Canon 8582A001 i80 Quick Start Guide - Page 62

Troubleshooting Printer Hardware

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Troubleshooting Problem Printed Surface is Scratched Possible Cause Inappropriate paper type used Try This Check to see if the paper you are printing on is too thick or curled. See "Print Media to Avoid" on page 3. Note that smudging may occur at the top and bottom edges of the paper when using Borderless Printing. Ensure that the paper you are using is compatible with Borderless Printing. See "Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing" on page 32. See "Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing" on page 32. Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Problem Printer Does Not Start or Printer Stops During Print Jobs Possible Cause Try This Print head has Stop printing and turn the printer off for at least 15 minutes to allow the print head overheated due to to cool down. long periods of The print head tends to overheat when printing continuously for long periods of continuous printing time. The print head is designed to automatically pause at line breaks before resuming printing in order to cool down. Caution The area around the print head can become extremely hot during extended print operation. Always avoid touching the print head and its peripheral components. Printing highresolution photographs and graphics Wait until the print job finishes. The POWER lamp flashes green while the print data is being processed. Printing photographs and high-density graphics can take time. Printer cable is too Avoid using USB cables longer than 16.4 feet. long There may be problems in your operating system Restart your computer. It may solve the problem. Delete an undesired print job if there is any. Use BJ Status Monitor in Windows or Print Center in Macintosh for the deletion. 1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu" on page 17. 2. Click Maintenance tab and then Start Status Monitor. 3. Click Display Print Queue. 4. Select Cancel All Documents in the Printer menu. When the confirmation messages is displayed, click Yes. The print job is deleted. Note In Windows Me or Windows 98 Click to select an undesired document and select Purge Print Documents in the Printer menu. The infrared communication distance or the infrared port angle is incorrect 1. Select Applications from the Go menu. 2. Double-click the Print Center icon in the Utilities folder. 3. Double-click i80 displayed under Name in the Printer List. 4. Click to select an undesired document and click . The print job is deleted. Place the printer at a distance of 31.5 inch/80 cm from the computer or PDA. Ensure that the infrared ports are at a proper angle and there are no obstacles between them. Retry printing. The allowable distance and angle for infrared communication depend on the functions of the computer or PDA in addition to environmental conditions. See "Printing Data through Infrared Communication" on page 11. 58

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Troubleshooting
58
Troubleshooting Printer Hardware
Printed Surface is
Scratched
Inappropriate paper
type used
Check to see if the paper you are printing on is too thick or curled.
See "
Print Media to Avoid
" on page 3.
Note that smudging may occur at the top and bottom edges of the paper when
using Borderless Printing. Ensure that the paper you are using is compatible
with Borderless Printing.
See "
Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing
" on page 32.
See "
Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing
" on page 32.
Problem
Possible Cause
Try 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 automatically pause at line breaks before
resuming printing in order to cool down.
Printing high-
resolution
photographs and
graphics
Wait until the print job finishes.
The
POWER
lamp flashes green while the print data is being processed. Printing
photographs and high-density graphics can take time.
Printer cable is too
long
Avoid using USB cables longer than 16.4 feet.
There may be
problems in your
operating system
Restart your computer. It may solve the problem.
Delete an undesired print job if there is any. Use BJ Status Monitor in Windows or
Print Center in Macintosh for the deletion.
1.
Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
See "
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu"
on page 17.
2. Click
Maintenance
tab and then
Start Status Monitor
.
3. Click
Display Print Queue
.
4. Select
Cancel All Documents
in the
Printer
menu.
When the confirmation messages is displayed, click
Yes
.
The print job is deleted.
1. Select
Applications
from the
Go
menu.
2.
Double-click the
Print Center
icon in the
Utilities
folder.
3.
Double-click i80 displayed under
Name
in the
Printer List
.
4.
Click to select an undesired document and click
.
The print job is deleted.
The infrared
communication
distance or the
infrared port angle
is incorrect
Place the printer at a distance of 31.5 inch/80 cm from the computer or PDA.
Ensure that the infrared ports are at a proper angle and there are no obstacles
between them. Retry printing.
The allowable distance and angle for infrared communication depend on the
functions of the computer or PDA in addition to environmental conditions.
See "
Printing Data through Infrared Communication
" on page 11.
Problem
Possible Cause
Try This
Caution
The area around the print head can become extremely hot during
extended print operation. Always avoid touching the print head and
its peripheral components.
Note
In Windows Me or Windows 98
Click to select an undesired document and select
Purge Print
Documents
in the
Printer
menu.