Apple ColorLaserWriter 12/600PS - Manual (Page 265)

Text or objects on the page are blurry.
The Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS uses a compression scheme to provide 600
dpi, nearly continuous-tone color printing using as little as 12 MB of RAM.
Because of the compression, some details and fine lines in colored objects
can appear blurred. Try these steps:
m Add more RAM. If you’re printing legal-sized pages on a Color
LaserWriter 12/600 PS with 12 MB of RAM, the printer uses a different
compression scheme. If you increase RAM to 16 MB or more, the print
quality of legal-size pages improves.
m Use thicker lines or fewer colors. Solid colors such as black, cyan, magenta,
yellow, red, blue, or green look best.
m Use a different program. Image-manipulation programs may cause text and
fine lines to look blurry when printed. Use a word-processing, desktop
publishing, or illustration program.
“Drop-outs” appear on legal-size paper.
If you’re printing legal-sized pages on a Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS with 12
MB of RAM, the printer uses a different compression scheme. Small areas of
a legal-size document may not print because information has been lost during
decompression. If you increase RAM to 16 MB or more, the print quality of
legal-size pages improves.
242 Chapter 12