Related Information
& “Loading Paper in the Rear Paper Feed” on page 37
& “Placing Originals on the Scanner Glass” on page 41
& “Cleaning the Scanner Glass” on page 92
& “Printable Area” on page 138
Printed Characters Are Incorrect or Garbled
❏ Connect the USB cable securely to the printer and the computer.
❏ Cancel any paused print jobs.
❏ Do not put the computer manually into the Hibernate mode or the Sleep mode while printing. Pages of garbled
text may be printed next time you start the computer.
Related Information
& “Canceling Printing” on page 66
The Printed Image Is Inverted
Clear any mirror image settings in the printer driver or the application.
❏ Wi n d o w s
Clear Mirror Image on the printer driver's More Options tab.
❏ Mac OS X
Clear Mirror Image from the print dialog's Print Settings menu.
Mosaic-Like Patterns in the Prints
When printing images or photos, print using high-resolution data. Images on websites are
oen
low resolution
although they look good enough on the display, and so print quality may decline.
Uneven Colors, Smears, Dots, or Straight Lines Appear in the Copied
Image
❏ Clean the paper path.
❏ Clean the scanner glass.
❏ Do not press too hard on the original or the document cover when you are placing the originals on the scanner
glass.
❏ When the paper is smeared, lower the copy density setting.
Related Information
& “Cleaning the Paper Path” on page 91
& “Cleaning the Scanner Glass” on page 92
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