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Printing, Copying, and Scanning Quality is Poor
Print Quality is Poor
Color Missing, Banding, or Unexpected Colors Appear in Printout
The print head nozzles may be clogged.
Solutions
Perform a nozzle check to see if the print head nozzles are clogged. Perform a nozzle check, and then
clean the print head if any of the print head nozzles are clogged. 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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“Checking and Cleaning the Print Head” on page 133
Print Quality is Poor with Black Ink
The print head nozzles may be clogged.
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Perform a nozzle check to see if the print head nozzles are clogged. Perform a nozzle check, and then clean the
print head if any of the print head nozzles are clogged. 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.
“Checking and Cleaning the Print Head” on page 133
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If you cannot solve the problem using head cleaning, you can print immediately with a mixture of color inks to
create composite black by changing the following settings in Windows.
Click
Extended Settings
on the printer driver's
Maintenance
tab. If you select
Use a Mixture of Color Inks to
Create Black
, you can print at
Standard
print quality when the
Paper Type
is
Plain paper
or
Envelope
.
Note that this feature cannot solve nozzle clogging. To solve nozzle clogging, we recommend contacting Epson
support for repairs.
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Summary of Contents for EcoTank ET-8500 Series
Page 1: ...User s Guide Printing Copying Scanning Maintaining the Printer Solving Problems NPD6547 01 EN ...
Page 16: ...Part Names and Functions Front 17 Inside 19 Rear 20 ...
Page 30: ...Loading Papers and CD DVDs Loading Paper 31 Loading a CD DVD 36 ...
Page 38: ...Placing Originals Placing Originals 39 ...
Page 40: ...Related Information Scanner Specifications on page 273 Placing Originals Placing Originals 40 ...
Page 127: ...Saving and Sharing Data Sharing Data on a Memory Device 128 ...
Page 282: ...Where to Get Help Technical Support Web Site 283 Contacting Epson Support 283 ...