User’s Guide Troubleshooting for Printing Horizontal banding ❏ Make sure the printable side (the whiter side) of the paper is face up in the rear paper feed. ❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility to clear any clogged ink nozzles. & “Cleaning the Print Head” on page 36 ❏ Make sure you use ink bottles with the correct part number for this product. & “Ink Bottles” on page 61 ❏ Try to use genuine Epson ink bottles. ❏ Make sure the paper type selected in the printer driver is appropriate for the type of paper loaded in the product. & “Selecting Paper” on page 13 ❏ If banding appears at intervals of 2.5 cm, run the Print Head Alignment utility.
& “Aligning the Print Head” on page 38 Vertical banding or misalignment ❏ Make sure the printable side (the whiter side) of the paper is face up in the rear paper feed. ❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility to clear any clogged ink nozzles. & “Cleaning the Print Head” on page 36 ❏ Run the Print Head Alignment utility. & “Aligning the Print Head” on page 38 ❏ For Windows, clear the High Speed check box from the More Options window in your printer driver. See the online help for details. For Mac OS X, select Off from the High Speed Printing.
To display the High Speed Printing, select System Preferences from the Apple menu > P rinters & Scanners (or Print & Scan , Print & Fax ), and then select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver ). 53 Good sample & “Horizontal banding” on page 53 & “Vertical banding or misalignment” on page 53 & “Printout is blurry, smeared, or scuffed or ink supply is poor” on page 54