Blurry Copies, Vertical Banding, or Misalignment
The following causes can be considered.
The print head position is out of alignment.
Align the print head using the
Print Quality Adjustment
feature.
The bidirectional printing setting is enabled.
If print quality does not improve even after aligning the print head, 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.
Select
Settings
>
General Settings
>
Printer Settings
, and then disable
Bidirectional
on the control panel.
Striped Patterns Appear
The bidirectional printing setting is enabled.
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.
Select
Settings
>
General Settings
>
Printer Settings
, and then disable
Bidirectional
on the control panel.
>
Printing, Copying, Scanning, and Faxing Quality is Poor
>
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Summary of Contents for ET-5800 Series
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 456: ...Where to Get Help Technical Support Web Site 457 Contacting Epson Support 457 ...