Troubleshooting If You Cannot Print as Expected
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Problems with the Printing Images
Lines are misaligned The Printhead alignment is not
adjusted.
Adjust the Printhead alignment.
Documents are printed in
monochrome
In the Advanced Settings of
the printer driver, Monochrome,
Monochrome (Photo),
Monochrome (BK ink), or
Monochrome Bitmap is
specied in Color Mode.
The Printhead nozzles are
clogged.
Print a test pattern to check the color
ink nozzles and see if they are clogged.
(→P.45)
The length of printed
images is inaccurate
To ensure the feed amount matches
the paper size, select Print Length
in Feed Priority in the printer menu
and enter the amount for adjustment
in Adjust Length. You can adjust the
feed amount in 0.02% increments.
(→"Main Menu Settings," User Manual)
In the printer menu, Band Joint
is specied in Feed Priority.
Phenomenon Cause
Corrective Action
In the Advanced Settings of the printer
driver, specify Color in Color Mode
and try printing again.
(→P.43)
(→"Adjusting the Printhead Alignment
Manually," User Manual)
(→"Adjusting the Printhead
Orientation," User Manual)
Line thickness is not
uniform (Windows)
In the Special Settings dialog
box of the Windows printer
driver, Fast Graphic Process is
selected.
Open the printer driver's Properties
dialog box from Print in the application
software's File menu, and try printing
following the steps below.
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Remove the check from Open
Preview When Print Job Starts in
the Main sheet.
Remove the check from Page Layout
in the Layout sheet.
Click the Special Settings button in
the Layout sheet to open the Special
Settings dialog box, and remove the
check from Fast Graphic Process.
Phenomenon
Cause
Corrective Action
Thin lines are not
printed after switching to
Economy Printing mode
You have selected Economy
Printing in the printer driver
before printing.
Clear the Economy Printing check box
in the printer driver and try
printing again.