Canon Printer Problem : paper twists to right when loading

Here is what I've found out by trial and error.
Paper Roll Won't Load:

-Usually occurs when the roll is less than 50% full
-Printer will give the error "paper loaded askew"
To Correct This:

- Press and hold Stop until Job Cancel comes up on the
screen
- Press Menu
o Scroll Down until Adjust Printer menu comes up
o Press right side arrow next to OK button
o Scroll down to Manual Band Adjust and press right side
arrow again (or select one of the other adjustments)
- Select Yes and press OK
- Load paper roll - make sure paper is straight
- When asked (printer will beep) select Plain Paper and
press OK
- Let paper load
- When printer starts to print press and hold Stop to cancel
job
- Paper should now be loaded
When all else fails load a new roll.
This would be a temporary solution until the sensor is fixed.

Solutions List:

• Perform deep print head cleaning (Mac OS 9) iP3000/iP4000/iP5000
• Perform deep print head cleaning (Mac OS X) iP4000/iP5000
• Move printer from strong light source
• Replace ink tank(s) iP4000/ iP4000R / iP5000
• Load Letter size paper into the Rear Tray (Automatic Sheet Feeder)
• Snap in ink tanks properly iP4000 / iP5000

If you need more help come back.Post / thumbs / testimonial are welcome!

Try your printer settings, look for a box titled "Grey scale printing", make sure that its unchecked.

Go into the print preferences and make sure the paper type is set to the right setting.Glossy photo,satin etc.Then print a couple times on regular paper to get the excess off the rollers.
Bob

Hello.

There are lots of reasons why this would happen:

Foreign object (could be very tiny)

Any power lights flashing ?

Paper feed rollers may need cleaning - try (from Canon Support):

1. Ensure that the printer is turned on. If any paper is loaded in the printer, remove it.

2. Select which roller to clean, the auto sheet feeder's or cassette's, by pressing the <Paper Feed> switch on the printer.

3. Hold down the <Resume/Cancel> button; when the Power lamp flashes green three times, release the button. The paper feed roller will rotate as it cleans itself.

4.. Repeat step 3 twice.


5. Load three or more of A4 or letter sized plain paper in the auto sheet feeder or cassette, as selected in step 2.


6. Repeat step 3. The paper that is loaded in the printer will be fed through the printer and ejected.


7. If printing problems persist, repeat step 6 up to three times.

Could be a hardware error and the printer would need servicing - still under warranty ?? If so, return to Canon for repair or replacement.

Hope this helps.

This printer is not designed for wireless. Use USB cable or direct print port.

Every time I have had problem have had to replace ink.

It turns out that if you read the documentation VERY carefully it says that "if the application program specifies 8.5x11 plain paper and that is what is loaded in the front cassette you cannot print from the rear tray". It turns out that this is true even if you go to the printer driver and specify "rear tray" manually. The driver disregards the setting. You can force printing plain paper from the rear tray by going to the Canon "My Printer" icon and forcing ALL printing from the rear tray. If you do this, remember to change it back. You can also print plain paper from the rear tray if you specify the "allocation" option and the paper from the front cassette runs out. You can always print from the rear tray if the application that created the print job specifies something other than 8.5x11 without resorting to the forced override, e.g. printing a .jpg or .gif or something from an application like Paintshop or Printshop, etc.

Bought an Epson printer. Cheaper than a repair

Hi, Take the ink out, tip the printer upside down and give it a good shake! The problem is nearly always, something stuck in the rollers. Let me know how it goes!