For the fastest printing, try these tips:

■Choose Black ink if your document doesn’t include color.

■Set the Quality/Speed slider to

Speed.

■Turn MicroWeave® off and/or turn High Speed on. In Windows, these settings are on the Advanced window. In Macintosh OS X, these settings are on the Print Settings window.

■If you’re using the parallel port, enable ECP/DMA mode. See your computer documentation or contact the manufacturer for help.

Print Quality Problems

You see banding (light lines).

■The print head nozzles may need cleaning; see page 37 for instructions.

■Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you loaded; see page 33 for guidelines.

■Make sure the printable side of the paper is face up. It’s usually whiter or shinier.

■The ink cartridges may need replacing. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 39.

■Try using Automatic mode. See page 21 (Windows) or page 25 (Macintosh OS X) for instructions.

■Run the Print Head Alignment utility; see page 43 for instructions.

■Set the paper thickness lever to the 0 position. Set the lever to the + position when you print on thicker paper or envelopes. You may also need to turn off High Speed in the printer software.

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