Canon PIXMA MX880 will not pull paper from front tray when copying. The MX880 will pull paper from the front tray when printing from the computer and the rear tray when printing envelopes. I only have a problem when copying and the printer will only pull paper from the rear tray. Settings is set at auto for paper location.

SOURCE: PIXMA 830 Smudges when printing envelopes

On my MP780, be careful to select the appropriate paper type; I was getting black smudges on the left side of my envelopes until I explicitly set that my paper type was "envelope" from "plain paper".  
Another idea is to adjust the "ink drying wait time" to a higher level.

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• Posted on Apr 10, 2009

SOURCE: Cannot print envelope on MX310

Note:

• Be sure to set the printer driver setting properly. If you do not, the address will be printed in the wrong direction.
  
  
• It may be required to change the paper size option to 'Envelope' in File Page Setup menu.
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2. Select the size for envelopes.
   
   * In Windows, select DL Env. or Comm. Env. #10 in Page Size.
   
3. * In Macintosh, select DL Envelope or #10 Envelope in Paper Size.
   
4. Select Landscape in Orientation.
   

SOURCE: Canon IP4600 won't feed from rear tray.

It turns out that if you read the documentation VERY carefully it says that "if the application program specifies 8.5x11 plain paper and that is what is loaded in the front cassette you cannot print from the rear tray". It turns out that this is true even if you go to the printer driver and specify "rear tray" manually. The driver disregards the setting. You can force printing plain paper from the rear tray by going to the Canon "My Printer" icon and forcing ALL printing from the rear tray. If you do this, remember to change it back. You can also print plain paper from the rear tray if you specify the "allocation" option and the paper from the front cassette runs out. You can always print from the rear tray if the application that created the print job specifies something other than 8.5x11 without resorting to the forced override, e.g. printing a .jpg or .gif or something from an application like Paintshop or Printshop, etc.

SOURCE: my printer keeps printing from rear tray when i

Most of those have a button marked feed switch and a picture with a LED that either shows rear or bottom tray. You need to select the right tray on the printer panel.

SOURCE: I have a Canon Pixma

When you double click the Printer and Faxes icon in the Control Panel you will see the printer that your computer is currently using. See.... if the printer image is clear it is online and ready to use, if its blurred then its in offline mode and cannot be use.

To correct offline printer.. some possible reasons is on the usb cable.. check if there is no open wire along the cable...Inserting the USB connector on the other usb slot of the cpu sometimes work just wait first until it is read.

If the printer is still blurred and offline after checking the usb connection, the 2nd thing to do is check the properties of the printer if it is set to offline mode. how? Double click your printer icon. It will display the print jobs window. Click on the Printer tab and uncheck on the "Use printer Offline". Cancel all pending print jobs, close the printer window and try again to print.