Printed Characters Are Improperly Formed Or Misaligned - Lexmark Color Jetprinter Z700 Series User Manual

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 54.
• Print your document without borders.
If you want to print your document with borders, make sure your margins fall within the following
settings.
Margin: Minimum setting:
Left and right • 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
Top • 1.7 mm (0.067 in.)
Bottom • 12.7 mm (0.5 in.) for black print jobs
• 19 mm (0.75 in.) recommended for color print jobs

Printed characters are improperly formed or misaligned

• Cancel all print jobs and print your job again. To cancel all print jobs:
1 From your desktop, double-click the Z700-P700 Series printer icon.
The Z700-P700 Series dialog box appears, listing all pending or stalled print jobs.
2 Highlight each print job and click the trash icon.
• Align the print cartridges. For help, see "Aligning the print cartridges" on page 54.
• Clean the print cartridge nozzles. Follow the steps in "Improving print quality" on page 54.
Colors on the printout differ from the colors on the screen
• A cartridge may be low on ink. For help, see "Replacing the print cartridges" on page 50.
• Use a different paper brand. Each paper brand accepts ink differently and prints with color
variations.
• Disconnect the printer from any extra devices such as scanners, fax machines, or hubs.
Connect it directly to the computer.
• For ColorSync color matching, choose a profile and rendering intent:
1 From the software program, choose File
2 From the pop-up menu in the upper left corner, choose Color.
Print.
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