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Improving Print Quality

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Troubleshooting Improving Print Quality You can often improve print quality by doing one of 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 Main printer settings dialog box to the type of media you loaded in the printer (see Chapter 3 for details).  Turn off High Speed mode in the Advanced printer settings dialog box (see Chapter 2 for details).  Make sure Economy mode is off in the printer driver. *  Replace the ink cartridges. (Check the status of the ) black and color ink out lights first. See Chapter 5 for instructions.) Here are some detailed solutions to specific print quality problems. Printed image has horizontal banding Possible cause Solution The Media Type setting doesn't match the loaded paper. Make sure the Media Type setting matches the loaded paper or other media. Then the printer software can automatically select other settings for the best quality. See Chapters 1 and 3. The printable side of the paper Remove the paper and reload it with the printable side face up. See is face down. Chapter 3 for instructions. The print head nozzles are clogged. The ink cartridges are low on ink. Clean the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions. * ) Check the black and color ink out lights to see which cartridge you may need to replace. See Chapter 5. The MicroWeave option is not Turn on MicroWeave in the advanced printer settings dialog box. See set. Chapter 2 for more information. 6-3

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Troubleshooting
6-3
Improving Print Quality
You can often improve print quality by doing one of 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 Main printer settings
dialog box to the type of media you loaded in the printer
(see Chapter 3 for details).
Turn off High Speed mode in the Advanced printer
settings dialog box (see Chapter 2 for details).
Make sure Economy mode is off in the printer driver.
Replace the ink cartridges. (Check the status of the
black and
color ink out lights first. See Chapter 5 for
instructions.)
Here are some detailed solutions to specific print quality
problems.
Printed image has horizontal banding
Possible cause
Solution
The Media
Type setting
doesn’t match the loaded
paper.
Make sure the Media
Type setting matches the loaded paper or other
media. Then the printer software can automatically select other settings
for the best quality. See Chapters 1 and 3.
The printable side of the paper
is face down.
Remove the paper and reload it with the printable side face up. See
Chapter 3 for instructions.
The print head nozzles are
clogged.
Clean the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions.
The ink cartridges are low on
ink.
Check the
black and
color ink out lights to see which cartridge you
may need to replace. See Chapter 5.
The MicroWeave option is not
set.
Turn on MicroWeave in the advanced printer settings dialog box. See
Chapter 2 for more information.