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You tried to print on 
cardboard or other 
non-recommended 
media.
Make sure your paper or media meets the specifications listed in Paper
. 
If your printouts are still blurry after you change paper, clean the print 
head as described in Cleaning the Print Head
.
The Media Type 
setting doesn’t match 
the loaded paper.
Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you’re using. See 
Printing from Windows
 or Printing from a Macintosh for instructions.
Ink has leaked inside 
the printer.
Clean carefully inside the printer to remove spilled ink. See Cleaning the 
Printer for instructions.
You’re using the 
High Speed and 
MicroWeave settings 
with a misaligned print 
head.
Turn off High Speed, following the instructions in Customizing Print 
Quality and Special Effects. Then run the Print Head Alignment utility as 
described in Aligning the Print Head.
The resolution of your 
image may be too low.
If a photographic image looks grainy or rough, try using the 
PhotoEnhance3 and Sharpness setting to improve the quality of your 
printout. See Customizing Color Settings
 for details. You can also 
increase the image resolution using your image-editing software, or 
decrease the size of the image.
Possible cause Solution