Other Printing Problems
Other Printing Problems
This section explains likely causes of and possible solutions for problems that can occur when printing from a computer.
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Print is smudges. | Settings for thick pa- | • PCL 5c/6 and PostScript 3 |
| per have not been | Select [Thick] in the [Type:] list on the [Paper] |
| made when printing | tab. |
| on thick paper in the | • RPCS |
| bypass tray. | |
| Select [Thick] in the [Paper type:] list on the | |
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| [Print Settings] tab. |
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The print on the entire | When D is blinking, | Add toner. See p.89 “Adding Toner”. |
page is faded. | toner is beginning to |
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The print on the entire | The paper is damp. | Use paper that has been stored in the recom- |
page is faded. |
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| See “Copy Paper”, About This Machine. |
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The print on the entire | The paper is unsuit- | Use the recommended paper. (Printing on |
page is faded. | able. | coarse or treated paper might result in faint |
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| print image.) See “Copy Paper”, About This |
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The print on the entire | If the [Toner saving] | For the RPCS printer driver, [Toner saving] is lo- |
page is faded. | check box is selected | cated on the [Print Quality] tab. For the Post- |
| in the printer driver | Script 3 printer driver, see PostScript 3 |
| settings, the entire | Supplement. See the printer driver Help. |
| page will be faded |
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| when printed. |
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Image bleeds when | If you are using thick | On the printer driver's [Setup] tab, set [Paper |
rubbed. | paper, [Paper type:] | type:] to [Thick]. See the printer driver Help. |
| might not be set to |
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Paper is not fed from | When you are using a | Set the desired input tray using the printer |
the selected tray. | Windows operating | driver. See the printer driver Help. |
| system, printer driver |
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| settings override |
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| those set using the |
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| display panel. |
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The printed image is | With certain func- | In the application, change the layout, character |
different from the im- | tions, such as enlarge- | size, and character settings. |
age on the computer's | ment and reduction, |
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display. | image layout might |
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| be different to that on |
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| the computer display. |
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The printed image is | You might have se- | To print an image similar to that of the comput- |
different from the im- | lected to replace True | er display, make settings to print True Type |
age on the computer's | Type fonts with ma- | fonts as an image. See the printer driver Help. |
display. | chine fonts in the |
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| printing process. |
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