XP-980 Series

User's Guide

> Solving Problems > Printing, Copying, and Scanning Quality is Poor > Copy Quality is Poor > Blurry Copies, Vertical Banding, or Misalignment

Blurry Copies, Vertical Banding, or Misalignment

One of the following situations may be the cause.

The print head is out of alignment.

Solutions

Align the print head using the Print Quality Adjustment feature.

Bidirectional printing is enabled.

Solutions

If the print quality does not improve even after aligning the print head, select Settings > Printer Settings on the control panel and then disable Bidirectional.

During bidirectional (or high speed) printing, the print head prints while moving in both directions, and vertical lines may be misaligned. Disabling this setting may slow down printing speed.