Black cardstock I am trying to print on black cardstock but nothing shows up at all. How can I make the print appear on this paper?

I would suggest using the printers own head cleaning programme

Set it or computer, whatever you are using to cardstock, or it may be called thick,there are multiple selections depending on the media. Beacuase thick paper requires slower speed and hotter fuseing.

To print on cardstock:

- Load the cardstock paper in the paper tray and make sure the fences are snug but not too tight.
- Press Menu.
- Scroll down to find Paper Input and select it.
- Select Paper Type.
- Select Tray 1.
- Scroll to find "cardstock" on the list and select it.

You'll also have to set your print driver for cardstock or auto select, because if the print driver shows plain paper and the printer shows cardstock paper, you'll get a mismatch error.

You probably need a new purge assembly, it draws some ink to both clean and prime the printhead. When it stops working you won't get any ink to the paper.

take the toner cartridge out shake it abit and install it again... try and print

To print card stock you must us the manual slot in the front of the printer and feed one at a time. Also open the back flap door so the card stock can exit out the back instead of trying to bend around for the try. That will give you the staight paper path that your thick stock needs.

It could be.

Part of the problem with that machine is that it has to bend the paper to get to the inkjets. If its too think it will stop running.

We use this Avery stock for printing business cards that might be a little thinner cardstock. I would look for some recommended for ink jet printers.

If you are using cardstock you have to tell machine that you are using thick paper. Place cardstock in bypass select paper size then select thick 2 or thick 3 as paper type.

This increases trasfer charge ,increases fusing temperature ensuring image is bonded to card stock paper.
No more smudging

Don't know if it's the same problem i had but its maybe worth a try. Canon MP160
My paper went in a little, the wheels were turning but it didn't take the rest of the paper or print.
Someone replied to my problem, i tried it and it fixed 1st time. Also seems to of worked for others

Solution:- Use a piece of thin card, a magazine cover is what i used, make sure its A4 size then try to print something, as the paper starts moving push it through! and hey presto it worked for me, everything printing fine now