Epson Fast T-Jet 3 PLUS, User Manual

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T-Jet3 PLUS User’s Manual
Version 1.1 Revised July, 2008
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Problem:
There is horizontal banding across print (in one or all colors).
Causes:
Ink in the Nozzle has dried out •
Do Head Cleanings and Nozzle Checks until the problem is resolved. o
Use a cleaning cartridge and run Head Cleanings until the problem o
is resolved.
A serious or permanent clog may require replacing the Print Head. o
The Capping Station is not cleaning the Print Head •
If the Capping Station is dirty, it will just add more debris to the Print
Head, causing it to become clogged. Thoroughly clean the Capping
Station. It can be cleaned with swabs included in the maintenance
kit and a glass cleaner like Windex. Be sure to clean the rubber seal
around the Capping Station as well as the rubber wiper blade.
Air bubbles in bulk system tubing are causing small amounts of ink to •
dry inside Print Head/Nozzles.
Run Head Cleanings and print Nozzle Checks until a satisfactory test
print is achieved.
You are using a High Speed (HS) Print Mode. •
Try using a 2 Pass or standard Print Mode. HS, or Bi-directional Print
Modes require the Nozzles to be in perfect alignment. Additionally,
when using HS Print Modes, head clogs tend to appear as banding.
Prevention:
Clean Capping Station daily. •
Run Head Cleanings before printing in the morning as well as printing •
a Nozzle Check to gauge the status of the Print Head prior to printing
onto garments.
Make sure the Bulk Ink System tubes don’t have any air in them prior to •
printing.
Problem:
Files take a long time to print.
Causes and Solutions:
Printing from CorelDRAW is causing large spool fi les. •
Printing from any version of CorelDRAW can create extremely large
spool fi les. This happens when one or more copies of a fi le are sent to
the printer while you are trying to print a number of images that require
a second pass. It can also happen if bitmap images are placed in the
document. If the spool fi les are larger than your physical memory, the
Causes and Solutions:
Pr oble m:
Fi File les s ta take ke a a l lon ong g titime me t to o pr prin int. t.
Pr oble m:
Th Ther ere e isis h hor oriz izon onta tal l ba band ndin ing g ac acro ross ss p prirint nt ( (in in o one ne o or r al all l co colo lors rs). ).
Causes: