Problems Getting Good Print Quality - Epson Stylus Color 740i Printer Basics Manual

Problems Getting Good Print Quality

If you see horizontal banding . . .
Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print
head, see page 19.
Make sure the
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 14 for guidelines.
Make sure the printable side of the
paper is face up. It is usually the
whiter or shinier side of ink jet
paper.
Make sure the ink cartridges aren't
low on ink. If either ink out light is
flashing, replace the ink cartridge;
see page 22. If your ink cartridge is
more than six months old, you may
need to replace it; see page 26.
Try using
page 10 for instructions.
For most papers, set the paper
thickness lever to the
prevent banding, as shown to the
right. Set it to the
thicker paper or envelopes.
36
setting
Media Type
mode. See
Automatic
position to
0
position for
+
If you see vertical banding . . .
Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print
head, see page 19.
Run the Print Head Alignment
utility. See page 28 for instructions.
Check the paper thickness lever
position. If it's in the
your printer is set for thicker paper
or envelopes and your image may
have banding. For most papers, set
the paper thickness lever to the
position.
position,
+
0