Printed Characters Are Improperly Formed Or Misaligned - Lexmark 15L0000 - Z 705 Photo Jetprinter Color Inkjet Printer User Manual

Printed pages have alternating bands of light and dark print (intermittent
printing)
• Change the print quality to Better or Best.
• If your printer is connected to your computer through a hub or peripheral device, such as a
scanner or fax machine, connect the printer directly to your computer with a USB cable.
• If your printer is connected to your network, connect the printer directly to your computer with
a USB cable.
Print quality is poor at the edges
• Make sure that the Lexmark printer is the default printer.
• Clean the print cartridge nozzles and contacts. Follow the steps in "Improving print quality" on
page 42.
• Print your document without borders.
If you print your document with borders, make sure your margins are set within the following margin
settings.
Margin:
Left and right
Top
Bottom

Printed characters are improperly formed or misaligned

• Cancel all print jobs and print your job again. To cancel all print jobs:
1 From the Dock, click the Print Center icon.
The Printer List dialog appears.
Note: If the Print Center icon is not on the Dock, from the Finder window choose Go
Applications
2 Make sure that the Z700-P700 Series is highlighted in the list.
3 From the Queue drop-down menu, choose Start Queue.
4 From the Printers drop-down menu, choose Show Queue or Show Jobs.
Minimum setting:
• 6.35 mm (0.25 in.) for U.S. Letter, U.S. Legal, Banner Letter, and custom paper
sizes
• 3.175 mm (0.125 in.) for envelopes
• 3.37 mm (0.13 in.) for most paper sizes
• 1.7 mm (0.067 in.)
• 12.7 mm (0.5 in.) for black print jobs
• 19 mm (0.75 in.) recommended for color print jobs
Utilities Print Center.
Solving print quality problems
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