Your printout is blurry or smeared.
■Make sure the document is placed flat against the document table. If only part of the image is blurred, your original may be wrinkled or warped.
■Make sure the printer is not tilted or placed on an uneven surface.
■Make sure your paper is not damp or curled.
■Make sure the printable side (the whiter or glossier side) of the paper is facing in the right direction.
■Make sure you select the correct paper type (& “Selecting Paper” on page 6).
■Use a support sheet with special paper or try loading your paper one sheet at a time.
■Load your paper one sheet at a time. Remove sheets from the output tray so not too many collect at a time.
■Clean the print head (& “Cleaning the print head” on page 33).
■Align the print head (& “Aligning the Print Head” on page 33).
■To clean the inside of the printer, make a copy without placing a document on the document table.
■Use only paper recommended by Epson and genuine Epson ink cartridges.
■Clean the document table. See your online User's Guide.
Your printout is faint or has gaps.
■Clean the print head (& “Cleaning the print head” on page 33).
■If you notice jagged vertical lines, you may need to align the print head
(& “Aligning the Print Head” on page 33).
■The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink. Replace an ink cartridge
(& “Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges” on page 29).
■Make sure you select the correct paper type (& “Selecting Paper” on page 6).
■Make sure your paper is not damaged, old or dirty.
■Make sure the printable side (the whiter or glossier side) of the paper is facing in the right direction.
■When you select Standard or Best as the Quality setting, select Off as the Bidirectional setting. Bidirectional printing decreases print quality.
Your printout is grainy.
■Make sure you select Best as the Quality setting.
■If you are printing or copying a photo, make sure you are not enlarging it too much. Try printing it smaller.
■Align the print head (& “Aligning the Print Head” on page 33).
You see incorrect or missing colors.
■Clean the print head (& “Cleaning the print head” on page 33).
■The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink. Replace an ink cartridge
(& “Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges” on page 29).
■Make sure you loaded the right paper and selected the correct setting for it on the LCD screen.
■Make sure you are not using a special effect that alters image colors, like Sepia.
■If your paper runs out during printing, load paper as soon as possible. If the printer is left without paper for a long period of time during printing, the colors of your next copy or print job may be incorrect.
Your printout is too dark.
■If you are copying, press x Menu and adjust the Density.
The image size or position is incorrect.
■Make sure you loaded the right paper and selected the correct setting for it on the LCD screen.
■Make sure the original is placed correctly on the document table (& “Placing Originals on the Document Table” on page 12).
■Clean the document table. See your online User's Guide.
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