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Problems Getting Good
Print Quality
You see horizontal banding.
■ Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print head,
see page 49.
■ Make sure the Media Type setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 26 for guidelines.
■ Make sure the printable side of the
paper is face up. It is usually whiter
or shinier.
■ Make sure an ink cartridge isn’t low
on ink. To replace an ink cartridge,
see page 52.
■ Try using Automatic mode. See
page 8 (Windows) or page 13
(Macintosh) for instructions.
■ 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.
■ Run the Print Head Alignment
utility using EPSON ink jet paper.
See page 55 for instructions.
You see vertical banding.
■ Run the Print Head Alignment
utility using EPSON ink jet paper.
See page 55 for instructions.
■ 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.
■ If you’re printing an image with
Landscape orientation, you may
actually have horizontal banding. Try
the solutions described to the left.
■ When
Maximum
is selected as the
Printable Area, banding may occur in
the expanded area. Select
Standard
.
