Home > Canon > Printer > Canon printer PIXMA iP4000R User Manual

Canon printer PIXMA iP4000R User Manual

Here you can view all the pages of manual Canon printer PIXMA iP4000R User Manual. The Canon manuals for Printer are available online for free. You can easily download all the documents as PDF.

Page 71

Troubleshooting67
Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors
ProblemPossible CauseTr y This
Ink does not eject 
properly/Printing is 
Blurred/Colors are 
Wrong/White 
Streaks appear Ink tank is not seated 
properly/Ink tank is 
empty
Check that the ink tanks are firmly seated
 in the Print Head and reseat them if 
necessary.
Check that the correct ink tanks are installed and that they are in the correct 
order.
Check to see if all the orange tape has been peeled off as shown in (1). If there 
remains a...

Page 72

Troubleshooting
68
Printed Paper Curls 
or Ink BlotsPaper being used is 
too thin Use High Resolution Paper, Photo Paper Pro or other Canon specialty paper to 
print images that have high color saturation.
Color Intensity setting 
is too high  Reduce the 
Intensity setting in the printer driver and try printing again.
1. Open the printer properties dialog box.
2. On the  Main tab, select  Manual for Color Adjustment , and then click Set.
3. Drag the  Intensity slide bar to adjust the intensity.
1. Open...

Page 73

Troubleshooting69
Troubleshooting Printer Hardware
ProblemPossible CauseTr y This
Printer Does Not 
Start or Printer 
Stops During 
Print Jobs Print Head has 
overheated due to 
long periods of 
continuous printing Stop printing and turn the printer off for at least 15 minutes to allow the Print Head 
to cool down.
The Print Head tends to overheat when printing continuously for long periods of 
time. The Print Head is designed to auto
matically pause at line breaks before 
resuming printing in order to...

Page 74

Troubleshooting
70
ProblemPossible CauseTr y This
Cannot Print to 
End of JobIncorrect page size 
is selected Ensure that the page size setting matches the size of the paper loaded in the 
printer:
z
Check the  Paper Size  setting from within your application to ensure that it 
matches the size of the paper loaded.
z Check  Paper Size  on the Page Setup  tab in the printer properties dialog box of 
the printer driver (Windows) or the  Page Setup dialog box of the printer driver 
(Macintosh) to ensure...

Page 75

Troubleshooting71
Paper Does Not Feed Properly
ProblemPossible CauseTr y This
Paper Does Not 
Feed Properly Inappropriate paper 
type is used Check to see if the paper you are printing on is too thick or curled.
See 
“Print Media to Avoid ” on page 3.
Flatten paper when it is curled.
Inner Cover is open Close the Inner Cover and press the  RESUME/CANCEL button.
Ensure that the Inner Cover is completely closed, since if it is not, you cannot print 
because the paper will not feed properly.
Paper Feed...

Page 76

Troubleshooting
72
Paper Jams
ProblemPossible CauseTr y This
Paper Jams Paper jams in the Paper Output Slot Remove the paper according to the following procedure.
1. Slowly pull the paper out from the Paper Output Slot. 
• If the paper is jammed in the Sheet Feeder, slowly pull the paper out from the Sheet Feeder.
• If you cannot pull the paper out, turn the printer off, and then turn it back on.  The paper will be ejected automatically.
2. If you cannot pull the paper out in  step 1, or the paper tears...

Page 77

Troubleshooting73
Paper Jams Paper jams inside  the Transport Unit Remove the paper according to the following procedure.
1. Open the Rear Cover. 
2. When you can see the jammed paper, slowly pull the paper out. 
Be careful not to touch the components inside the printer.
If you cannot extract the paper, turn the printer off, and then turn it back on. 
The paper will be ejected automatically.
3. Close the Rear Cover.
4. If you could not extract the paper  in step 2, remove the Cassette.
5. Slowly pull the...

Page 78

Troubleshooting
74
Paper Jams Paper jams inside the Duplex 
Transpor t Section Remove the paper according to the following procedure.
1. Remove the Cassette.
If the paper is loaded in the Sheet Feeder, remove the paper from the Sheet 
Feeder.
2. Stand the printer with the rear side down.
3. Slowly pull the jammed paper out whil e pulling the green cover toward you.
Put back the printer immediately after removing the jammed 
paper.
4. If any paper is sticking out of the Cassette, reload the paper in the...

Page 79

Troubleshooting75
Handling Error Messages
When a printer error occurs, the POWER/ERROR lamp flashes. The number of flashes 
indicates the type of error that has occurred . Count the flashes and take the appropriate 
action to correct the error. 
Number of 
FlashesPossible CauseTr y This
Two flashesPrinter is out of 
paper/Paper does 
not feedReload paper in the Sheet Feeder or Cassette and press the  RESUME/CANCEL 
button.
Three flashesPaper jam/Paper 
Output Tray is 
closedClear the jammed paper, reload...

Page 80

Troubleshooting
76
Te n  f la s h e sCannot print on 
both sides of the 
pageThe size of paper may not be compatible with Automatic Duplex Printing. Pressing 
the  RESUME/CANCEL  button will discharge the paper, and restart printing from the 
front side of the next pape r. The reverse side will not be printed when an error 
occurs.
For detailed information on the paper compatible with Automatic Duplex Printing, 
refer to “Automatically Printing on Both Sides of the Page” in the 
User’s Guide.
Eleven...
Start reading Canon printer PIXMA iP4000R User Manual

Related Manuals for Canon printer PIXMA iP4000R User Manual

All Canon manuals