Blurry Copies, Vertical Banding, or Misalignment
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following causes can be considered.
The print head position is out of alignment.
Solutions
Align the print head using the Print Quality Adjustment feature.
& “Adjusting the Print Quality” on page 166
The bidirectional printing setting is enabled.
Solutions
If print quality does not improve even
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aligning the print head, disable the bidirectional setting.
During bidirectional (or high speed) printing, the print head prints while moving in both directions, and
vertical lines may be misaligned. Disabling this setting may slow down printing speed but improve print
quality.
Select Settings > General Settings > Printer Settings, and then disable Bidirectional on the control
panel.
Printouts are Blank or Only Some Lines are Printed
The print head nozzles may be clogged.
Solutions
Try Power Cleaning.
& “Running Power Cleaning” on page 168
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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