Print Quality/Layout Problems

Problèmes de qualité/disposition d’impression

Qualitäts-/Layout- Probleme

Problemen met de afdrukkwaliteit/ lay-out

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Try the following solutions in order from the Top. For further information, see your online User’s Guide.

 

 

 

Problems

Solution No.

 

 

You see banding (light lines) in your printouts or copies.

ABDEGI

 

 

Your printout is blurry or smeared.

ABDEFH

 

 

Your printout is faint or has gaps.

ABCDG

 

 

Your printout is grainy.

E

 

 

You see incorrect or missing colors.

DG

 

 

The image size or position is incorrect.

JKLMN

 

 

Solutions

 

AMake sure you select the correct paper type. R & 16

BMake sure the printable side (the whiter or glossier side) of the paper is facing in the right direction. R & 18

CWhen you select Standard Quality or Best as the Quality setting, set the Bidirectional setting to Off. Bidirectional printing decreases print quality. R & 49

DClean the print head. R & 62

EAlign the print head. R & 64 If quality is not improved, try aligning using the printer driver utility. See your online User’s Guide to align the print head.

FTo clean the inside of the printer, make a copy without placing a document on the document table. For further information, see your online User’s Guide.

GFor best results, use up ink cartridge within six months of opening the package. R & 76

HTry to use genuine Epson ink cartridges and paper recommended by Epson.

IIf a moiré (cross-hatch) pattern appears on your copy, change the Reduce/Enlarge setting or shift the position of your original.

JMake sure you selected the correct Paper Size, Layout, Expansion, and Reduce/Enlarge setting for the loaded paper. R & 32, 49

KMake sure you loaded paper and placed the original correctly. R & 18, 24

LAdjust the CD/DVD print position if it is misaligned. R & 31

MIf the edges of the copy or photo are cropped off, move the original slightly away from the corner.

NClean the document table. See your online User’s Guide.