Improving Print Quality; Printed Image Has Horizontal Banding - Epson Stylus Color 600Q User Manual

Printed image has horizontal banding

Possible cause
The Media Type setting
doesn't match the loaded
paper.
The printable side of the paper
is face down.
The print head nozzles are
clogged.
The ink cartridges are low on
ink.
The MicroWeave option is not
set.

Improving Print Quality

You can often improve print quality by doing one of 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 setting in the Main printer settings
dialog box to the type of media you loaded in the printer
(see Chapter 3 for details).
Turn off High Speed mode in the Advanced printer
settings dialog box (see Chapter 2 for details).
Make sure Economy mode is off in the printer driver.
Replace the ink cartridges. (Check the status of the
black and color ink out lights first. See Chapter 5 for
instructions.)
Here are some detailed solutions to specific print quality
problems.
Solution
Make sure the Media Type setting matches the loaded paper or other
media. Then the printer software can automatically select other settings
for the best quality. See Chapters 1 and 3.
Remove the paper and reload it with the printable side face up. See
Chapter 3 for instructions.
Clean the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions.
Check the black and
may need to replace. See Chapter 5.
Turn on MicroWeave in the advanced printer settings dialog box. See
Chapter 2 for more information.
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color ink out lights to see which cartridge you
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