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PRINT QUALITY PROBLEMS
Characters with white lines
• The print cartridge may be running out of ink.
Replace the print cartridge. The Status monitor
shows the amount of ink left in the cartridge.
• Remove and reinstall the print cartridge. See
Replacing the Ink Cartridge
.
• The print head may need cleaning. See
Cartridge Nozzle Test
.
• If printing on transparencies, try changing the fill
pattern in your application software.
Incorrect format or characters
do not align correctly at left
margin.
• The media is incorrectly loaded or is an
unsupported size or type. See
Paper Guidelines
.
For special media, it is recommended to feed one
sheet at a time.
• Make sure you do not have hard-coded spaces at
the left margin in your application.
• The print head may need cleaning. See
Cartridge Nozzle Test
.
• The print cartridge may be mis-aligned. See
Cartridge Alignment
.
Vertical straight lines are not
smooth in tables, borders, and
graphs.
• Perform the
Print Cartridge Nozzle Test
.
• The print cartridge may be mis-aligned. See
Cartridge Alignment
.
Solid black areas on
transparencies contain white
streaks.
• Change the fill pattern in the application used to
create the images on the transparency.
Symptom
Cause and Solution