❏
If the paper is curled or the envelope is puffed up, flatten it.
❏
When printing images or photos, print using high-resolution data. Images on websites are often low resolution
although they look good enough on the display, and so print quality may decline.
❏
Select the appropriate paper type setting on the control panel or in the printer driver for the type of paper
loaded in the printer.
❏
Print using a high quality setting on the control panel or in the printer driver.
❏
If you have selected
Standard-Vivid
as the quality setting on the Windows printer driver, change to
Standard
. If
you have selected
Normal-Vivid
as the quality setting on the Mac OS X printer driver, change to
Normal
.
❏
When using certain color adjustment features, the colors may change or the tone may be unnatural. Try
disabling the features.
❏
Control Panel
When printing a JPEG, select
Adjustments
>
Fix Photo
, and then select anything other than
On
.
❏
Windows
Select
Custom
as the
Color Correction
setting on the printer driver's
More Options
tab. Click
Advanced
,
and then select anything other than
PhotoEnhance
as the
Color Management
setting.
❏
Mac OS X
Select
Color Matching
from the print dialog's pop-up menu, and then select
EPSON Color Controls
. Select
Color Options
from the pop-up menu, and then select anything other than
PhotoEnhance
.
❏
Disable the bidirectional (or high speed) setting. When this setting is enabled, the print head prints while
moving in both directions, and vertical lines may be misaligned. If you disable this feature, printing may slow
down.
❏
Control Panel
When printing JPEGs or TIFFs, press
Settings
, and then disable
Bidirectional
.
❏
Windows
Clear
High Speed
on the printer driver's
More Options
tab.
❏
Mac OS X
Select
System Preferences
from the
menu >
Printers & Scanners
(or
Print & Scan
,
Print & Fax
), and
then select the printer. Click
Options & Supplies
>
Options
(or
Driver
). Select
Off
as the
High Speed
Printing
setting.
❏
Perform a nozzle check, and then clean the print head if any of the print head nozzles are clogged.
❏
Align the print head.
❏
Do not stack the paper immediately after printing.
❏
Dry the printouts completely before filing or displaying them. When drying the printouts, avoid direct sun light,
do not use a dryer, and do not touch the printed side of paper.
❏
Try to use genuine Epson ink supply units. This product is designed to adjust colors based on the use of genuine
Epson ink supply units. The use of non-genuine ink supply units may cause print quality to decline.
❏
Epson recommends using the ink supply unit before the date printed on the package.
❏
When printing images or photos, Epson recommends using genuine Epson paper rather than plain paper. Print
on the printable side of the genuine Epson paper.
Related Information
&
“Paper Handling Precautions” on page 42
&
“List of Paper Types” on page 45
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