The Printer Sounds Like It Is Printing, But Nothing Prints; The Prints Are Not What You Expected - Epson SureColor SC-F6300 Series User Manual

SC-F6300 Series User's Guide
The printer sounds like it is
printing, but nothing prints
The print head moves, but nothing
prints.
Confirm the printer operation.
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Print a nozzle check pattern. Because a nozzle check
pattern can be printed without connecting to a
computer, you can check the operations and print
status for the printer. U
on page 81
Check the next section if the nozzle check pattern is
not printed correctly.
Is the message Motor Self Adjustment
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displayed on the control panel's screen?
The printer adjusts the internal motor. Wait for a while
without turning off the printer.
The nozzle check pattern is not
printed correctly.
Perform head cleaning.
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The nozzles may be clogged. Print a nozzle check
pattern again after performing head cleaning.
"Head Cleaning" on page 82
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Has the printer been left unused for a long
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time?
If the printer has not been used for a long time, the
nozzles may have dried up and have been clogged.
Problem Solver
"Printing a Check Pattern"
The prints are not what you
expected
Print quality is poor, uneven, too
light, or too dark.
Are the print head nozzles clogged?
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If the nozzles are clogged, specific nozzles do not fire
ink and the print quality declines. Print a nozzle check
pattern.
"Printing a Check Pattern" on page 81
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Was Head Alignment performed?
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With bidirectional printing, the print head prints while
moving left and right. If the print head is misaligned,
ruled lines may be misaligned accordingly. If vertical
ruled lines are misaligned with bidirectional printing,
perform Head Alignment.
"Adjusting Gaps in the Print Position (Head
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Alignment)" on page 31
Are you using a genuine Epson ink pack?
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This printer is developed for use with Epson ink packs.
Using any other type of ink pack may result in reduced
print quality.
We recommend using only the genuine ink packs
specified in this manual.
Are you using an old ink pack?
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The print quality declines when an old ink pack is used.
Use a new ink pack. Use all the ink in the ink pack
before the date printed on ink pack.
Are the paper Type settings correct?
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Printing when the software RIP settings or the
printer's Select Paper Type setting does not match
the loaded paper affects the print quality. Be sure to
match the paper type setting with the paper that is
loaded in the printer.
Have you compared the printing result with
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the image on the display monitor?
Since monitors and printers produce colors
differently, printed colors will not always match
on-screen colors perfectly.
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