Print Quality ProblemsThe background is dark or dirty

Cause

What to do

 

 

You may not be using the correct

If the surface of your paper is too rough,

type of paper for your printer.

printed characters may appear distorted

 

or broken. EPSON special paper, or

 

smooth, high-quality copier paper is

 

recommended for best results. See

 

"Available paper types" on page 403 for

 

information on choosing paper.

 

 

The paper path inside the printer

Turn off the printer. Clean internal printer

may be dusty.

components by printing three pages with

 

only one character per page.

 

 

White dots appear in the printout

Cause

What to do

 

 

The paper path inside the printer

Turn off the printer. Clean internal printer

may be dusty.

components by printing three pages with

 

only one character per page.

 

 

Inside of knob [a] and knob [b] is

Clean knob [a] and knob [b]. See

dirty.

"Cleaning the Printer" on page 335 for

 

instructions.

 

 

There may be a problem with the

Replace the photoconductor unit. See

photoconductor unit.

"Photoconductor Unit" on page 319.

 

 

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