Bar colors are not uniform

Example of Bad Color Bars - The yellow bar is streaked with another color.

Black Text

2.Look at the black text printed on the page. The type should be sharp and clear.

Example of good black text - the letters are sharp and clear - the printer is operating correctly

Example of bad black text - the letters are smeared.

Solution 7: Clean the ink cartridges

Clean the ink cartridges if you see the following in the diagnostic report:

•Color bars: Color bars are ragged or irregularly streaked or faded; have regular, white streaks; or are not a uniform color throughout the bar, clean the ink cartridges.

•Large-font text: Letters are smeared or ragged on one end.

For instructions, see Clean the ink cartridges.

NOTE: Do not clean ink cartridges unnecessarily. Unnecessary cleaning wastes ink and shortens the life of the ink nozzles.

If the issue persists, continue to the next step.

Poor print quality and unexpected printouts

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4500 specifications

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