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Problems Print smears on the page Printed pages have alternating bands of light and dark print Solid black areas on transparencies contain white streaks Unexpected or missing characters Solutions Print smearing may occur in two ways: • Print is smeared as the printer prints the page. • A page prints without smearing, but is smeared by damp ink on the next page exiting the printer. Try the following suggestions to prevent print smearing: • Print is smeared as the printer prints the page. • Change to a higher or lower Print Quality setting. • Disable your Windows screen saver. See your Windows documentation. • Page is smeared by the next page exiting the printer. The ink may still be damp when a page finishes printing. Remove the pages as they exit the printer and allow them to dry before stacking. See "Printer pauses frequently during a print job" on page 52. Try using a different fill pattern in your application software. Make sure you have your Lexmark Color Jetprinter's printer driver selected as the default printer. Your printer may have bidirectional communications problems. See "Bidirectional communications problems" on page 42. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 59

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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
Print smears on the
page
Print smearing may occur in two ways:
•
Print is smeared as the printer prints the page.
•
A page prints without smearing, but is
smeared by damp ink on the next page exiting
the printer.
Try the following suggestions to prevent print
smearing:
•
Print is smeared as the printer prints the page.
•
Change to a higher or lower Print Quality
setting.
•
Disable your Windows screen saver. See
your Windows documentation.
•
Page is smeared by the next page exiting the
printer.
The ink may still be damp when a page
finishes printing. Remove the pages as they
exit the printer and allow them to dry before
stacking.
Printed pages have
alternating bands of
light and dark print
See “Printer pauses frequently during a print job”
on page 52.
Solid black areas on
transparencies
contain white streaks
Try using a different fill pattern in your application
software.
Unexpected or
missing characters
Make sure you have your Lexmark Color
Jetprinter's printer driver selected as the default
printer.
Your printer may have bidirectional communi-
cations problems. See “Bidirectional communi-
cations problems” on page 42.
Problems
Solutions