Epson 820 "Horizontal Banding" or "tracks"

LesJ77 said:

My pictures from time to time contain subtle horizontal lines. I
am using authentic Epson Ink and Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper
and setting the printer at the highest resolution. And yet I still
see these lines. I check the nozzle head before printing and it
checks good. Just wondering if anyone know what's causing it and
if it can be prevented.

thanks,
Les

--Canon S40, Epson Stylus 820

Click to expand...

Christopher Crawford said:

LesJ77 said:

My pictures from time to time contain subtle horizontal lines. I
am using authentic Epson Ink and Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper
and setting the printer at the highest resolution. And yet I still
see these lines. I check the nozzle head before printing and it
checks good. Just wondering if anyone know what's causing it and
if it can be prevented.

thanks,
Les

--Canon S40, Epson Stylus 820

Click to expand...

When I getthat it's because one or more nozzles is clogged. This
often doesn't show on the nozzle check print because the test is on
plain paper ina lower resolution than you use for photos.
--
Chris Crawford

http://www.crawfordandkline.com

Click to expand...

LesJ77 said:

Hey thanks Chris for the advice. Using the cleaning cycle did stop
the tracks. But, I'm starting to get another problem. Towards,
the first and last quarter inch of my pictures, I get this
yellowish stripe down the side. The rest of the picture is great,
so I dont know why its happening. The 820 Never used to do this
but for the last 10 prints, they've been coming up. Any ideas?

Thanks
Les

Click to expand...

Christopher Crawford said:

I don't know about that yellow line. The only thing like it I've
ever seen has been from when I scan my negatives, if I don't crop
all the white border off carefully, I may get a thin light gray
line along one side. If you're using a digital camera, that
won't be the problem. Magnify the pic on screen a lot and check
for a line in the images. If that's not it try re-installing the
printer software; maybe it got corrupted?
--
Chris Crawford

http://www.crawfordandkline.com

Click to expand...

LesJ77 said:

Hey thanks Chris for the advice. Using the cleaning cycle did stop
the tracks. But, I'm starting to get another problem. Towards,
the first and last quarter inch of my pictures, I get this
yellowish stripe down the side. The rest of the picture is great,
so I dont know why its happening. The 820 Never used to do this
but for the last 10 prints, they've been coming up. Any ideas?

Thanks
Les

Click to expand...

Tricia said:

LesJ77 said:

Hey thanks Chris for the advice. Using the cleaning cycle did stop
the tracks. But, I'm starting to get another problem. Towards,
the first and last quarter inch of my pictures, I get this
yellowish stripe down the side. The rest of the picture is great,
so I dont know why its happening. The 820 Never used to do this
but for the last 10 prints, they've been coming up. Any ideas?

Thanks
Les

Click to expand...

Any time something odd is happening on both ends of your paper, it
could be that the paper is not curved correctly for the printer,
which causes the head to drag over the ink on those sections. For
the Epsons, the paper needs to be completely flat or curve down
just a bit on both ends, rather than curving up. Sometimes damp
weather or storing the paper upright instead of flat can cause this.

--
Tricia
Minolta Dimage D7(UG), Epson 2200, PBase supporter

Click to expand...