Is there a lot of noise when printing and after printing? I have had HP 1320 for 7 years which has been reliable but noisy.
175484
It's not a quiet printer while printing. I'd say it's average. You can hear the fan start, then the rollers, etc., but it's very quiet both before and after printing, and printing a single page only takes about five seconds.
175485
Obviously some noise but don't consider it too noise. I'd consider it generally pretty quiet.
175486
Not in my opinion. Of course it does make some noise while printing but no more than any other printer. No noise after printing. We love this printer.
175487
The unit prints so fast that you barely hear it. Amazing, I would highly recommend it.
175488
This printer is actually pretty quiet, especially compared to some of the older models. I don't know what you consider loud, though! There is certainly some noise, but I find it very acceptable. Plus, it's so quick that the noise is only for a short period of time anyway.
1185211
My printer sits right behind me and it's certainly not silent but it's not overly noisy, either. It makes the most noise when it starts up.
785728
I didn't notice any noise problem with mine. It is a pretty good recorder for the price
2177548
Yes. I work late too. Never had a complaint about noise. Light scanner sound but it is not like a printer or anything that loud.
1544223
I have noticed that this printer is much noisier than any other printer I've owned before. It will make the grinding noise even when there is no print job....just out of the blue something is adjusted inside
482704
I have owned the printer for 2 1/2 years - no problems with the print head (do you mean the cartridge carriage?). I would suggest you call Canon customer service. I have found them to be very helpful.
1411287
My wife says: The machine does not make any more or less noise than any other machine she uses. It does make a peculiar noise when powered up to "rehome" the needle to exact center if it is not already there. This is normal, but there is noting in the user manual about this. In general, she thinks that it IS pretty quiet and adds that it is a very good machine. Mike
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Franklin, I bought this printer a year ago and my problem is annoying paper jams, over and over and over..... which means I have to remove the back and extricate the paper. As far as your print head is concerned, I experienced that once. I turned off the power, unplugged the printer, removed both cartridges and waited about 20 minutes before powering it up again. The printer seemed to recognize that it was missing the cartridges and immediately rebooted to receive them. In the final analysis, I have regretted this purchase.... good luck. BILL
1924662
I have had mine for about 2 years. Only problem was long lasting. It stopped printing until a computer junkie caught hold of several others having the same problem. Even Canon's great customer service was unable to correct that particular problem.
1271100
I have had very occasional paper jams that are VERY easily resolved by easy access to the rear ( there is a built in visual direction via the touch screen: also for ink changes etc.) P.aper feed itself has not been a problem for me except if I try to use really wrinkled paper. much better than another brand and another HP 7960 color printer I had before.
314052
Fortunately, I have not seen these issues. I own both a now quite ancient MP600 and the later MG5220. We do not have a serious printing volume going through either one of these devices, nor have we used a lot of non-Cannon after market ink cartridges. Both of these factors mitigate against having issues which prompt the MG5220 to go berserk and start flagging an error which may be caused by wear and tear. I have noticed that the display screen for the older MP600 seems to have frayed the wires that connect it through the swivel mount to power and as a consequence, the entire display which shows printer status goes dark on occasion and can be revived by moving the door to the control panel on the top of the unit back and forth until it lights up again. I have spent more on ink cartridges for these Cannon printers than I paid for the devices by a large margin, and would recommend to anyone who has a significant printing volume requirement to look at something else, but I have found that their proprietary ink and cartridge system does a pretty good job of not "drying out" or "dropping out" as do so many other less pricey printer cartridge systems which depend more on at least the occasional or "one page a day or more" printing to stay fresh. We often print on two or three days a month and can go for months without printing and yet, when we do print, the page comes out clear and complete, a situation not so likely on some other brands of printer.
200415
This is normal. All inkjet printers I have used and seen do this. It is just aligning the heads automatically. However, professional printers make a different noise but more of an abrupt 'jarring' sound due to the larger mechanical sensors.
657392
I don't think mine does that. Mine sometimes like to print a couple pages and then say it has a paper jam whether it does or not. However, if I'm printing from my computer I do have a tendency to tell it to print, wait to hear it start and then walk away and come back a few minutes later. So it's possible that it does it and I don't notice. I have a lot more problems with it copying than printing from my computer. Mine love to eat the pages I try and feed it. I guess if it finishes the job I wouldn't worry too much. Unless you just got it, in which case I would recommend considering sending it back or calling customer service. I would not feel comfortable with a issue like that in a brand new piece of equipment.
1855411
Ours is used as a network printer, only occasionally. It goes into a "deep sleep" after a while and it is pretty close to powered off. It wakes up when you print something. Ours is sometimes days or weeks between use at this point and it does fine on waking up. It does take something like 30 secs for the first print after it goes into deep sleep mode.
731271
I sold my printer 6 months ago. It still performed beautifully, no problems with any functions. I was very impressed with that printer, it was as solid as a rock. I only sold it because I moved and needed a smaller printer.
1951324
When it is idle, it makes some noise but nothing like it does when it fires up to print. Sometimes it quiets down if it hasn't printed for a while, but generally, since it sits right next to me on my desk, its minor motor noise still annoys me. I prefer to shut it off between print jobs.
550038
I have not had any problems with this printer, although the low toner alert comes on too much in advance. We just ignore the message until ink actually runs low.Otherwise it works well and is reliable.