Problems with the printing qualityPrinting is faint ................................................................................................................................................. 866Paper rubs against the printhead .................................................................................................................... 867The edges of the paper are dirty ..................................................................................................................... 868The surface of the paper is dirty ...................................................................................................................... 868The back side of the paper is dirty .................................................................................................................. 869Printed colors are inaccurate ........................................................................................................................... 869Banding in different colors occurs ................................................................................................................... 870Colors in printed images are uneven ............................................................................................................... 870Image Edges are Blurred or White Banding Occurs ....................................................................................... 871Setting the Blue Switch on the Platen ......................................................................................................... 872The contrast becomes uneven during printing ................................................................................................ 875The length of printed images is inaccurate ...................................................................................................... 875Documents are printed crooked ...................................................................................................................... 875Documents are printed in monochrome .......................................................................................................... 875Line thickness is not uniform ........................................................................................................................... 876Lines are misaligned ....................................................................................................................................... 876Problems with the printing quality caused by the type of paper ...................................................................... 877Printing 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.817Because 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.(See "Cleaning the Printhead.") →P.819Paper 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.852(See "Clearing a Jammed Sheet.") →P.8564. 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 in Pa-per Details.(See "Main Menu Settings.") →P.722Printing may be faint if Print Qual-ity in Advanced Settings in theprinter driver is set to Standard orDraft.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.Troubleshooting > Problems with the printing quality >Printing is faint iPF81512866
