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Print Quality Problems 7-19
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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 Print Cartridge on page 8-17.
• The print head may need cleaning. See
Print Cartridge Nozzle Test on page 8-7.
• 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 on page 1-27. 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 Print
Cartridge Nozzle Test on page 8-7.
• The print cartridge may be mis-aligned. See
Cartridge Alignment on page 8-19.
Vertical straight lines are
not smooth in tables,
borders, and graphs.
• Perform the Print Cartridge Nozzle Test on
page 8-7.
• The print cartridge may be mis-aligned. See
Cartridge Alignment on page 8-19.
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
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