The Prints Are Not What You Expected - Epson SC-F500 Series User Manual

SC-F500 Series User's Guide

The prints are not what you expected

If the following problems with print quality occur, then respond by following the process flow on this page.
Horizontal or vertical banding
Check the paper
Perform Media Adjust
Check for clogging in the
print head and perform
cleaning
Run Powerful Cleaning
See the following pages for other print quality problems and solutions.
Problem Solver
Double ruled lines or warped
characters
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Check that the paper is compatible with the printer, and that there are no wrinkles,
folds, or bending.
"Epson Special Media" on page 129
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"Notes on Loading the Paper" on page 25
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Check that the paper type setting matches the loaded paper, and if not, change it.
"Setting Loaded Paper" on page 35
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If print results do not improve
Paper settings are optimized for the paper loaded.
"Optimizing Paper Settings (Media Adjust)" on page 39
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If print results do not improve
Check for print head nozzle clogging, and if they are clogged, perform cleaning.
"Checking the print head for clogging and then cleaning" on page 109
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If the clogged nozzles did not improve after cleaning three times in a row
Run Powerful Cleaning.
"Powerful Cleaning" on page 109
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Wrinkling, smearing, or uneven
colors