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Horizontal lines across the image (banding

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Alternatively, or if you have other print quality problems, you can continue reading this chapter. Horizontal lines across the image (banding) If your printed image suffers from added horizontal lines as shown (the color may vary): Print-quality issues 1. Check that the paper type you have loaded corresponds to the paper type selected in the front panel and in your software. To check on the front panel, use the View loaded paper key. 2. Check that you are using appropriate print-quality settings for your purposes (see Printing on page 45). In some cases, you can overcome a print-quality problem merely by selecting a higher print-quality level. For instance, if you have set the Print Quality slider to Speed, try setting it to Quality; if you have already set it to Quality, try selecting custom options and then More Passes. If you change the print-quality settings, you may wish to reprint your job at this point in case the problem has been solved. 3. Print the Image Diagnostics Print. See The Image Diagnostics Print on page 172. 4. If the printheads are working correctly, go to the front panel and press the View loaded paper key to see the paper advance calibration status. If the status is RECOMMENDED, you should perform paper advance calibration: see Recalibrate the paper advance on page 156. ENWW Horizontal lines across the image (banding) 161

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Alternatively, or if you have other print quality problems, you can continue reading this chapter.
Horizontal lines across the image (banding)
If your printed image suffers from added horizontal lines as shown (the color may vary):
1
.
Check that the paper type you have loaded corresponds to the paper type selected in the front panel
and in your software. To check on the front panel, use the
View loaded paper
key.
2
.
Check that you are using appropriate print-quality settings for your purposes (see
Printing
on page
45
). In some cases, you can overcome a print-quality problem merely by selecting a higher
print-quality level. For instance, if you have set the Print Quality slider to
Speed
, try setting it to
Quality
; if you have already set it to
Quality
, try selecting custom options and then
More
Passes
. If you change the print-quality settings, you may wish to reprint your job at this point in case
the problem has been solved.
3
.
Print the Image Diagnostics Print. See
The Image Diagnostics Print
on page
172
.
4
.
If the printheads are working correctly, go to the front panel and press the
View loaded paper
key
to see the paper advance calibration status. If the status is RECOMMENDED, you should perform
paper advance calibration: see
Recalibrate the paper advance
on page
156
.
ENWW
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161
Print-quality issues