Sharp AJ2000 Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output

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Troubleshooting

How to Use the

Online Manual Printer Properties Print Maintenance Troubleshooting

Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output

If the print output is faint or uneven

If print output is faint or uneven, refer to checks 1 to 3 below for

possible remedies.

CHECK1 Has the paper been inserted into the printer

with the print side facing the right way?

Some types of paper have only one printable side. Print

quality will suffer if paper is loaded in the tray with the

print side facing the wrong way.

CHECK2 Has the printer driver been specified to suit

both paper and the print job?

Open the setup screen of "Print" from the "File" menu

of your application to make sure the following two

points.

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Is the paper specified in the "Print" dialog box the

same as that loaded in the tray?

Switch the menu shown on the screen to "Paper" to make

sure that the value for the "Media Type" is the same one to

the loaded paper.

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Is the print quality setting in the "Print" dialog box set

to "Draft"?

Ensure the selected print quality on the "Advanced" menu.

If "Draft" is selected for "Print Quality", the print quality

will be degraded even though the print speed will be high.

Specify another setting, and then print again.

CHECK3 Did you get a clear result for your test page?

Make sure that the test page can be clearly printed. To

print the test page, select "Print" from the "File" menu

of your application, click the "Maintenance" button,

and then click the "Start" button of "Test print head".

Reference:Test Print Head

If the print output is smeared

First turn the paper knob to the ( ) direction and print again.

If the print output is still smeared,

CHECK1 Is the paper too thick or too thin?

Only paper weighing from 16 lbs. to 110 lbs. index

(60g/m2 to 200g/m2) can be used for printing.

CHECK2 Did you set sufficient margins in the paper

settings of your application?

If the margins are set outside of the quality guaranteed

area, smudges or smears may appear at the upper and

lower edges of the paper.

Set margins from your application to fit within the

quality guaranteed area.

Reference:Quality guaranteed area

Contents

Main Contents Contents How to Use the Online Manual Printer Properties Troubleshooting Print Maintenance How to Use the Online Manual How to Control the Online Manual How to Print Out the Online Manual Outline of the Printer Driver What is the Printer Driver? Starting the Printer Driver Printer Driver Functions "Paper Settings" Dialog Box (part 1) "Paper Settings" Dialog Box (part 2) Paper Size "Paper Settings" Dialog Box (part 3) Orientation Zoom[%] "Main" Menu Settings (part 1) On this dialog box, you can specify the valu es for "N-Up Printing" and paper output order. "Main" Menu Settings (part 2) N-Up Printing Order "Paper" Menu Settings (part 1) On this dialog box, you can specify the values for paper types or trays. "Paper" Menu Settings (part 2) Paper Selection Media Type "Paper" Menu Settings (part 3) Output Paper Guaranteed area and printable area "Advanced" Menu Settings Set your color and quality preferences for printing using this screen. "Output Quality" Dialog Box Set the color matching as well as the brightness, contrast and color balance of an image. "Watermark" Menu Settings (part 1) "Watermark" Menu Settings (part 2) Text You can select Italic, Bold, and Bold Italic for your font style. You can confirm the specified settings here. Select the desired font type. Select the desired color. Page "Maintenance" Dialog Box Remaining ink indicator window Auto head cleaning Test print head Print alignment patterns Printing Overview The flow chart shown below provides printing overview. Page Page Page Printing a Watermark Enlarge/Reduce the Printed Image Printing Multiple Pages on One Page "2-Up" Printing "4-Up" Printing Page Background Printing Print Monitor When background printing is "Off" When background printing is "On" Print Print Monitor Functions Maintenance Time to Change the Ink Tank The ink lamp on the printer blinks fast, and the "Out of ink" error message is displayed. The "Ink low" error message is displayed. Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Maintenance Aligning the Print Head (part 2) Select a pattern sample for "Pattern B". -6 +8 Select pattern samples for "Pattern C" and "Pattern D" respectively. Click the "OK" button in the "Align print head" dialog box. The print head will align itself. Page Identifying Printer Problems Paper is not Fed into the Printer (part 1) If you encounter paper loading problems, refer to the check list below. CHECK1 Is there too much paper in the paper tray? CHECK2 Is the top of the following paper fed into the printer? CHECK3 Is the paper guide correctly adjusted to fit the paper? Paper is not Fed into the Printer (part 2) Page Printer Inoperative CHECK1 Is the power cord connected? CHECK2 Is the printer plugged into a working electrical outlet? If all the lamps keep blinking Nothing Prints (part 1) Nothing Prints (part 2) Check your computer. CHECK8 Is there enough computer memory or hard disk space? CHECK9 Is this printer selected properly through the Chooser? CHECK10 Has the printer driver been installed properly? Page Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print Output If the print output is faint or uneven CHECK1 CHECK2 CHECK3 Characters or Graphics are not Printed in Correct Position If a document is printed skewed or partly off the paper, follow the steps listed below. Page Unit does not Print in Color If you are unable to print a document in color, refer to the check list below. Printing is too Slow When execution time of a print job is slow, refer to the check list below. Index