Canon PIXMA Pro9500 Quick Start Guide - Page 77

Troubleshooting Printer Hardware

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Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Troubleshooting Problem Printer Does Not Start or Printer Stops During Print Jobs Possible Cause Try This The printer is warming Wait for a while. The printer will automatically start printing, when it finishes up or processing data warming up or processing data. Ink tank is not installed in the correct position Open the Top Cover, and make sure that the ink lamp lights red. If the ink lamp flashes red fast (at about one second interval), the ink tank may have been installed in a wrong position. Make sure that the correct ink tank color is inserted in each position. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 35. Ink tank is empty If the ink lamp flashes red fast (at about one second interval) even though each ink tank is installed in its appropriate position, ink is empty. Check the number of how many the ALARM lamp flashes orange, then replace the ink tank. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 35. z If multiple ink lamps are flashing, check how fast they flash. Fast flashing (at about one second interval) indicates the ink is empty. Slow flashing (at about three second interval) indicates ink is low. For details on different flashing speeds, see "Getting the Ink Level Information" on page 36. z When the ink lamp is unlit and the ALARM lamp on the printer is also unlit, the function for detecting the remaining ink level has been released. Replacing with a new ink tank will activate this function again. Ink tank is not fully inserted When the ink lamp is unlit, press the mark on the ink tank until it clicks into place. The ink lamp lights red when the ink tank is fully inserted. When the ink lamp is unlit and the ALARM lamp on the printer is also unlit, the function for detecting the remaining ink level has been released. Replacing with a new ink tank will activate this function again. Incorrect page size is selected Press the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer to clear the error. Then check the Page Size setting in the Page Setup tab (Windows) or the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh) in the printer driver and load paper that is the same size as the setting and try printing again. If printing does not start even when the paper loaded in the printer is the same as the setting, set the printer driver not to detect the width of the paper. See "Error Regarding the Width of Paper" on page 83. Incorrect paper type and page size When using Fine Art Paper "Museum Etching", Fine Art Paper "Photo Rag", Fine Art Paper Premium Matte, or non-Canon genuine specialty paper, be sure to select the type of each media from Media Type and a paper size which says "Art XX [Margin 35 mm]" from Page Size. For more details on printer driver settings, refer to the appropriate section in "Printing Media" in the User's Guide on-screen manual. Check the settings with the following procedure and then try printing again. 1. Ensure that a paper size which says "Art XX [Margin 35 mm]" is selected in the application. If the paper size you want to use is not displayed, open the File menu of the application and select Print. Then ensure that the name of your printer is selected. 2. Ensure that the paper selected for Media Type in the Main tab (Windows) or the Quality & Media in the pop-up menu of the Print dialog box (Macintosh) in the printer driver matches the paper loaded in the printer. 3. Ensure that the Page Size setting in the Page Setup tab (Windows) or the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh) in the printer driver is the same as the size set in step 1. 73

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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting Printer Hardware
Problem
Possible Cause
Try This
Printer Does Not
Start or Printer
Stops During Print
Jobs
The printer is warming
up or processing data
Wait for a while. The printer will automatically start printing, when it finishes
warming up or processing data.
Ink tank is not
installed in the correct
position
Open the Top Cover, and make sure that the ink lamp lights red. If the ink lamp
flashes red fast (at about one second interval), the ink tank may have been
installed in a wrong position. Make sure that the correct ink tank color is
inserted in each position.
See
Replacing an Ink Tank
on page 35.
Ink tank is empty
If the ink lamp flashes red fast (at about one second interval) even though
each ink tank is installed in its appropriate position, ink is empty.
Check the number of how many the
ALARM
lamp flashes orange, then replace
the ink tank.
See
Replacing an Ink Tank
on page 35.
If multiple ink lamps are flashing, check how fast they flash.
Fast flashing (at about one second interval) indicates the ink is
empty. Slow flashing (at about three second interval) indicates
ink is low. For details on different flashing speeds, see
Getting the Ink Level Information
on page 36.
When the ink lamp is unlit and the
ALARM
lamp on the printer
is also unlit, the function for detecting the remaining ink level
has been released. Replacing with a new ink tank will activate
this function again.
Ink tank is not fully
inserted
When the ink lamp is unlit, press the
mark on the ink tank until it clicks
into place. The ink lamp lights red when the ink tank is fully inserted.
When the ink lamp is unlit and the
ALARM
lamp on the printer is
also unlit, the function for detecting the remaining ink level has
been released. Replacing with a new ink tank will activate this
function again.
Incorrect page size is
selected
Press the
RESUME/CANCEL
button on the printer to clear the error. Then check
the
Page Size
setting in the
Page Setup
tab (Windows) or the
Page Setup
dialog box (Macintosh) in the printer driver and load paper that is the same
size as the setting and try printing again.
If printing does not start even when the paper loaded in the printer is the
same as the setting, set the printer driver not to detect the width of the paper.
See
Error Regarding the Width of Paper
on page 83.
Incorrect paper type
and page size
When using Fine Art Paper “Museum Etching”, Fine Art Paper “Photo Rag”,
Fine Art Paper Premium Matte, or non-Canon genuine specialty paper, be sure
to select the type of each media from
Media Type
and a paper size which says
“Art XX [Margin 35 mm]” from
Page Size
.
For more details on printer driver settings, refer to the appropriate section in
“Printing Media” in the
User’s Guide
on-screen manual.
Check the settings with the following procedure and then try printing again.
1.
Ensure that a paper size which says “Art XX [Margin 35 mm]” is selected in
the application.
If the paper size you want to use is not displayed, open the
File
menu of
the application and select
Print
. Then ensure that the name of your printer
is selected.
2.
Ensure that the paper selected for
Media Type
in the
Main
tab (Windows) or
the
Quality & Media
in the pop-up menu of the
Print
dialog box
(Macintosh) in the printer driver matches the paper loaded in the printer.
3.
Ensure that the
Page Size
setting in the
Page Setup
tab (Windows) or the
Page Setup
dialog box (Macintosh) in the printer driver is the same as the
size set in step 1.