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Problems Getting Good Print Quality, You see banding light lines on the, printout.

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Problems Getting Good Print Quality You see banding (light lines on the printout). s Make sure the print head nozzles are not clogged. To clean the print head, see page 37. s Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you loaded. See page 25 for guidelines. s Make sure the printable side of the paper is face up. It is usually whiter, shinier, or smoother. s Make sure the paper thickness lever is in the 0 position (shown below). Set it to the + position to print on thick paper or envelopes. Also turn off High Speed in the printer settings. s Make sure an ink cartridge isn't low on ink or too old. Ink cartridges should be used within six months of installing them. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 40. s Try using Automatic mode. See page 9 (Windows) or page 16 (Macintosh) for instructions. s Run the Print Head Alignment utility using EPSON photo-quality paper (such as Archival Matte Paper). See page 43 for instructions. Your printout is grainy. s If you're printing a black-and-white image, make sure Color is selected as the Ink setting; this provides smoother gradations in grayscale images. s Make sure you're using one of the EPSON papers designed for your printer. s Set the Quality/Speed slider to the Quality setting in your printer software; see page 9 (Windows) or page 16 (Macintosh). s Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See page 43 for instructions. s You may need to increase the image resolution or print it in a smaller size; see your application software's documentation. 53

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Problems Getting Good Print Quality
You see banding (light lines on the
printout).
■
Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print head,
see page 37.
■
Make sure the Media Type setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 25 for guidelines.
■
Make sure the printable side of the
paper is face up. It is usually whiter,
shinier, or smoother.
■
Make sure the paper thickness lever is
in the
0
position (shown below). Set
it to the
+
position to print on thick
paper or envelopes. Also turn off
High Speed
in the printer settings.
■
Make sure an ink cartridge isn’t low
on ink or too old. Ink cartridges
should be used within six months of
installing them. To replace an ink
cartridge, see page 40.
■
Try using Automatic mode. See
page 9 (Windows) or page 16
(Macintosh) for instructions.
■
Run the Print Head Alignment
utility using EPSON photo-quality
paper (such as Archival Matte Paper).
See page 43 for instructions.
Your printout is grainy.
■
If you’re printing a black-and-white
image, make sure
Color
is selected as
the Ink setting; this provides
smoother gradations in grayscale
images.
■
Make sure you’re using one of the
EPSON papers designed for your
printer.
■
Set the Quality/Speed slider to the
Quality
setting in your printer
software; see page 9 (Windows) or
page 16 (Macintosh).
■
Run the Print Head Alignment
utility. See page 43 for instructions.
■
You may need to increase the image
resolution or print it in a smaller size;
see your application software’s
documentation.