Epson 740i - Manual (Page 42)

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Problems Getting Good Print Quality
If you see horizontal banding . . .
■ Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print
head, see page 19.
■ Make sure the Media Type setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 14 for guidelines.
■ Make sure the printable side of the
paper is face up. It is usually the
whiter or shinier side of ink jet
paper.
■ Make sure the ink cartridges aren’t
low on ink. If either ink out light is
flashing, replace the ink cartridge;
see page 22. If your ink cartridge is
more than six months old, you may
need to replace it; see page 26.
■ Try using Automatic mode. See
page 10 for instructions.
■ For most papers, set the paper
thickness lever to the
0 position to
prevent banding, as shown to the
right. Set it to the
+ position for
thicker paper or envelopes.
If you see vertical banding . . .
■ Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print
head, see page 19.
■ Run the Print Head Alignment
utility. See page 28 for instructions.
■ Check the paper thickness lever
position. If it’s in the
+ position,
your printer is set for thicker paper
or envelopes and your image may
have banding. For most papers, set
the paper thickness lever to the
0
position.
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