Canon MP190, MP 190 Pixma Print Results Not Satisfactory When Copying

Cause	Action
Printing beyond the recommended	If you are printing beyond the recommended printing area of your printing paper,
printing area.	the lower edge of the paper may become stained with ink.
	Resize your original document in your application software.
	For details on recommended printing area, refer to “Printing Area” in the User’s
	Guide on-screen manual.
Paper Feed Roller is dirty.	Clean the Paper Feed Roller. Cleaning the Paper Feed Roller will wear the
	roller, so perform this procedure only when necessary.
	For details on cleaning, see “Cleaning the Paper Feed Roller (Roller Cleaning)”
	on page 41.
Inside of the machine is dirty.	When performing duplex printing, if the specified page size does not match the
	actual size of paper loaded in the Rear Tray, the inside will become stained with
	ink, causing printed paper to become smudged.
	Perform the Bottom Plate Cleaning to clean the inside of the machine.
	For details on cleaning, see “Cleaning the Inside of the Machine (Bottom Plate
	Cleaning)” on page 41.

	Note
	To prevent the inside of the machine from getting stained, set the page size
	correctly.
Printing graphics with the intensity	Especially if you are using plain paper to print images with high intensity, the
setting set too high.	paper may absorb too much ink and become wavy, causing paper abrasion.
	When printing from your computer, refer to “Print Results Not Satisfactory” in the
	User’s Guide on-screen manual.

„Colors Are Uneven or Streaked

Cause	Action
Print Head nozzles are clogged.	See “When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect” on page 26 and
	perform any necessary maintenance operations.
Print Head is misaligned.	See “Aligning the Print Head” on page 31 to perform Print Head Alignment using
	the Operation Panel.
Print Results Not Satisfactory When Copying

Cause	Action
The original document is not loaded	Check that the original is loaded correctly on the Platen Glass.
correctly.	See “Loading Original Documents” on page 11.
The original document is not loaded	When loading the original on the Platen Glass, the side to be copied should be
with the side to be copied faced down.	faced down.
The original document is a printout	Print quality may be reduced if you copy a printout.
from this machine.	Instead of copying a printout, print the original directly from your computer.
The Platen Glass or the inner side of	Clean the Platen Glass and the inner side of the Document Cover.
the Document Cover is dirty.	See “Cleaning the Platen Glass and Document Cover” on page 40.

If these do not resolve the problem, also see “Print Results Not Satisfactory” on page 49.

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