Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

Colors print incorrectly

The MultiPASS printer

Make sure the MultiPASS

 

driver may not be selected.

is the default printer in your

 

 

application.

The driver may not be selecting color.

Check that you selected Color in the Color Model dialog box in the Graphics tab of the printer driver.

Colors are missing

The print head may need to

Clean the print head (see

 

be cleaned.

page 9-6).

 

 

 

Colors in a line are

The print settings may not

If you are printing high

uneven or different

be the best for the images

density color graphics on

from previous lines

you are printing.

plain paper, change the Media

 

 

Type setting from Plain Paper

 

 

to Coated Paper.

 

 

Be sure to experiment with

 

 

different settings and different

 

 

types of paper.

 

 

 

Blue looks like purple

Blue prints out as purple

Within the MultiPASS printer

 

because of the difference in

driver, selecting Match (screen

 

color technology used by

match) in the Color

 

Adjustment

 

 

the screen and printer; the

dialog box of the Custom

 

Setting

 

 

screen uses RGB (Red, Green,

window will result in a lighter

 

Blue) color and the MultiPASS

blue. If you are not using

 

uses CMYK (Cyan, Magenta,

screen matching, decreasing

 

Yellow, Black) color. Due to the

the amount of magenta by 30%

 

technology differences, when

produces a royal blue.

 

cyan and magenta are mixed

 

 

together, blue prints dark blue

If you are just looking for a

 

or purple compared to the screen.

nice blue color, try cyan. It

 

 

prints beautifully and fast

 

 

and is available in almost all

 

 

applications that support color.

 

 

 

Color images are

Check to see if your MultiPASS

missing some detail

printer driver is set to Plain

 

Paper, Color Mode, and

 

Halftoning=Pattern.

If so, change the Media Type setting from Plain Paper to Coated Paper.

The printout curls

Your pages may include a

 

large amount of ink.

Remove each sheet as it is printed. Allow it to dry, then roll it in the opposite direction of the curl.

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