Chapter 3 Handling 3 137 Trouble Description Recovery method Image/ Illustra- tion The print result is faded or has lines (black/white) (Lines printed while feeding by 25.4 mm/1 inch could be improved; however, you cannot remove them com- pletely.) As the paper feeding amount varies depending on the paper being used, white lines or black lines may be printed. Adjust the alignment of paper feed. On the [Printer Utilities] tab, click [Printer Setting Utility]. When the PrinterSetting screen is dis- played, click [Printer Adjustment] - [Print Head Alignment], and perform [Bi-direc- tional Printing Adjustment]. See the following for details.
"How to Make Media Settings" on page 167 "Print Head Alignment" on page 133 No. 3 [Banding Reduction] is not selected. When the paper type is set to other than [Plain] or [Plain label], select [Banding Reduction] to reduce black lines or white lines when printing. On the [General] tab, select [Advanced] from [Print Settings], click [Advanced...], and then select [Banding Reduction]. When you select this, printing speed may decline. No. 3 [Quality] is not selected in [Print Quality]. When the paper type is set to other than [Plain] or [Plain label], select [Quality] to reduce black lines or white lines when printing.
From the printer driver’s [Print Settings], set [Print Quality] to [Quality]. When you select this, printing speed may decline. No. 3 Roll paper is not loaded cor- rectly. Open the roll paper cover, and load the roll paper again. For details, see "Replacing Roll Paper with Fanfold Paper" on page 66. - Fanfold paper is not loaded correctly. Place the stack of fanfold paper straight at least 40 mm away from the back of the printer. For details, see "Replacing Fanfold Paper with Roll Paper" on page 75. No.
3 Print results look different from what was expected If you have moved the printer after the initial ink charge, specified colors may not be produced (col- ors may be mixed) due to vibration or impacts. Perform manual head cleaning until there are no more mixed colors. Hold down the cleaning button for more than three seconds to start head cleaning. No. 4