Vertical Lines Are Misaligned Or Vertical Banding Appears; The Printed Image Has Incorrect Or Missing Colors - Epson Stylus Color 600Q User Manual

Troubleshooting

Vertical lines are misaligned or vertical banding appears

Possible cause
The print head nozzles are
clogged.
High Speed mode is turned
on.
The print heads are
misaligned.

The printed image has incorrect or missing colors

Possible cause
The Ink option is set to Black.
The Media Type setting
doesn't match the loaded
paper.
The printable side of the paper
is face down.
The Halftoning and Color
Adjustment Mode options are
set incorrectly for your
document type.
The print head nozzles are
clogged.
The ICM (Windows 95)
settings are incorrect for your
document.
The ink cartridges are low on
ink or one or more ink colors
are empty.
The colors displayed on your
monitor don't match the
printed colors.
The color settings in your
application software need
adjustment.
Solution
Clean the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions.
Turn off High Speed mode if vertical lines are misaligned. See Chapter 2
for information.
Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See Chapter 5 for instructions.
Solution
Change the Ink setting to Color. See Chapter 1 for instructions.
Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper or media you're
using. Then the printer software can automatically select other settings for
the best quality. See Chapters 1 and 3.
Remove the paper and reload it with the printable side face up. See
Chapter 3 for instructions.
Use the correct settings for the project you are printing, following the
instructions in Chapter 2.
Clean the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions.
Use the Automatic mode setting or choose a different project type setting.
See Chapter 2 for more information.
Check the black and
may need to replace. See Chapter 5 for instructions.
Because your monitor and printer use different technologies to represent
colors, your printed colors cannot exactly match the colors you see on
your monitor screen. Use the ICM (Windows 95) setting. See Chapter 2
for more information.
You may be able to adjust various color settings in your application
software. See your software documentation for more information.
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