Copy Quality Is Poor - Epson EcoTank ET-2500 User Manual

User's Guide
❏ 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 in the printer driver for the type of paper loaded in the printer.
❏ Print using a high quality setting in the printer driver.
❏ When images or photos are printed in unexpected colors, adjust the color and then print again. 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 as the Scene Correction 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.
❏ Windows
Clear High Speed on the printer driver's More Options tab.
❏ Mac OS X
Select System Preferences from the
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 bottles. This product is designed to adjust colors based on the use of genuine
Epson ink bottles. The use of non-genuine ink bottles may cause print quality to decline.
❏ Use ink bottles with the correct part code for this printer.
❏ Epson recommends using the ink bottle before the date printed on 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.
Related Information
"Refilling the Ink Tanks" on page 53
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"Checking and Cleaning the Print Head" on page 57
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"Replacing Ink inside the Ink Tubes" on page 59
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"Aligning the Print Head" on page 59
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"Paper Handling Precautions" on page 17
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"Available Paper and Capacities" on page 18
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"List of Paper Types" on page 18
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"Adjusting the Print Color" on page 38
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Copy Quality Is Poor

Check the following if uneven colors, smears, dots, or straight lines appear in the copied image.
❏ Clean the paper path.
❏ Clean the scanner glass.
Solving Problems
menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and
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