Other Printing Problems

 

 

 

 

 

Status

Possible causes, Descriptions, and Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing the color settings

With the IPDL-C printer driver, do not make radical

 

 

with the printer driver caus-

changes to the settings on the [Color 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photograph printing looks

With the IPDL-C printer driver, select [High Quality] on

 

 

rough.

the [Print Quality] tab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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] in the color mode setting with the printer driver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some applications normally print color text as black

 

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and white.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fine dot pattern does not

Select [Photographic] in the [Dithering:] setting with the

 

 

print.

printer driver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid areas, lines or text are

Select [K] in the [Black Text/Graphics:] setting with the

 

 

shiny or glossy when created

printer driver.

 

 

as a mixture of cyan, magen-

 

 

 

ta, yellow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black gradation is not natu-

Select [CMY + K] in the [Black Text/Graphics:] setting with

 

 

ral.

the printer driver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thin lines are blurred or

With the IPDL-C printer driver, select the [CAD] check

 

 

light.

box on the [Print Quality] 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 those of the OHP transparency.

 

 

per is not placed between

Load paper of the same size and orientation as the

 

 

printed OHP transparencies.

OHP transparencies in the paper tray.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The "OHP Slip" setting is set to "Off” (⇒ P.83). Change

 

 

 

the setting with operation panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The page layout has

The printable area differs from printer to printer. A

 

 

changed.

document that when printed by another printer fits on

 

 

 

a single page might not fit on one page when printed

 

 

 

by this printer. From the IPDL-C printer driver, check

 

 

 

the [Enlarge Printable Area] on the [MISC.] tab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note

❒If you cannot solve the problem by taking above actions, contact your sales or service representative.

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Ricoh AP306D operating instructions Enlarge Printable Area on the MISC. tab
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