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Print problems, Print quality problems, Improving print quality, Understanding print-quality settings

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Print problems Print quality problems Occasionally, you might encounter problems with print quality. The information in the following sections helps you identify and resolve these issues. NOTE: If you are having copy problems, see Copy problems on page 91. Improving print quality Use the print-quality settings to prevent print-quality problems. Understanding print-quality settings Print-quality settings affect how light or dark the print is on the page and the style in which the graphics are printed. You can also use the print-quality settings to optimize the print quality for a specific media type. You can change the settings in the device properties to accommodate the types of jobs that you are printing. The following settings are available, depending on the printer driver that you are using: ● 600 dpi ● FastRes 1200: This setting produces the same resolution as the default setting, but you can change the scale patterns. NOTE: Changing the resolution can change the formatting of your text. To temporarily change print-quality settings To change the print-quality settings only for the current software program, open the properties through the Print Setup menu in the program that you are using to print. To change print-quality settings for all future jobs NOTE: For Macintosh instructions, see Changing printer-driver settings on page 9 for more information. For Windows 2000: 1. In the Windows system tray, click Start, select Settings, and then click Printers. 2. Right-click the device icon. 3. Click Properties (in Windows 2000, you can also click Printing Preferences). 4. Change the settings, and click OK. For Windows XP: 1. In the Windows system tray, click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes. 2. Right-click the device icon. 3. Click Properties, or click Printing Preferences. 4. Change the settings, and click OK. ENWW Print problems 83

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Print problems
Print quality problems
Occasionally, you might encounter problems with print quality. The information in the following sections
helps you identify and resolve these issues.
NOTE:
If you are having copy problems, see
Copy problems
on page
91
.
Improving print quality
Use the print-quality settings to prevent print-quality problems.
Understanding print-quality settings
Print-quality settings affect how light or dark the print is on the page and the style in which the graphics
are printed. You can also use the print-quality settings to optimize the print quality for a specific media
type.
You can change the settings in the device properties to accommodate the types of jobs that you are
printing. The following settings are available, depending on the printer driver that you are using:
●
600 dpi
●
FastRes 1200:
This setting produces the same resolution as the default setting, but you can
change the scale patterns.
NOTE:
Changing the resolution can change the formatting of your text.
To temporarily change print-quality settings
To change the print-quality settings only for the current software program, open the properties through
the
Print Setup
menu in the program that you are using to print.
To change print-quality settings for all future jobs
NOTE:
For Macintosh instructions, see
Changing printer-driver settings
on page
9
for more
information.
For Windows 2000:
1.
In the Windows system tray, click
Start
, select
Settings
, and then click
Printers
.
2.
Right-click the device icon.
3.
Click
Properties
(in Windows 2000, you can also click
Printing Preferences
).
4.
Change the settings, and click
OK
.
For Windows XP:
1.
In the Windows system tray, click
Start
, and then click
Printers and Faxes
.
2.
Right-click the device icon.
3.
Click
Properties
, or click
Printing Preferences
.
4.
Change the settings, and click
OK
.
ENWW
Print problems
83