Problems Getting Good Print Quality - Epson Stylus Color 980 Printer Basics Manual

Printing is too slow.
To achieve your printer's fastest speed,
a USB connection is recommended,
where possible. Your printer prints
faster than your parallel port can
transfer data, so printing may appear to
pause while data transfer catches up.
Make sure your system meets the
requirements listed in "Notices." If
you're printing a high-resolution image,
you need more than the minimum
requirements listed.
You may also need to:
Clear space on your hard disk or
run a defragmentation utility.
Close open applications that you're
not using.
Increase your system's memory
(RAM).
For the fastest printing, try these tips:
Choose ink if your document
Black
doesn't include color.
Set the Quality/Speed slider to
.
Speed
In the printer software's Advanced
dialog box, turn
and/or turn
High Speed
If you're using a USB port, too
many active USB devices may slow
the printer. Disconnect USB
devices that you're not using.
If you're using the parallel port,
enable ECP/DMA mode. See your
computer documentation or
contact the manufacturer for help.
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Problems Getting Good
Print Quality
You see banding (light lines)
Clean the print head, if necessary.
Make sure the Media Type setting
matches the paper you loaded (see
page 19).
Load the printable side of the paper
face up. It's usually whiter or
shinier.
Make sure an ink cartridge isn't low
on ink. If either ink out light is
flashing, replace the ink cartridge
(see page 25). If your ink cartridge
is more than six months old, see
page 27 for replacement steps.
Try using Automatic mode. See
page 9 (Windows) or page 14
(Macintosh) for instructions.
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