Troubleshooting
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Vertical lines are misaligned or vertical banding appears
The printed image has incorrect or missing colors
Possible cause
Solution
The print head nozzles
are clogged.
Clean the print head. See
for instructions.
The printable side of
the paper is face
down.
Remove the paper and reload it with the printable side (whiter) face up.
See
Media Loading and Handling Guidelines
for instructions.
The paper thickness
lever is in the +
position.
Set the paper thickness lever to the 0 position and try printing again. See
Media Loading and Handling Guidelines
for details.
The High Speed
setting is turned on.
Turn off the High Speed setting if vertical lines are misaligned. See
Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects
for information.
The print head is
misaligned.
Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See
for
instructions.
Possible cause
Solution
The Ink option is set to
Black.
Change the Ink setting to Color. See
Printing from Windows Applications
or
for instructions.
The Media Type
setting doesn’t match
the loaded paper.
Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you’re using. See
Printing from Windows Applications
for
instructions.
The printable side of
the paper is face
down.
Remove the paper and reload it with the printable side (whiter) face up.
See
Media Loading and Handling Guidelines
for instructions.
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