Computer Printer Owner's Manual

The image is too light or too dark
If printing looks fuzzy because it’s too light or too dark, try the following:
m Clean the cartridges. See “Cleaning the Ink Cartridges,” later in this chapter.
If this doesn’t help, replace one or both ink cartridges. See “Installing the
Ink Cartridges” in Chapter 1 for instructions.
m Make sure you’ve chosen the correct paper type in the Print dialog box.
m Try printing on a different kind of paper.
m Try choosing Best print quality in the Print dialog box.
The ink smears when rubbed
m Don’t handle pages before the printer drops them into the output tray.
m If you are printing one page on glossy paper or on transparency film, then
wait several minutes before handling it.
m If you are printing several documents on glossy paper or on transparency
film, carefully remove each sheet by the edges as it is printed and let it dry
for a few minutes.
Colors don’t look right on the printed page
Try the following:
m Print a sample page to see if you’ve run out of ink. For instructions, see
“Printing a Sample Page” in Chapter 1.
m Clean the cartridges. See “Cleaning the Ink Cartridges,” later in this chapter.
If this doesn’t help, replace one or both ink cartridges. See “Installing the
Ink Cartridges” in Chapter 1 for instructions.
m If you’re using a Mac OS computer, be sure that ColorSync is turned on.
See Appendix C for more information.
m Use a different type of paper.
m Make sure you’ve selected the paper you’re printing on from the Paper
Type pop-up menu in the Page Setup dialog box.
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