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Use suitable paper for the printing purpose - MX420

Article ID: ART110279 | Date published: 05/11/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

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Use suitable paper - MX420

Solution

Paper Is Smudged/Printed Surface Is Scratched
  • Check to see if the paper you are printing on is suitable for your printing purpose.


-> [Media Types you can use ]

  • When performing Borderless Printing, make sure that the paper you are using is suitable for Borderless Printing. If the paper you are using is not suitable for Borderless Printing, the print quality may be reduced at the top and bottom edges of the paper.


-> [Recommended printing area ]

Media Types you can use

Choose paper suitable for printing, for the best print results. Canon provides you various types of paper to enhance the fun of printing, such as stickers as well as papers for photo or document. We recommend the use of Canon genuine paper for printing your important photos.



Media Types

- Commercially available papers


  • Plain Paper (including recycled paper)
- Media type settings -
Operation Panel: Plain paper
Printer driver: Plain Paper
- Paper load limit -
Rear Tray: Approx. 100 sheets
- Paper Output Tray load limit -
Approx. 50 sheets
REFERENCE
  • Proper feeding of paper may not be possible at the maximum capacity depending on the type of paper or environmental conditions (either very high or low temperature or humidity). In such cases, reduce the number of paper you load at a time to less than half (100% recycled paper can be used).


  • Envelopes
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: Envelope
- Paper load limit -
Rear Tray: 10 envelopes
- Paper Output Tray load limit -
We recommend that you remove the previously printed envelope from the Paper Output Tray before continuously printing to avoid blurs and discoloration.
REFERENCE
  • Available only when printing from your computer.


- Canon genuine papers
Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the paper for detailed information on the printable side and notes on handling paper. For information on the page sizes available for each Canon genuine paper, visit our website.
REFERENCE
  • The Model Number of Canon genuine paper is shown in brackets.

  • You may not be able to purchase some Canon genuine papers depending on the country or region of purchase. Paper is not sold in the US by Model Number. Purchase paper by name.

  • To specify the page size and media type when printing photos saved on a PictBridge compliant device or mobile phone.


For printing photos:


  • Photo Paper Pro Platinum <PT-101>
- Media type settings -
Operation Panel: Pro Platinum
Printer driver: Photo Paper Pro Platinum


  • Glossy Photo Paper "Everyday Use" <GP-501>
- Media type settings -
Operation Panel: Glossy
Printer driver: Glossy Photo Paper


  • Photo Paper Glossy <GP-502>
- Media type settings -
Operation Panel: Glossy
Printer driver: Glossy Photo Paper


  • Photo Paper Plus Glossy II <PP- 201>
- Media type settings -
Operation Panel: Plus Glossy II
Printer driver: Photo Paper Plus Glossy II


  • Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss <SG-201>
- Media type settings -
Operation Panel: Plus Semi-gloss
Printer driver: Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss


  • Matte Photo Paper <MP-101>
- Media type settings -
Operation Panel: Matte
Printer driver: Matte Photo Paper


- Paper load limit -
Rear Tray:
10 sheets for A4, Letter (8.5" x 11" / 22 x 28 cm), 5" x 7" / 13 x 18 cm, and 8" x 10" / 20 x 25 cm
20 sheets for 4" x 6" / 10 x 15 cm
- Paper Output Tray load limit -
We recommend that you remove the previously printed sheet from the Paper Output Tray before continuously printing to avoid blurs and discoloration.
REFERENCE
When loading paper in stacks, the print side may become marked as it is fed or paper may not feed properly. In this case, load one sheet at a time (except for Matte Photo Paper <MP-101>).


For printing business documents:


  • High Resolution Paper <HR-101N>
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: High Resolution Paper
- Paper load limit -
Rear Tray: 80 sheets
- Paper Output Tray load limit -
50 sheets
REFERENCE
Available only when printing from your computer.


For creating your own prints:


  • T-Shirt Transfers <TR-301>
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: T-Shirt Transfers


  • Photo Stickers <PS-101>
- Media type settings -
Printer driver: Glossy Photo Paper


- Paper load limit -
Rear Tray: 1 sheet
- Paper Output Tray load limit -
We recommend that you remove the previously printed sheet from the Paper Output Tray before continuously printing to avoid blurs and discoloration.
REFERENCE
  • Available only when printing from your computer.

