Your printout is faint or has gaps.

You see wrong or missing colors.

■The print head nozzles may need cleaning; see page 35 for instructions.

■The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 37.

■Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you loaded. See page 34 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 whiter or shinier than the other side.

Your printout is grainy.

■Try using a higher quality paper.

■Set the Quality/Speed slider to Quality; see page 9 (Windows) or page 14 (Macintosh) for details.

■Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See page 41 for instructions.

■You may need to increase the image resolution or print it in a smaller size; see your software documentation.

■Make sure the Ink setting is set to Color for color images and your application is set for color printing.

■The print head nozzles may need cleaning; see page 35 for instructions.

■The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink. To replace one, see page 37.

■If you’re printing a high-resolution image, turn off PhotoEnhance, as described on page 16. Also check if you’re using a special effect that alters image colors, such as Sepia.

■If the contrast looks weak or detail is missing from shadows, turn off EPSON Natural Color. See page 17.

■Try using Automatic mode. See page 9 (Windows) or page 14 (Macintosh) for instructions.

■Use a color management system to get close to matching your on-screen colors. For information, see your electronic Reference Guide.

■Change the gamma setting. See page 19 for instructions.

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