Printing Does Not Start/Printing Is Blurred/Colors Are Wrong/Straight Lines Are Misaligned
Cause | Action |
The media is loaded with the wrong | When using paper with one printable surface, make sure the paper is loaded |
side facing upwards. | with the printable side facing up. |
| Printing on the wrong side of such paper may cause unclear prints or prints with |
| reduced quality. |
| Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the paper for detailed information |
| on the printable side. |
FINE Cartridge is not installed properly. | Remove the FINE Cartridge, then reinstall it. |
| The print result may be improved by reinstalling the FINE Cartridge. |
Also, check that the protective tape (A) is removed.
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Print Head nozzles are clogged. | See “When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect” on page 26 and |
| perform any necessary maintenance operation. |
Print Head is misaligned. | If you did not align the Print Head after installation, straight lines may be printed |
| misaligned. Make sure to align the Print Head after you install it. |
| See “Aligning the Print Head” on page 31 to perform Print Head Alignment using |
| the Operation Panel. |
White Streaks
Cause | Action |
Print Head nozzles are clogged. | See “When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect” on page 26 and |
| perform any necessary maintenance operation. |
Printed Paper Curls or Has Ink Blots
Cause | Action |
Paper is too thin. | When printing data with high color saturation such as photographs or images in |
| deep color, we recommend using Photo Paper Pro or other Canon specialty |
| paper. See “Media Types You Cannot Use” on page 14. |
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