  • You can easily specify print settings with Easy-PhotoPrint EX provided on the Setup CD-ROM. Install it on your computer.


Page Sizes

You can use the following page sizes.


  • Letter (8.50 x 11.00 inches / 215.9 x 279.4 mm)

  • Legal (8.50 x 14.00 inches / 215.9 x 355.6 mm)

  • A5 (5.83 x 8.27 inches / 148.0 x 210.0 mm)

  • A4 (8.27 x 11.69 inches / 210.0 x 297.0 mm)

  • B5 (7.17 x 10.12 inches / 182.0 x 257.0 mm)

  • 4" x 6" / 10 x 15 cm (4.00 x 6.00 inches / 101.6 x 152.4 mm)

  • 4" x 8" / 101.6 x 203.2 mm (4.00 x 8.00 inches / 101.6 x 203.2 mm)

  • 5" x 7" / 13 x 18 cm (5.00 x 7.00 inches / 127.0 x 177.8 mm)

  • 8" x 10" / 20 x 25 cm (8.00 x 10.00 inches / 203.2 x 254.0 mm)

  • L (3.50 x 5.00 inches / 89.0 x 127.0 mm)

  • 2L (5.00 x 7.01 inches / 127.0 x 178.0 mm)

  • Hagaki (3.94 x 5.83 inches / 100.0 x 148.0 mm)

  • Hagaki 2 (7.87 x 5.83 inches / 200.0 x 148.0 mm)

  • Comm. Env. #10 (4.12 x 9.50 inches / 104.6 x 241.3 mm)

  • DL Env. (4.33 x 8.66 inches / 110.0 x 220.0 mm)

  • Choukei 3 (4.72 x 9.25 inches / 120.0 x 235.0 mm)

  • Choukei 4 (3.54 x 8.07 inches / 90.0 x 205.0 mm)

  • Youkei 4 (4.13 x 9.25 inches / 105.0 x 235.0 mm)

  • Youkei 6 (3.86 x 7.48 inches / 98.0 x 190.0 mm)

  • Card (2.16 x 3.58 inches / 55.0 x 91.0 mm)

  • Wide (4.00 x 7.11 inches / 101.6 x 180.6 mm)


  • US Letter (8.50 x 11.00 inches / 215.9 x 279.4 mm)

  • US Legal (8.50 x 14.00 inches / 215.9 x 355.6 mm)

  • A5 (5.83 x 8.27 inches / 148.0 x 210.0 mm)

  • A4 (8.27 x 11.69 inches / 210.0 x 297.0 mm)

  • B5 JIS (7.17 x 10.12 inches / 182.0 x 257.0 mm)

  • 4" x 6" / 10 x 15 cm (4.00 x 6.00 inches / 101.6 x 152.4 mm)

  • 4" x 8" / 101.6 x 203.2 mm (4.00 x 8.00 inches / 101.6 x 203.2 mm)

  • 5" x 7" / 13 x 18 cm (5.00 x 7.00 inches / 127.0 x 177.8 mm)

  • 8" x 10" / 20 x 25 cm (8.00 x 10.00 inches / 203.2 x 254.0 mm)

  • L (3.50 x 5.00 inches / 89.0 x 127.0 mm)

  • 2L (5.00 x 7.01 inches / 127.0 x 178.0 mm)

  • Hagaki (3.94 x 5.83 inches / 100.0 x 148.0 mm)

  • Hagaki 2 (7.87 x 5.83 inches / 200.0 x 148.0 mm)

  • Envelope #10 (4.12 x 9.50 inches / 104.6 x 241.3 mm)

  • Envelope DL (4.33 x 8.66 inches / 110.0 x 220.0 mm)

  • Youkei 4 (4.13 x 9.25 inches / 105.0 x 235.0 mm)

  • Youkei 6 (3.86 x 7.48 inches / 98.0 x 190.0 mm)

  • Card (2.16 x 3.58 inches / 55.0 x 91.0 mm)

  • Wide (4.00 x 7.11 inches / 101.6 x 180.6 mm)


Non-standard sizes:
You can also specify a custom size within the following range.
  • Minimum size: 2.17 x 3.58 inches / 55.0 x 91.0 mm

  • Maximum size: 8.50 x 26.61 inches / 215.9 x 676.0 mm


Paper Weight

17 to 28 lb / 64 to 105 g/m2 (except for Canon genuine paper)
Do not use heavier or lighter paper (except for Canon genuine paper), as it could jam in the machine.


