You see horizontal banding.
■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 35 for guidelines.
■Make sure the printable side of the paper is face up. It is usually whiter or shinier.
■Make sure an ink cartridge isn’t low on ink. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 41 (if the cartridge is more than six months old, see page 44).
■Try using Automatic mode. See page 16 (Windows) or page 21 (Macintosh) for instructions.
■Make sure the paper thickness lever is in the 0 position (shown at right). Set it to the + position to print on thick paper or envelopes. Also turn off High Speed in the printer software.
■Run the Print Head Alignment utility using EPSON ink jet paper. See page 46 for instructions.
You see vertical banding.
■Run the Print Head Alignment utility using EPSON ink jet paper. See page 46 for instructions.
■Check the paper thickness lever position. If it’s in the + position, your printer is set for thicker paper or envelopes and your image may have banding. For most papers, set the paper thickness lever to the 0 position.
■If you’re printing an image with Landscape orientation, you may actually have horizontal banding. Try the solutions described to the left.
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