Striped Patterns Appear
The bidirectional printing setting is enabled.
Solutions
When printing on plain paper, disable the bidirectional setting.
During bidirectional (or high speed) printing, the print head prints while moving in both directions, and
vertical lines may be misaligned. Disabling this setting may slow down printing speed but improve print
quality.
❏
Windows
Clear
Bidirectional Printing
on the printer driver’s
More Options
tab.
❏
Mac OS
Select
System Preferences
from the Apple menu >
Printers & Scanners
(or
Print & Scan
,
Print &
Fax
), and then select the printer. Click
Options & Supplies
>
Options
(or
Driver
). Select
Off
as the
High Speed Printing
setting.
The print quality is set to low.
Solutions
When printing on photo paper, print using a higher quality setting.
❏
Windows
Select
High
from
Quality
on the printer driver's
Main
tab.
❏
Mac OS
Select
Fine
as
Print Quality
from the print dialog's
Print Settings
menu.
The print head nozzles may be clogged.
Solutions
Use the
Print Quality Adjustment
feature. If you have not used the printer for a long time, the print head
nozzles may be clogged and ink drops may not be discharged.
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“Adjusting the Print Quality” on page 123
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Summary of Contents for C11CH68401
Page 17: ...Part Names and Functions Front 18 Inside 20 Rear 21 ...
Page 29: ...Loading Paper Paper Handling Precautions 30 Paper Size and Type Settings 30 Loading Paper 31 ...
Page 34: ...Placing Originals Placing Originals 35 Originals that are not Supported by the ADF 36 ...
Page 369: ...Where to Get Help Technical Support Web Site 370 Contacting Epson Support 370 ...