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Printing (Continued)
Difficulty
White horizontal lines appear in
text or graphics.
The machine prints blank pages.
Characters and lines are stacked.
Printed text or images are skewed.
Smudged stain at the top center of
the printed page.
Printing appears dirty or ink seems
to run.
Stains appear on the reverse side
or at the bottom of the page.
There are some dense lines.
The printouts are wrinkled.
Cannot perform '2 in 1 or 4 in 1'
printing.
Print speed is too slow.
Machine feeds multiple pages
Printed pages are not stacked
neatly.
Printed pages double-feed and
cause a paper jam.
Machine does not print from Paint
Brush.
Machine does not print from Adobe
Illustrator.
The machine cannot print full
pages of a document.
Out of Memory message
occurs.
Suggestions
Clean the print head. (See Cleaning the print head on page 106.)
Try using the recommended types of paper. (See Acceptable paper and other
media on page 9.)
Clean the print head. (See Cleaning the print head on page 106.)
Check the printing alignment. (See Checking the print alignment on page 108.)
Make sure the paper is loaded properly in the paper tray and the paper side guide
is adjusted correctly. (See Loading paper and other media on page 13.)
Make sure the Lower Jam Clear Cover is set properly.
Make sure the paper is not too thick or curled. (See Acceptable paper and other
media on page 9.)
Make sure you are using the proper types of paper. (See Acceptable paper and
other media on page 9.) Don't handle the paper until the ink is dry.
Make sure the printer platen is not dirty with ink. (See Cleaning the machine printer
platen on page 105.)
Make sure you are using the paper support flap. (See Loading paper and other
media on page 13.)
Check Reverse Order in the Basic tab of the printer driver.
In the printer driver Basic tab, click the Settings, and uncheck the
Bi-Directional Printing.
Check that the paper size setting in the application and in the printer driver are the
same.
Try changing the printer driver setting. The highest resolution needs longer data
processing, sending and printing time. Try the other quality settings in the printer
driver Basic tab. Also, click the Settings tab, and make sure you uncheck
Color Enhancement (True2Life
Turn the borderless feature off. Borderless printing is slower than normal printing.
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(See Printing for Windows
User's Guide on the CD-ROM.)
Make sure the paper is loaded properly in the paper tray. (See Loading paper and
other media on page 13.)
Check that more than two types of paper are not loaded in the paper tray at any
one time.
Make sure you are using the paper support flap. (See Loading paper and other
media on page 13.)
Close the output paper tray cover and slide it forward, then push the paper tray
firmly back into the machine. While holding the paper tray in place, pull out the
paper support until it clicks and unfold the paper support flap. (See the illustrations
in Loading paper and other media on page 14.)
Try setting the Display setting to '256 colors.
Try to reduce the print resolution. (See Printing for Windows
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Faxing for Macintosh in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.)
Reduce the printing resolution. (See Printing for Windows
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for Macintosh in the Software User's Guide on the CD-ROM.)
Reduce the complexity of your document and try again. Reduce the graphic
quality or the number of font sizes within your application software.
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