Curl or wave, Misformed characters, Wrinkles or creases – HP 1100A User Manual

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Misformed characters

If characters are improperly formed, producing hollow images, the
paper stock may be too slick. Try a different paper. See

Printer

paper specifications

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If characters are improperly formed, producing a wavy effect, the
laser scanner may need service. Verify that characters are
improperly formed on a self-test page. If so, contact an HP-
authorized dealer or service representative. See

Service and

support

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Page skew

Make sure the paper or other media is loaded correctly and that
the guides are not too tight or too loose against the paper stack.
See “

Loading paper into the printer

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The paper input bin may be too full. See “

Loading paper into the

printer

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Check the paper type and quality. See “

Printer paper

specifications

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Curl or wave

Check the paper type and quality. Both high temperature and
humidity will cause paper to curl. See “

Printer paper

specifications

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The paper may have sat for too long in the paper input tray. Turn
over the stack of paper in the tray. Also, try rotating the paper
180° in the paper input tray.

Try printing using the straight-through output path. See “

Printer

paper output paths

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Wrinkles or creases

Make sure that paper is loaded properly. See “

Loading paper into

the printer

.”

Check the paper type and quality. See “

Printer paper

specifications

.”

Try printing using the straight-through output path. See “

Printer

paper output paths

.”

Turn over the stack of paper in the tray or try rotating the paper
180° in the input tray.

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