Printing Quality Problems - Dell 5330dn - Workgroup Laser Printer B/W User Manual

Half the page is The page orientation setting
blank. may be incorrect.
The paper size and the paper
size settings do not match.
The printer The printer cable is loose or
prints, but the defective.
text is wrong,
garbled, or
incomplete.
The wrong printer driver was
selected.
The software application is
malfunctioning.
The operating system is
malfunctioning.
Pages print, but The toner cartridge is
are blank. defective or out of toner.
The file may have blank
pages.
Some parts, such as the
controller or the board, may
be defective.
The illustrations The setting in the software
print incorrectly application is wrong.
in Adobe
Illustrator.

Printing Quality Problems

The inside of the printer may be dirty or improper paper loading may reduce the print quality. See the table below to clear
the problem.
your printer is 50 PPM for Letter-
sized paper.
Change the page orientation in
your application. See "Layout
Tab".
Ensure that the paper size in the
printer driver settings matches
the paper in the tray.
Disconnect the printer cable and
reconnect. Try a print job that
you have already printed
successfully. If possible, attach
the cable and the printer to
another computer and try a print
job that you know works. Finally,
try a new printer cable.
Check the application's printer
selection menu to ensure that
your printer is selected.
Try printing a job from another
application.
Exit Windows and reboot the
computer. Power the printer off
and then back on again.
Thoroughly shake the toner. See
"Redistributing Toner".
If necessary, replace the toner
cartridge.
Check the file to ensure that it
does not contain blank pages.
Contact a service representative.
Print the document by selecting
Download as Bit Image in the
Advanced Options window of
the Graphic properties.