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Problems with the printing quality
The surface of the paper is dirty
Cause Corrective Action
The Paper Retainer is soiled. Clean the Paper Retainer . (→P.720)
You are using a paper that does not dry easily. Specify a time of about a minute in Roll DryingTime .
The back side of the paper is dirty
Cause Corrective Action
Open the Top Cover and clean the Platen .
(→P.720) The Platen has become dirty after borderless printing
or printing on small paper.
Set CarriageScanWdth to Fixed .
The Platen has become soiled due to printing on the
Platen because width detection is deactivated. Activate width detection, and open the Top Cover and
clean the Platen .
(→P.720)
The Paper Retainer is soiled. Clean the Paper Retainer . (→P.720)
Banding in different colors occurs
Cause Corrective Action
The paper feed amount is not adjusted correctly. Adjust the feed amount.
(→P.655)
Printing does not proceed smoothly because print
jobs are interrupted during transmission. Exit other applications and cancel other print jobs.
In the printer menu, Print Length is specied in
Feed Priority .
Selecting Band Joint may improve printing results.
Adjust the feed amount in the printer menu by
specifying
Band Joint in Feed Priority and try
printing again.
(→P.655)
The Printhead is out of alignment. Adjust the Printhead alignment.
(→P.650)
Streaks may occur if you set the Print Quality too
low.
Choose a higher level of Print Quality in the
Advanced Settings of the printer driver and try
printing again.
(→P.243)
744 Troubleshooting