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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
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type="topic" style="problem"
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<link type="guide" xref="printing#problems"/>
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<desc>If print-outs are streaky, fading, or missing colors, check your ink
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levels or clean the print head.</desc>
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<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-19" status="candidate"/>
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<revision version="13.10" date="2013-09-19" status="review"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
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<email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
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<title>Why are there streaks, lines or the wrong colors on my print-outs?</title>
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<cite date="2012-02-19">shaunm</cite>
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<p>This had a seealso and two inline links to printing-inklevel. I removed
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printing-inklevel for 3.0. If it gets written, add the links back.</p>
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<p>If your print-outs are streaky, faded, have lines on them that shouldn't be
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there, or are otherwise poor in quality, this may be due to a problem with the
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printer or a low ink/toner supply.</p>
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<p>Fading text or images</p>
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<p>You may be running out of ink or toner. Check your ink/toner supply and buy
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a new cartridge if necessary.</p>
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<p>Streaks and lines</p>
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<p>If you have an inkjet printer, the print head may be dirty or partially
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blocked. Try cleaning the print head (see the printer's manual for
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<p>The printer may have run out of one color of ink or toner. Check your
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ink/toner supply and buy a new cartridge if necessary.</p>
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<p>Jagged lines, or lines aren't straight</p>
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<p>If lines on your print-out that should be straight turn out jagged, you may
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need to align the print head. See the printer's instruction manual for details
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on how to do this.</p>
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