EPSON

Utilization methods for the functions

Explain you basic operations of this software when and how to use it on various occasions.

Eliminate the banding on the printed data

Banding is caused by borderlines that occur in the printing result. This may occur when the ink jet nozzles are clogged. This situation may happen often when the printer has not been used for a while.
Banding will not appear when print head cleaning is performed at least once a day. When using EPSON special media, banding may not occur when Auto Adjustment is performed in most situations.
You can do the print head cleaning as follows:
Execute Auto Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning in the Auto Adjustment of the Media Adjustment dialog box.
Auto Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning check clogging of the ink jet nozzle, then do the head cleaning automatically. See Auto Adjustment Dialog Box.
If the banding still appears after several normal print Head Cleaning, try Power Cleaning.
You can perform more powerful cleaning of the print head than normal print head cleaning. Repeat the Power cleaning until the banding eliminate in the nozzle check pattern. See Power Cleaning.
Note:
Please refer the following page, when the print quality cannot be improved and if you use non- EPSON Special Media. See Printing on non-Epson special media with the best print quality.
When the printer is installed in the place where wind such as air conditioner hits directly, there are times which the print head dries, exerts adverse effect on printing. In that case, please change place of the printer to avoid the wind.

Fix vertical misalignment or granular impression on the printed data

If you find vertical misalignment or granular impressions on the printed data, you may be able to solve these problems by using this utility to align the print head. This printer prints by using four-color or eight-color ink cartridges,; the other colors are feasible by mixing the inks. Thus, if colors of ink print misaligned, gaps may occur between the colors.
There is a distance between the print head and the media loaded in the printer called the Platen Gap; there might be misaligned vertical lines on the printed data caused by humidity or temperature. You can fix misaligned vertical lines by following the steps below, and achieve very precise alignment of colors.
Execute Auto Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning in Auto Adjustment of the Media Adjustment dialog box.
Auto Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning check clogging of the ink jet nozzle, then do the head cleaning automatically. See Auto Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning.
Execute Auto Bidirectional Alignment in Auto Adjustment of the Media Adjustment dialog box.
Print an alignment sheet, then find the appropriate value and align the print head. See Auto Bidirectional/Unidirectional Alignment.
The above steps will eliminate the banding usually.
If following Step 1 and 2 cannot eliminate the banding, execute Auto Bidirectional Alignment of the Media Adjustment dialog box.
Execute Unidirectional Alignment in the Media Adjustment dialog box. See Unidirectional Alignment Dialog Box.
Print an alignment sheet of each ink color, and then find the appropriate value and align the print head. See Bidirectional Alignment Dialog Box or Unidirectional Alignment Dialog Box .
The banding will usually be eliminated when using EPSON special media by following the above steps.
Note:
Refer to the following page if you use non-EPSON special media and printing cannot be improved. See Printing on non-Epson special media with the best print quality.