Half-tone images print unevenly

Cause

What to do

 

 

Your paper may be moist or damp.

Do not store paper in a humid or damp

 

environment. Be sure to use paper that is

 

newly unwrapped.

 

 

There may be no toner left in the

If the message on the LCD panel or in

imaging cartridge.

EPSON Status Monitor indicates that the

 

amount of toner left is low, see "Replacing

 

an imaging cartridge" on page 214.

 

You can also check the remaining toner

 

with the following symbols on the Basic

 

Settings tab in the printer driver.

 

Toner low: !

 

Toner end:

 

 

The gradation setting is too small

On the Basic Settings tab in the printer

when printing graphics.

driver, click the Advanced and select the

 

More Settings button. Then select the

 

Halftoning.

 

 

Toner smudges

Cause

What to do

 

 

Your paper may be moist or damp.

Do not store your paper in a humid or

 

damp environment.

 

 

You may not be using the correct

EPSON special paper or smooth,

type of paper for your printer.

high-quality copier paper is

 

recommended for best results. See

 

"Available paper types" on page 276 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.

 

 

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