There may be no toner left in the toner cartridge.

If the message on the LCD panel or in EPSON Status Monitor 3 indicates that the amount of toner is low, see “Replacing a toner cartridge” on page 182.

The gradation setting is too

On the Basic Setting menu in the printer

small when printing graphics.

driver, click More Settings and adjust

 

the Contrast.

 

 

There may be a problem with

Replace the photoconductor unit. See

the photoconductor unit.

“Photoconductor Unit” on page 187.

Toner smudges

Cause

What to do

 

 

Your paper may be moist or

Do not store your paper in a humid or

damp.

damp environment.

 

 

You may not be using the

EPSON special paper or smooth,

correct type of paper for your

high-quality copier paper is

printer.

recommended for best results. See

 

“Available paper types” on page 272 for

 

information on choosing paper.

 

 

The paper path inside the

Turn off the printer. Clean internal

printer may be dusty.

printer components by printing three

 

pages with only one character per page.

 

 

There may be a problem with

Replace the photoconductor unit. See

the photoconductor unit.

“Photoconductor Unit” on page 187.

238Troubleshooting