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Your printout is blurry or smeared. s Make sure your paper isn't damp or loaded face down (the printable side should be loaded face up). If it's damp, reload a new stack of paper. s Use a support sheet with special media or try loading your media one sheet at a time. s Make sure your paper or media meets the specifications listed in your electronic Reference Guide. s Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See page 46 for instructions. s Check the paper thickness lever position. If it's in the + position, your printer is set for thicker paper or envelopes and your image may smear. For most papers, set the paper thickness lever to the 0 position, as shown on page 55. Your printout is faint or has gaps in the image. s Make sure the print head nozzles are not clogged. To clean the print head, see page 37. s Check the control panel lights to see if the ink cartridges are low on ink. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 41. s Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you loaded. See page 35 for guidelines. s 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. 56

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Your printout is blurry or
smeared.
■
Make sure your paper isn’t damp or
loaded face down (the printable side
should be loaded face up). If it’s
damp, reload a new stack of paper.
■
Use a support sheet with special
media or try loading your media
one sheet at a time.
■
Make sure your paper or media meets
the specifications listed in
your electronic
Reference Guide
.
■
Run the Print Head Alignment
utility. See page 46 for instructions.
■
Check the paper thickness lever
position. If it’s in the
+
position,
your printer is set for thicker paper
or envelopes and your image may
smear. For most papers, set the paper
thickness lever to the
0
position, as
shown on page 55.
Your printout is faint or has gaps in
the image.
■
Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print head,
see page 37.
■
Check the control panel lights to see
if the ink cartridges are low on ink.
To replace an ink cartridge, see
page 41.
■
Make sure the
Media Type
setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 35 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.