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Epson 740 Series User Manual

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Troubleshooting

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Vertical lines are misaligned or vertical banding appears

The printed image has incorrect or missing colors

Possible cause

Solution

The print head nozzles
are clogged.

Clean the print head. See

Cleaning the Print Head

for instructions.

The paper thickness
lever is in the +
position.

Set the paper thickness lever to the 0 position and try printing again. See

Envelopes

for instructions.

The High Speed
setting is turned on.

Turn off the High Speed setting if vertical lines are misaligned. See

Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects

for information.

The print head is
misaligned.

Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See

Aligning the Print Head

for

instructions.

Possible cause

Solution

The Ink option is set to
Black.

Change the Ink setting to Color. See

Printing from Windows

or

Printing

from a Macintosh

for instructions.

The

Media Type

setting doesn’t match
the loaded paper.

Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you’re using. See

Printing from Windows

or

Printing from a Macintosh

for instructions.

The Halftoning and
Color Management
options are set
incorrectly for your
document type.

Use the correct settings for the project you’re printing, following the
instructions in

Customizing Print Quality and Special Effects

and

Customizing Color Settings

.