Epson Stylus COLOR 3000 User Manual - Page 111

Improving Print Quality

Get Epson Stylus COLOR 3000 - Ink Jet Printer PDF manuals and user guides View all Epson Stylus COLOR 3000 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 111 highlights

Caution: Never turn off the printer while it is printing. To end the test, always press the Pause button, eject any loaded paper, then turn off the printer. Troubleshooting The first page prints on the first and last lines to measure the page length. The next page contains a nozzle check pattern and multicolored character samples. To print test pages at 180 dpi, hold down the Load/Eject button while turning on the printer instead of LF/FF. The 180-dpi self test prints in black. 4. After the second page prints, press the Pause button to stop printing. 5. If the printer loaded any additional paper, press Load/Eject to eject it. Then turn off the printer to end the test. Improving Print Quality You can often improve print quality by doing the following: ◗ Clean the print heads (see Chapter 5 for instructions). ◗ Use higher quality paper appropriate for your print job (see Chapter 3 for a list of EPSON papers). ◗ Match the Media Type setting in the printer software to the type of media you loaded in the printer (see Chapter 3 for details). ◗ Make sure the thickness lever is set to the correct position for your media (see Chapter 3 for details). ◗ Turn off High Speed mode in the printer software (see Chapter 2 for details). ◗ Make sure you're not using an Economy option in the printer software (see Chapter 2 for details). ◗ Replace the ink cartridges. (Check the status of the Ink Out B lights first. See Chapter 5 for instructions.) 6-3

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
Troubleshooting
6-3
The first page prints on the first and last lines to measure
the page length. The next page contains a nozzle check
pattern and multicolored character samples.
To print test pages at 180 dpi, hold down the
Load/Eject
button while turning on the printer instead of
LF/FF
. The
180-dpi self test prints in black.
4.
After the second page prints, press the
Pause
button to
stop printing.
5.
If the printer loaded any additional paper, press
Load/Eject
to eject it. Then turn off the printer to end the test.
Improving Print Quality
You can often improve print quality by doing the following:
Clean the print heads (see Chapter 5 for instructions).
Use higher quality paper appropriate for your print job (see
Chapter 3 for a list of
EPSON
papers).
Match the
Media
Type
setting in the printer software to
the type of media you loaded in the printer (see Chapter 3
for details).
Make sure the thickness lever is set to the correct position
for your media (see Chapter 3 for details).
Turn off High Speed mode in the printer software (see
Chapter 2 for details).
Make sure you’re not using an
Economy
option in the
printer software (see Chapter 2 for details).
Replace the ink cartridges. (Check the status of the
Ink Out
B
lights first. See Chapter 5 for instructions.)
Caution:
Never turn off the printer
while it is printing. To
end the test, always
press the Pause button,
eject any loaded paper,
then turn off the printer.