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■ Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you loaded. See page 32 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. You see wrong or missing colors. ■ If you're printing color images, make sure both your application and printer software are set for color printing. ■ The print head nozzles may need cleaning; see page 5 for instructions. ■ The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 7. ■ Try turning off PhotoEnhance™ . Also check if you're using a special effect that alters image colors, like Sepia. ■ Try using Automatic mode. See page 16 (Windows), page 20 (Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to 9.x), or page 23 (Macintosh OS X) for instructions. ■ The color profiles built into your printer software automatically reference your monitor profile. Make sure that your monitor is calibrated correctly. ■ Try changing the Gamma setting on the Advanced dialog box (Windows or Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to 9.x) or the Color Management dialog box (OS X). ■ Your printed colors can never exactly match your on-screen colors. However, you can use a color management system-such as ICM (Windows) or ColorSync (Macintosh)-to get as close as possible. See page 25 or page 29 for details. Your printout is grainy. ■ Try using a higher quality paper. ■ Select a higher Print Quality (resolution) setting. See page 25 or page 29 for instructions. ■ You may need to increase the image resolution or print it in a smaller size; see your software documentation. ■ Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See page 11 for instructions. 24

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■
Make sure the Media
Type setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 32 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.
You see wrong or missing colors.
■
If you’re printing color images,
make sure both your application
and printer software are set for
color printing.
■
The print head nozzles may need
cleaning; see page 5 for
instructions.
■
The ink cartridges may be old or
low on ink. To replace an ink
cartridge, see page 7.
■
Try turning off PhotoEnhance.
™
Also check if you’re using a special
effect that alters image colors, like
Sepia.
■
Try using Automatic mode. See
page 16 (Windows), page 20
(Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to 9.x), or
page 23 (Macintosh OS X) for
instructions.
■
The color profiles built into your
printer software automatically
reference your monitor profile.
Make sure that your monitor is
calibrated correctly.
■
Try changing the Gamma setting
on the Advanced dialog box
(Windows or Macintosh OS 8.5.1
to 9.x) or the Color Management
dialog box (OS X).
■
Your printed colors can never
exactly match your on-screen
colors. However, you can use a
color management system—such as
ICM (Windows) or ColorSync
(Macintosh)—to get as close as
possible. See page 25 or page 29 for
details.
Your printout is grainy.
■
Try using a higher quality paper.
■
Select a higher Print Quality
(resolution) setting. See page 25 or
page 29 for instructions.
■
You may need to increase the image
resolution or print it in a smaller
size; see your software
documentation.
■
Run the Print Head Alignment
utility. See page 11 for instructions.