13 Troubleshooting print-quality issues

●General printing advice

●Horizontal lines across the image (banding)

●Lines are too thick, too thin or missing

●Lines appear stepped or jagged

●Lines print double or in the wrong colors

●Lines are discontinuous

●Lines are blurred

●Line lengths are inaccurate

●The whole image is blurry or grainy

●The paper is not flat

●The print is scuffed or scratched

●Ink marks on the paper

●Black ink comes off when you touch the print

●Edges of objects are stepped or not sharp

●Edges of objects are darker than expected

●Vertical lines of different colors

●White spots on the print

●Colors are inaccurate

●Colors are fading

●The image is incomplete (clipped at the bottom)

●The image is clipped

●Some objects are missing from the printed image

●A PDF file is clipped or objects are missing

●If you still have a problem

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