Notes on Storing Paper

  • Take out only the necessary number of paper from the package, just before printing.

  • To avoid curling, when you do not print, put unused paper back into the package and keep it on a level surface. And also, store it avoiding heat, humidity, and direct sunlight.


Notes on Paper for Full-page Borderless Printing

  • Duplex printing is not available for full-page borderless printing.

  • You cannot use A5, B5, and Legal-sized paper, and envelopes for full-page borderless printing.

  • You can use plain paper for full-page borderless printing only when printing from a computer.
However, this may result in lower print quality. We recommend using plain paper for a trial print.



Print Area

If you are printing beyond the recommended printing area of your printing paper, the lower edge of the paper may become stained with ink.

Resize your original document in your application software.

To ensure the best print quality, the machine allows a margin along each edge of media. The actual printable area will be the area inside these margins.

Recommended printing area : Canon recommends that you print within this area.

Printable area : The area where it is possible to print.

However, printing in this area can affect the print quality or the paper feed precision.

reference:

Borderless Printing

- By selecting Borderless Printing option, you can make prints with no margins.

- When performing Borderless Printing, slight cropping may occur at the edges since the printed image is enlarged to fill the whole page.

- Duplex printing is not available when performing Borderless Printing.

- For Borderless Printing, use the following paper:

  • Glossy Photo Paper "Everyday Use" GP-501
  • Photo Paper Glossy GP-502
  • Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss SG-201
  • Photo Paper Pro Platinum PT-101
  • Photo Paper Plus Glossy II PP-201
  • Matte Photo Paper MP-101


Performing Borderless Printing on any other type of paper may substantially reduce printing quality and/or result in printouts with altered color hues.

Borderless Printing on plain paper may result in printouts with reduced quality. Use them only for test printing. You can perform Borderless Printing on plain paper only when printing from your computer.

- Borderless Printing is not available for A5, B5, Legal-sized paper, or envelopes.

- Depending on the type of paper, Borderless Printing may reduce the print quality at the top and bottom edges of the paper or cause these parts to become smudged.

In Borderless Copying, you can specify the amount of extension by Extended copy amount in Print settings.




Letter, Legal
Size Printable Area (width x height)
Letter 8.00 x 10.69 inches / 203.2 x 271.4 mm
Legal 8.00 x 13.69 inches / 203.2 x 347.6 mm

Recommended printing area

A. 1.23 inches / 31.2 mm

B. 1.28 inches / 32.5 mm

Printable area

C. 0.12 inches / 3.0 mm

D. 0.20 inches / 5.0 mm

E. 0.25 inches / 6.4 mm

F. 0.25 inches / 6.3 mm

Envelopes
Size Recommended Printing Area (width x height)
European DL* 4.06 x 7.07 inches / 103.2 x 179.5 mm
US Comm. Env. #10* 3.86 x 7.91 inches / 98.0 x 200.8 mm

* This page size can be used only when printing from your computer.

Recommended printing area

A. 0.32 inches / 8.0 mm

B. 1.28 inches / 32.5 mm

C. 0.13 inches / 3.4 mm

D. 0.13 inches / 3.4 mm

Other Sizes than Letter, Legal, Envelopes
Size Printable Area (width x height)
A5 5.56 x 7.95 inches / 141.2 x 202.0 mm
A4 8.00 x 11.38 inches / 203.2 x 289.0 mm
B5 6.90 x 9.80 inches / 175.2 x 249.0 mm
4" x 6" / 10 x 15 cm 3.73 x 5.69 inches / 94.8 x 144.4 mm
4" x 8" / 10 x 20 cm* 3.73 x 7.69 inches / 94.8 x 195.2 mm
5" x 7" / 13 x 18 cm 4.73 x 6.69 inches / 120.2 x 169.8 mm
8" x 10" / 20 x 25 cm 7.73 x 9.69 inches / 196.4 x 246.0 mm
Wide 3.73 x 6.80 inches / 94.8 x 172.6 mm

* This page size can be used only when printing from your computer.

Recommended printing area

A. 1.23 inches / 31.2 mm

B. 1.28 inches / 32.5 mm

Printable area

C. 0.12 inches / 3.0 mm

D. 0.20 inches / 5.0 mm

E. 0.13 inches / 3.4 mm

F. 0.13 inches / 3.4 mm

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