Problems with the printing qualityPrinting is faint ........................................................................................................................................... 782Paper rubs against the Printhead .............................................................................................................. 783The edges of the paper are dirty ............................................................................................................... 783The surface of the paper is dirty ................................................................................................................ 784The back side of the paper is dirty ............................................................................................................ 784Printed colors are inaccurate ..................................................................................................................... 785Banding in different colors occurs ............................................................................................................. 785Colors in printed images are uneven ......................................................................................................... 786Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs .................................................................................... 787The contrast becomes uneven during printing .......................................................................................... 787The length of printed images is inaccurate in the feeding direction .......................................................... 788Images are printed crooked ....................................................................................................................... 788Documents are printed in monochrome .................................................................................................... 788Line thickness is not uniform ..................................................................................................................... 788Lines are misaligned ................................................................................................................................. 789Problems with the printing quality caused by the type of paper ................................................................ 789Printing is faintCause Corrective ActionYou may be printing on the wrongside of the paper.Print on the printing surface.The Printhead nozzles are clog-ged.Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if they are clogged.(See "Checking for Nozzle Clogging.") →P.741Because the printer was left with-out ink tanks installed for sometime, ink has become clogged inthe ink supply system.After the ink tanks have been installed for 24 hours, run Head Cleaning Bfrom the Control Panel.(See "Cleaning the Printhead.") →P.742Paper is jammed inside the TopCover.Follow the steps below to remove the jammed piece of paper inside the TopCover.1. Open the Top Cover and make sure the Carriage is not over the Platen.2. Remove any scraps of paper inside the Top Cover.(See "Clearing Jammed Roll Paper.") →P.770(See "Clearing a Jammed Sheet.") →P.7733. Close the Top Cover.The ink was not dry when paperwas cut.Specify a longer drying period in the Control Panel menu, in Paper Details >Roll DryingTime.(See "Menu Settings.") →P.667Printing may be faint if PrintQuality in Advanced Settings inthe printer driver is set to Stand-ard or Draft.In Advanced Settings of the printer driver, choose Highest or High in PrintQuality.Printing in Draft or Standard mode is faster and consumes less ink than inHighest or High modes, but the printing quality is lower.(See "Giving Priority to Particular Graphic Elements and Colors for Print-ing.") →P.50You are printing on paper thattends to generate dust when cut.In the Control Panel menu, set CutDustReduct. in Paper Details to On.(See "Reducing Dust from Cutting Rolls.") →P.607Troubleshooting > Problems with the printing quality >Printing is faint iPF75512782
