Other Printing Problems
Other Printing Problems
This section explains likely causes of and possible solutions for problems that can occur when printing from a computer.
❖If prints are not clear
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The print on the en- | When D is blinking, | Add toner. See p.64 “Adding Toner”. |
tire page is faded. | toner is beginning to |
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The print on the en- | The paper is damp. | Use paper that has been stored in the recom- |
tire page is faded. |
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The print on the en- | The paper is unsuitable. | Use the recommended paper. (Printing on |
tire page is faded. |
| coarse or treated paper might result in faint |
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| print image.) See “Copy Paper”, About This |
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Parts of images are | The paper is damp. | Use paper that has been stored in the recom- |
not printed. |
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White lines appear. | When D is blinking, | Add toner. See p.64 “Adding Toner”. |
| toner is beginning to |
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❖When printer driver settings are required
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The printed image is | With certain func- | In the application, change the layout, character |
different from the im- | tions, such as en- | size, and character settings. |
age on the computer's | largement and |
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display. | reduction, image lay- |
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| out might be different |
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| to that on the com- |
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| puter display. |
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The printed image is | You might have se- | To print an image similar to that of the comput- |
different from the im- | lected to replace True | er display, make settings to print True Type |
age on the computer's | Type fonts with ma- | fonts as an image. See the printer driver Help. |
display. | chine fonts in the |
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When printing | If the printer driver is | If you want to print accurately, set the printer |
graphics, the output | configured to use the | driver to print without using the graphics com- |
and the screen are | graphics command, | mand. See the printer driver Help. |
different. | the graphics com- |
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| mand from the ma- |
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| chine is used to print. |
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Garbled characters | The correct printer | Set the correct printer language. |
are printed. | language might have |
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| not been selected. |
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