Compaq A1000 User Manual page 67

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Light or blurred characters
Smudged or dark characters
Characters with white lines
Color print quality is poor.
Characters are improperly formed or not
aligned correctly.
Vertical straight lines in tables, borders and
graphs are not smooth.
Solid black areas on transparencies contain
white streaks.
Printed color does not match screen color.
Documents are printing black and white
instead of color.
Printer pauses frequently during a print job
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The print cartridge may be running out of ink.
The print cartridge may need to be cleaned. See "Cleaning Print Cartridges"
section.
Make sure you are using the correct type of paper.
Make sure you are using the correct type of paper.
The paper should be straight and without wrinkles.
Let the ink dry for a moment before handling the document.
Adjust the Print Quality settings.
The print cartridge may need to be cleaned. See "Cleaning Print Cartridges"
section.
The print cartridge may be running low on ink.
Remove and reinstall the print cartridge.
The print cartridge may need to be cleaned. See "Cleaning Print Cartridges"
section.
Make sure you are using the correct type of paper.
Adjust the Print Quality settings.
The media is loaded incorrectly or is an unsupported size or type. Try feeding one
sheet at a time.
Make sure you do not have hard-coded spaces at the left margin in your
application.
The print cartridge may need to be cleaned. See "Cleaning Print Cartridges"
section.
The print cartridge may need to be aligned. See "Aligning Print Cartridges" section.
The print cartridge may need to be aligned. See "Aligning Print Cartridges" section.
The print cartridge may need to be cleaned. See "Cleaning Print Cartridges"
section.
Try changing the fill pattern in your application software.
The color print cartridge has run out of one or more ink colors. Install a new color
ink cartridge.
The print cartridge may need to be cleaned. See "Cleaning Print Cartridges"
section.
The print settings may be incorrect.
If your printer pauses frequently (every two or three lines) during a print job and the
printed pages have alternating bands of light and dark print, choose Enable Buffer
Mode from the Options tab.
1. From the printer's Control Program, click the Options tab.
2. Choose the Enable Buffer Mode option.
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