Epson ET-2870 Series - Printing, Copying, Scanning, and Faxing Quality is Poor; Print Quality is Poor

Related Information
& “Ink Bottle Codes” on page 248
& “Ink Bottle Handling Precautions” on page 196
& “Cleaning Spilled ink” on page 128
Notes on Resetting the Ink Level
Be sure to reset the ink level aer relling the ink.
If you
relled
two or more colors, you need to select all of the colors that you
relled
and reset the ink level.
Unless you reset the ink level, the ink level displayed does not change even aer relling the ink.
Printing, Copying, Scanning, and Faxing Quality is
Poor
Print Quality is Poor
Color Missing, Banding, or Unexpected Colors Appear in Printout
The print head nozzles may be clogged.
Solutions
O Perform a nozzle check to see if the print head nozzles are clogged. 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, the print head nozzles may be clogged and ink drops may not be discharged.
O If you printed when the ink levels were too low to be seen in the ink tank windows, rell the ink tanks
to the upper lines and then use the Power Cleaning utility to replace the ink inside the ink tubes. Aer
you use the utility, perform a nozzle check to see if print quality has improved.
& “Checking and Cleaning the Print Head” on page 120
& “Running Power Cleaning” on page 122
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