or as a more gradual wave effect:
Horizontal bands across strips of one color only
If a printhead is faulty, you will see horizontal bands across strips of one color only; or at least the
horizontal bands will be much more noticeable in one color than in the others.
NOTE Banding in the green strips is more difficult to see; and it may be caused by a yellow
printhead or by a cyan printhead. If you see banding only in the green strip, it is caused by a
yellow printhead; if you see banding in the green and cyan strips, it is caused by a cyan
printhead.
Corrective action
1. Check that you are using appropriate print quality settings. See Choose print quality settings.
2. Clean the printheads. See
Recover (clean) the printheads.
3. Reprint the Image Diagnostics Print. If you still see banding, continue with steps 4 and 5.
4. As there are two printheads for each color, check exactly which printhead is responsible for the
problem, using Part 3 of the Image Diagnostics Print. See
Interpret Image Diagnostics part 3Part 3.
5. Replace the printhead that shows the problem. See
Remove a printhead and Insert a printhead.
Horizontal bands across all the colored strips
If the printer has paper advance problems you will see horizontal bands across all the colored strips.
NOTE Banding in the green strips is more difficult to see.
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