4Troubleshooting

Problem

Description or Cause

Possible Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper jam; error light is on,

Paper is jammed in the

Clear the paper jam (see page 4-3).

printer does not operate

printer

 

 

 

 

Prints have vertical streaks

Thermal print head is dirty.

Clean the thermal print head (see

 

 

page 3-2).

 

 

 

Prints have streaks made up of

The platen roller is dirty.

Clean the platen roller (see page 3-3).

small dots

 

 

 

 

 

Print size or aspect ratio is not

The image file or printing

In your photo printing software program:

what you expected

options need to be adjusted

• Use the Fit to Page or the Clip options if

 

in your photo printing

available.

 

software program.

 

• Adjust the image size to match the

 

 

 

 

paper size.

 

 

• Make sure the Portrait/Landscape

 

 

setting matches the orientation of the

 

 

image.

 

 

• For more information, see the help for

 

 

your photo printing software program.

 

 

NOTE: It is not necessary to adjust the

 

 

image resolution (dpi) to match the

 

 

printer resolution. The printer drive

 

 

automatically scales your image to

 

 

match the printer resolution.

 

 

 

Insufficient memory errors

Your computer is low on

• Minimize the number of images open at

occur on your computer after

RAM and/or disk caching

the same time.

making a substantial number of

memory. This occurs when

• Delete the contents of the clipboard

prints

you rotate, scale, or retouch

frequently.

 

high resolution images

• Close all programs except the photo

 

(>72 dpi).

 

printing software program.

 

 

 

 

• See the help for your photo printing

 

 

software program for tips on memory

 

 

optimization.

 

 

• See “System Requirements” on page A-1.

 

 

 

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Kodak 8810 manual Troubleshooting, Problem Description or Cause Possible Solution