Printing Quality Problems - Dell 1130 Laser Mono Printer Troubleshooting Manual

materials from the wrong
paper source.
A print job is extremely
slow.
Half the page is blank.
The machine prints, but
the text is wrong,
garbled, or incomplete.
Pages print, but they are
blank.
The machine does not
print PDF file correctly.
Some parts of graphics,
text, or illustrations are
missing.
The print quality of
photos is not good.
Images are not clear.
Before printing, the
machine emits vapor near
the output tray.
The machine does not
print special- sized paper,
such as billing paper.

Printing quality problems

If the inside of the machine is dirty or paper has been loaded improperly, there might be a reduction in print quality.
See the table below to clear the problem.
Condition
Light or faded print
selected in the Printing
Preferences may be
incorrect.
The job may be very
complex.
The page orientation
setting may be incorrect.
The paper size and the
paper size settings do not
match.
The machine cable is loose
or defective.
The wrong printer driver
was selected.
The software application is
malfunctioning.
The operating system is
malfunctioning.
If you are in a DOS
environment, the font
setting for your machine
may be set incorrectly.
The toner cartridge is
defective or out of toner.
The file may have blank
pages.
Some parts, such as the
controller or the board,
may be defective.
Incompatibility between
the PDF file and the
Acrobat products.
The resolution of the
photo is very low.
Using damp paper can
cause vapor during
printing.
Paper size and paper size
setting do not match.
If a vertical white streak or faded area appears on the page, the toner supply
is low. You may be able to temporarily extend the toner cartridge life. (See
Redistributing
toner cart
The paper may not meet paper specifications; for example, the paper may be
too moist or rough. (See
found under the Paper tab within the Printing Preferences.
Select the correct paper source. See the printer driver help
screen. (See Opening printing
Reduce the complexity of the page or try adjusting the print
quality settings.
Change the page orientation in your application. See the
printer driver help screen.
Ensure that the paper size in the printer driver settings
matches the paper in the tray.Or, ensure that the paper size in
the printer driver settings matches the paper selection in the
software application settings you use.
Disconnect the machine cable and reconnect. Try a print job
that you have already printed successfully. If possible, attach
the cable and the machine to another computer that you know
works and try a print job. Finally, try a new machine cable.
Check the application's printer selection menu to ensure that
your machine is selected.
Try printing a job from another application.
Exit Windows and reboot the computer. Turn the machine off
and back on again.
See Changing font setting (Dell 1130n
Redistribute the toner, if necessary. If necessary, replace the
toner cartridge.
Check the file to ensure that it does not contain blank pages.
Contact a service representative.
Printing the PDF file as an image may enable the file to print.
Turn on Print As Image from the Acrobat printing options.
It will take longer to print when you print a PDF file as an
image.
Reduce the photo size. If you increase the photo size in the
software application, the resolution will be reduced.
This is not a problem. Just keep printing.
Set the correct paper size in the Edit... in the Paper tab in the
Printing Preferences. (See
Suggested Solutions
toner.) If this does not improve the print quality, install a new
Print media specifications.)
preferences.)
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Opening printing preferences.)