Epson Stylus Photo 960 Basic Manual page 86

Your printout is faint or has gaps.
Clean the print head nozzles; see
page 57 for instructions.
The ink cartridges may be old or
low on ink; see page 59.
Make sure the Type or Media
Type setting matches your
paper. See pages 15 or 30.
Make sure your paper isn't
damaged, old, dirty, or loaded
face down. If it is, load new
paper, face up. For best results,
use genuine EPSON paper.
Your printout is grainy.
Use a higher quality paper or
select a higher Quality Type
(Windows) or Print Quality
setting (Macintosh).
Align the print head as
described on page 63.
Increase the image resolution or
print it in a smaller size; see your
software documentation.
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Solving Problems
You see wrong or missing colors.
Make sure
Black Ink Only
(Windows) or
Color
(Macintosh), even for black and
white photographs.
Clean the print head nozzles; see
page 57 for instructions.
The ink cartridges may be old or
low on ink; see page 59.
Try turning off PhotoEnhance.
Also check if you're using a
special effect that alters image
colors, like Sepia.
Try changing the
setting. See page 13 (Windows)
or page 28 (Macintosh).
Your printed colors can never
exactly match your on-screen
colors. However, you can use a
color management system to get
as close as possible. Also see the
on-screen Reference Guide in
your EPSON Printer
Information Center for color
management information.
Your printouts have scratches or
other marks.
Try loading the paper in the front
sheet feeder, as described on
page 54.
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