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Your printout is faint or has gaps. You see wrong or missing colors. s The print head nozzles may need cleaning; see page 19 for instructions. s The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 21. s Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you loaded. See page 17 for guidelines. s Make sure your paper isn't damaged, old, dirty, or loaded face down. If it is, reload a new stack of paper with the printable side up; it is usually whiter or shinier than the other side. Your printout is grainy. s Try using a higher quality paper. s Set the Quality/Speed slider to Quality; see page 7 (Windows) or page 11 (Macintosh) for details. s Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See page 24 for instructions. s You may need to increase the image resolution or print it in a smaller size; see your software documentation. s Make sure the Ink setting is set to Color for color images and your application is set for color printing. s The print head nozzles may need cleaning; see page 19 for instructions. s The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 21. s If you're printing a high-resolution image, turn off PhotoEnhance, as described on page 13. Also check if you're using a special effect that alters image colors, such as Sepia. s Try using Automatic mode. See page 7 (Windows) or page 11 (Macintosh) for instructions. s Your printed colors can never exactly match your on-screen colors. However, you can use a color management system to get as close as possible. For information, see your electronic Reference Guide (as described on page 2). 33

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Your printout is faint or has gaps.
■
The print head nozzles may need
cleaning; see page 19 for instructions.
■
The ink cartridges may be old or low
on ink. To replace an ink cartridge,
see page 21.
■
Make sure the
Media Type
setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 17 for guidelines.
■
Make sure your paper isn’t damaged,
old, dirty, or loaded face down. If it
is, reload a new stack of paper with
the printable side up; it is usually
whiter or shinier than the other side.
Your printout is grainy.
■
Try using a higher quality paper.
■
Set the Quality/Speed slider to
Quality
; see page 7 (Windows) or
page 11 (Macintosh) for details.
■
Run the Print Head Alignment
utility. See page 24 for instructions.
■
You may need to increase the image
resolution or print it in a smaller size;
see your software documentation.
You see wrong or missing colors.
■
Make sure the Ink setting is set to
Color
for color images and your
application is set for color printing.
■
The print head nozzles may need
cleaning; see page 19 for instructions.
■
The ink cartridges may be old or low
on ink. To replace an ink cartridge,
see page 21.
■
If you’re printing a high-resolution
image, turn off PhotoEnhance, as
described on page 13. Also check if
you’re using a special effect that alters
image colors, such as Sepia.
■
Try using Automatic mode. See
page 7 (Windows) or page 11
(Macintosh) for instructions.
■
Your printed colors can never
exactly match your on-screen colors.
However, you can use a color
management system to get as close as
possible. For information, see your
electronic
Reference Guide
(as
described on page 2).