2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When not logged on as a computer administrator or

 

 

 

 

 

Administrators, you cannot open the Custom Settings dialog

 

 

 

 

 

box.

 

 

 

 

 

For further information on how to log on as an administrator,

 

 

 

 

 

refer to your Windows documentation.

 

 

3. Select the Prevent paper abrasion check box and click Send.

 

 

Click OK when the confirmation message appears.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box.

 

 

2. Select Custom Settings from the pop-up menu.

 

 

3. Select the Prevent paper abrasion check box.

 

 

When the Prevent paper abrasion check box is selected in the printer

 

 

properties dialog box (Windows) or selected from Custom Settings in the

 

 

Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box (Macintosh), the setting is also applied

 

 

under direct printing with the digital camera.

 

 

 

 

 

Paper abrasion can be prevented by pressing the RESUME/

 

 

 

 

 

CANCEL button on the printer. With the printer on, hold down the

 

 

 

 

 

RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes green

 

 

 

 

 

seven times, and then release the button. To cancel the setting,

 

 

 

 

 

turn off the printer.

 

 

 

 

Media is curled

If the paper is curled, it may become marked or not feed properly. Use paper

 

 

after correcting paper curl as follows.

 

 

1. Place the paper on a flat surface with the print side*1 face up, then cover it

 

 

with plain regular paper to avoid damaging the surface.

 

 

2. Roll up the paper in the opposite direction as shown in the figure below.

(1)

(2)

*1

3.Check the printing paper if paper curl is corrected within approximately 2 to 5 mm / 0.08 to 0.2 in*2.

It is recommended to print the curl-corrected paper one sheet at a time.

*1

*2

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Canon IP5200 quick start Windows XP and Windows, Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box

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