Ink smudges during automatic two-sided printing, Partial document or photo prints – Lexmark 9500 Series User Manual

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S

ELECT

A

LOWER

PRINT

QUALITY

1

With a document open, click File ΠPrint.

2

Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.

The Print Setup tab appears.

3

Select a lower print quality. For example, you might want to select Normal if you have been using Best.

R

EMOVE

AND

REINSTALL

THE

SOFTWARE

It is sometimes helpful to remove the existing printer software and reinstall it.

Ink smudges during automatic two-sided printing

If you notice that the ink on one side of a two-sided document did not have sufficient time to dry before the printer
automatically printed the other side, these are some things you can try.

S

ELECT

THE

“E

XTEND

DRY

TIME

OPTION

FOR

AUTOMATIC

TWO

-

SIDED

PRINTING

1

With a document open, click File ΠPrint.

2

Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.

3

Click the Advanced tab.

4

From the 2-Sided Printing area, select 2-Sided printing.

5

Select Extend dry time.

6

Click OK.

Now you are ready to reprint your two-sided document.

U

SE

THE

TYPE

OF

PAPER

RECOMMENDED

FOR

TWO

-

SIDED

PRINTING

Automatic two-sided printing works only with plain paper in letter and A4 sizes. If you want to print two-sided
documents on another type or size of paper, use the manual duplexing method.

U

SE

THE

TYPE

OF

INK

RECOMMENDED

FOR

THE

PRINTER

Lexmark printers and print cartridges are designed to work together for superior print quality. Make sure you use
genuine Lexmark print cartridges.

Partial document or photo prints

These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following:

C

HECK

DOCUMENT

PLACEMENT

Make sure the document or photo is loaded facedown on the scanner glass in the upper left corner.

C

HECK

PAPER

SIZE

Make sure the size of the paper being used matches the size you selected from the control panel or computer.

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