Printing, Copying, Scanning, And Faxing Quality Is Poor; Print Quality Is Poor - Epson ET-L6550 Series User Manual

Solving Problems
Printing, Copying, Scanning, and Faxing Quality is
Poor

Print Quality is Poor

Color Missing, Banding, or Unexpected Colors Appear in Printout
The print head nozzles may be clogged.
Solutions
Perform a nozzle check using the Print Quality Adjustment feature to see if the print head nozzles are
clogged. Perform a nozzle check, and then clean the print head if any of the print head nozzles are
clogged. 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.
"Adjusting the Print Quality" on page 146
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Colored Banding Appears at Intervals of Approximately 1.1 cm or 3.3 cm
The following causes can be considered.
The paper type setting does not match the paper loaded.
Select the appropriate paper type setting for the type of paper loaded in the printer.
Related Information
"List of Paper Type" on page 31
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The print quality is set to low.
When printing on plain paper, print using a higher quality setting.
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