Problems with the printing qualityPrinting is faint ........................................................................................................................................... 808Paper rubs against the printhead .............................................................................................................. 809The edges of the paper are dirty ............................................................................................................... 809The surface of the paper is dirty ................................................................................................................ 810The back side of the paper is dirty ............................................................................................................ 810Printed colors are inaccurate ..................................................................................................................... 811Banding in different colors occurs ............................................................................................................. 811Colors in printed images are uneven ......................................................................................................... 812Image Edges are Blurred or White Banding Occurs ................................................................................. 813Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen ................................................................................................... 813The contrast becomes uneven during printing .......................................................................................... 816The length of printed images is inaccurate ................................................................................................ 816Documents are printed crooked ................................................................................................................ 816Documents are printed in monochrome .................................................................................................... 816Line thickness is not uniform ..................................................................................................................... 817Lines are misaligned ................................................................................................................................. 817Problems with the printing quality caused by the type of paper ................................................................ 817Printing is faintCause Corrective ActionYou may be printing on the wrongside of the paper.Print on the printing surface.The Printhead nozzles are clogged. Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if they are clogged.(See "Checking for Nozzle Clogging.") →P.763Because 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 B.(See "Cleaning the Printhead.") →P.764Paper is jammed inside the TopCover.Follow the steps below to remove the jammed piece of paper inside the TopCover.1. Press the Online button to bring the printer offline.2. Open the Top Cover and make sure the Carriage is not over the Platen.3. Remove any scraps of paper inside the Top Cover.(See "Clearing Jammed Roll Paper.") →P.795(See "Clearing a Jammed Sheet.") →P.7994. Close the Top Cover.During borderless printing, the inkwas not dry enough before cutting.Specify a longer drying period in the printer menu, in Roll DryingTime inPaper Details.(See "Main Menu Settings.") →P.675Printing 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.52Troubleshooting > Problems with the printing quality >Printing is faint iPF81512808
