When Prints are blank / Printing Is Blurred / Colors Are Wrong / White Streaks
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Date published: 05/12/2015 |
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Date last updated: 08/17/2015 |
Description
When Prints are blank / Printing Is Blurred / Colors Are Wrong / White Streaks
Solution
| No Printing Results/Printing Is Blurred/Colors Are Wrong/White Streaks |
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Check 1 : Did you confirm the paper and print quality settings?
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Check 2 : Is the FINE Cartridge installed properly?
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If the Ink Cartridge Locking Cover is not closed securely, ink may not be ejected correctly.
Open the Scanning Unit (Cover), open the Ink Cartridge Locking Cover, then close the Ink Cartridge Locking Cover.
When you close the Ink Cartridge Locking Cover, push the Ink Cartridge Locking Cover until it clicks into place.
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Check 3 : Print the Nozzle Check Pattern and perform any necessary maintenance operations such as Print Head Cleaning.
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Print the Nozzle Check Pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzles.
- If the Nozzle Check Pattern is not printed correctly:
After performing the Print Head Cleaning, print the Nozzle Check Pattern and examine the pattern.
- If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Cleaning twice:
Perform the Print Head Deep Cleaning.
If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Deep Cleaning, turn off the machine and perform another Print Head Deep Cleaning after 24 hours.
- If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Deep Cleaning twice:
Ink may have run out. Replace the FINE Cartridge.
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Check 4 : When a FINE Cartridge runs out of ink, replace it with a new one.
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Check 5 : When using paper with one printable surface, make sure that the paper is loaded with the printable side facing up.
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Printing on the wrong side of such paper may cause unclear prints or prints with reduced quality.
Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the paper for detailed information on the printable side.
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Check 6: Is the Platen Glass dirty?
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Clean the Platen Glass.
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Check 7: Make sure that the original is properly loaded on the Platen Glass
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Check 8: Is the original loaded with the side to be copied facing down on the Platen Glass?
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Check 9: Did you copy a printout done by this machine?
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Print from the memory card directly, or reprint from the computer.
If you copy a document / image printed by this machine, print quality may be reduced.
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