Canon printer MAXIFY MB5120 User Manual

PrintResultsAreUnsatisfactory
If the print results are unsatisfactory due to white streaks, misaligned lines, or uneven colors, check thepaper and print quality settings first.
Check1  Do page size and media type settings match size and type of loaded paper?
If these settings do not match, it is not possible to obtain the proper result. If you are printing a photograph or an illustration, an incorrect paper type setting may reduce the quality of the
printout color.
Also, if you print with an incorrect...

Back of Paper Is Smudged
Uneven or Streaked Colors
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CannotCompletePrinting
Check1 Select setting not to compress printing data. (Windows)
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  PrintOptions  on PageSetup  sheet of the printer driver. Select  Donotallowapplicationsoftwareto
compressprintdata  check box and click OK.
* Clear the check box once printing is complete.
Check2  Is print data extremely large? (Windows)
Click  PrintOptions  on...

PartofPageIsNotPrinted(Windows)
Check Are you using automatic duplex printing?
If you are using automatic duplex printing, the printable area at the top of the page will be 0.08 inches / 2 mm shorter than usual.
Therefore, the bottom of the page may not be printed. To prevent this, set reduced printing on the printer driver.
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PaperIsBlank/PrintingIsBlurry/ColorsAreWrong/WhiteStreaks
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PaperIsBlank
PrintingIsBlurry
ColorsAreWrong
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WhiteStreaksAppear
Check1 Check paper and print quality settings.
Print Results Are Unsatisfactory
Check2 Check status of ink tanks. Replace ink tank if ink has run out.
Replacing Ink Tanks
Check3 Print 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. For details on printing the nozzle check pattern, print head cleaning, and print head deep...

LinesAreMisaligned
Check1 Check paper and print quality settings.
Print Results Are Unsatisfactory
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
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LinesIncompleteorMissing(Windows)
Check1 Are you using Page Layout Printing or Binding Margin function?
When the Page Layout Printing or Binding margin function is in use, thin lines may not be printed. Try thickening
the lines in the document.
Check2  Is print data extremely large?
Click  PrintOptions  on PageSetup  sheet of the printer driver. Then set  PreventionofPrintDataLoss to On in
the dialog that appears.
* This may reduce print quality.
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