The Prints Are Not What You Expected - Epson SC-F6200 Series User Manual

SC-F6200 Series/SC-F6000 Series
Is the message Motor Self Adjustment
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displayed on the control panel's screen?
The printer adjusts the internal motor. Wait for a while
without turning off the printer.
The nozzle check pattern is not
printed correctly.
Perform head cleaning.
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The nozzles may be clogged. Print a nozzle check
pattern again after performing head cleaning.
"Cleaning the print head" on page 70
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Has the printer been left unused for a long
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time?
If the printer has not been used for a long time, the
nozzles may have dried up and have been clogged.
The prints are not what you
expected
Print quality is poor, uneven, too
light, or too dark.
Are the print head nozzles clogged?
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If the nozzles are clogged, specific nozzles do not fire
ink and the print quality declines. Print a nozzle check
pattern.
"Checking for clogged nozzles" on page 69
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Was Head Alignment performed?
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With bidirectional printing, the print head prints while
moving left and right. If the print head is misaligned,
ruled lines may be misaligned accordingly. If vertical
ruled lines are misaligned with bidirectional printing,
perform Head Alignment.
"Minimizing Print Misalignments (Head
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Alignment)" on page 71
Are you using a genuine Epson ink pack?
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This printer is designed for use with Epson ink packs.
The print quality may decline if any inks other than the
specified ink packs are used.
We recommend using the genuine ink packs specified
in this manual.
User's Guide
Problem Solver
The print is not positioned properly
on the paper.
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Are you using an old ink pack?
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The print quality declines when an old ink pack is used.
Always use new ink packs. Always use the ink before
the recommended usage date on the ink pack.
Are the paper type settings correct?
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Print quality may be adversely affected if the software
RIP settings or Select Paper Type setting on the
printer does not match that of the paper actually used
for printing. Be sure to match the paper type setting
with the paper that is loaded in the printer.
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.
Have you specified the print area?
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Check the print area in the settings of the application
and the printer.
Is the paper skewed?
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If Off is selected for Paper Skew Check in the Setup
menu, printing will continue even if the paper is
skewed, resulting in data being printed off the paper.
Select On for Paper Skew Check in the Setup menu.
"Setup menu" on page 48
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Does the print data fit within the paper
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width?
Although under normal circumstances printing stops
if the print image is wider than the paper, the printer
may print outside the bounds of the paper when Off is
selected for Paper Size Check in the Setup menu. If it
prints beyond the edges of the paper, the inside of the
printer becomes dirty with ink.
Changed settings are reflected when the paper is
re-loaded.
"Setup menu" on page 48
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