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Print Quality Problems

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Print Quality Problems You see banding (light lines) in your prints. ● The print head may need cleaning. See page 46. ● Be sure to print with the glossy or whiter side of the paper face up. ● The photo cartridge may need replacing. See page 38. Your print is grainy. ● The print head may need aligning. See page 47. Your print is blurry or smeared. ● Use PictureMate photo paper to ensure proper saturation, absorption of ink, and quality. ● Be sure to print with the glossy or whiter side of the paper face up. ● The print head may need cleaning. See page 46. ● The print head may need aligning. See page 47. ● Make sure your paper isn't damp or curled, or loaded face down (load it glossy or whiter side up). If it's damp or curled, load a new paper. ● Remove each photo from the output tray after printing. Let each photo sit for a minute before handling it. Your print is faint or has gaps in the image. ● The print head may need cleaning. See page 46. ● The photo cartridge may be old or low. See page 37 to replace it. ● Make sure your paper isn't damaged, old, dirty, or loaded face down. If it is, load new paper with the glossy or whiter side up. Colors in your photo are wrong or missing. ● Make sure the Color Effect setting is not set to Black & White or Sepia. See page 16. ● The print head may need cleaning. See page 46. ● The photo cartridge may be old or low. See page 37 to replace it. ● Colors may change slightly after your print dries. Wait for 24 hours and check your photo again. ● Turn on the Fix Photo or P.I.M. setting. See page 20. 52

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Print Quality Problems
You see banding (light lines) in your prints.
●
The print head may need cleaning. See page 46.
●
Be sure to print with the glossy or whiter side of
the paper face up.
●
The photo cartridge may need replacing. See
page 38.
Your print is grainy.
●
The print head may need aligning. See page 47.
Your print is blurry or smeared.
●
Use PictureMate photo paper to ensure proper
saturation, absorption of ink, and quality.
●
Be sure to print with the glossy or whiter side of
the paper face up.
●
The print head may need cleaning. See page 46.
●
The print head may need aligning. See page 47.
●
Make sure your paper isn’t damp or curled, or
loaded face down (load it glossy or whiter side
up). If it’s damp or curled, load a new paper.
●
Remove each photo from the output tray after
printing. Let each photo sit for a minute before
handling it.
Your print is faint or has gaps in the image.
●
The print head may need cleaning. See page 46.
●
The photo cartridge may be old or low. See
page 37 to replace it.
●
Make sure your paper isn’t damaged, old, dirty, or
loaded face down. If it is, load new paper with the
glossy or whiter side up.
Colors in your photo are wrong or missing.
●
Make sure the Color Effect setting is not set to
Black & White
or
Sepia
. See page 16.
●
The print head may need cleaning. See page 46.
●
The photo cartridge may be old or low. See
page 37 to replace it.
●
Colors may change slightly after your print dries.
Wait for 24 hours and check your photo again.
●
Turn on the
Fix Photo
or
P.I.M.
setting. See
page 20.