Related Information
& “Loading Paper” on page 31
The paper path is smeared.
When vertical banding (horizontal to the printing direction) appears, or the paper is smeared, clean the paper
path.
Related Information
& “Cleaning the Paper Path for Ink Smears” on page 151
The paper is curled.
Place the paper on a
at
surface to check if it is curled. If it is,
atten
it.
The printhead is rubbing the surface of the paper.
When copying on thick paper, the print head is close to the printing surface and the paper may be scued. In this
case, enable the reduce scu setting.
Select Settings > General Settings > Printer Settings, and then enable ick Paper on the control panel. If you
enable this setting, copy quality may decline or may slow down.
Copied Photos are Sticky
The copy was made on the wrong side of the photo paper.
Solutions
Make sure you are copying on the printable side. If you have accidentally copied on the wrong side of the
photo paper, you need to clean the paper path.
& “Loading Paper” on page 31
& “Cleaning the Paper Path for Ink Smears” on page 151
The Position, Size, or Margins of the Copies are Incorrect
Solving Problems
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Printing, Copying, Scanning, and Faxing Quality is Poor
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Copy Quality is Poor
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