HP 2605dn HP Color LaserJet 2605/2605dn/2605dtn - User Guide - Page 175
Solving print-media problems, The following problems with paper cause print quality deviations
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Solving print-media problems The following problems with paper cause print quality deviations, jamming, or even damage to the printer. Problem Cause Solution Poor print quality or toner adhesion Dropouts, jamming, or curl The paper is too moist, too rough, too heavy or too smooth, or it is embossed or from a faulty paper lot. Verify that the appropriate media type was selected in the printer driver. Try another kind of paper, between 100 and 250 Sheffield, 4% to 6% moisture content. The paper has been stored incorrectly. Store paper flat in its moisture-proof wrapping. Excessive curl The paper has variability from one side Turn the paper over. to the other. The paper is too moist, has the wrong grain direction, or is of short-grain construction. Verify that the appropriate media type was selected in the printer driver. Try printing on media from a new or different package. Jamming, damage to printer The paper varies from side-to-side. The paper has cutouts or perforations. Use long-grain paper. Turn the paper over. Use paper that is free of cutouts or perforations. Problems with feeding The paper has ragged edges. The paper varies from side-to-side. Use high-quality paper that is made for color laser printers. Turn the paper over. The paper is too moist, too rough, too heavy or too smooth, has the wrong grain direction, or is of short-grain construction or it is embossed or from a faulty paper lot. Try another kind of paper, between 100 and 250 Sheffield, 4 to 6% moisture content. Use long-grain paper. Print is skewed (crooked) The media guides might be incorrectly adjusted. More than one sheet feeds at one time. The media tray might be overloaded. The media might be wrinkled, folded, or damaged. Printer does not pull media from the media input tray. The printer might be in manual feed mode. Remove all media from the input tray, straighten the stack, and then load the media in the input tray again. Adjust the media guides to the width and length of the media that you are using and try printing again. Remove some of the media from the tray. See Loading trays. Verify that the media is not wrinkled, folded, or damaged. Try printing on media from a new or different package. ● If Manual feed appears on the printer control-panel display, press the (Select) button to print the job. ● Verify that the printer is not in manual feed mode and print your job again. ENWW Print problems 163