Lexmark X83 - Print is Too Dark or Smudged

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Lexmark X83
Print is too dark or smudged
Make sure:
• You let the ink dry before handling the paper.
• You select the correct paper type and size in Printer Properties, Printing Preferences,
or in the Scan & Copy Control Program.
• The paper is straight and unwrinkled.
• You select the appropriate Quality for the paper type. If you are printing on regular
paper, select the Quick setting from the Document/Quality tab of Printer Properties,
Printing Preferences, or from the Scan & Copy Control Program. For help, see
page 36.
• The nozzles are clean. For help, see page 75.
Printed pages have alternating bands of light and dark print
(intermittent printing)
• Make sure Enable Buffer Mode is selected on the Options tab of the Control Program.
For help, see page 10.
• Select Photo or Max Photo Quality on the Document/Quality tab of Printer Properties
or Printing Preferences. For help, see page 36.