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Chapter 11 ● The printer might be in direct sunlight. Direct sunlight can adversely affect the Automatic Paper-Type Sensor. Move the printer out of direct sunlight. ● You might be trying to print a borderless document with only the black print cartridge installed. When printing a borderless document, always have the tri-color print cartridge and a black or photo print cartridge installed. Too much or too little ink appears on the page If too much or too little ink appears on the page, follow these instructions. Too much or too little ink appears on the page If too much or too little ink appears on the page, try adjusting the ink volume and dry time or selecting a different paper type. Adjust the ink volume and dry time 1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. Click the Advanced tab. 3. Click Document Options, and then click Printer Features. 4. Click Dry Time, then select Change in the drop-down list, and then click the Change button. A Dry Time slider is displayed. 5. Move the Dry Time slider toward Less or More. 6. Click OK. 7. Click Ink Volume, then select Change in the drop-down list, and then click the Change button. An Ink Volume slider is displayed. 8. Move the Ink Volume slider toward Light or Heavy. Note If you increase the ink volume, move the Dry time slider toward More to avoid smearing the ink. 9. Click OK, and then click OK again. Select a specific paper type 1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. Click the Paper/Quality tab. 3. In the Type is drop-down list, click an appropriate paper type. Do not select Automatic. 4. Click OK, and then click OK again. Document is misprinted Text and images are misaligned If the text and images on the printouts are misaligned, then align the print cartridges. Document is printed off-center or at an angle 1. Verify that the paper is correctly placed in the In tray. 2. Verify that the paper guides fit firmly against the edge of the paper. 3. Reprint the document. 140 HP Deskjet 6980 series

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●
The printer might be in direct sunlight. Direct sunlight can adversely affect the
Automatic Paper-Type Sensor
. Move the printer out of direct sunlight.
●
You might be trying to print a borderless document with only the black print cartridge
installed. When printing a borderless document, always have the tri-color print
cartridge and a black or photo print cartridge installed.
Too much or too little ink appears on the page
If too much or too little ink appears on the page,
follow these instructions
.
Too much or too little ink appears on the page
If too much or too little ink appears on the page, try adjusting the ink volume and dry time
or selecting a different paper type.
Adjust the ink volume and dry time
1.
Open the
Printer Properties
dialog box.
2.
Click the
Advanced
tab.
3.
Click
Document Options
, and then click
Printer Features
.
4.
Click
Dry Time
, then select
Change
in the drop-down list, and then click the
Change
button. A
Dry Time
slider is displayed.
5.
Move the
Dry Time
slider toward
Less
or
More
.
6.
Click
OK
.
7.
Click
Ink Volume
, then select
Change
in the drop-down list, and then click the
Change
button. An
Ink Volume
slider is displayed.
8.
Move the
Ink Volume
slider toward
Light
or
Heavy
.
Note
If you increase the ink volume, move the
Dry time
slider toward
More
to avoid smearing the ink.
9.
Click
OK
, and then click
OK
again.
Select a specific paper type
1.
Open the
Printer Properties
dialog box.
2.
Click the
Paper/Quality
tab.
3.
In the
Type is
drop-down list, click an appropriate
paper type
.
Do not select
Automatic
.
4.
Click
OK
, and then click
OK
again.
Document is misprinted
Text and images are misaligned
If the text and images on the printouts are misaligned, then
align
the print cartridges.
Document is printed off-center or at an angle
1.
Verify that the paper is correctly placed in the In tray.
2.
Verify that the paper guides fit firmly against the edge of the paper.
3.
Reprint the document.
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