Poor Print Quality

Article ID: ART161743 | Date published: 09/17/2015 | Date last updated: 01/05/2016
 

Description

Print Quality - MX490 Series

Solution

 

If neither ink cartridge is running low and the print quality is poor (streaking / banding, inaccurate / incorrect colors), maintenance can be performed to attempt to improve output results.  This includes print head cleanings and deep cleanings, print head alignments and replacing the ink cartridges.

Click on one of the following for instructions on the type of maintenance you want to perform.

Printing and Examining the Nozzle Check

Printing the Nozzle Check from the Operation Panel
Printing the Nozzle Check from a Windows PC
Printing the Nozzle Check from a Mac
Examining the Nozzle Check

Cleaning / Deep Cleaning the Print Head

Cleaning the Print Head from the Operation Panel
Deep Cleaning the Print Head from the Operation Panel
Cleaning / Deep Cleaning the Print Head from a Windows PC
Cleaning / Deep Cleaning the Print Head from a Mac

Aligning the Print Head

Aligning the Print Head from the Operation Panel
Automatically Aligning the Print Head from a Windows PC
Manually Aligning the Print Head from a Windows PC
Automatically Aligning the Print Head from a Mac
Manually Aligning the Print Head from a Mac

Replacing an Ink Cartridge

Replacing a FINE Cartridge


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