Horizontal Banding; Vertical Banding Or Misalignment - Epson I455 User Manual

User's Guide
"Incorrect or missing colors" on page 105
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Horizontal banding

❏ Make sure the printable side (the whiter or glossier side) of the paper is face up in the sheet feeder.
❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility to clear any clogged ink nozzles.
"Cleaning the Print Head" on page 79
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❏ If you have not used the product for a long time, use the Power Ink Flushing utility of the printer driver.
"Replacing Ink inside the Ink Tubes" on page 82
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❏ Try to use genuine Epson ink bottles.
❏ Make sure the paper type selected in the LCD menu or printer driver is appropriate for the type of paper loaded in
the product.
"Selecting Paper" on page 17
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❏ If banding appears at intervals of 2.5 cm, run the Print Head Alignment utility.
"Aligning the Print Head" on page 81
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❏ If there is problem with copy quality, clean the surface of the scanner glass.
"Cleaning the exterior of the product" on page 87
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Vertical banding or misalignment

❏ Make sure the printable side (the whiter or glossier side) of the paper is face up in the sheet feeder.
❏ Run the Head Cleaning utility to clear any clogged ink nozzles.
"Cleaning the Print Head" on page 79
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❏ If you have not used the product for a long time, use the Power Ink Flushing utility of the printer driver.
"Replacing Ink inside the Ink Tubes" on page 82
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❏ Run the Print Head Alignment utility.
"Aligning the Print Head" on page 81
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❏ For Windows, clear the High Speed check box from the More Options window in your printer driver. See the
online help for details.
For Mac OS X, select Off from the High Speed Printing. To display the High Speed Printing, click through the
following menus: System Preferences, Printers & Scanners (for Mac OS X 10.9), Print & Scan (for Mac OS X 10.8
or 10.7) or Print & Fax (for Mac OS X 10.6), your product (in the Printers list box), Options & Supplies, and then
Driver.
Troubleshooting for Printing/Copying
"Blurry or smeared print" on page 105
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