Epson SureColor F2100 Users Guide - Page 170

Forgot the Network Password, Solving Print Quality Problems, Nozzle Check Pattern Prints Incorrectly

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Forgot the Network Password If you forgot the password you created during network setup, select Restore Settings from the LCD screen menu list. Parent topic: Solving Printing Problems Related references Administrator Menu Settings Solving Print Quality Problems Check these sections if you have problems with print quality. Nozzle Check Pattern Prints Incorrectly Overall Print Quality Is Poor Lines Are Misaligned Grainy or Unclear Printout White Ink Quality Is Poor Ink Stains Appear Outside the Printed Areas Printer Status Sheet or Logs Print Incorrectly Parent topic: Solving Problems Nozzle Check Pattern Prints Incorrectly If the nozzle check pattern does not print correctly, try these solutions: • Clean the print head and print the check pattern again. If cleaning the print head several times does not solve the problem, clean the suction cap. For White ink, also wash the tubes. • If the printer has not been used for a long time, nozzles may be dried and clogged. If cleaning the print head does not solve the problem, replace the ink cartridges with cleaning cartridges. • Lint may have adhered to the platen near the print head. Clean the area using the maintenance kit. • Check to see if cleaning cartridges are installed in Color Ink mode. If so, the rows printed with the cleaning solution are difficult to see. • If you are printing the nozzle check pattern on paper in White ink mode, the rows printed with white ink are difficult to see. Try printing directly on the platen to confirm the nozzle check pattern using White ink. Parent topic: Solving Print Quality Problems 170

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Forgot the Network Password
If you forgot the password you created during network setup, select
Restore Settings
from the LCD
screen menu list.
Parent topic:
Solving Printing Problems
Related references
Administrator Menu Settings
Solving Print Quality Problems
Check these sections if you have problems with print quality.
Nozzle Check Pattern Prints Incorrectly
Overall Print Quality Is Poor
Lines Are Misaligned
Grainy or Unclear Printout
White Ink Quality Is Poor
Ink Stains Appear Outside the Printed Areas
Printer Status Sheet or Logs Print Incorrectly
Parent topic:
Solving Problems
Nozzle Check Pattern Prints Incorrectly
If the nozzle check pattern does not print correctly, try these solutions:
• Clean the print head and print the check pattern again. If cleaning the print head several times does
not solve the problem, clean the suction cap. For White ink, also wash the tubes.
• If the printer has not been used for a long time, nozzles may be dried and clogged. If cleaning the print
head does not solve the problem, replace the ink cartridges with cleaning cartridges.
• Lint may have adhered to the platen near the print head. Clean the area using the maintenance kit.
• Check to see if cleaning cartridges are installed in Color Ink mode. If so, the rows printed with the
cleaning solution are difficult to see.
• If you are printing the nozzle check pattern on paper in White ink mode, the rows printed with white ink
are difficult to see. Try printing directly on the platen to confirm the nozzle check pattern using White
ink.
Parent topic:
Solving Print Quality Problems