Epson L5590 Series User Manual

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
❏ 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.
❏ 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 104
& “Running Power Cleaning” on page 106
Print Quality is Poor with Black Ink
The print head nozzles may be clogged.
Solutions
❏ 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.
“Checking and Cleaning the Print Head” on page 104
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Epson L5590 Series Specifications

General

Scan Resolution	1200 x 2400 dpi
Fax	Yes
Connectivity	USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct
Ink Tank System	Yes
Functions	Print, copy, scan, fax
Print Resolution	5760 x 1440 dpi
Duplex Printing	Yes
Scanner Type	Flatbed
Mobile Printing	Epson iPrint, Email Print, Apple AirPrint
Paper Handling Input	250 sheets
Supported Paper Sizes	A4, A5, A6, B5, Letter, Legal
Display	2.4-inch color LCD
Ink Colors	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Print Speed (Black)	Up to 33 ppm (draft), Up to 15 ipm (ISO)