Improve print quality

Print from a different software program

Set the paper-type setting for the print job

Check the toner-cartridge status

Print a cleaning page

Inspect the toner cartridge for damage

Check the paper and printing environment

Check the EconoMode settings

Print from a different software program

Try printing from a different software program. If the page prints correctly, the problem is with the software program from which you were printing.

Set the paper-type setting for the print job

Check the paper-type setting if you are printing from a software program and the pages have any of these problems:

smeared print

fuzzy print

dark print

curled paper

scattered dots of toner

loose toner

small areas of missing toner

Check the paper-type setting (Windows)

1.From the software program, select the Print option.

2.Select the product, and then click the Properties or Preferences button.

3.Click the Paper/Quality tab.

4.From the Media: drop-down list, select the correct paper type.

5.Click the OK button to close the Document Properties dialog box. In the Print dialog, click the OK button to print the job.

Check the paper-type setting (Mac OS X)

1.Click the File menu, and then click the Print option.

2.In the Printer menu, select the product.

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