EPSON L3060 manual

User's Guide Solving Problems Blurry Prints, Vertical Banding, or Misalignment Align the print head. Related Information & “Aligning the Print Head” on page 75 Print Quality Does Not Improve Even After Aligning the Print Head During bidirectional (or high speed) printing, the print head prints while moving in both directions, and vertical lines may be misaligned. If print quality does not improve, disable the bidirectional (or high speed) setting. Disabling this setting may slow down printing speed. ❏ Windows Clear High Speed on the printer driver’s More Options tab. ❏ Mac OS menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and then Select System Preferences from the select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver). Select Off as the High Speed Printing setting. Print Quality is Poor Check the following if the print quality is poor due to blurry prints, banding, missing colors, faded colors, and misalignment in the prints. ❏ Make sure the initial ink charging is complete. ❏ Refill the ink tank if the ink level is below the lower line. ❏ Perform a nozzle check, and then clean the print head if any of the print head nozzles are clogged. ❏ If you have not used the printer for a long time, replace the ink inside the ink tubes. ❏ Align the print head. ❏ Use paper supported by this printer. ❏ Select the appropriate paper type setting for the type of paper loaded in the printer. ❏ Do not print on paper that is damp, damaged, or too old. ❏ If the paper is curled or the envelope is puffed up, flatten it. ❏ Print using a higher quality setting. ❏ Do not stack the paper immediately after printing. 106