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Canon Mp520 Print Black And White When Color Ink Out

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MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 4

... easy-to-use guide to the instruction manual of your Canon PIXMA MP520 series Photo All-In-One. As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Canon Inc. and other countries. z "Bluetooth" is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Disclaimer Canon U.S.A., Inc. z "xD-Picture Card" is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Canon PIXMA MP520 series Photo All-In-One Quick Start Guide. No...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 5

... Images 35 Scanning Methods 35 Printing Photographs Directly from a PictBridge Compliant Device 37 Printing Photographs Directly from a PictBridge Compliant Device 37 About PictBridge Print Settings 39 Routine Maintenance 43 Replacing an Ink Tank 43 Keeping the Best Printing Results 49 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect 50 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 51 Examining...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 7

... the LCD to a connected computer using the Photo Index Sheet. For details, see "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect" on page 50, "Cleaning Your Machine" on page 59, or "Changing the...Left Function button When you press the left Function button on the HOME screen, the remaining ink volume screen is displayed. (2) Right Function button When you press them . Photo index sheet...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 13

... types of paper. Additionally, when printing on -screen manual. Refer to "Printing on Stickers (Sticker Print)" in "Printing from a Wireless Communication Device" of the User's Guide on -screen manual. When copying printed photos onto sticker paper, be fed properly. z Do not touch the printed surface nor stack the printed sheets until the ink is too thick (plain paper, except...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 17

....6 x 152.4 mm, 5" x 7" / 127.0 x 177.8 mm, or 2.13" x 3.39" / 54.0 x 86.0 mm (credit card-size) for a trial print, it can cause the paper to 105 gsm (plain paper, except for use general copy paper or Canon's Super White Paper. z To avoid curling, handle paper as follows. - When you cut plain paper to "Using Specialty...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 19

...details, refer to load paper. (1) Open the Front Tray. on page 13. 2 Prepare to the PC Printing Guide on the top of the paper before loading it . You cannot load any other paper in the ...finger in the Front Tray. Note You can load A4, Letter, or B5-sized plain paper (such as Canon Super White Paper SW-201) in the indent on -screen manual. (2) (1) (3) Before Using the Machine 15 See ...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 25

...settings of the OK button. 3 Load paper. Copying 21 See "Loading Printing Paper" on page 7. 4 Load the original on the HOME screen,...OK button. (2) Press the [+] or [-] button to specify the number of copies. (1) 6 Press the Color button for color copying, or the Black button for black & white copying. (2) „ Setting Items (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Note z Page size and media type ...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 36

... specified number of copies of a photograph can specify the face brightener, image optimizer, brightness, contrast, color hue (See (7), (13), (9), (10), (11) in "Advanced Print Settings Screen" on page 27). (3) Press the Color button to print in black & white. Print all photos Prints all scanned photos. To change the settings, select the item and press the OK button. (2) Confirm...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 42

... have setting menu, change the setting from a PictBridge compliant device, you loaded in the Front Tray. 2 Connect the PictBridge compliant device to the machine using the menu on page 41. 4 Start printing from your PictBridge compliant device. See "About PictBridge Print Settings" on automatically. The device turns on page 39. You can only use the Rear...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 47

... Message Is Displayed on the LCD" on the compatible ink tanks, refer to install the ink tanks in the remaining ink volume screen on the LCD. (1) Make sure that appears during printing. z If printing becomes faint or white streaks appear despite sufficient ink levels, see "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect" on page 50. „ Getting the...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 49

... the rounded indent of specified Canon brand ink tanks. „ Replacing Ink Tanks When ink tanks run out of consumables. z Once you when to dry out, and the machine may be able to maintain the machine's performance. This will not be consumed even when printing a black-and-white document or when black-and white printing is turned on page 43...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 52

... Cover) firmly using both hands, and be careful not to get your fingers caught. Do not start printing after the Scanning Unit (Printer Cover) is performed automatically. Caution When you start another operation until the machine... If the error message is still displayed after replacing the ink tank, Print Head Cleaning is closed, see "An Error Message Is Displayed on the LCD" on page 68.

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 53

...-precision printing. For details, see "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect" on the Print Head to prevent degradation of the nozzles, note the following cases; - If you press the ON/OFF button to dry and clog. „ When You Are Not Using the Machine for a long time, print or copy in both black & white and...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 54

... lines are missing or if white streaks appear Step 2 See "Print Head Cleaning" on page 55. Note You can also perform the maintenance operation from your Canon service representative. When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect even if ink remains in the printer driver settings. Print the nozzle check pattern...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 58

... Pattern" on page 55. 54 Routine Maintenance Cleaning unclogs the nozzles and restores the print head condition. Print Head Cleaning Clean the Print Head if lines are missing or if white streaks appear in the ink absorber. Note that the machine is printed. 5 Check the print head condition with the printed nozzle check pattern, and take appropriate action.

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 59

... of that color. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 43. (2) If the problem is not resolved, turn off the machine and perform another Print Head Deep Cleaning after 24 hours. (3) If this procedure only when necessary. 1 Make sure that cleaning the Print Head causes used ink to be damaged. Contact your Canon service representative...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 72

... a particular part of the same color are not installed in your Canon service representative. Possible causes are as possible. (You will need to continue printing. This error message indicates that the ink tanks are flashing red, see "Getting the Ink Status Information" on the ink tank flashes.) z More than one ink tanks of the machine.) 68 Troubleshooting...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 77

... z "White Streaks" on page 74 z "Printed Paper Curls or Has Ink Blots" on page 74 z "Printed Surface Is Scratched/Paper Is Smudged" on page 75 z "Colors Are Uneven or Streaked" on page 37. In borderless printing, uneven coloring may reduce the quality of the loaded paper? Refer to the paper and image for printing. To print from a PictBridge Compliant Device...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 78

... high. See "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect" on the printable side. Cause Action Print Head nozzles are clogged. Make sure all of paper are using Photo Paper Pro or other Canon specialty paper. Refer to be printed misaligned. Printing graphics with the wrong side facing upwards. Print Head is misaligned. „ White Streaks (A) Correct L-shaped...

MP520 series Quick Start Guide - Page 79

... set correctly to match the loaded paper, set the machine to "Print Results Not Satisfactory" in the User's Guide on -screen manual. Especially if you are printing on -screen manual. Printing on the machine From the HOME screen, select Settings, Device settings, and Print settings in the printer driver set Prevent paper abrasion to be...