User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Introduction to Your Printer
- Wired Networking
- Media Handling
- Printing from a Computer
- Printing with Windows
- Selecting Basic Print Settings - Windows
- Selecting Print Layout Options - Windows
- Selecting Additional Settings - Windows
- Saving, Sharing, and Customizing the Printer Settings
- Printing Your Document or Photo - Windows
- Selecting Default Print Settings - Windows
- Changing the Language of the Printer Software Screens
- Changing Automatic Update Options
- Printing on a Mac
- Printing with Windows
- Using the Control Panel Menus
- Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes
- Adjusting Print Quality
- Maintenance and Transportation
- Solving Problems
- Technical Specifications
- Notices
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Related concepts
Print Head Nozzle Check
Print Head Cleaning
Print Head Alignment
Related tasks
Running a Power Cleaning Using the Product Control Panel
Overall Print Quality is Poor
If you notice that your print quality is uneven, too light, too dark, or there are lines in the print (banding),
try these solutions:
• Run a nozzle check to see if any of the print head nozzles are clogged. Then clean the print head, if
necessary.
• Align the print head.
• Make sure your ink cartridges have not expired. For best results, use ink cartridges before the
expiration date printed on the package (within one year of installation in the printer). Replace expired
cartridges with new ones.
• Shake the cartridges before installing them in the printer. To maintain optimum print quality, remove
and shake the installed cartridges every six months or if the printer has not been used in the last three
months.
• Make sure you selected the correct Media Type setting in the printer driver that matches the paper
loaded in the printer.
• Compare the print result with the image on your computer screen. Since monitors and printers
produce colors differently, printed colors and screen colors do not always look the same.
• Make sure that the printer cover is closed during printing.
• Check the ink levels on the LCD screen. Replace any cartridges that are low on ink.
• Enable color management in the software application or in the printer driver.
• If you are using non-Epson media, make sure you create a custom paper configuration for the media.
• Check the quality setting that you selected in the printer driver. Using a faster printing method may
decrease the overall print quality.
• If colors are uneven near the leading edge of the print, add a larger margin. In the print driver, you can
also set Quality Options > Optimize Edge Quality to Add Top Margin or Optimize Media Edge
Quality.
Parent topic: Solving Print Quality Problems