1 Remove plastic tape
● Consider selecting a higher print quality.
Blank pages print
● The protective piece of plastic tape might still be attached to the print cartridges.
Verify that the plastic tape has been removed from the print cartridges.
1 Remove plastic tape
● The print cartridges might be out of ink. Replace one or both empty print
cartridges.
● You might be trying to print a borderless document with only the black print
cartridge installed. When printing a borderless document, always have the tri-
color print cartridge and a black or photo print cartridge installed.
Too much or too little ink appears on the page
Adjust the ink volume and dry time:
1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
2. Click the Advanced tab.
3. Click Document Options, and then click Printer Features.
4. Click Dry Time, then select Change in the drop-down list, and then click the
Change button. A Dry Time slider appears.
5. Move the Dry Time slider toward Less or More.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Ink Volume, then select Change in the drop-down list, and then click the
Change button. An Ink Volume slider appears.
8. Move the Ink Volume slider toward Light or Heavy.
Chapter 11
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