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• For built-in color matching, choose Natural Color as the document color: 1 From the software program, choose File Print. 2 From the pop-up menu in the upper left corner, choose Color. 3 Click Built-In Color Matching. 4 From Document Color, click Natural Color. Colors on the printout are faded Try the suggestions listed in "Colors on the printout differ from the colors on the screen" in the preceding section. If the colors still seem faded, try cleaning the print cartridge nozzles. Follow the steps in "Improving print quality" on page 48. Characters are missing or unexpected Try cleaning the print cartridge nozzles. Follow the steps in "Improving print quality" on page 48. Photos do not print as expected • Select a higher print quality. • Choose photo paper as the paper type. Solving specialty media problems The following topics can help solve problems with specialty paper. Glossy/photo papers or transparencies stick together • Use glossy/photo paper or transparency designed for inkjet printers. • Make sure you loaded the paper correctly (with print side facing you) and selected the appropriate settings in the printer software. For help, see "Printing photos" on page 13 or "Printing transparencies" on page 34. • You can also set extra time between pages as they exit the printer. For help, see the entry "Wait for pages to dry" on page 8. • Remove each page as it exits the printer, and then let it dry completely before stacking. Transparencies or photos contain white lines • Make sure you loaded the paper correctly (with print side facing you) and selected the appropriate settings in the printer software. For help, see "Printing transparencies" on page 34 or "Printing photos" on page 13. Solving specialty media problems 64

Section	Page
Contents	3
Printer overview	5
Understanding the printer parts	5
Understanding the printer software	6
Page Setup dialog box	7
Print dialog box	8
Control Panel	10
Printing ideas	12
Printing on plain paper	12
Step 1: Load the paper	12
Step 2: Customize the print settings	13
Step 3: Print your document	13
Printing photos	13
Step 1: Load the photo paper	13
Step 2: Customize the print settings	14
Step 3: Print your photos	15
Printing on premium paper	15
Step 1: Load the premium paper	15
Step 2: Customize the print settings	16
Step 3: Print your document	16
Printing on both sides of the paper	17
Step 1: Load the paper	17
Step 2: Customize the print settings	18
Step 3: Print your document	19
Printing cards	19
Step 1: Load the cards	19
Step 2: Customize the print settings	20
Step 3: Print your cards	21
Printing envelopes	21
Step 1: Load the envelopes	21
Step 2: Customize the print settings	22
Step 3: Print your envelopes	23
Printing color images in black and white	23
Step 1: Load the paper	23
Step 2: Customize the print settings	24
Step 3: Print your document	24
Printing a booklet	24
Step 1: Load the paper	25
Step 2: Customize the print settings	25
Step 3: Print your booklet	26
Step 4: Build your booklet	27
Printing labels	27
Step 1: Load the labels	27
Step 2: Customize the print settings	28
Step 3: Print your labels	29
Printing handouts	29
Step 1: Load the paper	29
Step 2: Customize the print settings	30
Step 3: Print your handouts	31
Printing iron-on transfers	32
Step 1: Load the iron-on transfers	32
Step 2: Customize the print settings	33
Step 3: Print your iron-on transfers	33
Printing transparencies	34
Step 1: Load the transparencies	34
Step 2: Customize the print settings	35
Step 3: Print your transparencies	35
Printing your document in reverse order	36
Step 1: Load the paper	36
Step 2: Customize the print settings	36
Step 3: Print your document	37
Printing a banner	37
Step 1: Load the banner paper	37
Step 2: Customize the print settings	38
Step 3: Print your banner	39
Printing a poster	39
Step 1: Load the paper	40
Step 2: Customize the print settings	40
Step 3: Print your poster	41
Step 4: Assemble your poster	41
Printing on custom size paper	42
Step 1: Load the custom size paper	42
Step 2: Customize the print settings	43
Step 3: Print your document	43
Maintenance	44
Replacing the print cartridges	44
Remove the used cartridges	44
Install the cartridges	45
Specify cartridge settings in the printer software	47
Aligning the print cartridges	47
Improving print quality	48
Preserving the print cartridges	49
Ordering supplies	50
Setup troubleshooting	51
Troubleshooting checklist	51
When I insert the printer software CD, nothing happens	52
Solving printer software installation problems	52
Uninstalling the printer software	53
Installing the printer software	53
General troubleshooting	55
Solving network printing problems, if the printer is connected to a network adapter	55
Entering an IP address	55
Troubleshooting your network printer	56
Understanding error messages and flashing lights	56
Paper Jam message	56
Ink Low message	57
Button is blinking	57
Resolving unsuccessful or slow printing	57
Printer is plugged in, but does not print	57
Printing a test page	58
Test page does not print	58
Alignment page does not print	58
Printer ejects a blank page after appearing to print	59
Printer prints very slowly	59
Recovering when your computer stops responding	59
Clearing paper misfeeds or jams	60
Paper misfeeds or multiple sheets feed	60
Printer does not feed specialty media	60
Printer has a paper jam	61
Solving print quality problems	61
Print is too dark or smudged	61
Vertical straight lines are not smooth	62
Print smears on the page	62
Printed pages have alternating bands of light and dark print (intermittent printing)	62
Print quality is poor at the edges	63
Printed characters are improperly formed or misaligned	63
Colors on the printout differ from the colors on the screen	63
Colors on the printout are faded	64
Characters are missing or unexpected	64
Photos do not print as expected	64
Solving specialty media problems	64
Glossy/photo papers or transparencies stick together	64
Transparencies or photos contain white lines	64
Notices	66
Glossary	68

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Solving specialty media problems

•

For built-in color matching, choose Natural Color as the document color:

From the software program, choose

File

From the pop-up menu in the upper left corner, choose

Color

Click

Built-In Color Matching

From Document

Color, click

Natural Color

Colors on the printout are faded

Try the suggestions listed in “Colors on the printout differ from the colors on the screen” in the

preceding section. If the colors still seem faded, try cleaning the print cartridge nozzles. Follow the

steps in “Improving print quality” on page 48.

Characters are missing or unexpected

Try cleaning the print cartridge nozzles. Follow the steps in “Improving print quality” on page 48.

Photos do not print as expected

•

Select a higher print quality.

•

Choose photo paper as the paper type.

Solving specialty media problems

The following topics can help solve problems with specialty paper.

Glossy/photo papers or transparencies stick together

•

Use glossy/photo paper or transparency designed for inkjet printers.

•

Make sure you loaded the paper correctly (with print side facing you) and selected the

appropriate settings in the printer software. For help, see “Printing photos” on page 13 or

“Printing transparencies” on page 34.

•

You can also set extra time between pages as they exit the printer. For help, see the entry

“Wait for pages to dry” on page 8.

•

Remove each page as it exits the printer, and then let it dry completely before stacking.

Transparencies or photos contain white lines

•

Make sure you loaded the paper correctly (with print side facing you) and selected the

appropriate settings in the printer software. For help, see “Printing transparencies” on

page 34 or “Printing photos” on page 13.