Troubleshooting

 

 

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Possible Causes, Descriptions, and Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing the color settings

Do not make radical changes in the settings of the [Col-

 

 

with the printer driver caus-

or Setting] tab.

 

 

es a drastic change in print-

Also note that the sample shown by the printer driver

 

 

out color.

 

 

is intended to show what processes are being applied,

 

 

 

 

 

 

not exactly what your printout will look like. See the

 

 

 

printer driver's online help for details about changing

 

 

 

the settings on this tab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photograph printing looks

Select [Fine] on the [Print Quality] tab.

 

 

rough.

 

 

 

Printing from some applications results in a loss of res-

 

 

 

 

 

 

olution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Color documents are printed

The printer driver is not set up for color printing. Select

 

 

in black and white.

[Color] on the printer driver's [Setup] tab. See the printer

 

 

 

driver's online help for details about changing the set-

 

 

 

tings on this tab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some applications normally print color text as black

 

 

 

and white. You can obtain correct color printing with

 

 

 

such applications by checking the [Change data process-

 

 

 

ing] option in the printer driver's [Setup] tab. See the

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printer driver's online help for details about changing

 

 

 

the settings on this tab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fine dot pattern does not

Select [Text] in the [Dithering] list box of the [Color Set-

 

 

print.

ting] tab. See the printer driver's online help for details

 

 

 

about changing the settings on this tab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black parts are shiny or

Select [K] on the printer driver's [Graphic Mode] . See the

 

 

glossy, when created as a

printer driver's online help for details about changing

 

 

mixture of cyan, magenta,

the settings on this tab.

 

 

yellow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black gradation is not natu-

Select [CMY + K] on the printer driver's [Graphic Mode] .

 

 

ral.

See the printer driver's online help for details about

 

 

 

changing the settings on this tab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thin lines are blurred or

Check [Print thin lines darker] box on the printer driver's

 

 

light.

[Print Quality] tab. See the printer driver's online help for

 

 

 

details about changing the settings on this tab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When printing on OHP

The size and direction of the paper loaded in the paper

 

 

transparencies, a sheet of pa-

tray are different from the those of the OHP transpar-

 

 

per is not placed between

ency. Load the same size and direction paper as the

 

 

printed OHP transparencies.

OHP transparency into the paper tray.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The “OHP Slip” setting is set to “Off” (⇒ P.106).

 

 

 

Change the setting with operation panel.

 

 

 

 

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