Paper Is Smeared or Scued
❏ When horizontal banding appears or the top or bottom of the paper is smeared, load paper in the correct
direction and slide the edge guides to the edges of the paper.
❏ When vertical banding appears or the paper is smeared, clean the paper path.
❏ When performing manual 2-sided printing, make sure that the ink is completely dry before reloading the paper.
Related Information
& “Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette” on page 23
& “Cleaning the Paper Path” on page 90
& “Print Quality is Poor” on page 121
Paper is Smeared During Automatic 2-Sided Printing
When using the automatic 2-sided printing feature and printing high density data such as images and graphs, set
the print density to lower and the drying time to longer.
Related Information
& “Printing on 2-Sides” on page 42
& “Menu Options for Copy Mode” on page 62
Printed Characters Are Incorrect or Garbled
❏ Connect the USB cable securely to the printer and the computer.
❏ Cancel any paused print jobs.
❏ Do not put the computer manually into the Hibernate mode or the Sleep mode while printing. Pages of garbled
text may be printed next time you start the computer.
Related Information
& “Canceling Printing” on page 60
The Printed Image Is Inverted
Clear any mirror image settings in the printer driver or the application.
❏ Wi n d o w s
Clear Mirror Image on the printer driver's More Options tab.
❏ Mac OS X
Clear Mirror Image from the print dialog's Print Settings menu.
The Printout Problem Could Not be Cleared
If you have tried all of the solutions and have not solved the problem, try uninstalling and then reinstalling the
printer driver.
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