Problems with the printing quality
Printing is faint .............................................................................................................................................. 113
Printed colors are inaccurate ........................................................................................................................ 116
Images are printed crooked .......................................................................................................................... 123
Line thickness is not uniform ........................................................................................................................ 123
Lines or colors are misaligned ...................................................................................................................... 124
Printing is faint
Cause
You may be printing on the
wrong side of the paper.
The Printhead nozzles are
clogged.
Because the printer was left
without ink tanks installed
for some time, ink has
become clogged in the ink
supply system.
Paper is jammed inside the
Top Cover.
The ink was not dry when
paper was cut.
Printing may be faint if Print
Quality in Advanced
Print on the printing surface.
Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if they are clogged.
(See "Checking for Nozzle Clogging.")➔User's Guide
To check for nozzles after printing, set Frequency in Nozzle Check in the Control Panel
menu to a setting other than Off.
Furthermore, to have a warning displayed depending on the result of the nozzle check, set
Warning in Nozzle Check in the Control Panel menu to On.
Note that when Warning is set to On, printing may stop depending on the content of the
warning.
(See "Menu Settings.")➔User's Guide
After the ink tanks have been installed for 24 hours, run Head Cleaning B from the Control
Panel.
(See "Cleaning the Printhead.")➔P.55
Follow the steps below to remove the jammed piece of paper inside the Top Cover.
1. Open the Top Cover and make sure the Carriage is not over the Platen.
2. Remove any scraps of paper inside the Top Cover.
(See "Clearing Jammed Roll Paper.")➔P.102
(See "Clearing a Jammed Sheet, Fed Manually.")➔P.105
3. Close the Top Cover.
Specify a longer drying period in the Control Panel menu, in Paper Details > Roll
DryingTime.
(See "Menu Settings.")➔User's Guide
In Advanced Settings of the printer driver, choose Highest quality or High in Print
Quality.
Corrective Action
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