Lexmark Color Jetprinter Z42 User Manual page 37

Print is too dark or smudged Print is too dark or smudged Print is too dark or smudged Print is too dark or smudged
Make sure:
• • • • You let the ink dry before handling the paper.
• • • • The Paper Type setting in the Printer Properties
matches the paper type loaded in the printer.
• • • • The paper is straight and unwrinkled.
• • • • The Print Quality setting is appropriate for the paper
type. If you are printing on regular paper, select the
Draft (300 x 600 dpi) Print Quality setting from the Draft (300 x 600 dpi) Draft (300 x 600 dpi) Draft (300 x 600 dpi)
Document/Quality tab of Printer Properties. For help, Document/Quality
Document/Quality Document/Quality
see page 5.
• • • • The print nozzles are clean. For help, see page 25.
Printed pages have alternating bands of light and dark print Printed pages have alternating bands of light and dark print
Printed pages have alternating bands of light and dark print Printed pages have alternating bands of light and dark print
(intermittent printing) (intermittent printing)
(intermittent printing) (intermittent printing)
• • • • Make sure Enable Buffer Mode Enable Buffer Mode is selected on the
Enable Buffer Mode Enable Buffer Mode
Options Options tab of the Control Program. For help, see Options Options
page 21.
• • • • Select High (1200 x 1200 dpi) High (1200 x 1200 dpi) or Maximum (2400 x
High (1200 x 1200 dpi) High (1200 x 1200 dpi)
1200 dpi) Print Quality on the Document/Quality 1200 dpi)
1200 dpi) 1200 dpi)
Printer Properties. For help, see page 5.
• • • • Your printer may have two-way communications
problems. For help, see page 28.
Maximum (2400 x
Maximum (2400 x Maximum (2400 x
Document/Quality tab of
Document/Quality Document/Quality
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