Faint, Uneven Or Smeared Print Output - Sharp AJ-2200 Online Manual

Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output

If the print output is faint or uneven
If print output is faint or uneven, refer to checks 1 to 3 below for
possible remedies.
CHECK1 Has the paper been inserted into the printer
with the print side facing the right way?
Some types of paper have only one printable side. Print
quality will suffer if paper is loaded in the tray with the
print side facing the wrong way.
CHECK2 Has the printer driver been specified to suit
both paper and the print job?
Open the printer driver setup screen, and follow the
steps listed below.
1 1 1 1
Is the paper specified in the printer driver setup screen
the same as that loaded in the tray?
Click the "Paper/Quality" tab, and check if the "Media"
setting matches the paper inserted in the tray.
2 2 2 2
Have you selected the print quality setting for the highest
speed printing in the printer driver setup screen?
If the "Print Quality" setting is set to the highest speed
printing, you can print at higher speed but print quality may
suffer as a result.
Specify the "Print Quality" setting except "Draft" on
Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0, or "Quality Settings" except
"Draft" on Windows 2000/XP, and then print again.
CHECK3 Did you get a clear result for your test page?
Print a test page to check the print quality. To print a
test page, click the "Start" button of "Test print head"
on the "Maintenance" tab of the print status window.
Test Print Head
Reference:
Printer Driver Settings
How to Use the
Online Manual
Windows 95/98/Me/NT4.0 Windows 2000/XP
If the print output is smeared
First turn the paper knob to the (
the print output is still smeared,
CHECK1 Is the paper curled?
If the paper is curled, straighten it up and set it to the
unit again.
CHECK2 Is the paper too thick or too thin?
Only paper weighing from 60g/m
to 110 lbs. index) can be used for printing.
CHECK3 Did you set sufficient margins in the paper
settings of your application?
If the margins are set outside of the quality guaranteed
area, smudges or smears may appear at the upper and
lower edges of the paper.
Set margins from your application to fit within the
quality guaranteed area.
Reference:
Print Status
Print
Window
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) setting and print again. If
Quality guaranteed area
Me/NT 4.0, Windows 2000/XP)
Sharing Printer Maintenance
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to 200g/m (16 lbs.
(Windows 95/98/
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