Printed Paper Curls Or Has Ink Blots - Canon PIXMA MP970 Series Quick Start Manual

Printing Does Not Start/Printing Is Blurred/Colors Are Wrong/Straight
Lines Are Misaligned
Cause
Ink tank is empty.
The protective film is remaining.
Print Head nozzles are clogged.
The media is loaded with the wrong
side facing upwards.
Print Head is misaligned.
White Streaks
Cause
Print Head nozzles are clogged.

Printed Paper Curls or Has Ink Blots

Cause
Paper is too thin.
Printing graphics with the Intensity
setting in the printer driver set too high.
80 Troubleshooting
See "An Error Message Is Displayed on the LCD" on page 74 to identify the ink
error, and then take the appropriate action depending on the error condition.
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.
(A) Correct
L-shaped air hole is exposed.
(B) Incorrect
The tape is not peeled off.
See "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect" on page 56 and
perform any necessary maintenance operation.
Many types of paper are made to be printed on only a particular side of the
paper.
Printing on the wrong side may cause unclear prints or prints with reduced
quality.
Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the paper for detailed information
on the printable side.
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 62 and perform Automatic Print
Head Alignment. If this does not solve the problem, see "Manual Print Head
Alignment" on page 63 and perform Manual Print Head Alignment.
See "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect" on page 56 and
perform any necessary maintenance operation.
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.
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 "Changing Intensity Setting" in "Making Copies" of 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.
Action
(A) (B)
Action
Action