Horizontal Banding; Vertical Misalignment Or Banding - Epson CX6500 Reference Manual

Blurry or smeared printout

Horizontal banding

Try one or more of these solutions:
Run the Print Head Alignment Utility. See
Make sure that the printable side of the paper is face up in the sheet feeder.
Run the Head Cleaning utility to clear any clogged ink nozzles. See
Clear all customized settings, then select the Text & Image setting under Quality Option on your
printer software's Main menu (Windows) or select the Automatic setting under Mode in the Print
dialog box (Macintosh).
Check the ink level using the LCD panel. See
displayed on LCD panel, replace the appropriate ink cartridge. See
Make sure that the Media Type selected in the printer software is appropriate for the type of
media loaded in the CX6500.

Vertical misalignment or banding

Try one or more of these solutions:
Make sure that the printable side of the paper is face up in the sheet feeder.
Incorrect or missing colors
Aligning the Print Head.
Checking the Ink
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Cleaning the Print
Supply. If XXX ink out
Replacing an Ink
Head.
Cartridge.