Lexmark 5770 manual General print quality, Problems, Improperly formed, Or misaligned, Edge

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Problems

Solutions

 

 

 

 

General print quality

Try one (or more) of the following suggestions to

 

problems

correct this problem:

 

 

•

A print cartridge may be out of ink or low on

 

 

 

ink. If the Ink Low message has appeared on

 

 

 

your screen, install a new print cartridge. See

 

 

 

“Installing or replacing print cartridges” on

 

 

 

page 22. To view the ink level, check the ink

 

 

 

level graphic shown on the Cartridges Tab or

 

 

 

the Status Tab of the Control Program.

 

 

•

Change the Print Quality setting to something

 

 

 

other than Quick Print 600.

 

 

•

Clean the print cartridge nozzles. See

 

 

 

“Cleaning the print nozzles” on page 29.

 

 

•

Make sure the print cartridges are installed

 

 

 

correctly. See “Installing or replacing print

 

 

 

cartridges” on page 22.

 

 

•

Make sure you are using the correct type of

 

 

 

paper.

Troubleshooting

 

•

Adjust the Brightness and Contrast.

 

 

 

Improperly formed

Clean the print cartridge nozzles. See “Cleaning

 

 

or misaligned

the print nozzles” on page 29.

 

characters

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor print quality at

Like other printers, your printer cannot print in the

 

left, right, or bottom

extreme left, right, or bottom edges of a page. To

 

edge of page

avoid poor print quality at the edges of the page,

 

 

we recommend using these minimum margin

 

 

settings:

 

 

Left and Right Margins

 

 

Left and right margin settings must be at least 6.35

 

 

mm

(0.25 in.) each for all paper sizes except A4.

 

 

For A4 size paper, left and right margin settings

 

 

must be at least 3.37 mm (0.133 in.) each.

 

 

Top and Bottom Margins

 

 

The top margin must be set to at least 1.7 mm

 

 

(0.067 in.).

 

 

The bottom margin setting for all paper sizes must

 

 

be 12.7 mm (0.5 in.) for monochrome printing and

 

 

19.5 mm (0.75 in.) for color printing.

 

 

 

 

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Contents Lexmark Photo Jetprinter User Guide United States Government Restricted Rights Contents Printing from DOS Appendix a Notices Appendix B Statement of Limited Warranty Vi Contents Introducing your printer Chapter OnePrinter features and specifications This illustration shows the parts of the printerIntroducing your printer Printer dimensions Temperature and humiditySystem requirements Using the printers light and button Paper Status lightPaper Feed button Using the printer software Chapter TwoOpening the Control Program Opening the Printer DriverLoading paper and other media Recommended paper typesChapter Three Photo paper types and sizes Coated paper types and sizes Plain paperEnvelope types and sizes Transparency types and sizesLabel types and sizes Iron-on transfer types and sizes Loading the automatic feederGreeting card types and sizes Paper, transparencies, glossy film, and labelsLoading paper and other media Loading envelopes or other print media Paper guide Release Tab Loading the manual feeder Loading paper or other print mediaLoading paper and other media Loading paper and other media Caring for your print cartridges Preserving print cartridgesChapter Four Installing or replacing print cartridges Removing a print cartridgeCartridge type Cartridge carrier slot Installing or changing a print cartridge Caring for your print cartridges If you Click Installed Disposing of used cartridgesAligning the print cartridges Caring for your print cartridges Cleaning the print nozzles Click the Clean Print Nozzles buttonCaring for your print cartridges Nozzles Contacts Cleaning print cartridge carrier contacts Caring for your print cartridges Caring for your print cartridges Changing print settings for DOS applications Printing fromChapter Five Printing from DOS applications DOS applications in WindowsPrinting from DOS Printing from a DOS application to another printer Printing from non-Windows DOS applications Printing from DOS Enabling DOS printing to other printers Enabling DOS printing to your printerPrinting from DOS Troubleshooting Chapter SixBidirectional communications problems Solving bidirectional communications problems Replacing the parallel cableDisabling bidirectional communications Printhead failure Did the message reappear? Deleting photo files Replacing the print cartridgeError messages on your computer Error messages on the printer operator panel General printing problems Not print Interface problemsDOS print job does Intermittent printingMessage appears on Blinking and an errorPaper Status light is Your screenThere is no action Printer is pluggedBut nothing prints From the printerCharacters appear Printer seems to bePrinting but no Test page does notPaper skews or Paper feed problemsPaper fails to feed BucklesGlossy film, or photo Paper sticks togetherTransparencies Papers stick togetherPoor print quality Improperly formed ProblemsGeneral print quality Or misalignedSmudged Edge of envelopePrint is too dark or Photo is too dark orPrinted pages have Print smears onContain white streaks Alternating bands Light and dark print Solid black areas onPrinter software problems Removing the exit tray Parallel cable Ordering SuppliesPrint cartridges Chapter SevenPhoto paper Coated paperGlossy film TransparenciesGreeting cards with envelopes LabelsIron-on transfers for T-shirts Ordering Supplies Energy Star Appendix aElectronic Emission Safety information Consignes de sécurité Pautas de Seguridad Sikkerhetsinformasjon Informações de Segurança Page Statement of Limited Warranty Appendix BExtent of Warranty Limitation of Liability Statement of Limited Warranty Glossary Air BrushIcon Index Index Index Index Reader’s Business Reply Mail
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