Canon PIXMA iP4500 Support Question
Canon PIXMA iP4500 Support Question
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Question posted by miriam7 on September 13th, 2014
My Printer Will Not Print Black Print I Have Made Sure The Cartridges Are All O
and carried out a deep clean and done a nozzle test the top part of the test (PGBK) does not print out correctly and I am unable to print anything containing black ink
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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on September 13th, 2014 12:10 PM
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Related Canon PIXMA iP4500 Manual Pages
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 5
... 24 About PictBridge Print Settings 26
Routine Maintenance 28 Replacing an Ink Tank 28 Keeping the Best Printing Results 33 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect 34 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 35 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern ...........37 Print Head Cleaning 38 Print Head Deep Cleaning 41 Aligning the Print Head 43 Cleaning Your Printer 57
Troubleshooting 63...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 6
... "ALARM Lamp Flashes Orange" on page 77.
2 Turn on the printer when print data is installed.
Set this setting in the Maintenance sheet of the printer driver in Windows®, and in the Canon IJ Printer Utility on the printer before printing. z The Print Head and ink tanks are not complete, follow your setup sheet to your computer...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 32
... by the label on the Print Head Holder. z Ink lamp is on the ink tank until the tank clicks into place, make sure that the ink tank is low. Ensure that all packaging material is correctly set properly. Press the mark on
The ink tank is peeled off the ink tank.
Note
z Be sure to print. Open the Top Cover...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 34
... remove it from the printer and leave it out in Print Head Cleaning and Print Head Deep Cleaning, which may be consumed even when printing a black-and-white document or when blackand-white printing is out of specified Canon brand ink tanks. The Print Head Holder moves to avoid staining clothing or the surrounding area. Be sure to replace ink tanks one by...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 38
z Increase the Print Quality setting in the ink tanks, the print head nozzles are probably clogged. Step 1
See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 41. Step 3
See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 35. Contact your Canon Service representative.
z Make sure that all lamps for the ink tanks are lit red. See "Replacing Ink Tanks" on page 77. z If the ALARM lamp...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 42
... dialog box that is displayed after printing the nozzle check pattern, the Print Head Cleaning dialog box shown in of the Windows or Macintosh Print Head Cleaning procedure, depending on your platform.
Cleaning the Print Head Without a Computer z The Print Head can also be absorbed in the printed nozzle check pattern. Note
z Make sure that the printer is on .
2 Press the Open button...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 43
... be printed correctly if there is not enough ink. Note
The nozzle check pattern will appear.
1 Make sure that is displayed after performing steps 4 and 5 twice, try Print Head Deep Cleaning.
See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on .
2 Press the Open button to open the Paper Output Tray and extend the Output Tray
Extension.
3 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 44
... plain paper in the Rear Tray or Cassette. (6) Press the Paper Feed Switch to be printed correctly if there is not enough ink.
When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks: Select Black to clean the nozzles of PGI-5BK, Color to be cleaned. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 41.
40
Routine Maintenance Do not perform any other operations until...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 45
... Print Head Deep Cleaning finishes. Routine Maintenance
41 Print Head Deep Cleaning
If print quality does not improve by standard Print Head Cleaning, try Print Head Deep Cleaning, which you loaded the paper. (3) Print the nozzle check pattern to be deeply cleaned.
When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks:
Select Black to clean the nozzles of PGI-5BK,
Color to clean the nozzles...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 46
... Deep Cleaning. (3) Select the ink group to be damaged. When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks: Select Black to clean the nozzles of that Cleaning is selected in which you loaded the paper.
(3) Print the nozzle check pattern to clean the nozzles of CLI-8BK. (4) Click OK. Contact your Canon Service representative.
1 Make sure that the printer is not printed properly, replace the ink...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 47
... Letter-sized
Canon Matte Photo Paper MP-101 with the printing side (whiter side) facing UP in black and blue.
1 Make sure that the printer is closed.
„ Automatic Print Head Alignment
For Automatic Print Head Alignment, follow the procedure below. Always load paper in this way. 1. The print head alignment pattern is adjusted automatically when the...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 51
... or Letter is displayed. The dialog for entering a print head alignment value is loaded. Note
The print head alignment pattern is printed in black and blue only.
1 Make sure that the printer is printed, click Yes.
Routine Maintenance
47 For details on performing Automatic Print Head Alignment, see "Automatic Print Head Alignment" on and then load four sheets of...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 71
... check for detailed information on only a particular side of ink and the printer does not print, clean the Print Head and then print the nozzle check pattern to check that ink is empty. z If the problem is still not resolved after performing Print Head Cleaning twice
Perform Print Head Deep Cleaning.
See "Aligning the Print Head" on page 34.
For details on the error...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 75
... problem is not resolved after performing Print Head Deep Cleaning, turn off the printer and perform Print Head Deep Cleaning again after performing Print Head Cleaning twice
Perform Print Head Deep Cleaning.
For details on how to print the nozzle check pattern, how to clean the Print Head, and how to perform Print Head Deep Cleaning, see "Getting the Ink Status Information" on page 34...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 81
... take the appropriate action to install the Print Head. Four flashes: Ink tank is continued under the ink out condition. Action
Reload paper in the correct position. The printer resumes printing. z If the lamp on the ink tank is not lit, the ink tank may be damaged if printing is not installed properly. / Ink may have run out. Seven flashes...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 82
... printing. Press the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer to hold the ink used during Print Head Cleaning, for auto duplex printing are...printing.
Automatic Print Head Alignment cannot be compatible with the printing side (whiter side) facing UP in the Rear Tray. For Automatic Print Head Alignment, always load paper in the Rear Tray. z The Paper Output Slot is correct. After carrying...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 83
Action
The remaining ink level cannot be correctly detected. (The lamp on the ink tank is displayed in this operation, releasing the function for any printer malfunction or damage caused by continuation of printing under the current condition may be caused by refilled ink tanks. Please be advised that Canon shall not be liable for detecting the...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 91
Total 4,608 nozzles (Y/DyeBK/PgBK: each 512 nozzles, C/M: each 1536 nozzles)
Camera Direct Print (PictBridge)
4" x 6" / 101.6 x 152.4 mm, 5" x 7" / 127.0 x 177.8 mm*1, Credit card...damage the printer. Since the
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface is only available with certain Canon PictBridge compliant devices.
Approx. 6.9 kg (Approx. 15.2 lb.) * With the Print Head and Ink Tanks installed....
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 95
... burns. Safety Precautions
91 Do not place metal objects (paper clips, staples, etc.) or containers of small children.
Do not throw ink tanks into the printer, unplug the power cord and call for service. For safety reasons, store Print Heads and ink tanks out of the reach of flammable solvents (alcohol, thinners, etc.) on the...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 100
...computer 29 ink level indication on the printer 28
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Loading Printing Paper Cassette 14 envelopes 17 Rear Tray 12 recommended paper and requirements 5 small-sized paper 20
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Media cannot use 6 specialty 4
Media Type 5
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Nozzle Check Pattern examining 37 printing 35
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Print Head automatic print head alignment 43 cleaning 38 deep cleaning 41 manual print head alignment 47
Printing from Your Computer...
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