See the printer driver Help.
Solid areas, lines or text are shiny or glossy when created as a mixture of cyan, magenta,
yellow.
• Select [K (Black)] for [Gray reproduction (Text/Line Art):] in the printer driver's dialog box.
See the printer driver Help.
Black gradation is not natural.
• Select [CMY + K] for [Gray reproduction (Text/Line Art):] in the printer driver's dialog box.
See the printer driver Help.
Solid lines are printed as broken lines.
• Change the [Dithering:] setting in the printer driver's dialog box.
See the printer driver Help.
Images are printed at an angle
• Confirm that the side guides of the paper tray are locked.
If paper is not loaded correctly, it may be processed at an angle.
A color is missing or partially blurred.
• Paper is damp. Use paper that has been stored properly.
See p.81 "Paper and Other Media".
• Toner is almost depleted. When the "Out of toner" / "Replace Toner Cartridge." / “(color)”, "Toner
is almost empty" /”(color)”, or "Add Toner:" message appears on the display panel, or the toner
indicator on the initial screen seems empty, replace the toner cartridge of the displayed color.
See p.113 "Replacing Toner".
• When "Replace PCU:Black." or "Replace PCU:Colour." appears on the display, replace the photo
conductor unit.
See p.117 "Replacing the Photo Conductor Unit".
• Condensation may have collected. If rapid change in temperature or humidity occurs, use this printer
only after it has acclimatized.
The whole printout is blurred.
• Paper is damp. Use paper that has been stored properly.
See p.81 "Paper and Other Media".
• If you select [Toner saving] on the “Print Quality” tab in the printer properties dialog box, printing is
generally less dense.
See the printer driver Help.
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