Colour Printing Problems

Problem

Possible Cause and Remedy

 

 

Your machine prints only

• The SF-4700 printer driver may not be selected. Verify that

in black

you selected the SF-4700 printer driver or other

 

compatible color printer driver.

 

• The color print cartridge may not be working properly. Run

 

a self test to make sure the ink cartridges are working

 

correctly.

 

• The print nozzles of the color print cartridge may need to

 

be cleaned. Clean the print cartridges. See page 6.3.

 

 

Colors print incorrectly

• The SF-4700 driver may not be selected. Verify that you

 

selected the SF-4700 printer driver.

 

• Print cartridges may be installed in the incorrect holders.

 

Remove each print cartridge that is in an incorrect holder.

 

Check that the ink have not mixed in the cartridges. If this is

 

the case, replace the cartridge with a new one.

 

• Run a self test (see page 1.20). If the problem persists,

 

replace the cartridge with new one.

 

 

Colors are missing

• The color print cartridge may not be working properly. Run

 

a self test to make sure the ink cartridge is working

 

correctly.

 

• The print head may need to be cleaned. Clean the print

 

cartridges (see page 6.3).

 

 

Colors in a line are

• You may have turned the machine off(paused) and then

uneven, or different

on(resumed) during print job. Do not turn the machine off

from the previous lines

and back on during a print job.

 

• The print mode does not match the data pattern. If you

 

are printing high density color graphics on plain paper,

 

change the Paper Type setting from Plain Paper to

 

Coated Paper.

 

 

Hue changes

• Print nozzles on the print head may be clogged. Run a self

 

test (page 1.20) to check the status of the nozzles and

 

clean the print cartridge(page 6.3).

 

• The color print cartridge may be empty. Replace the

 

cartridge with a new one,

 

 

7.14 Troubleshooting

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