Operation Manual
❏ Enable the reduce smear setting for thick paper. If you enable this feature, print quality may decline or the
printing may slow down.
erefore,
this feature should normally be disabled.
❏ Control panel
Select Setup > Maintenance from the home screen, and then enable ick Paper.
❏ Wi n d o w s
Click Extended Settings on the printer driver's Maintenance tab, and then select ick Paper and
Envelopes.
❏ Mac OS X
Select System Preferences from the
menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and
then select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver). Select On as the
ick
paper and
envelopes setting.
❏ For Windows, if the paper is still smeared aer selecting the ick Paper and Envelopes setting, select Short
Grain Paper in the Extended Settings window of the printer driver.
❏ When printing high-density data such as images or graphs using automatic 2-sided printing, lower the print
density setting and choose a longer drying time.
❏ Control panel
When you are printing or copying, adjust the Density and Dry Time.
❏ Wi n d o w s
Click Print Density on the printer driver's Main tab, and then adjust the Increase Ink Drying Time slider.
❏ Mac OS X
Click the arrow next to Adjustments in the printer driver's Two-sided Printing Settings menu, and then
adjust the Increased Ink Drying Time slider.
Related Information
& “Cleaning the Paper Path” on page 134
& “Cleaning the Scanner Glass” on page 137
& “Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette” on page 46
& “Loading Paper in the Rear Paper Feed” on page 48
& “Loading Paper in the Front Paper Feed Slot” on page 50
&
“Print Quality Is Poor” on page 168
Printed Characters Are Incorrect or Garbled
❏ Connect the interface cable securely to the printer and the computer.
❏ Cancel any paused print jobs.
❏ Do not put the computer manually into the Hibernate mode or the Sleep mode while printing. Pages of garbled
text may be printed next time you start the computer.
Related Information
& “Canceling Printing” on page 84
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