Why isn't my vector image smooth?

Hello
I am wondering if somebody could please help me.
I have used the pen tool to draw an object in Illustrator CC, but for some reason, some of the curved lines within it are fuzzy and not smooth (almost like "stepped" pixels). This strangely is also the same with text - the curves of the text (no matter what typefont is used) are fuzzy and distorted. This wouldn't be so bad if it didn't show up when printing - I am using a Canon Pixma Pro 10 - but no matter what paper I use (be it standard 80gsm paper or 230gsm Archival Matt paper), the results are still the same. I have tried to simplify the paths created but this does not work either. I also have checked the stroke settings, but these all look fine to me:
I am able to replicate the issue on new files with the pen and text tool, so believe the issue to be a global setting - I have made sure to set the DPI to 300 when creating a new artboard, but feel like I am missing a trick here. I have searched online for help, but the only thing that people seem to mention is 'anti-alising' - this however does nothing to improve the quality.
Can anybody see where I am going wrong? No doubt it is something obvious, but I am totally stumped.
Thanks for your help!

Hello all
Thanks for your help.
The fact that my screen has its limitations never even factored into my thought process. This makes perfect sense. I have been printing straight from AI, which was the problem.
I have tried to print the file as a PDF - the results are much, much better! (Still not perfect, but I think that it down to the printer settings - I am probably being a little bit unfair TBH, as the print quality is excellent).
I don't know if this needs to be started as another thread, but I am wondering if anybody has any tips when converting to PDF to ensure that the print quality is as good as it can be?
Thank you all for contributing once more - this has been bugging me for the best part of 3 days now, so am so pleased that it was nothing too drastic to fix!

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