Printing is faint

1. Check 1 Is the reverse side of the paper being used for printing?

   Print on the printing surface.

2. Check 2 Is the Print head nozzle blocked?

   Print a test pattern to check the nozzles and see if they are clogged.

   • Checking for Nozzle Clogging

   Note

   • To automatically check for nozzle blockages after printing, set Auto nozzle check in the touch screen menu to a setting other than Disable.

     To show warnings based on nozzle check results, set Nozzle check error display in the touch screen menu to Enable.

     However, printing may be stopped by warnings if this setting is set to Enable.

     • Auto maintenance settings

3. Check 3 Was the printer left with the ink tank out?

   The ink supply may become blocked by ink if the ink tank is left out.

   If this happens, leave the printer for at least 24 hours with the ink tank in, and then carry out Print Head Cleaning.

   • Cleaning the Print Head

4. Check 4 Are paper scraps stuck in the printer?

   Remove paper scraps left inside the printer.

   • Remove Jammed Roll Paper
   • Remove a Jammed Sheet

5. Check 5 Was the paper cut before the ink dried?

   In the touch screen menu, select Paper-related settings > Advanced paper settings, and increase time in Pause between scans or Pause between pages.

   • Specifying the Ink Drying Time

6. Check 6 When printing photos and posters, are the Print target settings set correctly?

   Do one of the following.

   • In the printer driver, change the setting to Photo (Color) or Poster in Print Target.

     • Printing By Setting Print Purpose

   • In the touch screen menu, select Printer settings > Print settings > Default print settings > Print quality settings > Print target, and change the setting to Photo. (This is only available when the printer driver's Media Type is set to Auto (Use Printer Settings)).

     • Print settings

7. Check 7 Is the printer driver Print Quality set to a low quality setting?

   Follow the steps below to set Print Quality to higher quality settings, and then print.

   • Windows

     Change the Print Quality settings in the printer driver Advanced Settings.

     • Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data (Windows)

   • macOS

     Change the Print Quality in the printer driver Quality & Media settings.

     • Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data (macOS)

8. Check 8 Does the paper used for printing create a lot of cutting dust?

   In the touch screen menu, set Cut-dust reduction in Advanced paper settings to ON.

   • Reducing Dust from Cutting Rolls