Epson WF-M5899 - Solving Print Quality Problems

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White or Dark Lines in Printout
Blurry or Smeared Printout
Faint Printout or Printout Has Gaps
Grainy Printout
Parent topic: Solving Problems
White or Dark Lines in Printout
If you notice white or dark lines in your prints (also called banding), try these solutions before you reprint:
• Run a nozzle check to see if any of the print head nozzles are clogged. Then clean the print head, if
necessary.
• Make sure the paper type setting matches the type of paper you loaded.
• Make sure you loaded the printable side of the paper correctly for your product.
• Turn off any high speed settings in your product software.
• Align the print head. If print quality does not improve after aligning the print head, disable the
bidirectional (high speed) setting.
• Adjust the print quality in the product software.
• If you are copying from the ADF, copy from the scanner glass instead or use a higher quality setting.
• Clean any dust or dirt from your originals.
• Clean the ADF.
• When vertical banding appears or the paper is smeared, clean the paper path.
• You may need to replace the ink pack.
Parent topic: Solving Print Quality Problems
Related concepts
Print Head Nozzle Check
Print Head Cleaning
Related references
Paper or Media Type Settings - Printing Software
Related tasks
Selecting the Paper Settings for Each Source - Control Panel
Aligning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel
Placing Originals on the Scanner Glass