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Problems Getting Good Print Quality, You see horizontal banding.

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Problems Getting Good Print Quality You see horizontal banding. s Make sure the print head nozzles are not clogged. To clean the print head, see page 59. s Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you loaded. See page 34 for guidelines. s Make sure the printable side of the paper is face up. It is usually whiter or shinier. s Make sure an ink cartridge isn't low on ink. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 63. s Try using Automatic mode. See page 16 (Windows) or page 21 (Macintosh) for instructions. s 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. s Run the Print Head Alignment utility using EPSON ink jet paper. See page 66 for instructions. You see vertical banding. s Run the Print Head Alignment utility using EPSON ink jet paper. See page 66 for instructions. s 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. s If you're printing an image with Landscape orientation, you may actually have horizontal banding. Try the solutions described to the left. s When Maximum is selected as the Printable Area, banding may occur in the expanded area. Select Standard. 75

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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 59.
■
Make sure the Media Type setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 34 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 63.
■
Try using Automatic mode. See
page 16 (Windows) or page 21
(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 66 for instructions.
You see vertical banding.
■
Run the Print Head Alignment
utility using EPSON ink jet paper.
See page 66 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
.