Colour Printing Problems | Samsung SCX-1150F specification

Colour Printing Problems

Symptom	Cause and Solution

Your product prints	• The Samsung SCX-1150 Series printer driver may not be
only in black.	selected. Verify that you selected the Samsung SCX-1150
	Series printer driver.
	• The colour print cartridge may not be working properly.
	Print a test page to make sure the ink cartridges are
	working correctly.
	• The print nozzles of the colour print cartridge may need to
	be cleaned. Clean the print cartridges. See page 6.3.
	• You may be using Black Only in your printer driver.

Colour prints	• The Samsung SCX-1150 Series printer driver may not be
incorrectly.	selected. Verify that you selected the Samsung SCX-1150
	Series 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.
	• Print a test page. If the problem persists, replace the
	cartridge with new one.
	• Print nozzles on the colour print head may be clogged.
	Print a test page to check the status of the nozzles and
	clean the print cartridge (see page 6.3).

Colours are missing.	• The colour print cartridge may be not working properly.
	Print a test page 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).

Colours in a line are	• You may have turned the product off(paused) and then
uneven, or different	on(resumed) during print job. Do not turn the product off
from the previous	and back on during a print job.
lines.	• Set the print quality to High or Maximum in the printer
	• Set the print quality to High or Maximum in the printer
	driver.
	• Align the print cartridges. See page 6.15.

Hue changes.	• Print nozzles on the print head may be clogged. Print a
	test page to check the status of the nozzles and clean the
	print cartridge (page 6.3).
	• The colour print cartridge may be empty. Replace the
	cartridge with a new one.

Troubleshooting 7.15

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Samsung SCX-1150F manual Colour Printing Problems

