Your printout is blurry or smeared.
■Make sure your paper isn’t damp or curled, or loaded face down (the printable side should be face up). If it’s damp or curled, reload a new stack of paper.
■Use a support sheet with special paper, or try loading your paper one sheet at a time.
■Make sure your paper meets the specifications listed in the
■Use Epson papers to ensure proper saturation and absorption of genuine Epson inks.
■Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See page 43 for instructions.
■Check the paper thickness lever position. If it’s in the + position, your printer is set for thicker paper or envelopes. (See page 13.) If you’ve loaded other paper, your image may smear. For most papers, set the paper thickness lever to the 0 position.
■Remove each sheet from the output tray after printing, especially when you’re printing on transparencies.
Your printout is faint or has gaps in the image.
■The print head nozzles may need cleaning; see page 37 for instructions.
■The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 39.
■Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you loaded. See page 33 for guidelines.
■Make sure your paper isn’t damaged, old, dirty, or loaded face down. If it is, reload a new stack of paper with the printable side up; it is usually whiter or shinier than the other side.
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