Problems with the printing quality

Documents are printed crooked

 

 

 

 

 

Cause

Corrective Action

 

 

Skew Skew Check Lv. has been set to Loose or Off.

Choose Standard in Skew Check Lv..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Width Detection has been set to Off.

Choose On in Width Detection.

 

 

 

 

 

Documents are printed in monochrome

 

 

 

 

Cause

Corrective Action

 

 

In the Advanced Settings of the printer driver,

In the Advanced Settings of the printer driver,

 

 

Monochrome or Monochrome (Photo), is specied

specify Color in Color Mode and try printing again.

 

 

in Color Mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Printhead nozzles are clogged.

Print a test pattern to check the color ink nozzles and

 

 

 

see if they are clogged.

 

 

 

(→P.624)

 

 

 

 

 

Line thickness is not uniform (Windows)

 

 

 

 

Cause

Corrective Action

 

 

In the Special Settings dialog box of the Windows

Open the printer driver’s Properties dialog box from

 

 

printer driver, Fast Graphic Process is selected.

Print in the application software’s File menu, and try

 

 

 

printing following the steps below.

 

 

 

1.Remove the check from Open Preview When

 

 

 

Print Job Starts in the Main sheet.

 

 

 

2.Remove the check from Page Layout in the

 

 

 

Layout sheet.

 

 

 

3.Click the Special Settings button in the Layout

 

 

 

sheet to open the Special Settings dialog

 

 

 

box, and remove the check from Fast Graphic

 

 

 

Process.

 

 

 

 

 

Lines are misaligned

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cause

Corrective Action

 

 

The Printhead alignment is not adjusted.

Adjust the Printhead alignment.

 

 

 

(→P.572)

 

 

 

(→P.574)

 

 

 

 

 

Problems with the printing quality caused by the type of paper

For paper-specic troubleshooting tips to improve the printing quality, refer to the Paper Reference Guide. (→P.108)

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