Canon PIXMA iP5300 Service Manual page 60

Print
5 C
results
Soiling on paper The printer has been
Print
6 C
results
Skewed paper
feeding
Print
7 B
results
Cannot install an
ink tank
8 A Operation
Uneven color
Print
9 A
results
sheets loaded are set, the back
Due to ink mist
used for a long attached to the ASF
period of time with sub-pick-up rollers.
the ASF cover
If printing is done
closed before
from the cassette
printing is performed
with the ASF cover
using the ASF.
closed, ink mist is
kept inside the
printer, attaching to
the ASF sub-pick-
up rollers.
Since the sub-
rollers usually do
not contact the
paper, ink mist can
easily accumulate,
especially during
printing on small-
sized paper which
never contacts the
sub-rollers.
- SG-101 When 10 sheets of
paper are set in the
- Paper feeding from
ASF, and if they
the ASF
curl significantly,
- 10 sheets (max.)
the curled portions
set in the ASF
of paper get over
the cover guide, not
being aligned along
the guide properly.
The print head is not If the print head
installed properly. lock lever is
lowered before the
print head fits in
place, the print
head is locked in a
wrong position,
preventing ink tank
installation.
Print head alignment Print head
has not been alignment has not
performed properly. been performed
properly. (e.g.
Automatic print
head alignment on
arrival has been
only a single sheet
side of paper of paper in the
being picked up auto sheet feeder,
scratches the manually print
front side of each side of
paper beneath paper.
(especially where
- Set only a single
the paper feed
sheet of paper in
rollers contact
the auto sheet
when picking up
feeder.
the paper).
Clean the ASF sub-
rollers (see *3 for
details).
- Straighten the
paper.
- Set 5 or less
sheets of paper in
the ASF.
Remove and set the
print head again.
While pushing the
print head against
the carriage contact
with a finger, lower
the print head lock
lever.
- Perform
Automatic print
head alignment
using MP-101.
- Perform Manual
print head
alignment (plain
- Paper feeds at
an angle.
- A margin
appears on
printouts.
- An ink tank
cannot be
installed.
- Color is
uneven on
printouts.
- Streaks appear
on printouts.