HP 1600 HP Color LaserJet 1600 - User Guide - Page 96
Print problems, Print quality problems, Improving print quality, Understanding print-quality settings
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Print problems Print quality problems Occasionally, you might encounter problems with print quality. The information in the following sections helps you identify and resolve these issues. Improving print quality Use the print-quality settings to prevent print-quality problems. Understanding print-quality settings Print-quality settings affect how light or dark the print is on the page and the style in which the graphics are printed. You can also use the print-quality settings to optimize the print quality for a specific media type. You can change the settings in the device properties to accommodate the types of jobs that you are printing. The following settings are available, depending on the printer driver that you are using: ● 600 dpi ● Custom: This setting produces the same resolution as the default setting, but you can change the scale patterns. NOTE Changing the resolution can change the formatting of your text. To temporarily change print-quality settings To change the print-quality settings only for the current software program, open the properties through the Print Setup menu in the program that you are using to print. To change print-quality settings for all future jobs For Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows Me: 1. In the Windows system tray, click Start, select Settings, and then click Printers. 2. Right-click the device icon. 3. Click Properties (in Windows 2000, you can also click Printing Preferences). 4. Change the settings, and click OK. For Windows XP: 1. In the Windows system tray, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Faxes. 2. Right-click the device icon. 3. Click Properties, or click Printing Preferences. 4. Change the settings, and click OK. Identifying and correcting print defects Use the checklist and print-quality issues charts in this section to solve print-quality problems. 84 Chapter 8 Problem solving ENWW