Solving Problems 177
| Improving Print Quality |
| You can often improve print quality by doing the following: |
| • Run a nozzle check and cleaning cycle. See page 148 for instructions. |
| • Align the print head. See page 152 for instructions. |
| • When you send a print job, make sure your print options are set |
| correctly. For more information, see page 85 (Mac OS X) or page 107 |
| (Windows). |
| If none of these suggestions help, try the solutions in the following table. |
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Problem | Solution |
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Your print has horizontal | ◗ Check the ink indicators and light to see if you are low on ink. (If you replace |
banding. | ink cartridges with the printer turned off, the ink indicators will not be |
| accurate.) Replace ink cartridges if necessary, as described on page 153. |
| ◗ Run a nozzle check and cleaning cycle. See page 148 for instructions. |
| ◗ Turn off the High Speed setting. |
| ◗ Make sure the Media Type setting in the printer software is correct. |
| ◗ If you’re using cut sheet media, make sure the printable side is face up. |
| ◗ Choose a higher resolution, such as SuperPhoto - 2880x1440dpi. |
| ◗ If you’re using a |
| a method for adjusting the paper feed. |
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| Try adjusting your advanced media control settings (page 94 for Mac OS X) or |
| paper configuration settings (page 126 for Windows). Check these settings: |
| ◗ Make sure the Paper Thickness setting is correct for your paper. |
| ◗ Use the Paper Feed Adjustment to tune out banding. Reduce the value for |
| white lines, and increase it for overlapping dark lines. |
| ◗ If you’ve created a custom paper configuration, be sure to return the setting |
| to standard (STD) when you’re done using it. See page 83. |
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Your print has vertical | ◗ Turn off the High Speed setting. |
banding. | ◗ Align the print head; see page 152. |
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