I'm trying to print wedding invitations on my Canon MP460. I'm using a cardstock thickness of paper and have set the ink levels for "Other Photo Paper" on my Mac. The paper has been going through perfectly, but the ink is leaving little smudges on the edges of each text line. I've never had problems with ink smudging before. I recently put in new ink cartridges, but after using all cleaning options, I'm still having a smudging problem.

Inkjet should always prints no matter what type of printing material you use since they only spray inks (laser will be different). Even if it is not compatible you will still see inks / smudge all over the surface. Try check your actual colour againts the paper it might be too similar hence not visible.

a mixture of alcohol and soap. Damp a rag with the solution and wipe the rollers clean with it.

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Solutions List:

• Clean the print head nozzles (Mac OS X) MP160 / MP180 / MP460
• Clean the print head nozzles (Windows) MP160 / MP180 / MP460
• Print on the correct side of the paper
• Recommended Paper Types, Loading Limits and Correct Printing Sides MP160 / MP180 / MP460
• Perform Print Head Alignment (Mac OS X) MP160 / MP180 / MP460
• Perform Print Head Alignment (Windows) MP160 / MP180 / MP460
• Confirm that the recommended ink cartridges are installed properly MP160 / MP180 / MP460
• Select the correct Media Type setting (Windows)
• Change the paper type (Mac OS X) MP160 / MP180 / MP460
• Change the paper type (Windows) MP160 / MP180 / MP460
• Remove tape from the MP160 / MP180 / MP460 ink cartridge

Maybe someione is trying to tell you something LOL.

The time to figure this out is *before* you print invitations as a DIY project. There's a set of photographic inks and paper that keep the product from smearing and there's always the commercial printer. Unfortunately for you, you get to learn this lesson too late. Here's the reading material on inks http://www.hp.com/products1/printpermanence/pdfs/finals/Water-resistance_article.pdf

Carl

Did you mean CL-41 has run out? if so Press Hold the button with orange led on it's side for 5-10 seconds. that will reset your cartridge and the software driver will never monitor the ink cartridge level anymore. Hope to be of help.

open the software you were using to design the invitation. open your invitation and carefully check it to be sure you did not resize or later it into another field without applying it. I have had the same experience it was the software and my own mistakes in my design. the printer was OK .

The error that you are getting is telling you that the paper size or type you picked in setup is not what the printer is detecting. Once you verify that you did choose the right type & size, the next thing to check is to make sure the paper path is clear. If a piece of paper is covering a sensor this might cause the message to appear. If you don't see anything in the way, take a can of compressed air and blow out the path.

There is a setting in the print dialog that will put more space between the print head and your print media, but, like Epson, Canon has chosen to bury this setting in the maintenance tab of the printer properties menu.

To get there (in xp), you need to click start, printers (and faxes, I believe), look for the icon for your i960 printer, right click, then click properties. Across the top of the resulting dialog box are tabs. I don't have XP running so have to do this from memory, but there are tabs for page setup, print settings, etc. I believe the right most tab is for maintenance. Under maintenance, I believe there is a choice for options or custom options . . . something like that. Click there and look for a choice that offers to prevent paper abrasion. Click to put a dot in the selection button, click ok (or apply, whatever) and then back out of that dialog box.

If you have selected this option correctly, a dialog will pop up when you go to print advising you of this selection (apparently, to let you know that the print head will be pulled away from the media slightly . . . could result in slightly diffused resolution if you were printing on media of normal thickness, I suppose).

I actually discovered this feature because I went looking for it on my Epson RX595 while printing wedding invitations for my son's wedding. The invitation featured an embossed square on the front cover that was coming into contact with the RX595 print head causing ink smudges at various points on the invitation. I found an explanation as to how to locate this setting for the Epson printer, and, low and behold, found that the similar setting, though named differently ('avoid abrasion' or something equally obscure) was located in the same area of the Canon print dialog (Maintenance tab . . . go figure).

It definitely worked on both printers for me. In previous older printers, there used to be a lever on the print head carriage that could be adjusted to manually move the print head away from the print media - this 'soft' way to accomplish that simple task is progress, I guess.

Otherwise, I have to say that the i960 continues to be my absolute favorite printer of all time.

JC

when you hit 'PRINT' the window that opens up to complete the job will have a button called 'preferences'. Check to see that the paper selected isn't photo paper. You will have you choice of paper type thickness and size.

check for obstruction and paper thickness lever on the printer and try printing again.