Print Quality Is Poor - Epson L385 SERIES User Manual

User's Guide
❏ Mac OS X
Select System Preferences from the
select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver). Select Off as the High Speed Printing
setting.

Print Quality is Poor

Check the following if the print quality is poor due to blurry prints, banding, missing colors, faded colors, and
misalignment in the prints.
❏ Make sure the initial ink charging is complete.
❏ Refill the ink tank if the ink level is below the lower line.
❏ 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, replace the ink inside the ink tubes.
❏ Align the print head.
❏ Use paper supported by this printer.
❏ Select the appropriate paper type setting for the type of paper loaded in the printer.
❏ Do not print on paper that is damp, damaged, or too old.
❏ If the paper is curled or the envelope is puffed up, flatten it.
❏ Print using a higher quality 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.
❏ 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.
❏ 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.
Related Information
"Refilling the Ink Tanks" on page 65
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"Checking and Cleaning the Print Head" on page 69
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"Replacing Ink inside the Ink Tubes" on page 70
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"Aligning the Print Head" on page 71
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"Paper Handling Precautions" on page 29
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"Available Paper and Capacities" on page 30
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"List of Paper Types" on page 30
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Solving Problems
menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and then
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