topic Black Smudges on Envelopes in Desktop Inkjet Printers

Black Smudges on Envelopes

eileenjshaw — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:01:49 GMT

Smudges on my white envelopes. I did maintenance on the printer. I changed the print setting to read envelope but still getting smudges. I am working on a MacOs Sierra and I am using Microsoft Word. Thanks for your help.

Re: Black Smudges on Envelopes

Stephen — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:22:29 GMT

Hi eileenjshaw!

Thank you for reaching out to Canon USA, we're happy to help!

So that we can provide you with the best information, we'll need to know which Canon printer you're using and how you connect it to your Mac - via USB or networked via WiFi or cable.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Re: Black Smudges on Envelopes

eileenjshaw — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:52:21 GMT

Pixma 920 series and I connect it thru wifi

Re: Black Smudges on Envelopes

James_C — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 11:22:31 GMT

Hi eileenjshaw,

The smudges can be eliminated by applying the 'Prevent Paper Abrasion' feature in the printer driver. To turn this feature on, follow these steps:

1. Click on Start and then Control Panel.

2. Double click Printers and Faxes.

3. Right click the Canon PIXMA MX922 Printer and left click on Properties.

4. Click on the Maintenance tab at the top.

5. Click on the Custom Settings button at the bottom.

6. Place a check mark next to 'Prevent Paper Abrasion'

7. Make sure the PIXMA MX922 is on and click Send.

8. Click OK.

Close all the windows and then attempt to print again.

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Re: Black Smudges on Envelopes

jvmehalic — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 20:10:08 GMT

I have a Canon D1500 MFC but I can't find the setting for stopping paper abrasion.

Re: Black Smudges on Envelopes

JillCO — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 15:36:50 GMT

We have a Canon D1500 and the print on our envelopes is smudging too. Other printing or copying does not smudge, just on our envelopes. Please let me know what to do. Thank you.