Troubleshooting
Printing is Blurred/Colors are Wrong/White Streaks appear
Possible Cause | Try This | |
Ink tank is not installed | If an ink tank is not installed, install it. If an ink tank is installed, push | |
| the PUSH mark on the ink tank to ensure it has snapped firmly into place. | |
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Media type is not | Ensure that the media type selected in the Settings screen is the | |
selected properly | same type as the media type loaded on the printer. | |
| See “Specifying the Paper and Other Settings” on page 33. | |
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Print head nozzles | Print the nozzle check pattern to check for uneven ink output. | |
clogged/Print head is | See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 56. | |
misaligned | • When a specific color is missing from the nozzle check pattern, | |
| clean the print head. If ink supply is uneven: See “Print Head | |
| Cleaning” on page 57. | |
| • Print head is misaligned. | |
| Align the print head. See “Aligning the Print Head” on page 59. | |
| If this does not solve the problem, ink tank may run out of ink. | |
| Replace the vacant ink tank. | |
| See “Replacing an Ink Tank” on page 60. | |
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Media not loaded with | Check that your paper is loaded with the correct print side facing up. | |
the | note | |
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| Follow the instructions packaged with your specialty media for | |
| loading and handling. | |
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note
When the color is different from what is displayed on the TV or when it is not printed with your favorite color
You can adjust the brightness, contrast, color hue when you print a photo.
1Select Tool Box from the menu and then press the button.
2Select Color adjust and then press the button. The Color adjust screen is displayed.
3Press the and button to move among setting items.
4Press the and button to display the selected item.
5Press the button when the settings are completed. You can now print a photo with specified
brightness and contrast.
Brightness | Press the | and | button to print a photo brighter and darker. |
| You can print a photo brighter in the + direction and darker in | ||
| the - direction. |
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Contrast | Press the | and | button to print a photo with higher contrast |
| and lower contrast. |
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| You can print a photo with higher contrast in the + direction and | ||
Color hue | lower contrast in the - direction. | ||
Press the | button to enhance the red colors and the |
button to enhance the yellow colors at the print.
You can print a photo with the yellow colors enhanced in the Yellow direction and with the red colors enhanced in the Red direction.
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