Copy Quality is Poor
Color Missing, Banding, or Unexpected Colors Appear in Copies
The print head nozzles may be clogged.
Solutions
❏ Perform a nozzle check to see if the print head nozzles are clogged. Perform a nozzle check, and then
clean the print head if any of the print head nozzles are clogged. If you have not used the printer for a
long time, the print head nozzles may be clogged and ink drops may not be discharged.
❏ If you printed when the ink levels were too low to be seen in the ink tank windows, rell the ink tanks
to the upper lines and then use the Power Cleaning utility to replace the ink inside the ink tubes.
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you use the utility, perform a nozzle check to see if print quality has improved.
& “Checking and Cleaning the Print Head” on page 64
& “Running Power Cleaning” on page 66
You have made a copy in draft mode.
Solutions
If you press the
y
and the or buttons simultaneously, the printer copies in dra mode.
Simply press the the
or button on their own.
Note:
For users in Western Europe, the dra mode is not available.
Colored Banding Appears at Intervals of Approximately 2.5 cm
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following causes can be considered.
The paper type setting does not match the paper loaded.
Solutions
Select the appropriate paper type setting for the type of paper loaded in the printer.
& “List of Paper Type” on page 21
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