FILE PRINTING WITH VERTICLE LINES

[yaffabaffa]

I have a photograph of a landscape with sky and water with cloud reflections in the water which I have retouched in photoshop. Every time I try to print the dark areas of the photo print with vertical lines going through(only) the darkest areas of the photograph. My heads on the Epson printer are clean. And I have printed other photos without this issue afterward. It only happens on this one photo.  I am printing on Epson premium glossy paper.

Any ideas on why this is happening and how to correct this?

[Michael Riordan]

Hi Yaffa

Can you post the file for us to look at and maybe also a scan or photo of the print? That might help us to see the problem better.

[davescm · Accepted solution]

A few questions:

Are the lines visible on screen at 100% view ? If they are then you need to fix your image.

If not :

Are the lines in the direction of the print head travel (i.e. across the page as it comes out of the printer?).
If so - ensure that you do not have bi-directional printing set in the driver. This will be in print quality settings and may be labelled "High Speed" .

Also run head cleaning and head alignment routines in your print driver maintenance/utility settings.

or

Are the lines in the direction of paper travel (i.e. up and down the page as it comes out of the printer)? - If so check nothing is catching and rubbing the paper - e.g. stick print feed wheel.

Dave