Troubleshooting

 

 

Possible cause

Solution

The loaded paper is

Remove the paper and reload a new stack with the printable side

damaged, old, or dirty.

face up. See Chapter 2 for instructions.

 

 

The ink cartridges are low

Check the B black and A color ink out lights to see which cartridge

on ink.

you may need to replace. See Chapter 5 for instructions.

 

 

The printed image is blurry or smeared.

Possible cause

Solution

The paper thickness lever is

Set the paper thickness lever to the + position and try printing

in the 0 position.

again. See Chapter 2 for instructions.

 

 

The paper is damp or the

Remove the paper and reload a new stack with the printable side

printable side is face down.

face up. See Chapter 2 for instructions.

 

 

You loaded special media

Follow the special media loading instructions in Chapter 2 and on

without a support sheet.

the paper packaging for media that require support sheets. Also

 

try loading your media one sheet at a time.

 

 

You tried to print on

Make sure your paper or media meets the specifications listed in

cardboard or other

Appendix D. If your printouts are still blurry after you change

non-recommended media.

paper, clean the print heads as described in Chapter 5.

 

 

The Media Type setting

Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you’re

doesn’t match the loaded

using. See Chapter 1 for instructions.

paper.

 

 

 

Ink has leaked inside the

Clean carefully inside the printer to remove spilled ink. See

printer.

Chapter 5 for instructions.

 

 

You’re using the High

Turn off High Speed following the instructions in Chapter 3. Then

Speed and MicroWeave

run the Print Head Alignment utility following the instructions in

settings with a misaligned

Chapter 5.

print head.

 

 

 

The resolution of your

If a photographic image looks grainy or rough, try using the

image may be too low.

PhotoEnhance2 (PhotoEnhance on Windows 3.1) setting to

 

improve the printed quality. See Chapter 3 for details.

 

Increase the image resolution using your image-editing software,

 

or decrease the size of the image.

 

 

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