Epson SureColor SC-P8500DM Series User Manual page 194

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Are you printing on poster board?
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Depending on the type of poster board, print
quality may decline due to curves in the paper.
Support the edges of the paper during printing to
keep the paper horizontal.
Is color management enabled?
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Enable color management.
"Color Management Printing" on page 116
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Have you compared the printing result with
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the image on the display monitor?
Since monitors and printers produce colors
differently, printed colors will not always match
on-screen colors perfectly.
Did you open the printer cover while
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printing?
If the printer cover is opened while printing, the
print head stops suddenly causing unevenness in
the color. Do not open the printer cover while
printing.
Is Ink is low. displayed in the control panel?
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The print quality may decline when the ink is low.
We recommend replacing the ink cartridge/ink
supply unit with a new one. If there is a difference in
color after replacing the ink cartridge/ink supply
unit, try performing head cleaning a few times.
Problem Solver
Are you printing at High Speed on
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commercially available paper?
If you have selected Custom Paper from Paper Type
and the colors are uneven in your printouts, try the
following.
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If you have not registered settings for the
commercially available paper
See the following to register the settings.
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Paper" on page 231
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If you have registered settings for the
commercially available paper
Perform uni-directional printing. Follow the
steps below to clear the checkbox for High
Speed in the printer driver.
Windows: On the Printer Settings screen, select
Quality Options from Print Quality.
Mac: Select Print Settings from the list, and
then select the Advanced Color Settings tab.
The color is not exactly the same as
another printer.
Colors vary depending on the printer type
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due to each printer's characteristics.
Because inks, printer drivers, and printer profiles are
developed for each printer model, the colors printed
by different printer models are not exactly the same.
You can achieve similar colors with the same color
adjustment method or the same gamma setting by
using the printer driver.
"Color Management Printing" on page 116
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To match the color precisely, use the color
measurement device to perform color
management.
I am worried about different and/or
uneven coloring the print quality at
the leading edge of the paper.
Printing quality is dependent on multiple
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different factors as quality of paper and the
printing environment.
The margin at the leading edge of the paper
can be small or colors may be uneven or
different.
Print a larger margin at the leading edge of the
paper.
"Paper Setting" on page 138
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"Before Printing on Commercially Available