To correct this setting, go to MENU>PAPER MENU>PAPER SIZE/TYPE>TRAY #. Are you printing on anything besides plain white paper? Sometimes you will see light print if you’re printing on other media like labels or cardstock and your printer still thinks it’s printing on plain paper. Increase the darkness and send a test print to see if that fixes the issue.Ģ. To change the setting, go to MENU>SETTINGS>QUALITY MENU>TONER DARKNESS. Sometimes light print can be remedied by simply changing the toner darkness setting in the printer. Here are some troubleshooting tips you can use to diagnose the problem:ġ. Your printer not printing dark enough can be a symptom of incorrect printer settings, a defective printer component, or a defective toner cartridge. So what do you do if your printer is printing too light?
Now what? That’s the only printer you have, and if you can’t print critical documents for your business, you could be in big trouble.ĭespite the digital revolution of electronic documentation, printing is still a vital aspect of running a business. If you're lucky, your printer may even give you a test page with an error code or other information on it you can decipher.You just installed a brand new toner cartridge and after a few print jobs, you notice the letters and pictures on the page looked washed out, too light. If the printer can't even print its own test page, then you'll want to focus on repairing the printer rather than driver or software issues. If your printer's own test page comes out fine but Windows throws an error, you can be reasonably sure you have a software problem. Click Open Print Queue > Printer and choose Print Test Page. On a Mac, open System Preferences > Printers and Scanners, then select your printer. Select your printer, then click Manage > Print a Test Page. Windows' test pages can be printed by heading to Settings > Devices > Printers & Scanners. You can usually run your printer's self-test by pressing a series of buttons as the printer boots up, which you'll find outlined in your printer's manual. Both your printer and your computer can print test pages that may help you narrow down your issue. If you still can't figure out the problem, it may help to run a few diagnostic tests.
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