Print Results Not Satisfactory
If the print result is not satisfactory, confirm the paper and print quality settings first.
zCheck 1: Do the page size and media type settings match the size and type of the loaded paper?
When these settings are incorrect, you cannot obtain a proper print result. If you are printing a photograph or an illustration, incorrect paper type setting may reduce the quality of printout color. Also, if you print with an incorrect paper type setting, the printed surface may be scratched. In borderless printing, uneven coloring may occur depending on the combination of the paper type setting and the loaded paper.
zCheck 2: Did you set the print quality setting appropriately?
Select a print quality option suitable to the paper and image for printing. If you notice blurs or uneven colors, increase the print quality setting and try printing again.
*When printing from a PictBridge compliant device, set the print quality setting by using the Operation Panel on the machine. You cannot make this setting from a PictBridge compliant device.
The method to confirm the paper and print quality settings differs depending on what you do with your machine.
To copy or to print from your | Confirm by using the Operation Panel on the machine. Refer to the |
memory card by operating | User’s Guide |
the machine |
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To print from a PictBridge | Confirm by using your PictBridge compliant device or the Operation |
compliant device | Panel on the machine. |
| See “Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device” on |
| page 36. |
To print from a computer | Confirm by using the printer driver. |
| Refer to the PC Printing Guide |
zCheck 3: If the problem is not resolved, there may be other causes.
See also the sections below.
z“Printing Does Not Start/Printing Is Blurred/Colors Are Wrong/Straight Lines Are Misaligned” on page 108
z“White Streaks” on page 108
z“Printed Paper Curls or Has Ink Blots” on page 108
z“Printed Surface Is Scratched/Paper Is Smudged” on page 108
z“Colors Are Uneven or Streaked” on page 110
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