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Problems Getting Good Print Quality If you see horizontal banding . . . If you see vertical banding . . . s Make sure the print head nozzles are not clogged. To clean the print head, see page 27. s Make sure the print head nozzles are not clogged. To clean the print head, see page 27. s Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you loaded. See page 20 for guidelines. s Make sure the printable side of the paper is face up. It is usually the whiter or shinier side of ink jet paper. s Make sure the ink cartridges aren't low on ink. If either ink out light is flashing, replace the ink cartridge; see page 30. If your ink cartridge is more than six months old, you may need to replace it; see page 33. s Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See page 35 for instructions. s Check the paper thickness lever. If it's in the + position, your printer is set for thicker paper or envelopes and your image may have banding. For most papers, set the paper thickness lever to the 0 position. s Try using Automatic mode. See page 15 (Windows) or page 17 (Macintosh) for instructions. s For most papers, set the paper thickness lever to the 0 position to prevent banding, as shown to the right. Set it to the + position for thicker paper or envelopes. 42 Note: You may see banding in the expanded margin if you use the Maximum Printable Area setting. Use this setting for text documents only.

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Problems Getting Good Print Quality
If you see horizontal banding . . .
■
Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print head,
see page 27.
■
Make sure the Media Type setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 20 for guidelines.
■
Make sure the printable side of the
paper is face up. It is usually the
whiter or shinier side of ink jet paper.
■
Make sure the ink cartridges aren’t
low on ink. If either ink out light is
flashing, replace the ink cartridge; see
page 30. If your ink cartridge is more
than six months old, you may need
to replace it; see page 33.
■
Try using Automatic mode. See
page 15 (Windows) or page 17
(Macintosh) for instructions.
■
For most papers, set the paper
thickness lever to the
0
position to
prevent banding, as shown to the
right. Set it to the
+
position for
thicker paper or envelopes.
If you see vertical banding . . .
■
Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print head,
see page 27.
■
Run the Print Head Alignment
utility. See page 35 for instructions.
■
Check the paper thickness lever. If
it’s in the
+
position, your printer is
set for thicker paper or envelopes and
your image may have banding. For
most papers, set the paper thickness
lever to the
0
position.
Note
:
You may see banding in the expanded
margin if you use the
Maximum
Printable Area setting. Use this setting
for text documents only.