Printed Lines are not Straight, or Have Blank SpacesTroubleshooting
When printed lines are not straight, or have blank spaces, follow the steps listed below.
Specify the print quality setting in the printer
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driver.
On Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0
Click the "Paper/Quality" tab in the printer driver setup
screen, and check if the "Print Quality" option is set to
"Sharp Rapid", "Normal" or "Best".
On Windows 2000/XP
Click the "Paper/Quality" tab in the printer driver setup
screen, and check if the "Quality Settings" option is set to
"Normal" or "Best".
Reference: "Paper/Quality" Tab Settings (Windows
95/98/Me/NT 4.0, Windows 2000/XP)
If you change the setting as described above and printed lines
are still poor, go to step 2.
Align the print head.
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Click the "Maintenance" tab of the print status window and
then click "Start" button of "Print alignment patterns" to
align the print head.
Reference: Aligning the Print Head
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