Printing Does Not Start/Printing Is Blurred/Colors Are Wrong/Straight Lines Are Misaligned
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The media is loaded with the wrong | When using paper with one printable surface, make sure that the paper is | |||
side facing upwards. | loaded in the Rear Tray with the printable side facing up or in the Cassette with | |||
| the printable side facing down. |
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| Printing on the wrong side may cause unclear prints or prints with reduced | |||
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| Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the paper for detailed information | |||
| on the printable side. |
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Ink tank is empty. | See “An Error Message Is Displayed on the LCD” on page 133 to identify the ink | |||
| error, and then take the appropriate action depending on the error condition. | |||
The protective film is remaining. | Make sure all of the protective film is peeled off and the air hole is exposed, as | |||
| illustrated in (A). If the orange tape is left as in (B), pull the orange tape and | |||
| remove it. |
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| (B) Incorrect |
| The tape is not peeled off. |
Print Head nozzles are clogged. | See “When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect” on page 114 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 “Automatic Print Head Alignment” on page 119 and perform Automatic Print |
| Head Alignment. If this does not solve the problem, see “Manual Print Head |
| Alignment” on page 120 and perform Manual Print Head Alignment. |
White Streaks
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Print Head nozzles are clogged.
See “When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect” on page 114 and perform any necessary maintenance operation.
Printed Paper Curls or Has Ink Blots
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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 “Paper Handling” on page 21. |
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 copying, see “Making Copies” on page 35 and reduce the intensity |
| setting. Then try printing again. |
| When printing from your computer, refer to “Print Results Not Satisfactory” in the |
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