Problems Getting Good Print Quality
You see horizontal banding.

■Make sure the print head nozzles are not clogged. To clean the print head, see page 49.

■Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you loaded. See page 26 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 52.

■Try using Automatic mode. See page 8 (Windows) or page 13 (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 55 for instructions.

You see vertical banding.

■Run the Print Head Alignment utility using EPSON ink jet paper. See page 55 for instructions.

■Make sure the paper thickness lever is in the 0 position, as shown below. Set it to the + position for thick paper or envelopes. Also turn off High Speed in the printer software.

■If you’re printing an image with Landscape orientation, you may actually have horizontal banding. Try the solutions described to the left.

■When Maximum is selected as the Printable Area, banding may occur in the expanded area. Select Standard.

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