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Problems Getting Good Print Quality
You see horizontal banding.
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Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print head,
see page 57.
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Make sure the Media Type setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 32 for guidelines.
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Make sure the printable side of the
paper is face up. It is usually whiter
or shinier.
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Make sure an ink cartridge isn’t low
on ink. To replace an ink cartridge,
see page 61.
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Try using Automatic mode. See
page 17 (Windows) or page 22
(Macintosh) for instructions.
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Make sure the paper thickness lever is
in the
0
position (shown at right). Set
it to the
+
position to print on thick
paper or envelopes. Also turn off
High Speed
in the printer software.
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Run the Print Head Alignment
utility using EPSON ink jet paper.
See page 64 for instructions.
You see vertical banding.
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Run the Print Head Alignment
utility using EPSON ink jet paper.
See page 64 for instructions.
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Make sure the paper thickness lever is
in the
0
position, as shown below.
Set it to the
+
position for thick
paper or envelopes. Also turn off
High Speed
in the printer software.
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If you’re printing an image with
Landscape orientation, you may
actually have horizontal banding. Try
the solutions described to the left.
