Epson Stylus Photo 780, Printer Basics Manual

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Your printout is faint or has gaps.
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The print head nozzles may need
cleaning; see page 35 for instructions.
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The ink cartridges may be old or low
on ink. To replace an ink cartridge,
see page 37.
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Make sure the
Media Type
setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 34 for guidelines.
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Make sure your paper isn’t damaged,
old, dirty, or loaded face down. If it
is, reload a new stack of paper with
the printable side up; it is usually
whiter or shinier than the other side.
Your printout is grainy.
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Try using a higher quality paper.
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Set the Quality/Speed slider to
Quality
; see page 9 (Windows) or
page 14 (Macintosh) for details.
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Run the Print Head Alignment
utility. See page 41 for instructions.
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You may need to increase the image
resolution or print it in a smaller size;
see your software documentation.
You see wrong or missing colors.
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Make sure the Ink setting is set to
Color
for color images and your
application is set for color printing.
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The print head nozzles may need
cleaning; see page 35 for instructions.
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The ink cartridges may be old or low
on ink. To replace one, see page 37.
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If you’re printing a high-resolution
image, turn off PhotoEnhance, as
described on page 16. Also check if
you’re using a special effect that alters
image colors, such as Sepia.
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If the contrast looks weak or detail is
missing from shadows, turn off
EPSON Natural Color. See page 17.
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Try using Automatic mode. See
page 9 (Windows) or page 14
(Macintosh) for instructions.
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Use a color management system to
get close to matching your on-screen
colors. For information, see your
electronic
Reference Guide .
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Change the gamma setting. See
page 19 for instructions.