ET-16600 / L15150 Series

User's Guide

> Maintaining the Printer > Improving Print, Copy, Scan, and Fax Quality > Adjusting the Print Quality

Adjusting the Print Quality

If you notice a misaligned vertical lines, blurred images, or horizontal banding, adjust the print quality. If you want to adjust the print quality per paper, make this setting first. The setting value per paper is reset if you make this setting after adjusting per paper.

  1. Load A4-size plain paper in the printer.

  2. Select Settings on the home screen.

  3. Select Maintenance > Print Quality Adjustment.

  4. Follow the on-screen instructions to check the printer to improve print quality.

    If a message is displayed recommending that you clean the print head, perform print head cleaning.

  5. Follow the on-screen instructions to print the patterns for print head alignment, and then align the print head.

    • This pattern allows you to perform alignment if vertical ruled lines appear misaligned or your printouts look blurry.
      • Find and select the number for the most solid pattern in each group.
      • Find and enter the number for the pattern that has the least misaligned vertical line.
    • This pattern allows you to perform alignment if you see horizontal banding at regular intervals.
      Find and enter the number for the least separated and overlapping pattern.