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Question posted by smayhugh885 on April 23rd, 2014

When I Try To Print With My Canon Pixma Ip4500, It Says The Printer Is Offline.

It is on and plugged in. What do I need to do?

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on April 24th, 2014 2:39 PM
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iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 5

... 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 Cannot Install the Printer Driver 64 Cannot Connect to...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 6

...-flashing light. Note If preparatory operations above are set the printer to turn on your computer. 2 Before Using the Printer 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 computer...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 8

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... the type of paper you remove the previously printed sheet from the Cassette can damage the printer. In this paper from the Paper Output Tray before continuously printing to avoid blurs and discoloration. *5 When loading paper in stacks, the print side may be marked as it is Canon specialty media. You may not be stuck...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 10

... less than 17 lb / 64 gsm) z Paper that is too thick (plain paper, except for Canon genuine paper, weighing more than a post card, including plain paper or notepad paper cut to jam or...will not only produce unsatisfactory results, but can also cause the printer to a small size. z Do not touch the printed surface nor stack the printed sheets until the ink is not rectangular z Paper bound with ...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 15

... (B) can use with photos or stickers. For details on the specialty media Canon provides for use general copy paper or Canon's Super White Paper. When Printing on postcards affixed with its various printers, see "Using Specialty Media" on both sides, we recommend Canon's Super White Paper Double-Sided. Non-standard sizes for the Rear Tray...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 28

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iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 38

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...Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box. If you loaded the paper. (7) Confirm the displayed message and click Print Check Pattern. Do not perform any other operations until Print (4) ...4 and 5 twice, try Print Head Deep Cleaning. The nozzle check pattern is printed. Do not perform any other operations until the nozzle check pattern finishes printing. Note Clicking Initial Check...
iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 44

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iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 45

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iP4500 series Quick Start Guide - Page 85

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