Canon Pixma Pro 9000 Mark II crooked print

I just made my first 13x19 print on my Canon Pixma Pro 9000 Mark II

I was using Moab Natural Rag 190 paper.

Problem is the print came out majorly crooked.

Its a landscape oriented print. The top border starts out at about 1/4 inch and by the end of the 19" border its probably at 1/2 inch.

Perhaps this is a one time issue, but I don't want to keep wasting ink/paper if there is a simple way to avoid this.

The print is pretty much new (I've made less than 10 8.5x11 prints on it)

I don't have the printer, but with my 13x19 printer, I've taken a couple different approaches. I've done a lot of "full bleed" prints (you have to turn that on in the print driver) -- you would need to work with the aspect ration where the paper is different than the original image and so you will crop the image to 13x19 to control this). Alternatively I'll print a fixed size of say 12x18 to keep the original aspect ratio or, for a "closer" composition I'd crop to, say, 12x16 or 11x14 and print one of those sizes for framing. I have a paper cutter to trim the edges.

My guess is that the paper was not in alignment front and back.
After you line up the front edge make sure the back edge is up against the side of the printer.
I have done this once.

For paper of that type, don't you have to rear feed it? (Or "flat feed" it)

ChasP505 wrote in post #11699774
For paper of that type, don't you have to rear feed it? (Or "flat feed" it)

Good point. I was under the assumption it was. Although it could be top fed. Use the front load feature.

Yeah this was front loaded.

The 2nd print came out perfect. I must have somehow loaded it incorrectly.

Wish I knew how so I could avoid it in the future.

buurin wrote in post #11701267
The 2nd print came out perfect. I must have somehow loaded it incorrectly.

Wish I knew how so I could avoid it in the future.

Take your time, check and double-check before hitting the print button. Make sure any paper guides are snug. Perhaps clean your drive rollers, if possible.

Personally the Pixma Pro 9000 mkii has to be the most difficult printer I have ever used!

cntry wrote in post #11707538
Personally the Pixma Pro 9000 mkii has to be the most difficult printer I have ever used!

What particular issues did you have with the printer?

Which other printers have you used?

I think its a steal, especially since there are dozens of them on craigslist/forums for < $200 NEW. Granted you could argue theres a reason why there are so many being sold, but I think its just the camera + printer bundles people got for the holidays.

I've only had a handful of issues so far.

cntry wrote in post #11707538
Personally the Pixma Pro 9000 mkii has to be the most difficult printer I have ever used!

I think the problems people have with this printer are largely due to the inexplicable lack of documentation and online support from Canon. Why can't Canon, Epson, HP, etc. understand that the target market for consumer photo printers is the group which most needs video tutorials and other step-by-step "How Tos".

Don't get me wrong, I paid $180 shipped from POTN new for mine.

But when you have to read the manual to figure how to load paper, imho something is wrong.

I have used many HP's and have a Epson R1800, for the price I figured I would try canon.

buurin wrote in post #11709232
What particular issues did you have with the printer?

Which other printers have you used?

I think its a steal, especially since there are dozens of them on craigslist/forums for < $200 NEW. Granted you could argue theres a reason why there are so many being sold, but I think its just the camera + printer bundles people got for the holidays.

I've only had a handful of issues so far.

I agree, canon needs to make their printers (consumer grade) a little more user friendly. That's just my opinion.

ChasP505 wrote in post #11710676
I think the problems people have with this printer are largely due to the inexplicable lack of documentation and online support from Canon. Why can't Canon, Epson, HP, etc. understand that the target market for consumer photo printers is the group which most needs video tutorials and other step-by-step "How Tos".

My 9000MkII may be the closest to hassle-free of any piece of equipment I have. I haven't had any problems with mine except for the weird "ink may be empty" message. I just put the paper in and it prints; pretty simple. Can't complain about the docs, either. Canon support in general pretty much sucks in my opinion but their products seem excellent.