Ink Does Not Come Out/Printing is Blurred/Colors are Wrong/White Streaks/Straight Lines are Misaligned/ Cannot Print to End of Job
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Ink tank is empty. | If the ink tank lamp is flashing, ink is empty. Replace the ink tank, and |
| close the Scanning Unit (Printer Cover). |
| If printing is not finished yet, just press [OK] on the machine to continue |
| printing in the “no ink” state. |
| Replace the ink tank with a new one as soon as possible after printing has |
| finished. The machine may be damaged if printing is continued under the |
| ink out condition. |
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| If multiple ink tank lamps are flashing, check how fast they flash. Fast | |||||||||
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| (about three seconds) indicates ink is low. For details on different flashing | |||||||||
| speeds, see “Getting the Ink Level Information” on page 108. | |||||||||
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Ink tank is not fully inserted. | When the ink tank lamp is unlit, press the |
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| Make sure all of the orange tape is peeled off the ink tank as illustrated in | |||||||||
| (A). If any orange parts are left like in (B), remove all of the orange parts. | |||||||||
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| An L shaped notch appears on the ink tank. | ||
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| There remains the orange tape. Peel off the tape completely along the | ||
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| If ink tank is empty, replace the ink tank. | ||
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Incorrect media type | When printing directly from a digital camera, on the Operation Panel, | ||
| confirm that the <Media type> selected matches the paper loaded. | ||
| When printing from a computer, check the following. | ||
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| On the [Main] tab of the printer driver, ensure that the [Media Type] | ||
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| In the [Print] dialog box of the printer driver, select [Quality & Media] from | ||
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| the paper loaded. | ||
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