Blurry Prints, Vertical Banding, Or Misalignment; Print Quality Is Poor - Epson XP-8500 Series User Manual

User's Guide

Blurry Prints, Vertical Banding, or Misalignment

Align the print head using the Vertical Alignment feature.
Related Information
"Aligning the Print Head - Control Panel" on page 152
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Print Quality Does Not Improve Even After Aligning the Print Head
During bidirectional (or high speed) printing, the print head prints while moving in both directions, and vertical
lines may be misaligned. If print quality does not improve, disable the bidirectional (or high speed) setting.
Disabling this setting may slow down printing speed.
❏ Control panel
Disable Bidirectional in Settings > Printer Settings.
❏ Windows
Clear High Speed on the printer driver's More Options tab.
❏ Mac OS
Select System Preferences from the
select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver). Select Off as the High Speed Printing
setting.
Related Information
"Menu Options for Printer Settings" on page 160
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"Guide to Windows Printer Driver" on page 168
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"Guide to Mac OS Printer Driver" on page 171
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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.
Checking the printer
❏ Perform a nozzle check, and then clean the print head if any of the print head nozzles are clogged.
❏ Align the print head.
Solving Problems
menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and then
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