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Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems, The image is inverted, as if viewed in, a mirror. - error messages

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■ If you see a paper jam error message, press the z roll paper button for at least three seconds to clear the error. ■ If the b maintenance light is on, press the b maintenance button and wait for the light to go off. Then press the z roll paper button to resume printing. ■ Always select Roll Paper as the Paper Source setting. If Sheet Feeder (or Auto Sheet Feeder) is selected, paper will feed unnecessarily after each print job. In addition, a great deal of paper may feed unnecessarily when you turn your computer off and then on again. ■ If extra paper feeds after a print job or after you turn on the printer, press the z roll paper button for three seconds to rewind the paper. (You may need to repeat this step to rewind the paper completely.) Then press the b maintenance button to turn off the b maintenance light. Finally, reload the paper and press the z roll paper button again to resume printing. ■ If paper is curled, roll the paper inside the uncurling sheet in the direction opposite to the paper's curl. You don't need to uncurl the entire roll-only about 9.3 inches. See page 11 for details. Solving Miscellaneous Printout Problems The image is inverted, as if viewed in a mirror. Turn off Flip Horizontal in the Advanced dialog box or the mirror setting in your application. (If you're printing on EPSON Iron-On Transfer Paper, the image should be inverted.) The printer prints blank pages. ■ Make sure your printer is selected in Windows, or as the active printer in the Macintosh Chooser or Print Center. ■ The print head nozzles may need cleaning. See page 5. The margins are incorrect. ■ Make sure the paper settings in your printer software are correct for your paper size. See page 16 (Windows), page 19 (Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to 9.x), or page 21 (Macintosh OS X) for instructions. ■ See your software documentation for instructions on choosing the correct margins for your paper size. The margins must be within the printable area of the page. See "Printer Specifications" in your on-screen Reference Guide. 26

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■
If you see a paper jam error
message, press the
z
roll paper
button for at least three seconds to
clear the error.
■
If the
b
maintenance light is on,
press the
b
maintenance button
and wait for the light to go off.
Then press the
z
roll paper button
to resume printing.
■
Always select
Roll Paper
as the
Paper Source setting. If
Sheet
Feeder
(or
Auto Sheet Feeder
)
is selected, paper will feed
unnecessarily after each print job.
In addition, a great deal of paper
may feed unnecessarily when you
turn your computer off and then on
again.
■
If extra paper feeds after a print job
or after you turn on the printer,
press the
z
roll paper button for
three seconds to rewind the paper.
(You may need to repeat this step to
rewind the paper completely.) Then
press the
b
maintenance button to
turn off the
b
maintenance light.
Finally, reload the paper and press
the
z
roll paper button again to
resume printing.
■
If paper is curled, roll the paper
inside the uncurling sheet in the
direction opposite to the paper’s
curl. You don’t need to uncurl the
entire roll—only about 9.3 inches.
See page 11 for details.
Solving Miscellaneous
Printout Problems
The image is inverted, as if viewed in
a mirror.
Turn off
Flip Horizontal
in the
Advanced dialog box or the mirror
setting in your application. (If you’re
printing on EPSON Iron-On Transfer
Paper, the image
should
be inverted.)
The printer prints blank pages.
■
Make sure your printer is selected
in Windows, or as the active printer
in the Macintosh Chooser or Print
Center.
■
The print head nozzles may need
cleaning. See page 5.
The margins are incorrect.
■
Make sure the paper settings in
your printer software are correct for
your paper size. See page 16
(Windows), page 19 (Macintosh
OS 8.5.1 to 9.x), or page 21
(Macintosh OS X) for instructions.
■
See your software documentation
for instructions on choosing the
correct margins for your paper size.
The margins must be within the
printable area of the page. See
“Printer Specifications” in your
on-screen
Reference Guide
.