Canon Maxify Mb5320 User Guide

Problems with Printing Quality
Print Results Not Satisfactory
Ink Is Not Ejected
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Print Results Not Satisfactory
If the print result is not satisfactory due to white streaks, misaligned lines, or uneven colors, confirm the
paper and print quality settings first.
Check1  Do the page size and media type settings match the size and type of the loaded
paper?
When these settings are incorrect, you cannot obtain a proper print result. If you are printing a photograph or an illustration, incorrect paper type settings may reduce the quality of the
printout color.
Also, if you print with an...

Back of the Paper Is Smudged
Colors Are Uneven or Streaked963
 

Cannot Print to End of Job
Check1 Select the setting not to compress the printing data.
If you select the setting not to compress the printing data with an application software you are using, the printing result may be improved.
Click  Print Options  on the Page Setup  sheet on the printer driver. Select the  Do not allow application
software to compress print data  check box, then click OK.
* Deselect the check box after printing is complete.
Check2  Is the size of the print data extremely large?
Click...

Part of the Page Is Not Printed
Check When performing automatic duplex printing, the reason below is possible.
When performing automatic duplex printing, the printable area at the top of the page will be 0.08 inches / 2 mm
narrower than the usual.
For this reason, the bottom of the page may not be printed. To prevent this, select the setting to reduce printing
from the printer driver.
Important
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Reduced printing may affect the layout depending on your document.
Apply the print setting specified with the...

No Printing Results/Printing Is Blurred/Colors Are Wrong/White
Streaks
 No Printing Results
 Printing Is Blurred
 Colors Are Wrong
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 White Streaks
Check1 Did you confirm the paper and print quality settings?
Print Results Not Satisfactory
Check2 Check the status of ink tanks. Replace the ink tank if the ink has run out.
Replacing an Ink Tank
Check3  Print the Nozzle Check Pattern and perform any necessary maintenance
operations such as Print Head Cleaning.
Print the Nozzle Check Pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzles.Refer to 
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect  for the...

•When copying, see also the sections below:
Check5 Is the platen glass or the glass of ADF dirty?
Clean the platen glass or the glass of ADF.
Cleaning the Platen Glass and Document Cover
Note
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If the glass of ADF is dirty, black streaks appear on the paper as shown below.
Check6  Check that the original is loaded correctly on the platen glass or in the ADF.
Loading Originals
Check7  Is the original document is loaded with the proper side facing up/down?
When loading the original on the platen glass, the...

Lines Are Misaligned
Check1 Did you confirm the paper and print quality settings?
Print Results Not Satisfactory
Check2 Perform Print Head Alignment.
If printed lines are misaligned or print results are otherwise unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position.
Aligning the Print Head
Note
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If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Alignment, perform Print Head Alignment
manually referring to 
Aligning the Print Head Manually .
Check3
 Increase the print quality and try printing...

Line Does Not Print or Prints Partially
Check1 Is the Page Layout Printing performed or the Binding margin function used?
When the Page Layout Printing or Binding margin function is being used, thin lines may not be printed. Try
thickening the lines in the document.
Check2  Is the size of the print data extremely large?
Click  Print Options  on the Page Setup  sheet on the printer driver. Then, set  Prevention of Print Data Loss in
the displayed dialog to  On.
* When  On is selected for  Prevention of...