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Did you select a low quality mode (such as
Speed) as the Print Quality?
The print quality may decline when you select
Speed for Print Quality or make Quality Options
settings that assign priority to speed from the
printer driver. If you want to improve your print
quality, select a setting that assigns priority to quality.
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Is color management enabled?
Enable color management.
U “Color Management Printing” on page 98
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Have you compared the printing result with
the image on the display monitor?
Since monitors and printers produce colors
differently, printed colors will not always match
on-screen colors perfectly.
o
Did you open the printer cover while
printing?
If the printer cover is opened while printing, the
print head stops suddenly causing unevenness in
the color. Do not open the printer cover while
printing.
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Is Ink Low displayed in the control panel?
The print quality may decline when the ink is low.
We recommend replacing the ink cartridge with a
new one. If there is a difference in color after
replacing the ink cartridge, try performing head
cleaning a few times.
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Are you doing Hiigh Speed on commercially
available paper?
If you have selected Custom Paper from Paper Type
and the colors are uneven in your printouts, try the
following.
❏ If you have not registered settings for the
commercially available paper
See the following to register the settings.
U “Before Printing on Commercially Available
Paper” on page 174
❏ If you have registered settings for the
commercially available paper
Perform uni-directional printing. Follow the
steps below to clear the checkbox for Hiigh
Speed in the printer driver.
Windows: On the Main screen, select Quality
Options from Print Quality.
Mac OS X: Select Print Settings from the list,
and then select the Advanced Color Settings
tab.
The color is not exactly the same as
another printer.
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Colors vary depending on the printer type
due to each printer's characteristics.
Because inks, printer drivers, and printer profiles are
developed for each printer model, the colors
printed by different printer models are not exactly
the same.
You can achieve similar colors with the same color
adjustment method or the same gamma setting by
using the printer driver.
U “Color Management Printing” on page 98
To match the color precisely, use the color
measurement device to perform color management.
The print is not positioned properly
on the media.
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Have you specified the print area?
Check the print area in the settings of the
application and the printer.
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Is the correct option selected for Page Size?
If the option selected for Page Size or Paper Size in
the printer driver does not match the paper loaded
in the printer, the print may not be in the correct
position or some of the data may be printed off the
paper. In this case, check the print settings.
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Is the paper skewed?
If Off is selected for Paper Skew Check in the
Printer Setup menu, printing will continue even if
the paper is skewed, resulting in data being printed
off the paper. Set On for Paper Skew Check in the
Printer Setup menu.
U “Printer Setup” on page 117
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Does the print data fit within the paper
width?
Although under normal circumstances printing
stops if the print image is wider than the paper, the
printer may print outside the bounds of the paper
when Off is selected for Paper Size Check in the
Printer Setup menu. Change the setting to On.
U “Printer Setup Menu” on page 108
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