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Canon printers are available in many models like laser, inkjet, photo and the model which can copy, scan, print and fax altogether. Although, Canon is the most reliable brands when it comes to printers but like all other technical issues of printer can also ditch you in the time of urgency. It is better to deal with the general issue first. Make sure that there is no paper jam where more than one sheet of paper stuck together. You can easily lift the lid and resolve it. It might be the ink level, if there is no ink in the cartridge then all you will be getting blanks papers. Assure that your cartridge head is not clogged with the dry ink. All you can resolve it by simple command by means of control panel. There can be driver failures at times by which the errors arise on ground of corrupted printer’s software and hardware. For that reason you need to reinstall printer drivers. On the other hand, you can learn about the canon-specific Printer Repairs issues regarding waste ink errors and invalid cartridge message. If you get the invalid cartridge message, then you should turn off the printer instead of unplugging the power cable. Remove the cartridges and dip it into lukewarm water for some time to remove the clot if there is any. Allow the cartridge to dry and wipe with a tissue. After that reset it in printer and reset cartridge alignment. Make sure that the cartridge and the attached sender strip is dry completely. The sender strip is there behind the drive belt and it works horizontally. Try to prevent it from moisture by wiping it with a soft dry cloth regularly. If there is any image deterioration then this might be due to fuser. Scratched areas on the fuser are making missing and smudged printouts. Immediately remove the fuser and then examine it closely. Canon has recommended intervals for replacing the fuser, typically ranging 125,000-150,000 printed pages. For many models of canon printers there will be a maintenance kits also available. There will be replaceable rollers and belts which can help in fixing fuser. This can be used as a general guide whereas it’s better to examine a print quality by printing a test paper. If there are still smudged or missing lines appearing on the print paper then it’s better to replace the fuser. If there is any issue in image appearing blurred or distorted then you need to take out cartridge and fuser and examine the transfer roller and laser scanning assembly. This issue is due to timeworn transfer roller in the painter which is causing faded image. You cannot clean the transfer roller it can only be replaced. There can also be distortion in beam which is causing image problem. The beam distortion could be due to the dirt or debris on lens or mirror of the laser-scanning assembly. Firstly examine the interior of the printer, and carefully clean the reflecting mirror and lenses with a dry cotton cloth. Its issue can easily be resolved by cleaning the lenses or replacement.
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