„Printing Does Not Start/Printing Is Blurred/Colors Are Wrong/Straight Lines Are Misaligned

Cause

Action

 

 

 

Ink tank is empty.

See “An Error Message Is Displayed on the LCD” on page 101 to identify the ink

 

error, and then take the appropriate action depending on the error condition.

Part of the orange tape is remaining.

Make sure all of the orange tape is peeled off the ink tank and the air hole is

 

exposed, as illustrated in (A). If the orange tape is left as in (B), remove all of the

 

orange parts.

 

 

 

 

(A)

(B)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A) Correct

 

L-shaped air hole is exposed.

 

(B) Incorrect

 

Part of the orange tape is remaining. Peel off the tape properly along the

 

perforation.

Print Head nozzles are clogged.

See “When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect” on page 86 and

 

perform any necessary maintenance operation.

The media is loaded with the wrong

Many types of paper are made to be printed on only a particular side of the

side facing upwards.

paper.

 

Printing on the wrong side may cause unclear prints or prints with reduced

 

quality.

 

For detailed information on the printable side, refer to the instruction manuals

 

supplied with the paper.

Print Head is misaligned.

See “Aligning the Print Head” on page 91 to perform Print Head Alignment.

„White Streaks

Cause

Action

Print Head nozzles are clogged.

See “When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect” on page 86 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 12.

„Printed Surface Is Scratched/Paper Is Smudged

Cause

Action

Paper feed rollers are dirty.

Clean the paper feed rollers. Cleaning the paper feed roller of the Rear Tray will

 

wear the roller, so perform this procedure only when necessary.

 

For details on cleaning, see “Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers (Roller Cleaning)”

 

on page 96.

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