EPSON Stylus CX4900/CX4905/CX5000/DX5000/DX5050/CX5900/CX6000/DX6000/DX6050 Revision A
TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting 119
• White streak/
color unevenness 
occurrence
Micro banding appears horizontally 
against the CR movement direction and 
it appears with the same width.
[Note]
If the problem is not solved, replace the 
PF Motor with a new one.
Printer driver & 
exclusive paper
1. Check if the suitable paper is used according to the printer 
driver setting.
1. Use the suitable paper according to the printer 
driver setting.
Print Head
1. Check if each segment is printed correctly in the Nozzle 
Check Pattern.
1. Perform the Head Cleaning and check the 
Nozzle Check Pattern. (Refer to Chapter 5 
“ADJUSTMENT”.) 
If the problem is not solved, replace the Print 
Head with a new one.
PF Roller Unit
1. Check if there is not any foreign material on the surface 
of the PF Roller Unit.
1. Clean the surface of the PF Roller Unit 
carefully with the soft cloth.
2. Check if the PF Roller Unit is not damaged.
2. Replace the PF Roller Unit with a new one.
The Star wheel mark against the CR 
movement direction.
EJ Frame Unit
1. Check if the Star Wheel Holder does not come off.
1. Reassemble the Star Wheel Holder correctly.
2. Check if the surface of the EJ Frame Unit is flat.
2. Replace the EJ Frame Unit with a new one.
Printing is blurred.
Printer driver & 
exclusive paper
1. Check if the suitable paper is used according to the printer 
driver setting.
1. Use the suitable paper according to the printer 
driver setting.
Print Head
1. Check if the correct Head ID is stored into the EEPROM 
by using the Adjustment Program.
1. Input 13 digits code of the Head ID into the 
EEPROM by using the Adjustment Program.
Table 3-16.  Check point for the poor printing quality
Print Quality 
State
Detailed phenomenon
Defective 
unit/part name
Check point Remedy
CR movement 
direction
PF Roller Unit