Canon printer printing blank pages is generally caused due to clogged print heads or the printer ink being low on ink. The first thing you should do in such a situation is to check the ink levels on all the ink cartridges. If there is enough ink left in all the cartridges then you will need to clean the printhead of your Canon printer to fix the Canon blank pages printing problem. Read the full blog and you can use 2 different methods to clean the printhead and solve the problem.
Method 1- Deep cleaning and System Cleaning of the Canon Printer
Step 1– First, go to the printer preferences of the Canon printer you are using and then click on the “Maintenance tab”. You can go to the printing preferences by navigating to the devices and printer options in the control panel.
Step 2– Click on the “Deep Cleaning” option, select “All colors” and then click on the Execute button. If the printer is not printing only black color then you can choose to only clean the black printhead but if you are getting a blank print from Canon printers without any colors then choose the “All colors” option.
Step 3– A pop-up will appear on the screen. Click on “OK” to confirm and start the deep cleaning process.
Step 4– Click on “OK”. the deep cleaning of the nozzles will take about two minutes to finish. After the cleaning is done, try to print a page and check if the issue has been fixed or not. If the issue is not fixed, use the second method as described below in the blog.
Method 2- Clean the Printhead manually
If your Canon printer has ink but printing black pages and the automatic cleaning did not fix the problem, follow the steps below to clean the printhead manually.
Step 1– Open the print cover. Do not do anything after opening the front cover as the ink carriage will still be moving. Wait for the ink carriage to stop moving.
Step 2– Press the lever and pull the ink cartridges out from the printer.
Step 3– Check the situation of the cartridge, it might be dried out. Place some distilled water on top of the towel and rub the printhead on it to moisten it.
Step 4– Install the ink cartridges back into the printer and print a test page.
It is very easy to fix Canon Printer Printing Blank Pages and we hope your Canon printer is working fine and able to print pages but if the issue is still not fixed, it is time that you get your printer thoroughly checked by a printer technician. We at Printer Touch offer the best support for any type of issue with Canon printers. Call us now and get your printer checked in minutes.