<Cause1> Line Drawing/Text is selected when printing images in many solid colors.
<Corrective Action>
Specify Image in the printer driver.
<Cause2> You are printing on paper that curls easily.
<Corrective Action>
Printed colors may appear uneven on the leading edge of paper that is susceptible to curling. Increase the level of vacuum holding the paper against the Platen or specify a margin of 20 mm (0.79 in.) or more for the leading edge.
<Cause3> Printed colors may be uneven if you set the Print Quality too low.
<Corrective Action>
Choose a higher level of Print Quality in the Advanced Settings of the printer driver.
Printing in Draft or Standard mode is faster and consumes less ink than in Highest or High modes, but the printing quality is lower.
<Cause4> Color may be uneven between dark and light image areas.
<Corrective Action>
Select Unidirectional Printing in the Advanced Settings of the printer driver.
<Cause5> When borderless printing is used, the edge of the paper is cut during printing. Thus, ink density may be uneven at the edges.
<Corrective Action1>
Specify No in Auto Cut in the printer driver before printing. In this case, the paper can be printed without borders on the left and right sides only. Cut the printed document ejected from the printer, then use scissors to cut away the edges on the top and bottom.
<Corrective Action2>
Choose a higher level of Print Quality in the Advanced Settings of the printer driver.
<Cause6> The Printhead is out of alignment.
<Corrective Action>
Adjust the Printhead alignment.
<Cause7> Drying documents stacked on each other may cause uneven colors.
<Corrective Action>
To avoid uneven colors, we recommend drying each sheet separately.
<Cause8> Color density may be uneven if you use Glossy Paper, art paper, or Coated Paper.
<Corrective Action>
In Advanced Settings of the printer driver, choose Highest or High in Print Quality.
<Cause9> The type of paper specified in the printer driver does not match the type loaded in the printer.
<Corrective Action1>
Load paper of the same type as you have specified in the printer driver.
<Corrective Action2>
Make sure the same type of paper is specified in the printer driver as you have loaded in the printer.
1.Hold down the Stop button for a second or more to cancel printing.
2.Change the type of paper in the printer driver and try printing again.
<Cause10> Scan Wait Time >Area in the Control Panel menu is set to Leading edge.
<Corrective Action>
When Scan Wait Time >Area is set to Leading edge, colors may be uneven 110–160 mm from the leading edge. (The position varies depending on the Print Quality setting.)
In this case, select Scan Wait Time >Area >Entire area.
However, note that printing will now take longer.