Print Quality/Layout
Problems
Problemi di qualità
di stampa/layout
Problemas
con la calidad
de impresión/
composición
Problemas de
qualidade de
impressão/esquema
EN
Try the following solutions in order from the Top. For further information, see your online User's Guide.
Problems
You see banding (light lines) in your printouts or copies.
Your printout is blurry or smeared.
Your printout is faint or has gaps.
Your printout is grainy.
You see incorrect or missing colors.
The image size or position is incorrect.
Solutions
Make sure you select the correct paper type.
A
Make sure the printable side (the whiter or glossier side) of the paper is facing in the right direction.
B
When you select Standard Quality or Best as the Quality setting, select Off as the Bidirectional setting. Bidirectional
C
printing decreases print quality.
Perform a nozzle check first and then clean the print head that shows a defect in the nozzle check result.
D
& 104 If quality is not improved, try aligning using the printer driver utility. See your online User's
Align the print head.
E
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Guide to align the print head.
To clean the inside of the printer, make a copy without placing a document on the document table/ADF. For further
F
information, see your online User's Guide.
For best results, use up ink cartridge within six months of opening the package.
G
Try to use genuine Epson ink cartridges and paper recommended by Epson.
H
If a moiré (cross-hatch) pattern appears on your copy, change the Reduce/Enlarge setting or shift the position of your original.
I
Make sure you selected the correct Paper Size, Layout, Expansion, and Reduce/Enlarge setting for the loaded paper.
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Make sure you loaded paper and placed the original correctly.
K
If the edges of the copy or photo are cropped off, move the original slightly away from the corner.
L
Clean the document table. See your online User's Guide.
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