Problems with the printing qualityPrinting is faint ................................................................................................................................................. 786Paper rubs against the Printhead ................................................................................................................... 787The edges of the paper are dirty .................................................................................................................... 788The surface of the paper is dirty ..................................................................................................................... 788The back side of the paper is dirty ................................................................................................................. 789Printed colors are inaccurate .......................................................................................................................... 789Banding in different colors occurs .................................................................................................................. 790Colors in printed images are uneven .............................................................................................................. 790Image edges are blurred or white banding occurs ........................................................................................ 791The contrast becomes uneven during printing ............................................................................................... 792The length of printed images is inaccurate in the feeding direction .............................................................. 792Images are printed crooked ........................................................................................................................... 792Documents are printed in monochrome ......................................................................................................... 793Line thickness is not uniform ........................................................................................................................... 793Lines are misaligned ....................................................................................................................................... 793Problems with the printing quality caused by the type of paper .................................................................... 794Printing 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.739Because the printer was left withoutink tanks installed for some time,ink has become clogged in the inksupply system.After the ink tanks have been installed for 24 hours, run Head Cleaning B fromthe Control Panel.(See "Cleaning the Printhead.") →P.740Paper 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.773(See "Clearing a Jammed Sheet.") →P.7773. 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.673Printing may be faint if PrintQuality in Advanced Settings inthe printer driver is set to Standardor 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.60Troubleshooting > Problems with the printing quality >Printing is faint iPF75011786
