Epson L3150 Series - Blurry Prints, Vertical Banding, or Misalignment; Print Quality Is Poor

❏ Select the appropriate paper type setting for the type of paper loaded in the printer.
❏ Align the print head from a computer.
❏ When printing on plain paper, print using a higher quality setting.
Related Information
& “List of Paper Type” on page 39
& “Aligning the Print Head” on page 90
Blurry Prints, Vertical Banding, or Misalignment
Align the print head.
Related Information
& “Aligning the Print Head” on page 90
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.
❏ Wi n d o w s
Clear High Speed on the printer driver’s More Options tab.
❏ Mac OS
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.
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.
Checking the printer
❏ Make sure the initial ink charging is complete.
❏ Rell the ink tank if the ink level is below the lower line.
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