Lexmark Z43 User's Guide for Macintosh - Page 52

Vertical straight lines are not smooth, Print smears on the Printed s have alternating

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Steps to basic printing Beyond the basics Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Troubleshooting Vertical straight lines are not smooth To improve the print quality of vertical straight lines in tables, borders, and graphs: • Select a higher Print Quality. • Align the print cartridges. For help, see page 36. • Clean the print nozzles. For help, see page 39. Print smears on the page • The next page exiting the printer may be smearing the ink. Remove each page as it exits the printer and allow it to dry before stacking. • The print nozzles may need cleaning. For help, see page 39. Printed pages have alternating bands of light and dark print (intermittent printing) • Select the Print Quality setting High (1200 dpi) or Maximum (2400 dpi). • Print the document in the foreground rather than in the background. 52

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Troubleshooting
Beyond the basics
Maintaining your printer
Troubleshooting
Appendix
Index
Steps to basic printing
Vertical straight lines are not smooth
To improve the print quality of vertical straight lines in tables, borders,
and graphs:
Select a higher Print Quality.
Align the print cartridges. For help, see
page 36
.
Clean the print nozzles. For help, see
page 39
.
Print smears on the page
The next page exiting the printer may be smearing the ink.
Remove each page as it exits the printer and allow it to dry before
stacking.
The print nozzles may need cleaning. For help, see
page 39
.
Printed pages have alternating bands of light and dark print
(intermittent printing)
Select the Print Quality setting
High (1200 dpi)
or
Maximum
(2400 dpi)
.
Print the document in the foreground rather than in the
background.