Dell 926 Improving Print Quality

Improving Print Quality

If you are not satisfied with the print quality of your documents, there are several different ways to improve

the print quality.

Use the appropriate paper. For example, use Dell Premium Photo Paper if you are printing photos with

a photo ink cartridge.

Use paper that is a heavier weight, bright white, or coated. Use Dell Premium Photo Paper if you are

printing photos.

NOTE: Dell Premium Photo Paper may not be available in all areas.

Select a higher print quality.

To select a higher print quality:

With your document open, click File Print.

The Print dialog box opens.

1.

Click Preferences, Properties, Options, or Setup (depending on the program or operating system).

The Printing Preferences dialog box opens.

2.

On the Print Setup tab, select a higher quality setting.3.

Print your document again.4.

If the print quality does not improve, try aligning or cleaning the ink cartridges. For more information,

see Aligning Ink Cartridges and Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles.

For additional solutions, go to support.dell.com.

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Contents

Main DellTM Photo All-In-One Printer 926 User's Guide Notes, Notices, and Cautions Page Finding Information Page About Your Printer Understanding the Printer Parts Understanding the Operator Panel Page Operator Panel Menus Copy Mode Scan Mode Fax Mode Photo Mode Fax Mode Photo Mode Page PictBridge Mode Office File Mode Bluetooth Mode Office File Mode Bluetooth Mode Maintenance Mode Loading Paper and Originals Loading Paper into the Paper Support Print Media Guidelines Understanding the Automatic Paper Type Sensor Page Page Printing Printing Documents Printing Photos Printing Envelopes Printing Photos From a PictBridge-Enabled Camera Printing Photos From a Memory Card or USB Key Printing All Photos on a Memory Card or USB Key Printing Photos Using a Proof Sheet Page Printing photos from a digital camera using DPOF Saving Photos on a Memory Card or USB Key to Your Computer Altering Photos Before Printing Changing the Photo Color Settings Changing the Photo Options Settings Changing the Size of the Photos Printing Microsoft Office Files From a Memory Card or USB Key Printing From a Bluetooth-enabled Device Setting up a Connection Between Your Printer and a Bluetooth-enabled Device Setting the Bluetooth Security Level Printing from a Bluetooth-enabled Device Page Copying Copying Documents Using the Operator Panel Using Your Computer Copying Photos Changing Copy Settings Page Scanning Scanning Single-page Documents or Photos Scanning Multiple Photos or Multiple-Page Documents Scanning a Document or Photo Across a Network Editing Scanned Text Using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Page Editing Scanned Images Saving an Image on Your Computer E-Mailing a Scanned Image or Document Page Faxing Sending a Fax Sending a Paper Fax Faxing Electronic Documents Creating a Fax Cover Page Sending a Scheduled Fax Sending a Fax With Attachments Page Forwarding a Received Fax Receiving a Fax Receiving a Fax Automatically Receiving a Fax Manually Printing a Received Fax Deleting a Received Fax Monitoring Fax Activity Viewing the Fax Status Creating a Fax Report Blocking Junk Faxes To add an entry to the Block List: To edit an entry on the Block List: To delete an entry from the Block List: Understanding the Software Using the Dell All-In-One Center Page Page Using Printing Preferences Printing Preferences Tabs Using Memory Card Manager Page Using the Dell Fax Solutions Software Dell Ink Management System Removing and Reinstalling Software Page Maintenance Replacing Ink Cartridges Page Page Aligning Ink Cartridges Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles Changing the Default Operator Panel Settings Restoring Factory Default Settings Page Troubleshooting Setup Problems Computer Problems Determine if the printer software is installed. Correct communication problems between the printer and the computer. Printer won't print and print jobs are stuck in the print queue. Set your printer as the default printer. Printer Problems Check for blinking lights on the printer. General Problems Printing Problems Copying Problems Scanning Problems Page Page Faxing Problems Paper Problems Networking Problems Check the cable connections. Memory Card Problems Error Messages Error Codes Page Improving Print Quality Specifications Overview Environmental Specifications Temperature/Relative Humidity Power Consumption and Requirements Print and Scan Mode Capabilities Operating System Support Memory Specifications and Requirements Print Media Guidelines Cables Appendix Dell Technical Support Policy Contacting Dell Warranty and Return Policy Licensing Notice BSD License and Warranty statements GNU License