Operation Manual

Printout Problems
Print Quality Is Poor
Check the following if the print quality is poor due to blurry prints, banding, missing colors, faded colors,
misalignment, and mosaic-like patterns in the prints.
❏ Use paper supported by this printer.
❏ Do not print on paper that is damp, damaged, or too old.
❏ If the paper is curled or the envelope is pued up, atten it.
❏ When printing images or photos, print using high-resolution data. Images on websites are oen low resolution
although they look good enough on the display, and so print quality may decline.
❏ Select the appropriate paper type setting in the printer driver for the type of paper loaded in the printer.
❏ Print using a high quality setting in the printer driver.
❏ When images or photos are printed in unexpected colors, adjust the color and then print again.
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automatic
color correction feature uses the standard PhotoEnhance correction mode. Try another PhotoEnhance
correction mode by selecting an option other than Auto Correct as the Scene Correction setting. If the
problem continues, use any other color correction feature other than PhotoEnhance.
❏ Wi n d o w s
Select Custom as the Color Correction setting on the printer driver's More Options tab. Click Advanced,
and then select anything other than PhotoEnhance as the Color Management setting.
❏ Mac OS X
Select Color Matching from the print dialog's pop-up menu, and then select EPSON Color Controls. Select
Color Options from the pop-up menu, and then select anything other than PhotoEnhance.
❏ Disable the bidirectional (or high speed) setting. When this setting is enabled, the print head prints while
moving in both directions, and vertical lines may be misaligned. If you disable this feature, printing may slow
down.
❏ Wi n d o w s
Clear High Speed on the printer driver's More Options tab.
❏ Mac OS X
Select System Preferences from the
menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and
then select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver). Select
O
as the High Speed
Printing setting.
❏ Select Menu > Plain Paper Density Setting on the control panel, and then adjust the density.
❏ Select Menu > Color Adjustment on the control panel, and then adjust the color.
❏ Perform a nozzle check, and then clean the print head if any of the print head nozzles are clogged.
❏ Align the print head.
❏ If misalignment appears at intervals of 2.5 cm, align the print head.
❏ Do not stack the paper immediately aer printing.
❏ Dry the printouts completely before ling or displaying them. When drying the printouts, avoid direct sun light,
do not use a dryer, and do not touch the printed side of paper.
❏ Try to use genuine Epson ink cartridges. is product is designed to adjust colors based on the use of genuine
Epson ink cartridges.
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use of non-genuine ink cartridges may cause print quality to decline.
User's Guide
Solving Problems
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