Print quality problems
PROBLEM | CAUSE & REMEDY |
| The print quality is poor. | ¡Printing on the wrong side of the paper. Turn the paper over. |
| Characters and images are blurred. | ¡Wrong type of paper is used. Use the correct kind of paper. |
| ¡You are printing in the wrong print area. Print in the correct print |
| area. |
| Printed images on the transparencies | ¡The printing area was touched before printing. Always hold the |
| are blurred. | film by its edges to prevent the printing area from being spoiled |
| by your fingerprints. |
| ¡The printed sides were touched before completely dried. Do not |
| touch the films for approx. 15 minutes after printing. |
| The reverse side of the printed page | ¡Ink is on the unit’s platen. Clean the platen by feeding a few |
| has smudges. | sheets of paper through the unit. |
| White streaks or missing dots appear | ¡Print head is clogged. Clean the print head at least five times |
| on printed pages. | (see page 58). If output is not satisfactory, clean the contact |
| section of the print cartridge and the circuit board of the unit |
| with a soft dry cloth as shown below. If it still doesn’t work, |
| replace the print cartridge (see page 55). |
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Circuit board
Contact section
You are not satisfied with the printout ¡The PRINT MODE on the unit is not set properly. Change the
of graphics or characters from your PRINT MODE.The paper edges are smeared.¡You printed outside of the recommended printing area (see page 60). Check the print size option of the printer driver. Also check the margins of the document you are printing.
Color printing problems
PROBLEM | CAUSE & REMEDY |
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The unit prints only in black.¡The black cartridge is installed. Install the color cartridge. ¡You did not select colors through your application. Select
colors.
¡You did not select the proper printer driver. Select the KX- F1600 printer driver or the
¡You did not select Color when you set up the Windows printer driver. Select Color.
| Colors are missing. | ¡The print head is clogged. Clean the head (see page 58). |
Printing is slow in color mode.¡When you are using Windows, the “Print Manager” is turned on. Turn off the “Print Manager”.
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