Lexmark 44J0000 User's Guide - Page 73
Poor print quality, Cartridge, Life Expired
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Poor print quality Some print quality problems are solved simply by replacing an ink cartridge, printhead, or a PerfectFinish cartridge. Solutions to other problems are listed below. Cause Solution Colors are streaked or uneven. 1 Check that the printheads are positioned correctly in the carrier. 2 Do a Short Clean to remove any ink plugs or clogs in the printheads. 3 If this does not solve the problem, do a Long Clean. You cannot tell from the test page that printed when you did a Short Clean which printhead is unsatisfactory. Do a Long Clean on all four color bars to clean both printheads. Your print job has misaligned lines. 1 Check that the printheads are positioned correctly in the carrier. 2 If this does not solve the problem, align the printhead. Print an alignment test page and select the alignment value that comes closest to forming a straight line. Transparencies printed from tray 1 or tray 2 are smeared. Remove each transparency as it exits the printer. Increase the dry time setting from your printer driver: • From the Windows driver, go to the Setup tab. • From the Macintosh driver, go to Paper Handling. The entire page is white. Be sure you removed all tape from the printheads. You installed a new ink cartridge, but the print quality is not improved. • While installing the ink cartridge, you may have dislodged the printhead from the carrier. Reseat the printheads to ensure they are positioned correctly in the carrier. • There may be a poor electrical connection. Reseat the printheads. • Clean the tab circuit on the printhead. You installed an unused ink The life expectancy for an opened ink cartridge is a year. Install a new ink cartridge that had been cartridge. opened, but not used, for a year. The operator panel displays a Cartridge Life Expired message. You want to print your job at a resolution higher than 600 dpi. The 2400 x 1200 dpi setting is effective for some print jobs, although it uses large amounts of computer disk space and takes a longer time to print. From the Windows printer driver, select 2400 x 1200 dpi from the Setup tab; from the Macintosh printer driver, select it from the Paper Type/Quality tab in the Print Menu. 64