Digital Photography Printer Tech TipsHaving a printer sometimes can give anyone a major headache. Printers often work smoothly, yet sometimes they just seem to want to take a vacation at what time we need them the most. At what time they take that vacation we are prancing around the room, heads pulling back our hair, and screaming all those words our mommas told us not to use. Printers come in handy while creating digital images. Photographers will often employ printers to print photos. At one time, they relied on a darkroom, but since printers, scanners, and the like came available, printers are the source of reaching the ultimate limit of high quality pictures for print. In this article, we will discuss a few issues and will provide some helpful tips so that you can avoid walking the floor, pulling your hair and using those words momma told you not to use. Here we go! Troubleshoot Troubleshooting is one of the prime considerations as a printer starts acting up. Troubleshooting tools are often available on your printer, or in your printer's manual. Some of the prime problems printers will face are banding horizontally, misaligning vertically, miss colors or print incorrect colors, blur or smudge photos, and roller marking. Follow the steps below to see the problems and get a solution. Problem I printed my photo, which came out with lines all over the paper. My photo is a disaster. You got that right. After all, who wants to see a picture with lines blocking the view? Solution Go to the locate tavern and get a beer. Just kidding! Anyway, lines on print are known as horizontal banding. The solution is to make sure that the paper is positioned correctly. Be sure the type of media is correct, or run a cleaning, which is often incorporated in the printer, thus cleaning the heads. You will need to refer to your user's manual for complete details, since it is hard to say what type of printer you own. Problem Roller Marks is just as it appears. This means that at what time you print an image it comes out with marks all over the photo. Solution You will need your manual, since if this problem occurs you want specifics on cleaning the rollers. First, however you want to make sure the paper is in the tray, positioned upward. Problem Vertical Misalignments is a common problem. At what time the photo comes out of the printer you will see a double image around the edges, and sometimes in the middle of the print. Solution Call Ghostbusters. The solution is to correct the type of media, check the paper for correct positioning, clean the heads, use your alignment utilizes, and make sure the inks are refreshed. Refer to your user's manual for more details on cleaning heads, using alignment utilizes and refreshing inks. Problem Missing colors or incorrect colors are white and black images, which is often what a photographer does not want to see. I want my picture in color! Solution Make sure that the settings for ink are correct. You want the ink settings in color format. Renew the inks if the ink is low. Use your cleaners to clean the heads. Check with your manual to learn more! Problem Smearing and blurring print is one of the most frustrating appearances that come out of a printer. Solution You want to make sure the type of media is correct. Next, you can verify that the paper is facing up and position correctly. Refer to your user's manual for more details. Happy printing! by Readabout's Digital Photography Training Team |
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