Printed Image Has Horizontal Banding; Vertical Lines Are Misaligned Or Vertical Banding Appears; The Printed Image Has Incorrect Or Missing Colors - Epson 800 User Manual

Printed image has horizontal banding.

Possible cause
Media Type
The 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.
MicroWeave
The option is
not set.

Vertical lines are misaligned or vertical banding appears.

Possible cause
The print head nozzles are
clogged.
High Speed
The setting is
turned on.
The print heads are
misaligned.

The printed image has incorrect or missing colors.

Possible cause
Ink
The option is set to
Black
.
Media Type
The setting
doesn't match the loaded
paper.
The printable side of the
paper is face down.
Solution
Media Type
Make sure the
you're using. Then the printer software can automatically select
other settings for the best quality. See Chapter 1 for instructions.
Remove the paper and reload it with the printable side face up.
See Chapter 2 for instructions.
Clean the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions.
Check the B black and A color ink out lights to see which
cartridge you may need to replace. See Chapter 5.
MicroWeave
Turn on
box. See Chapter 3 for more information.
Solution
Clean the print heads. See Chapter 5 for instructions.
High Speed
Turn off the
See Chapter 3 for information.
Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See Chapter 5 for
instructions.
Solution
Ink
Change the setting to
Media Type
Make sure the
you're using. Then the printer software can automatically select
other settings for the best quality. See Chapter 1 for instructions.
Remove the paper and reload it with the printable side face up.
See Chapter 2 for instructions.
6-5
setting matches the paper or media
in the advanced printer settings dialog
setting if vertical lines are misaligned.
Color
. See Chapter 1 for instructions.
setting matches the paper or media
Troubleshooting