Lexmark Pro915 User's Guide - Page 153

Print troubleshooting, Poor quality at the edges of the Check minimum print settings

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Troubleshooting 153 Print troubleshooting • "Poor quality at the edges of the page" on page 153 • "Streaks or lines on printed image" on page 154 • "Print speed is slow" on page 154 • "Computer slows down when printing" on page 155 Poor quality at the edges of the page If the "Before you troubleshoot" checklist does not solve the problem, then try one or more of the following: CHECK MINIMUM PRINT SETTINGS Unless you are using the borderless feature, use these minimum print margin settings: • Left and right margins: - 6.35 mm (0.25 in.) for letter‑size paper - 3.37 mm (0.133 in.) for all paper sizes except letter • Top margin: 1.7 mm (0.067 in.) • Bottom margin: 12.7 mm (0.5 in.) SELECT THE BORDERLESS PRINT FEATURE For Windows users 1 With a photo open, click File > Print. 2 Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup. 3 Navigate to: Paper/Finishing tab > select a borderless setting > OK 4 Click Print. For Macintosh users 1 With a photo open, choose File > Page Setup. 2 From the "Format for" pop‑up menu, choose your printer. 3 From the Paper Size pop‑up menu, choose a paper size that has "(Borderless)" in its name. For example, if you loaded a 4 x 6 photo paper, then choose US 4 x 6 in (Borderless). 4 Click OK. 5 From the menu bar, choose File > Print. 6 From the Printer pop‑up menu, choose your printer. 7 From the print options pop‑up menu, choose Quality & Media. 8 From the Paper Type pop‑up menu, choose a paper type.

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Print troubleshooting
“Poor quality at the edges of the page” on page 153
“Streaks or lines on printed image” on page 154
“Print speed is slow” on page 154
“Computer slows down when printing” on page 155
Poor quality at the edges of the page
If the "Before you troubleshoot" checklist does not solve the problem, then try one or more of the following:
C
HECK
MINIMUM
PRINT
SETTINGS
Unless you are using the borderless feature, use these minimum print margin settings:
Left and right margins:
6.35 mm (0.25 in.) for letter
size paper
3.37 mm (0.133 in.) for all paper sizes except letter
Top margin: 1.7 mm (0.067 in.)
Bottom margin: 12.7 mm (0.5 in.)
S
ELECT
THE
B
ORDERLESS
PRINT
FEATURE
For Windows users
1
With a photo open, click
File
>
Print
.
2
Click
Properties
,
Preferences
,
Options
, or
Setup
.
3
Navigate to:
Paper/Finishing
tab > select a borderless setting >
OK
4
Click
Print
.
For Macintosh users
1
With a photo open, choose
File
>
Page Setup
.
2
From the “Format for” pop
up menu, choose your printer.
3
From the Paper Size pop
up menu, choose a paper size that has “(Borderless)” in its name.
For example, if you loaded a 4 x 6 photo paper, then choose
US 4 x 6 in (Borderless)
.
4
Click
OK
.
5
From the menu bar, choose
File
>
Print
.
6
From the Printer pop
up menu, choose your printer.
7
From the print options pop
up menu, choose
Quality & Media
.
8
From the Paper Type pop
up menu, choose a paper type.
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