Printed Paper Curls Or Has Ink Blots - Canon PIXMA mini320 Series Manual

Printing Does Not Start/Printing Is Blurred/Colors Are
Wrong/Straight Lines Are Misaligned
Cause
Ink tank is empty. See "Error Message Is Displayed on the LCD" on
page 35 to identify the ink error, and then take the
appropriate action depending on the error condition.
Print Head nozzles are See "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are
clogged. Incorrect" on page 27 and perform any necessary
maintenance operation.
The media is loaded with Many types of paper are made to be printed on only
the wrong side facing a particular side of the paper.
upwards.
Printing on the wrong side may cause unclear prints
or incorrect color.
For detailed information on the printable side, refer to
the instruction manuals supplied with the paper.
The Paper Thickness Normally set the Paper Thickness Lever to the right.
Lever position is
Depending on the printing content, the printed
incorrect.
surface may become scratched. In this case, set the
Paper Thickness Lever to the left.
* Return the Paper Thickness Lever to the right after
printing. If you do not return the lever, the distance
between the Print Head and printing paper stays
broadened and the inside of the printer will easily get
dirty. The image quality also may be decreased.
Note
If the corners or edges of the printed paper are smudged,
try to print with the Paper Thickness Lever set to the left.
Print Head is misaligned. If you did not align the Print Head, straight lines may
be printed misaligned. If you unlocked the Print Head
Lock Lever accidentally, make sure to align the Print
Head after relocking the lock lever.
See "Aligning the Print Head" on page 29 and
perform Automatic Print Head Alignment. If this does
not solve the problem, see "Adjusting the Print Head
Manually" on page 38 and perform Manual Print
Head Alignment.
Action
White Streaks
Cause
Print Head nozzles are See "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are
clogged. Incorrect" on page 27 and perform any necessary
maintenance operation.

Printed Paper Curls or Has Ink Blots

Cause
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 genuine
paper.
Printed paper takes long In the Operation Panel, specify a longer Ink drying
to dry. wait time in Settings > Device settings > Print
settings. This makes dry faster, which helps prevent
curls and ink blots.
Printed Surface Is Scratched/Paper Is Smudged
Cause
Paper Feed Roller is dirty. Clean the Paper Feed Roller. Cleaning the Paper
Feed Roller will wear the roller, so perform this
procedure only when necessary.
For details on cleaning, refer to "Cleaning the Paper
Feed Roller (Roller Cleaning)" of the User's Guide
on-screen manual.
Inside of the printer is Performing many printings may leave some ink inside
dirty. the printer, causing printouts to be smudged. In this
case, perform Bottom Plate Cleaning to clean the
inside of the printer.
For details on cleaning, refer to "Cleaning the Inside
of the Printer (Bottom Plate Cleaning)" of the User's
Guide on-screen manual.
Printing on inappropriate Check to see if the paper you are printing on is not too
type of paper. thick or curled. See "Printing Media" on page 9.
When performing Borderless Printing, print quality may
be reduced at the top and bottom edges of the paper.
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