Image quality problems
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Missing or light color | Refer to the cleaning procedure “Cleaning for light | |
stripes on prints. | stripes: printhead.” | |
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Ink streaks or oil on front, | Do not print on both sides of the media. Ink may be | |
back or edges of print. | offset onto the internal paper path. | |
| Refer to “Identifying a cleaning procedure” for a complete | |
| list of cleaning procedures. | |
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Transparency print | Use Tektronix premium transparency media. Use the | |
quality poor. | transparency tray for printing transparencies and specify | |
| Transparency in the Tektronix printer driver.Refer to | |
| “Transparency printing” for more information. | |
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600 x 300 dpi prints look | 600 x 300 dpi mode is for paper only and is not included | |
like 300 dpi quality. | in the Phaser 340 standard configuration. Refer to “Print | |
| quality modes” for more information. | |
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Print is wrinkled. | You may be using paper that is too thick or thin. Refer to | |
| “Paper and transparency media” for more information. | |
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Paper edge is rippled. | You may be using the wrong grain paper. Load | |
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| media” for more information. | |
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Printed image is shifted, | ■ You may have to make adjustments in the application | |
the wrong color, or | or print driver. | |
margins are not correct. | ■ Make sure that the paper is not curled. Refer to the | |
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| cleaning procedure “Cleaning for ink smears: paper | |
| feed rollers.” | |
| ■ Microsoft PowerPoint users need to leave Background | |
| Printing in the Chooser set to Off. | |
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Colors do not print as | Refer to the Phaser 340 Drivers and Utilities Printing | |
expected. | Reference manual for details on how to select TekColor | |
| color corrections. You may have attempted to print | |
| transparency loaded in a paper tray but did not specify | |
| transparency as the print media in the printer driver. | |
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