Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide

Advanced Guide > Troubleshooting > Print Results Not Satisfactory > Lines Are Misaligned
Lines Are Misaligned
Check 1: Did you confirm the paper and print quality settings?
Print Results Not Satisfactory
Check 2: 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
If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Alignment, perform Print Head
Alignment manually referring to...

Advanced Guide > Troubleshooting > Print Results Not Satisfactory > Printed Paper Curls or Has Ink Blots
Printed Paper Curls or Has Ink Blots
Check 1: Did you confirm the paper and print quality settings?
Print Results Not Satisfactory
Check 2: If the intensity is set high, reduce the Intensity setting in the
printer driver and try printing again. 
If you are using plain paper to print images with h igh intensity, the paper may absorb too much ink
and become wavy, causing paper abrasion.
W hen printing...

Advanced Guide > Troubleshooting > Print Results Not Satisfactory > Paper Is Smudged/Printed Surface Is Scratched
Paper Is Smudged/Printed Surface Is Scratched
Check 1: Did you confirm the paper and print quality settings?
Print Results Not Satisfactory
Check 2: Is the appropriate type of paper used? Che ck the followings:
Check to see if the paper you are printing on is suitable for your printing purpose.
Loading Paper / Originals
When performing Borderless Printing, make sure that th e paper you are...

2.Check that the paper is now flat. 
W e recommend printing curl-corrected paper one shee t at a time.
Note
Depending on the media type, the paper may be smudg ed or may not be fed properly even if it
is not curled inward. In such cases, follow the procedure d escribed below to curl the paper
outward within 0.1 inch / 3 mm (B) in height before  printing. This may improve the print result.
(C) Printing side
W e recommend printing paper that has been curled ou tward one sheet at a time.
Check 4: If you are...

1.Open the printer properties dialog box.
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box (W indows)
Click Here: Printer Driver
* Before clicking here to open the printer properties dialog box, quit the running application
software.
2.On the Main sheet, select Manual for Color/Intensity, a nd then click Set.
3.Drag the Intensity slide bar on the Color Adjustment sh eet to adjust the
intensity.
1.Open the Print dialog box.
Opening the Page Setup and Print Dialog Box (Macint osh)
2.
Select Color Options in the...

Check 10: Set Ink Drying Wait Time longer. 
Doing so gives the printed surface enough time to dry so that paper smudged and scratched are
prevented.
1.Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2.Open the printer properties dialog box.
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box (W indows)
3.
Click the Maintenance tab and then Custom Settings.
4.Drag the Ink Drying Wait Time slide bar to set the wa it time, and then click Send.
5.Confirm the message and click OK.
1.Make sure that the machine is turned on....

Advanced Guide > Troubleshooting > Print Results Not Satisfactory > Back of the Paper Is Smudged
Back of the Paper Is Smudged
Check 1: Did you confirm the paper and print quality settings?
Print Results Not Satisfactory
Check 2: Perform the Bottom Plate Cleaning to clean  the inside of the
machine.
Cleaning the Inside of the Machine (Bottom Plate Cl eaning)
Note
W hen performing borderless printing, duplex printing, or too much printing, the inside may
become stained with ink.
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Advanced Guide > Troubleshooting > Print Results Not Satisfactory > Vertical Lines Are Printed on the Sides of the
Printout
Vertical Lines Are Printed on the Sides of the Prin tout
Check 1: Did you confirm the paper type and print quality settings?
Print Results Not Satisfactory
Check 2: Is the size of the loaded paper correct? 
The vertical lines may be printed in the margin if the size of the loaded paper is larger than that
specified in the printer driver. 
Set the paper size correctly according to...

Advanced Guide > Troubleshooting > Print Results Not Satisfactory > Colors Are Uneven or Streaked
Colors Are Uneven or Streaked
Check 1: Did you confirm the paper and print quality settings?
Print Results Not Satisfactory
Check 2: 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 
Routine Maintenance for the Nozzle Check Pattern...

Aligning the Print Head
Note
If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Alignment, perform Print Head
Alignment manually referring to 
Aligning the Print Head Position.
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