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Print Quality Could Be Better

Horizontal banding
Vertical misalignment or banding
Incorrect or missing colors
Faint printout or gaps
Blurry or smeared printout

Click the caption under the illustration that best resembles your printout.

Horizontal banding

Vertical misalignment or banding

Incorrect or missing colors

Faint printout or gaps

Blurry or smeared printout

If you are having print quality problems, try the solutions offered here.

Horizontal banding

Try one or more of these solutions:

For Macintosh, check the Media Type setting in the Print dialog box. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using.


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Vertical misalignment or banding

Try one or more of these solutions:


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Incorrect or missing colors

Try one or more of these solutions:

For Macintosh, check the Media Type setting in the Print dialog box. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using.

If colors are still incorrect or missing, replace one or all ink cartridges. See Replacing Ink Cartridges.


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Faint printout or gaps

Try one or more of these solutions:

For Macintosh, check the Media Type setting in the Print dialog box. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using.


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Blurry or smeared printout

Try one or more of these solutions:

For Macintosh, check the Media Type setting in the Print dialog box. Make sure it is correct for the paper you are using.


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