User Manual

Improve print quality
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Introduction
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Update the printer rmware
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Print from a dierent software program
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Check the paper-type setting for the print job
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Check toner-cartridge status
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Print a cleaning page
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Visually inspect the toner cartridge or cartridges
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Check paper and the printing environment
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Try a dierent print driver
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Check the EconoMode settings
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Adjust Print Density
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Calibrate the printer to align the colors
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Adjust color settings (Windows)
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Print and interpret the print quality page
Introduction
The following information provides troubleshooting steps to resolve print-quality problems, including the
following problems:
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Smears
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Fuzzy print
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Dark print
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Light print
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Streaks
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Missing toner
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Scattered dots of toner
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Loose toner
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Skewed images
To resolve these or other print-quality problems, try the following solutions in the order presented.
For information about resolving specic image defects, see the Resolving print quality problems section of this
User Guide.
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