Lexmark S400 Series manual Print troubleshooting, Poor quality at the edges, 121

REMOVE EACH PAGE AS IT IS PRINTED

ADJUST THE PAPER GUIDES TO FIT THE LOADED PAPER

Print troubleshooting

•“Poor quality at the edges of the page” on page 121

•“Streaks or lines on printed image” on page 122

•“Print speed is slow” on page 122

•“Computer slows down when printing” on page 122

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 document or photo open, click File  Print.

2Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.

3From the Paper Options section of the Print Setup tab, select Borderless.

For Macintosh users:

1With a document or photo open, choose File > Print.

2From the Printer pop-up menu, choose the printer.

3If necessary, click Advanced.

4From the print options pop-up menu, choose Paper Handling.

5From the Destination Paper Size section, select Scale to fit paper size.

6From the Paper Size pop-up menu, choose a paper size that has “(Borderless)” in the name. For example, if you are printing on a 4 x 6 photo card, then choose US 4 x 6 in (Borderless).

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