Contents

SCX-1150F Important Precautions and Safety Information Page Contents Print Scan Additional Features Polling Transmission Polling a Remote Machine Troubleshooting Index Vi Contents Basic System Setup Setting Up Your ProductInstalling Software Setting Up Your Product Contents Automatic Document Feeder Cover Operation Panel Control Locations and FunctionsFront View See Rear View Top View Operation Panel Button Functions Set Up Making Connections Open the connector doorChoosing a Location TAM lead applicable only in UK Close the connector door Set Up Loading Paper Paper guide Installing Print Cartridges Push the colour cartridge back until it clicks into place Set Up Page Cartridge type Part number Installing Software About Samsung Software Minimal Requirements System RequirementsSupported Operating System Recommended Follow the on-screen instructions and click Next Installing Samsung SoftwareClick Install the Samsung Software on your PC Click Next Page Set Up Configuring Fax and Internet Gates Set Up Enter an account record name, then click Next Set Up Uninstalling Samsung Software Uninstalling the MFP Driver Select Samsung SmarThru, then select SmarThru 3 Uninstall From the Start menu, select Programs Set Up Set Up Using the SmarThru CD-ROM Click Uninstall the Samsung software on your PC Basic System Setup Setting Date and Time Take the following steps to enter your current date and time Changing Clock Mode Changing Date Format Setting Fax Number and Name How To Enter Characters Using the Number Keypad Editing Numbers or Names Space + , . ‘ / * # Changing the Display Language Setting the Discard Size Speaker Volume Setting SoundsRinger Volume, Alarm Sound, Key Sound You can set the following sounds Setting Dialling Mode Paper Save Using Save ModeInk Save Power Save Print Paper Selection Guidelines for Special Media Loading Speciality Paper Paper Guidelines Printing a Document Click OK to close the Properties dialog box Printer Settings Accessing Printer Settings Printer Properties Tabs Windows 95/98/Me Paper Tab Job Finishing Tab Booklet Poster Handout Two-Sided Printing Printer Properties Tabs Windows NT Advanced Tab Color Tab Printer Properties Tabs Windows 2000/XP Paper Quality Tab Printer Properties Buttons & Icons Using the Printer Control ProgramAccessing the Printer Control Program Status Tab About Tab Click Start Settings PrintersClick the Cartridge Maintenance tab Print Copy This chapter includes Setting Paper Size and Type Paper Size Loading the Original Documents Paper Type Using Automatic Document Feeder ADF Problem Documents Using Document Glass If you want to copy or scan a book Copying a Document Setting Copy Options Quality Press Copy ContrastCopy Zoom rate Collating Using Special Copy Press Special Copy Fit toClone Poster Mirror Changing Default Settings Press Enter to save the selection Repeat as necessary Blocking Colour Copying Scan Scanning Basics Starting Scan from the Operation Panel Scan Scan to Email ScanCopy Scan to FAX Scan to OCR Scanning Process with TWAIN-enabled Software FAX Preparing Documents for Faxing Acceptable Documents for ADF Loading Documents Adjusting Quality of Your Fax Setting Resolution Setting Contrast You can choose between LIGHTEN, PHOTO, DARKEN, or Setting Default Resolution and Contrast Sending a Fax Automatically Confirming a Transmission Automatic Redial Sending a Fax Manually Redial Using Toll Save Transmission 12 FAX Receiving a Fax About Reception Modes Loading Paper for Receiving Faxes Receiving Automatically in FAX Mode Receiving Automatically in ANS/FAX Mode Receiving Manually in TEL Mode Using an Extension Phone Receiving Fax in Memory Receiving Using Drpd FeatureReceiving in Colour Using Fax Forwarding Press FAX Forward FAX One-touch Dialling Storing a Number for One-touch Dialling Sending a Fax using a One-touch Number Speed Dialling Storing a Number for Speed Dialling Sending a Fax using a Speed Number Setting Group Dial Group Dialling Repeat to enter another speed dial number into the group Press Search/Delete on the operation Searching for a Number in the MemorySearching Sequentially through the Memory Searching with a Particular First Letter You cannot use a colour fax for all advanced fax features Broadcasting FAX Delayed Fax FAX Priority Fax FAX Polling Polling Transmission FAX Polling a Remote Machine Adding Documents To a Scheduled Operation Cancelling a Scheduled Operation Printing Reports System Data Power Failure ReportSchedule Information Self Test Printing List Fax Setup OptionsSetting an Option Cancel/Reset Selectable Options FAX When the product completes ‘learning’, the LCD displays END Drpd SetupPage 46 FAX Using the Fax Settings Utility Accessing the Fax Settings Utility Settings Tab Phonebook Tab 50 FAX 51 FAX 52 FAX Maintenance Maintaining Print Cartridges Cleaning Print Cartridges Viewing Ink Level Printing a Cleaning Page from the Product Printing a Cleaning Page from Your Computer Click Clean Print Nozzles Cleaning Print Cartridge Nozzles Nozzles Cleaning Cartridge Holder Contacts Replacing Print Cartridges Cartridge type Part number Replacing Print Cartridges from the Product Black or photo ink cartridge Replacing Print Cartridges from the Computer Click Start Settings Printers Aligning Print Cartridges Aligning Print Cartridges from the Product Click Align Cartridges Aligning Print Cartridges from the ComputerSelect the Cartridges tab Click Start Settings Printers Clearing Memory Remote Test Cleaning the Document Glass Troubleshooting Open the ADF top cover Clearing Document JamsInput Misfeed Exit Misfeed Roller Misfeed Clearing Paper Jams Troubleshooting Tips for Avoiding Paper Jams LCD Error Messages Line See Fax Setup Options on Service and there is aOr, turn the ECM mode on Documents when there is Any scheduled job. No scheduled job Cancel/Reset to cancel Fixing Problems Fax Problems You no longer need from the memory, then restore Fax machine sending you the fax may be faultyWith only one or no cartridge installed, but the quality Glass Paper Feeding Problems General Printing Problems Deselect Use Printer Offline Available choices When printing using Change the software paper size settingsScaling setting in the Printer Properties dialogue box USB Mode and then press Enter Colour Printing Problems Print Quality Problems Characters are Look. Change the Print Quality to a higher resolutionPrint cartridge may be almost empty. Check Effect, the scanner unit may need servicing Scanning Problems Appendix Printer Specification Scanner and Copier Specification Fax Specification General Specification Plain paper, OHP film, Label, Envelope, Card, Postcard Paper SpecificationPaper types Available Paper sizes Sample of ITU 5% Chart reduced to 60% Replacing the Fitted Plug UK Important warning You must earth this machine Important Notice EC Certification Declaration of Conformity European CountriesApprovals and Certifications Fax Branding US Telephone Company Information US You should also know that Appendix Index Page Connect Mode change Web smoothing Zoom rate