The printout is grainy. What should I do?

  • Check the following:
    • Make sure the printable side of the paper is face-up. It's usually brighter or whiter.
    • Select a higher Quality Option or Print Quality (be sure not to select Fast Economy or Economy), and turn off High Speed mode in the Windows, Macintosh OS X 10.5, or Macintosh OS X 10.3 and 10.4 printer software.
    • Select Photo RPM for Quality Option (Windows) or Print Quality (Macintosh OS X 10.5 or Macintosh OS X 10.3 and 10.4). Remember that this setting increases print time.
    • Align the print head.
    • You may need to increase the image resolution or print in a smaller size; see your software documentation.
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