Epson R200 Printer Basics - Page 68
Your printout is faint or has gaps., Your printout is grainy., You see wrong or missing colors. - print head alignment problems
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Your printout is faint or has gaps. ■ The print head nozzles may need cleaning; see page 49 for instructions. ■ The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 51. ■ Make sure the paper Type (Windows) Media Type (Macintosh) setting matches the paper you loaded; see page 22 for guidelines. ■ Make sure your paper isn't damaged, old, dirty, or loaded face down. If it is, reload a new stack of paper with the printable side up; it is usually brighter or whiter than the other side. Your printout is grainy. ■ Try using a higher quality paper. ■ Select a higher print quality setting. See page 23 (Windows) or page 25 (Macintosh) for instructions. ■ Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See page 49 for instructions. ■ You may need to increase the image resolution or print it in a smaller size; see your software documentation. You see wrong or missing colors. ■ Make sure Black ink only (Windows) is off or Color ink is selected (Macintosh) even when printing black and white photographs. ■ Clean the print head; see page 49 for instructions. ■ The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink; see page 51. ■ Try turning off PhotoEnhanceT.M Also check if you're using a special effect that alters image colors, like Sepia. ■ Try changing the Gamma setting; see page 23 (Windows) or page 25 (Macintosh). ■ Your printed colors can never exactly match your on-screen colors. However, you can use a color management system to get as close as possible. You can also use your printer's color management features. See page 23 (Windows) or page 25 (Macintosh). ■ Colors will change slightly after drying. Wait for 24 hours and check your print again to see if the colors look right. 68 Solving Problems