
Chapter 13
Troubleshooting
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Paper Curls
Outputting Stops While In-progress
Copying
X
Problems Copying
The machine’s interior is dirty.
If the machine’s interior is dirty with ink or there is a build-up of
paper dust, your printout may contain ink stains or be smudged.
Clean the machine. (See page 121)
Cause
Action
Paper you are using is too thin.
Use 17 lb.–28 lb. (64 g/m
2
–105 g/m
2
) paper for non-Canon branded
paper. (See page 21)
You have loaded curled paper in
the multi-purpose tray.
Uncurl the paper, then load it into the multi-purpose tray.
You are printing images that use a
large quantity of ink such as
photographs or pictures.
Use thicker paper such as Photo Paper Plus Glossy or High
Resolution Paper.
Cause
Action
Paper does not feed properly.
See
“Cannot Print At All, Cannot Print Correctly,”
The machine has been printing
continuously over a long period.
If so, the print head will overheat. To protect the print head, printing
will stop temporarily and resume after a period of time. Interrupt
printing when appropriate, turn OFF the machine, and wait at least
15 minutes.
CAUTION
The area around the print head may become extremely hot. Do not
touch it under any circumstances.
Cause
Action
The document is not loaded
correctly.
Check that the document is loaded correctly on the platen glass.
(See page 19)
The image quality displayed on the
LCD is not suitable for the
document.
The image quality selection needs to be changed. (See page 32)
The document is not loaded with
the side to be copied face down.
Set the side to be copied face down.
The document that is copied has
been digitally printed.
Copying an original file may provide improved output quality
compared to making a copy of a document that has been digitally
printed.
Cause
Action