Dell A960 All In One Personal Printer User's Guide - Page 66

Document Prints Slowly, Document Is Too Light or Too Dark, Vertical, Straight Lines Are Not Smooth

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b. Click the Maintenance tab. c. From the Maintenance tab, click Print a test page. Document Prints Slowly Close programs not in use. Reduce the print quality resolution (Quick and Normal print more quickly than Better and Best). NOTE: Photos or documents containing graphics may take longer to print than regular text. Consider purchasing more Random Access Memory (RAM) for your computer. Document Prints Poorly Document Is Too Light or Too Dark You can lighten or darken your document from the operator panel. 1. Press Copy or Fax from the Mode area. 1. On the operator panel, press Lighter/Darker. 2. Press + to darken your document or - to lighten it. 3. When the asterisk (*) on the display moves to a satisfactory position, press Select. Vertical, Straight Lines Are Not Smooth To improve the print quality of vertical, straight lines in tables, borders, and graphs: Test the cartridge alignment. For help, see Aligning Ink Cartridges. Clean the nozzles. For help, see Clean the Ink Cartridge Nozzles. Characters Are Missing or Unexpected Make sure the scanner glass is clean. 1. Dampen a clean lint-free cloth. 2. Gently wipe the scanner glass.

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Click the
Maintenance
tab.
b.
From the Maintenance tab, click
Print a test page
.
c.
Document Prints Slowly
Close programs not in use.
Reduce the print quality resolution (Quick and Normal print more quickly than Better and Best).
NOTE:
Photos or documents containing graphics may take longer to print than regular text.
Consider purchasing more Random Access Memory (RAM) for your computer.
Document Prints Poorly
Document Is Too Light or Too Dark
You can lighten or darken your document from the operator panel.
Press
Copy
or
Fax
from the Mode area.
1.
On the operator panel, press Lighter/Darker.
1.
Press
+
to darken your document or
-
to lighten it.
2.
When the asterisk (*) on the display moves to a satisfactory position, press Select.
3.
Vertical, Straight Lines Are Not Smooth
To improve the print quality of vertical, straight lines in tables, borders, and graphs:
Test the cartridge alignment. For help, see
Aligning Ink Cartridges
.
Clean the nozzles. For help, see
Clean the Ink Cartridge Nozzles
.
Characters Are Missing or Unexpected
Make sure the scanner glass is clean.
Dampen a clean lint-free cloth.
1.
Gently wipe the scanner glass.
2.