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Phenomenon Images are printed crooked Documents are printed in monochrome Line thickness is not uniform Troubleshooting Cause Corrective Action In the Control Panel menu, Skew In the Control Panel menu, set Skew Check Lv. to Check Lv. is set to Loose or Off. High Accuracy or Standard. In the Advanced Settings of the printer driver, Monochrome or Monochrome (Photo) is specified in Color Mode. In the Advanced Settings of the printer driver, specify Color in Color Mode and try printing again. The Printhead nozzles are clogged. Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if they are clogged. (→"Checking for Nozzle Clogging," User's Guide) In the Special Settings dialog box of the Windows printer driver, Fast Graphic Process is selected. Access the printer driver Properties dialog box from Print in the File menu of the source application, and follow these steps to print. 1. Clear the option Open Preview When Print Job Starts on the Main sheet. 2. Clear the option Page Layout on the Layout sheet. 3. Click the Special Settings button on the Layout sheet to display the Special Settings dialog box, and then clear the option Fast Graphic Process. The blue Switch on the platen is set incorrectly. Move the Switch numbered corresponding to the size of paper for printing opposite to the ● position. (→"Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen," User's Guide) The type of paper specified in the printer driver does not match the type loaded in the printer. Load paper of the same type as you have specified in the printer driver. (→ , Loading Rolls in the Printer) (→ , Loading Sheets in the Printer) Make sure the same type of paper is specified in the printer driver as you have loaded in the printer. 1. Press the Stop button and stop printing. 2. Change the type of paper in the printer driver and try printing again. Incorrect Printhead alignment value. When printing fine lines or text at high precision on glossy or semi-glossy photo or proofing paper, set the optimal Printhead height before aligning the printhead. (→"Enhancing Printing Quality," User's Guide) In the Control Panel menu, use a lower Head Height setting. (→"Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images (Head Height)," User's Guide) Depending on the type of paper, the thickness of printed lines may be noticeably inconsistent. Specify Proof in Print Priority in the printer driver. (→"Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Printing," User's Guide) 13

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13
Troubleshooting
Phenomenon
Cause
Corrective Action
Images are printed crooked
In the
Control Panel
menu, set
Skew Check Lv.
to
High Accuracy
or
Standard
.
In the
Control Panel
menu,
Skew
Check Lv.
is set to
Loose
or
Off
.
Documents are printed in
monochrome
In the
Advanced Settings
of the
printer driver,
Monochrome
or
Monochrome (Photo)
is specified
in
Color Mode
.
The
Printhead
nozzles are
clogged.
In the
Advanced Settings
of the printer driver, specify
Color
in
Color Mode
and try printing again.
Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if
they are clogged.
(
→
"Checking for Nozzle Clogging," User's Guide)
Line thickness is not uniform
1.
2.
Access the printer driver
Properties
dialog box from
Print
in the
File
menu of the source application, and
follow these steps to print.
In the
Special Settings
dialog box
of the Windows printer driver,
Fast
Graphic Process
is selected.
Clear the option
Open Preview When Print Job
Starts
on the
Main
sheet.
Clear the option
Page Layout
on the
Layout
sheet.
Click the
Special Settings
button on the
Layout
sheet to display the
Special Settings
dialog box,
and then clear the option
Fast Graphic Process
.
3.
The blue
Switch
on the platen is
set incorrectly.
Move the
Switch
numbered corresponding to the size
of paper for printing opposite to the
●
position.
(
→
"Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen," User's
Guide)
The type of paper specified in the
printer driver does not match the
type loaded in the printer.
Load paper of the same type as you have specified in
the printer driver.
Press the
Stop
button and stop printing.
1.
Change the type of paper in the printer driver and
try printing again.
2.
Make sure the same type of paper is specified in the
printer driver as you have loaded in the printer.
(
→
, Loading Rolls in the Printer)
(
→
, Loading Sheets in the Printer)
Incorrect
Printhead
alignment
value.
When printing fine lines or text at high precision on
glossy or semi-glossy photo or proofing paper, set the
optimal
Printhead
height before aligning the printhead.
(
→
"Enhancing Printing Quality," User's Guide)
Depending on the type of paper,
the thickness of printed lines may
be noticeably inconsistent.
Specify
Proof
in
Print Priority
in the printer driver.
(
→
"Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and
Colors for Printing," User's Guide)
In the
Control Panel
menu, use a lower
Head Height
setting.
(
→
"Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry
Images (Head Height)," User's Guide)