Problems Getting Good Print Quality - Epson Stylus Photo 1200 Printer Basics Manual

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 27.
Make sure the Media Type setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 20 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 30. If your ink cartridge is more
than six months old, you may need
to replace it; see page 33.
Try using Automatic mode. See
page 15 (Windows) or page 17
(Macintosh) for instructions.
For most papers, set the paper
thickness lever to the
prevent banding, as shown to the
right. Set it to the
thicker paper or envelopes.
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position to
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position for
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If you see vertical banding . . .
Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print head,
see page 27.
Run the Print Head Alignment
utility. See page 35 for instructions.
Check the paper thickness lever. If
it's in the position, your printer is
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set for thicker paper or envelopes and
your image may have banding. For
most papers, set the paper thickness
lever to the position.
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Note:
You may see banding in the expanded
margin if you use the Maximum
Printable Area setting. Use this setting
for text documents only.