Incorrect or garbled characters
Incorrect margins
Inverted image
Blank pages print
Printout has smears
Printing is too slow

• Make sure the printer and printer driver are appropriately selected.

• Select the printer as the default printer (Windows).

• Clear any stalled print jobs from the Spool Manager (Windows Me/98/95).
  See Canceling Printing

• Turn off the printer and computer. Make sure the printer’s interface cable is securely plugged in.

• Uninstall the printer driver, then reinstall it.
  See Uninstalling the Printer Software

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• Check the margin settings in your application. Make sure that the margins are within the printable area of the page.
  See Printable area

• Check the printer settings on the Main window (Windows) or in the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh). Make sure the settings are appropriate for the paper size you are using. See online help for details.

• If you try to print using the Borderless feature and the printout includes margins, check your original photo file. Your digital camera may automatically add margins to adjust the aspect ratio of the image.

• Uninstall the printer driver, then reinstall it.
  See Uninstalling the Printer Software.

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• Clear the Mirror Image check box in the printer driver, or turn off the “Mirror Image” setting in your application. For instructions, see online help for the printer driver or for your application.

• Uninstall the printer driver, then reinstall it.
  See Uninstalling the Printer Software.

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• Make sure the printer and printer driver are appropriately selected.

• Select the printer as the default printer (Windows).

• Check the printer settings on the Main window (Windows) or in the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh). Make sure the settings are appropriate for the paper size you are using. See online help for details.

• Run the Head Cleaning utility to clear any clogged nozzles
  See Cleaning the Print Head

• Uninstall the printer driver, then reinstall it.
  See Uninstalling the Printer Software.

After trying one or more of these solutions, run a printer operation check to check your results.
See Running a printer operation check

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• If the paper is curled toward the printable side, flatten it or curl it slightly in the opposite direction.

• Clear the High Speed check box in your Advanced printer settings. See online help for details.

• Load and eject plain paper several times. If the problem persists, ink may have leaked inside the printer. In this case, wipe the inside of the printer with a soft, clean cloth.
  See Cleaning Your Printer

• Uninstall the printer driver, then reinstall it.
  See Uninstalling the Printer Software.

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• Make sure the Paper Type or Media Type selected in the printer driver is appropriate for the type of paper loaded in the printer.
  See Selecting the Correct Media Type

• Clear all customized settings and select Text as the Quality Option in your printer settings (Windows). Clear all customized settings and select Automatic as the Mode in your printer settings (Macintosh), then move the slider to Speed. See online help for more information.
  See Accessing the printer driver for Windows.
  See Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X

• Close any unnecessary applications.

• For printer models that use the parallel port, you can enable DMA transfer if your computer supports ECP mode (Windows Me, 98, and 95).
  Selecting Speed & Progress Settings (Windows)

• Uninstall the printer driver, then reinstall it.

If you try all of the methods above and cannot solve the problem, see the following:
Increasing the Print Speed

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