PROBLEMS RELATED TO PRINT RESULTS
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The image is grainy. |
| Are the printer driver settings | When selecting print settings, you can set the print |
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| appropriate for the print job? | mode to [Normal], [High Quality], or [Fine]. When you |
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| need a very clear image, select [Fine]. (This function |
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| cannot be used when using the PCL5e printer driver.) |
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| Windows: |
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| The resolution setting is selected in the [Advanced] |
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| tab of the printer driver properties window. |
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| Macintosh: |
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| Select the resolution in the [Advanced] menu of the |
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| print window. (In Mac OS v10.5 and 10.6, select the |
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| resolution on the [Printer Features] menu in the print |
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| window.) |
The image is too light |
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| Does the image (particularly a photo) | Brightness and contrast can be corrected by performing | |
or too dark. |
| need correction? | [Image Adjustment] on the [Advanced] tab of the printer |
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| (Windows) | driver. These settings can be used for simple |
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| corrections when you do not have image editing |
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| software installed on your computer. |
Text and lines are faint |
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| Was color data printed? | When color text and lines are printed, they may become | |
and difficult to see. |
| (Windows) | faint and difficult to see. To have color text or lines |
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| (areas) that are faint converted to black, select [Text To |
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| Black] or [Vector To Black] on the [Advanced] tab of the |
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| printer driver. (Raster data such as bitmap images |
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| cannot be adjusted.) |
Part of the image is |
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| Does the paper size specified by the job | Make sure that the paper size setting matches the size | |
cut off. |
| match the size of paper loaded in the | of paper loaded in the tray. |
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| tray? | The paper size setting is selected as follows: |
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| Windows: |
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| On the [Paper] tab of the printer driver. |
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| If [Fit to Paper Size] is selected, check the loaded |
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| paper and the paper size setting. |
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| Macintosh: |
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| In the [Page Setup] menu. |
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| Is the print orientation setting (portrait or | Set the print orientation to match the image. |
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| landscape) correct? | The print orientation is selected as follows: |
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| Windows: On the [Main] tab of the printer driver. |
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| Macintosh: In the [Page Setup] menu. |
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| Are the margins set correctly in the | If the edge of the image extends outside the printable |
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| layout settings of the application? | area of the machine, the edge will be cut off. Select an |
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| appropriate paper size and margins in the layout |
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| settings of the application. |
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