You see vertical banding . . .
■Make sure the print head nozzles are not clogged. To clean the print head, see page 27.
■Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See page 37 for instructions.
■Make sure the paper thickness lever is in the 0 position, as shown below. Set the thickness lever to the
+ position when you print on thicker paper or envelopes. You may also need to turn off High Speed printing in the printer software’s Advanced dialog box.
Your printout is blurry or smeared . . .
■Make sure your paper isn’t damp or loaded face down (the printable side should be loaded face up). If it’s damp, reload a new stack of paper.
■Use a support sheet with special media or try loading your media one sheet at a time.
■Make sure your paper or media meets the specifications listed in your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 660 Reference Guide.
■Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See page 37 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 smear. For most papers, set the paper thickness lever to the 0 position, as shown to the left.
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