Problems Getting Good Print Quality
If you see horizontal banding . . . | If you see vertical banding . . . | |
■ Make sure the print head nozzles are | ■ Make sure the print head nozzles are | |
not clogged. To clean the print head, | not clogged. To clean the print head, | |
see page 27. | see page 27. | |
■ Make sure the Media Type setting | ■ Run the Print Head Alignment | |
matches the paper you loaded. See | utility. See page 35 for instructions. | |
page 20 for guidelines. | ■ Check the paper thickness lever. If | |
| ||
■ Make sure the printable side of the | it’s in the + position, your printer is | |
paper is face up. It is usually the | set for thicker paper or envelopes and | |
whiter or shinier side of ink jet paper. | your image may have banding. For | |
■ Make sure the ink cartridges aren’t | most papers, set the paper thickness | |
lever to the 0 position. | ||
low on ink. If either ink out light is | ||
| ||
flashing, replace the ink cartridge; see |
| |
page 30. If your ink cartridge is more |
| |
than six months old, you may need |
| |
to replace it; see page 33. |
| |
■ Try using Automatic mode. See |
| |
page 15 (Windows) or page 17 |
| |
(Macintosh) for instructions. |
| |
■ For most papers, set the paper | Note: | |
thickness lever to the 0 position to | You may see banding in the expanded | |
prevent banding, as shown to the | margin if you use the Maximum | |
right. Set it to the + position for | Printable Area setting. Use this setting | |
thicker paper or envelopes. | for text documents only. |
42