User's Guide Solving Problems 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. ❏ Run the nozzle check and then clean the print head if any of the print head nozzles are clogged. ❏ Align the print head. ❏ 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 puffed up, flatten it. ❏ When printing images or photos, print using high-resolution data.
Images on websites are often low resolution although they look good enough on the display, and so print quality may decline. ❏ Select the appropriate paper type setting on the control panel or in the printer driver for the type of paper loaded in the printer. ❏ Print using a high quality setting on the control panel or in the printer driver. ❏ When images or photos are printed in unexpected colors, adjust the color and print. The automatic color correction feature uses the standard correction mode in PhotoEnhance . Try another correction mode in PhotoEnhance by selecting an option other than Auto Correct (or Automatic ) as the Scene Correction (or Scene Detection ) setting.
If the problem continues, use any other color correction feature 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. ❏ Control Panel ❏ Windows In the print settings for Print Photos mode, disable Bidirectional . 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 Off as the High Speed Printing setting. ❏ Do not stack the paper immediately after printing. ❏ Dry the printouts completely before filing 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. This product is designed to adjust colors based on the use of genuine Epson ink cartridges. The use of non-genuine ink cartridges may cause print quality to decline. ❏ Epson recommends using the ink cartridge before the date printed on the package. ❏ For best results, use up ink cartridge within six months of opening the package.
❏ When printing images or photos, Epson recommends using genuine Epson paper rather than plain paper. Print on the printable side of the genuine Epson paper. 113