Miscellaneous Printout Problems

The image is inverted, as if viewed in a mirror.

Turn off the mirror setting in your application program.

For Macintosh, turn off Flip Horizontal in the Advanced window of your printer driver (Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to 9.x) or Print Settings window (Macintosh OS X).

The printer prints blank pages.

Make sure your printer is selected in Windows. For Macintosh OS X, open the Print Center and make sure your printer is selected in the Printer List. For Macintosh OS 9.x or earlier, make sure your printer is selected in the Chooser.

The print head nozzles may need cleaning. See page 23.

The margins are incorrect.

Make sure the paper settings are correct for your paper size. For instructions, see page 10 (Windows), page 13 (Macintosh OS X), or page 17 (Macintosh 8.5.1 to 9.x).

Use the Print Preview option in your printer software to check your margins before you print.

Make sure your paper is positioned next to the right side of the feeder.

You see incorrect characters.

Make sure the USB cable is securely connected and meets the system requirements on page 46. Then try printing again.

Make sure your printer is selected in your software, or is set as the active printer in the Macintosh Chooser (OS 8.5.1 to 9.x) or Print Center (OS X).

If you’re using a switch box or USB hub with your printer, connect the printer directly to your computer.

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