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| It takes too much | The data is so large or complex that it takes time to process. If the Data In | 
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| time to resume | indicator is blinking, data is being processed. Just wait until printing re- | 
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| printing. | sumes. | 
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 | The machine was in Energy Saver mode. To resume from Energy Saver | 
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 | mode, it has to warm up, and this takes time. To disable Energy Saver | 
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 | mode, select "Off" for "Energy Saver 1" in the System Settings menu. See | 
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 | the General Settings Guide. | 
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| Paper is not fed | When using a Windows operating system, printer driver settings override | 
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| from the selected | those set using the display panel. Set the desired input tray using the print- | 
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| tray. | er driver. | 
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| Solid areas, lines | Make the following settings with the printer driver. | 
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| or text are shiny or | • | PCL 5c | 
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 | Select “K(Black)” for [Gray Reproduction] in the printer driver's | 
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 | [Advanced] dialog box on the [Print Quality] tab. | 
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| cyan, magenta, | • | PostScript 3 | 
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| yellow. | 
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 | Select “Pure Black Text” for [Gray Reproduction] in the printer driver's | 
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 | [Advanced] dialog box on the [Print Quality] tab. | 
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 | Select “K(Black)” for [Gray Reproduction] on the [Image Adjustments] tab | 
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 | in the printer driver's [Change User Settings] dialog box on the [Print Qual- | 
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| Solid lines are | Make the following settings with the printer driver. | 
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| printed as broken | • | PCL 5c/PostScript 3 | 
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 | Change the [Dithering] setting in the [Advanced] dialog box under the | 
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 | printer driver's [Print Quality] tab. | 
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 | Change the [Dithering] setting under the [Image Adjustments] tab in the | 
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 | [Change User Settings] dialog box, under the [Print Quality] tab in the | 
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 | printer driver's dialog box. | 
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| Optional compo- | You have to configure the optional component in printer properties when | 
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| nents connected to | bidirectional transmission is not enabled. | 
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| the machine are | See the printer driver's Help. | 
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| The color of the | The colors made using color toner are different from colors on the display. | 
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| When “Toner Saving” is checked on the [Print Quality] tab in the printer | 
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| ent from the color | 
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| driver's dialog box, the color gradation may appear differently. | 
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| display. | See the printer driver's Help. | 
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