Your printout is blurry or smeared.

■Make sure you load paper with the printable side face-up. The printable side is usually the brighter or whiter side of the paper.

■Make sure your paper isn’t damp or curled, or loaded face-down (the printable side should be face-up). If it’s damp or curled, reload a new stack of paper.

■When printing on special paper, check the instructions in the paper package. You may need to use an included support sheet or load your paper one sheet at a time.

■Use Epson papers to ensure proper saturation and absorption of genuine Epson inks.

■Make sure your paper meets the specifications listed in the on-screen User’s Guide.

■Run the Print Head Alignment utility; see page 51 for instructions.

■Remove each sheet from the output tray after printing.

Your printout is faint or has gaps.

■The print head nozzles may need cleaning; see page 41 for instructions.

■The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 44.

■Make sure the paper Type (Windows) Media Type (Macintosh) setting matches the paper you loaded; see page 19 for guidelines.

■Make sure your paper isn’t damp or curled, or loaded face-down (the printable side should be face-up). If it’s damp or curled, reload a new stack of paper. For best results, use genuine Epson paper.

Your printout is grainy.

■Try using a higher quality paper.

■Select a higher print quality setting; see page 12 (Windows) or page 16 (Macintosh) for instructions.

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