Improving Print Quality - Epson Stylus Color 3000 User Manual

Caution:
Never turn off the printer
while it is printing. To
end the test, always
press the Pause button,
eject any loaded paper,
then turn off the printer.
The first page prints on the first and last lines to measure
the page length. The next page contains a nozzle check
pattern and multicolored character samples.
To print test pages at 180 dpi, hold down the
button while turning on the printer instead of
180-dpi self test prints in black.
4. After the second page prints, press the
stop printing.
5. If the printer loaded any additional paper, press
to eject it. Then turn off the printer to end the test.

Improving Print Quality

You can often improve print quality by doing the following:
Clean the print heads (see Chapter 5 for instructions).
Use higher quality paper appropriate for your print job (see
Chapter 3 for a list of
Match the
Media Type
the type of media you loaded in the printer (see Chapter 3
for details).
Make sure the thickness lever is set to the correct position
for your media (see Chapter 3 for details).
Turn off High Speed mode in the printer software (see
Chapter 2 for details).
Make sure you're not using an
printer software (see Chapter 2 for details).
Replace the ink cartridges. (Check the status of the
B lights first. See Chapter 5 for instructions.)
Ink Out
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Pause
papers).
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setting in the printer software to
option in the
Economy
Troubleshooting
Load/Eject
. The
LF/FF
button to
Load/Eject