Lexmark 20E, 200 Print troubleshooting, Poor quality at the edges, Check Minimum Print Settings

Troubleshooting 154

Print troubleshooting

•“Poor quality at the edges of the page” on page 154

•“Streaks or lines on printed image” on page 155

•“Print speed is slow” on page 155

•“Computer slows down when printing” on page 156

Poor quality at the edges of the page

If the "Before you troubleshoot" checklist does not solve the problem, then try one or more of the following:

CHECK MINIMUM PRINT SETTINGS

Unless you are using the borderless feature, use these minimum print margin settings:

•Left and right margins:

–6.35 mm (0.25 in.) for letter‑size paper

–3.37 mm (0.133 in.) for all paper sizes except letter

•Top margin: 1.7 mm (0.067 in.)

•Bottom margin: 12.7 mm (0.5 in.)

SELECT THE BORDERLESS PRINT FEATURE

For Windows users

1With a photo open, click File > Print.

2Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.

3Navigate to:

Paper/Finishing tab > select a borderless setting > OK

4Click Print.

For Macintosh users

1With a photo open, choose File > Page Setup.

2From the “Format for” pop‑up menu, choose your printer.

3From the Paper Size pop‑up menu, choose a paper size that has “(Borderless)” in its name. For example, if you loaded a 4 x 6 photo paper, then choose US 4 x 6 in (Borderless).

4Click OK.

5From the menu bar, choose File > Print.

6From the Printer pop‑up menu, choose your printer.

7From the print options pop‑up menu, choose Quality & Media.

8 From the Paper Type pop‑up menu, choose a paper type.