Lexmark 1200 manual Fold sheets with the text facing outward, Insert sheets in envelopes

Print quality problems (continued)

Problem	Action
Printed materials delivered by the	When preparing printed materials for mailing:
postal service arrive with ghosting	• Use 24 lb (90 g/m2) paper
or mirror images of the text visible	• Avoid rough paper; select paper with a smoothness from 100 to 150 Sheffield
on the page.
	• Fold sheets with the text facing outward
	• Insert sheets in envelopes
	• Pre-barcodeand pre-sort all envelopes
	• Meter envelopes or use pre-canceled stamps
	• Place envelopes in trays and deliver to the post office; do not drop envelopes
	into mail boxes or chutes
Quality of printed transparencies	Make sure you’re using the recommended Lexmark transparencies. See
is inadequate.	page 76 for more information.
	Make sure you’re loading transparencies properly. See page 77.
	When printing transparencies, always set the Paper Type to Transparency.
	Set the Color Correction menu item to Vivid. See page 15 or page 61 for more
	information.
	Avoid getting fingerprints on transparencies before printing.
Printed characters are not as crisp	Set Toner Saver Off from the Color Menu.
as you’d like.

Print on the page is skewed.	Make sure the width guides in the paper tray or the multipurpose feeder fit
	snugly against the media you loaded.
	Make sure the paper you load in the trays fits under the two corner tabs at the
	front of the tray.

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