EPSON — Print Quality is Poor

User's Guide Solving Problems ❏ In Windows, click Print Queue on the printer driver's Maintenance tab, and then check the following. ❏ Check if there are any paused print jobs. ❏ Make sure the printer is not offline or pending. Cancel printing if necessary. If the printer is offline or pending, clear the offline or pending setting from the Printer menu. ❏ Make sure the printer is selected as the default printer from the Printer menu (there should be a check mark on the menu item). If the printer is not selected as the default printer, set it as the default printer. ❏ Make sure the printer port is selected correctly in Property > Port from the Printer menu as follows.

❏ In Mac OS X, make sure the printer status is not Pause . Select " USBXXX " for a USB connection, or " EpsonNet Print Port " for a network connection. Select System Preferences from the menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan , Print & Fax ), and then double-click the printer. If the printer is paused, click Resume (or Resume Printer ). Related Information & “Installing Applications” on page 131 & “Canceling Printing” on page 79 Cannot Use AirPrint ❏ In the Printer Setup > Paper Source Setting menu on the control panel, enable Paper Configuration . ❏ Enable the AirPrint setting on Web Config.

Related Information & “Menu Options for Printer Setup” on page 113 & “Web Config” on page 119 Printout Problems Nothing or a Very Faint Image is Printed If you have not used the printer for a long time, the print head nozzles may be clogged and ink drops may not be discharged. Perform a nozzle check, and then clean the print head if any of the print head nozzles are clogged. Related Information & “Checking and Cleaning the Print Head” on page 107 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. 142