Problems Getting Good Print Quality - Epson STYLUS Color 875DCS Printer Basics Manual

Problems Getting Good
Print Quality
You see horizontal banding.
Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print head,
see page 49.
Make sure the Media Type setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 26 for guidelines.
Make sure the printable side of the
paper is face up. It is usually whiter
or shinier.
Make sure an ink cartridge isn't low
on ink. To replace an ink cartridge,
see page 52.
Try using Automatic mode. See
page 8 (Windows) or page 13
(Macintosh) for instructions.
Make sure the paper thickness lever is
in the position (shown at right). Set
0
it to the position to print on thick
+
paper or envelopes. Also turn off
in the printer software.
High Speed
Run the Print Head Alignment
utility using EPSON ink jet paper.
See page 55 for instructions.
You see vertical banding.
Run the Print Head Alignment
utility using EPSON ink jet paper.
See page 55 for instructions.
Make sure the paper thickness lever is
in the position, as shown below.
0
Set it to the position for thick
+
paper or envelopes. Also turn off
in the printer software.
High Speed
If you're printing an image with
Landscape orientation, you may
actually have horizontal banding. Try
the solutions described to the left.
When is selected as the
Maximum
Printable Area, banding may occur in
the expanded area. Select .
Standard
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