■Load a new sheet of plain paper and press the m paper button to eject it. Do this several times. If you still have a problem, ink may have leaked inside the printer. Open the printer cover and wipe the area circled in the illustration below with a soft, clean cloth.
Your printout is faint or has gaps in the image.
■The print head nozzles may need cleaning; see page 23 for instructions.
■Run the print head alignment utility; see page 34 for instructions.
■The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 25.
■Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you loaded. See page 14 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.
You see wrong or missing colors.
■If you’re printing color images, make sure both your application and printer software are set for color printing.
■The print head nozzles may need cleaning; see page 23 for instructions.
■The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 25.
■For best results, use genuine EPSON ink cartridges.
■Try turning off PhotoEnhance. Also check if you’re using a special effect that alters image colors, like Sepia.
■Try using Automatic mode. See page 7 (Windows) or 12 (Macintosh) for instructions.
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