Canon PIXMA MP140 Series Quick Start Manual page 50

Cause
Inappropriate Paper Thickness Lever
setting.
Printing graphics with Intensity setting
set too high.
Printing beyond the recommended
printing area.
Printing Problems When Copying
Cause
The original document is not loaded
correctly.
The original document is not loaded
with the side to be copied faced down.
The original document is a printout
from this machine.
The Platen Glass or the inner side of
the Document Cover is dirty.
46 Troubleshooting
Adjust the position of the Paper Thickness Lever according to the type of paper
you are printing on. See "Paper Handling" on page 8.
Depending on the printing content, the printing surface may become scratched
even for the types of paper to set the lever to the left. In this case, set the Paper
Thickness Lever to the right.
* Reset the Paper Thickness Lever to the left when you finish printing. If the
lever is not set back to the left, the inside of the machine is more likely to get
dirty due to the wider clearance between the print head and the loaded paper. It
may also reduce print quality.
Note
If the corners or edges of the paper are smudged, try to print with the Paper
Thickness Lever set to the right.
Especially if you are using plain paper to print images with high intensity, the
paper may absorb too much ink and become wavy, causing paper abrasion.
When copying, refer to "Making Copies" in the User's Guide on-screen manual
and reduce the Intensity setting. Then try printing again.
When printing from your computer, refer to "Print Results Not Satisfactory" in the
User's Guide on-screen manual.
If you are printing beyond the recommended printing area of your printing paper,
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, see "Printing Area" in the User's
Guide on-screen manual.
Check that the original is loaded correctly on the Platen Glass.
See "Handling Original Documents" on page 5.
When loading the original on the Platen Glass, the side to be copied should be
placed face down.
Print quality may be reduced if you copy a printout.
Instead of copying a printout, print the original directly from your computer.
Clean the Platen Glass and the inner side of the Document Cover.
See "Cleaning The Platen Glass And Document Cover" on page 32.
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