Other Printing Problems

Other Printing Problems

This section describes likely causes of and possible solutions for problems that can occur when printing from a computer.

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The printed image is

Settings for thick pa-

• PCL 6/5e and PostScript 3

 

 

smudged.

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

 

 

 

 

[Print Settings] tab.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The printed image is

If the [Toner saving]

For the RPCS printer driver, [Toner saving] is lo-

 

 

faded over the entire

check box is selected

cated on the [Print Quality] tab. For the PostScript

 

 

4

page.

in the printer driver

3 printer driver, see PostScript 3 Supplement.

 

 

settings, the entire

See the printer driver Help.

 

 

 

page will be faded

 

 

 

 

when printed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

settings override

 

 

 

 

those set using the

 

 

 

 

display panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The printed image is

With certain func-

In the application, change the layout, character

 

 

different from the im-

tions, such as en-

size, and character settings.

 

 

age on the computer's

largement and

 

 

 

display.

reduction, image lay-

 

 

 

 

out might be different

 

 

 

 

to that on the compu-

 

 

 

 

ter display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The printed image is

You might have se-

To print an image similar to that of the compu-

 

 

different from the im-

lected to replace Tru-

ter display, make settings to print TrueType

 

 

age on the computer's

eType fonts with

fonts as an image. See the printer driver Help.

 

 

display.

machine fonts in the

 

 

 

 

printing process.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When printing

If the printer driver is

If you want to print accurately, set the printer

 

 

graphics, the output

configured to use the

driver to print without using the graphics com-

 

 

and the screen are

graphics command,

mand. See the printer driver Help.

 

 

different.

the graphics com-

 

 

 

 

mand from the ma-

 

 

 

 

chine is used to print.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images are printed in

The feed orientation

Set the machine's feed orientation and the

 

 

the wrong orienta-

you selected and the

printer driver's feed orientation accordingly.

 

 

tion.

feed orientation se-

See the printer driver Help.

 

 

 

lected in the printer

 

 

 

 

driver's option setup

 

 

 

 

might not be the

 

 

 

 

same.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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