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Other Printing Problems Other Printing Problems This section explains likely causes of and possible solutions for problems that can occur when printing from a computer. Problem Cause Solution Print is smudges. Settings for thick paper have not been made when printing on thick paper in the bypass tray. The print on the entire When D is blinking, page is faded. toner is beginning to run out. • PCL 5c/6 and PostScript 3 Select [Thick] in the [Type:] list on the [Paper] tab. • RPCS Select [Thick] in the [Paper type:] list on the [Print Settings] tab. Add toner. See p.89 "Adding Toner". The print on the entire The paper is damp. page is faded. Use paper that has been stored in the recommended temperature and humidity condition. See "Copy Paper", About This Machine. The print on the entire The paper is unsuit- page is faded. able. Use the recommended paper. (Printing on coarse or treated paper might result in faint print image.) See "Copy Paper", About This Machine. The print on the entire page is faded. If the [Toner saving] check box is selected in the printer driver settings, the entire page will be faded when printed. For the RPCS printer driver, [Toner saving] is located on the [Print Quality] tab. For the PostScript 3 printer driver, see PostScript 3 Supplement. See the printer driver Help. Image bleeds when rubbed. If you are using thick paper, [Paper type:] might not be set to [Thick]. On the printer driver's [Setup] tab, set [Paper type:] to [Thick]. See the printer driver Help. Paper is not fed from the selected tray. When you are using a Windows operating system, printer driver settings override those set using the display panel. Set the desired input tray using the printer driver. See the printer driver Help. The printed image is different from the image on the computer's display. With certain functions, such as enlargement and reduction, image layout might be different to that on the computer display. In the application, change the layout, character size, and character settings. The printed image is different from the image on the computer's display. You might have selected to replace True Type fonts with machine fonts in the printing process. To print an image similar to that of the computer display, make settings to print True Type fonts as an image. See the printer driver Help. 4 57

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Other Printing Problems
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Other Printing Problems
This section explains likely causes of and possible solutions for problems that
can occur when printing from a computer.
Problem
Cause
Solution
Print is smudges.
Settings for thick pa-
per have not been
made when printing
on thick paper in the
bypass tray.
•
PCL 5c/6 and PostScript 3
Select
[
Thick
]
in the
[
Type:
]
list on the
[
Paper
]
tab.
•
RPCS
Select
[
Thick
]
in the
[
Paper type:
]
list on the
[
Print Settings
]
tab.
The print on the entire
page is faded.
When
D
is blinking,
toner is beginning to
run out.
Add toner. See p.89 “Adding Toner”.
The print on the entire
page is faded.
The paper is damp.
Use paper that has been stored in the recom-
mended temperature and humidity condition.
See “Copy Paper”, About This Machine.
The print on the entire
page is faded.
The paper is unsuit-
able.
Use the recommended paper. (Printing on
coarse or treated paper might result in faint
print image.) See “Copy Paper”, About This
Machine.
The print on the entire
page is faded.
If the
[
Toner saving
]
check box is selected
in the printer driver
settings, the entire
page will be faded
when printed.
For the RPCS printer driver,
[
Toner saving
]
is lo-
cated on the
[
Print Quality
]
tab. For the Post-
Script 3 printer driver, see PostScript 3
Supplement. See the printer driver Help.
Image bleeds when
rubbed.
If you are using thick
paper,
[
Paper type:
]
might not be set to
[
Thick
]
.
On the printer driver's
[
Setup
]
tab, set
[
Paper
type:
]
to
[
Thick
]
. See the printer driver Help.
Paper is not fed from
the selected tray.
When you are using a
Windows operating
system, printer driver
settings override
those set using the
display panel.
Set the desired input tray using the printer
driver. See the printer driver Help.
The printed image is
different from the im-
age on the computer's
display.
With certain func-
tions, such as enlarge-
ment and reduction,
image layout might
be different to that on
the computer display.
In the application, change the layout, character
size, and character settings.
The printed image is
different from the im-
age on the computer's
display.
You might have se-
lected to replace True
Type fonts with ma-
chine fonts in the
printing process.
To print an image similar to that of the comput-
er display, make settings to print True Type
fonts as an image. See the printer driver Help.