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Your printout is blurry or smeared. s Make sure your paper isn't damp or loaded face down. If it's damp, reload a new stack of paper. s Use a support sheet, or load your paper one sheet at a time. s Make sure your paper meets the specifications listed in your electronic Reference Guide. s Use EPSON papers to ensure proper saturation and absorption of genuine EPSON inks. Non-EPSON media may not be compatible and may produce ink bleeding or pooling. s Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See page 66 for instructions. s Check the paper thickness lever position. If it's in the + position, your printer is set for thicker paper or envelopes and your image may smear. For most papers, set the paper thickness lever to the 0 position. s Remove each sheet from the output tray after printing, especially when you're printing on transparencies. Your printout is faint or has gaps in the image. s Make sure the print head nozzles are not clogged. To clean the print head, see page 59. s Check the control panel lights to see if the ink cartridges are low on ink. To replace an ink cartridge, see page 63. s Make sure the Media Type setting matches the paper you loaded. See page 34 for guidelines. s Make sure your paper isn't damaged, old, dirty, or loaded face down. If it is, reload a new stack of paper with the printable side up; it is usually whiter or shinier than the other side. 76

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Your printout is blurry or smeared.
■
Make sure your paper isn’t damp or
loaded face down. If it’s damp, reload
a new stack of paper.
■
Use a support sheet, or load your
paper one sheet at a time.
■
Make sure your paper meets the
specifications listed in your electronic
Reference Guide
.
■
Use EPSON papers to ensure proper
saturation and absorption of genuine
EPSON inks. Non-EPSON media
may not be compatible and may
produce ink bleeding or pooling.
■
Run the Print Head Alignment
utility. See page 66 for instructions.
■
Check the paper thickness lever
position. If it’s in the
+
position,
your printer is set for thicker paper
or envelopes and your image may
smear. For most papers, set the paper
thickness lever to the
0
position.
■
Remove each sheet from the output
tray after printing, especially when
you’re printing on transparencies.
Your printout is faint or has gaps in
the image.
■
Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print head,
see page 59.
■
Check the control panel lights to see
if the ink cartridges are low on ink.
To replace an ink cartridge, see
page 63.
■
Make sure the
Media Type
setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 34 for guidelines.
■
Make sure your paper isn’t damaged,
old, dirty, or loaded face down. If it
is, reload a new stack of paper with
the printable side up; it is usually
whiter or shinier than the other side.