Epson EcoTank ET-2550 - Print Quality Is Poor

Print Quality Is Poor
Check the following if the print quality is poor due to blurry prints, banding, missing colors, faded colors,
misalignment, and mosaic-like patterns in the prints.
❏ Make sure the initial ink charging is complete.
❏ Check the ink tank. If the tank is empty, rell the ink immediately and clean the print head.
❏ Run the 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, use the Power Ink Flushing utility of the printer driver.
❏ Align the print head.
❏ If misalignment appears at intervals of 2.5 cm, align the print head.
❏ Use paper supported by this printer.
❏ Do not print on paper that is damp, damaged, or too old.
❏ If the paper is curled or the envelope is pued up, atten it.
❏ When printing images or photos, print using high-resolution data. Images on websites are oen low resolution
although they look good enough on the display, and so print quality may decline.
❏ Select the appropriate paper type setting on the control panel or in the printer driver for the type of paper
loaded in the printer.
❏ Print using a high quality setting on the control panel or in the printer driver.
❏ When images or photos are printed in unexpected colors, adjust the color and then print again. e automatic
color correction feature uses the standard correction mode in PhotoEnhance. Try another correction mode in
PhotoEnhance by selecting an option other than Auto Correct as the Scene Correction setting. If the problem
continues, use any other color correction feature other than PhotoEnhance.
❏ Disable the bidirectional (or high speed) setting. When this setting is enabled, the print head prints while
moving in both directions, and vertical lines may be misaligned. If you disable this feature, printing may slow
down.
❏ Wi n d o w s
Clear High Speed on the printer driver's More Options tab.
❏ Mac OS X
Select System Preferences from the
menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and
then select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver). Select O as the High Speed
Printing setting.
❏ Do not stack the paper immediately aer printing.
❏ Dry the printouts completely before ling or displaying them. When drying the printouts, avoid direct sun light,
do not use a dryer, and do not touch the printed side of paper.
❏ Try to use genuine Epson ink bottles. is product is designed to adjust colors based on the use of genuine
Epson ink bottles.
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use of non-genuine ink bottles may cause print quality to decline.
❏ Use ink bottles with the correct part code for this printer.
❏ Epson recommends using the ink bottle before the date printed on the package.
❏ When printing images or photos, Epson recommends using genuine Epson paper rather than plain paper. Print
on the printable side of the genuine Epson paper.
Related Information
& “Relling the Ink Tanks” on page 64
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