Samsung SF-4500 User Manual page 99

Print Quality Problems (continued)
Symptom
Characters improperly
formed or not aligned
correctly at left margin.
Vertical straight lines are not
smooth in tables, borders,
and graphs.
Solid black areas on
transparencies contain white
streaks.
Printed color does not match
screen colors.
Black and white is printing
instead of color.
Characters on the bottom
edge of a page seem to be
lost.
You receive a message that
says the photograph will
overflow the print area.
3.10
Troubleshooting
¥ The media is incorrectly loaded or is an unsupported size
or type. See page 2.31. For special media, it is recommended
that you feed one sheet at a time.
¥ Make sure that you do not have hard-coded spaces at the
left margin in your application.
¥ The print cartridge may need cleaning.
See ÔPrint Cartridge Nozzle TestÕ on page 3.19.
¥ The print cartridge may be misaligned.
See ÔCartridge AlignmentÕ on page 3.27.
¥ The print cartridge may need cleaning.
See ÔPrint Cartridge Nozzle TestÕ on page 3.19.
¥ The print cartridge may be misaligned.
See ÔCartridge AlignmentÕ on page 3.27.
¥ Try changing the fill pattern in your application software.
¥ The color print cartridge has run out of one or more inks.
Install a new color cartridge. See page 3.24.
¥ The print cartridge may need cleaning.
See ÔPrint Cartridge Nozzle TestÕ on page 3.19.
¥ The print settings may be incorrect. Check ÔDocument TypeÕ
setting in the Document/Quality dialogue box.
See page 2.29.
¥ The black print cartridge may be installed. Replace with a
color cartridge. See page 3.24.
¥ When the machine prints a copy page or a received fax
document which contains data at a full page, if a color
cartridge is installed, the data on the bottom edge (about 10
mm) might be lost.
¥ You may reduce the image size before printing it, using
your application. Refer to your application manual.
Cause and Solution