Printouts Have Alternating Bands Of Light And Dark Print; Transparencies Or Photos Contain White Lines - Lexmark 7550 Series User Manual

2 Click Programs or All Programs --, Lexmark 7500 Series.
3 Click Solution Center.
4 Click the Maintenance tab.
5 Click Align to fix blurry edges.
Are the print cartridges clean?
You may need to clean the print cartridge nozzles.
Printouts have alternating bands of light and dark print
If the printer pauses frequently during a print job and prints pages with alternating bands of light and dark print, it is
printing data faster than the computer can send it. Banded printing occurs when the printer pauses frequently. You
may need to change the printer software settings, or the problem may be that the printer and the computer are not
able to communicate properly.
Are the printer and the computer able to communicate data?
Check the printer status:
1 Do one of the following:
• In Windows Vista, click O _ Control Panel.
• In Windows XP or 2000, click Start.
2 Click Programs or All Programs --, Lexmark 7500 Series.
3 Click Solution Center.
4 If the Printer Status is:
• Cannot Communicate, the problem could be hardware or printer software settings.
° Ready or Busy Printing, the problem may be with the printer software settings.
Transparencies or photos contain white lines
Adjust the Quality/Speed settings
1 With a document or photo open, click File -..*Print.
2 Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.
3 From the Quality/Copies tab, select:
• Photo when printing photos
• Normal when printing transparencies
Check the program settings
Use a different fill pattern in the program. For more information, see the program documentation.
Perform maintenance on the print catridges
You may need to clean the print cartridge nozzles.
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