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Blurry or Smeared Printout
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Blurry or Smeared Printout If your printouts are blurry or smeared, try these solutions: • Make sure your paper is not damp, curled, old, or loaded incorrectly in your product. • Use a support sheet with special paper, or load special paper one sheet at a time. • Place a piece of black paper on the back of the original and copy it again. • Make sure your paper meets the specifications for your product. • Use Epson papers to ensure proper saturation and absorption of genuine Epson inks. • Make sure the paper type setting in your product software matches the type of paper you loaded. • If you are printing on letterhead paper, make sure the paper size setting matches the size of paper you loaded. If you select a paper size that is too large for the paper you loaded, the product may print beyond the edges of the paper and cause ink to smear. • Make sure you loaded the printable side of the paper correctly for your product. • If you are printing on thick paper or envelopes, make sure you select the appropriate settings. • When manually printing 2-sided, make sure the ink is completely dry before loading the paper. • Avoid handling printouts on glossy paper right after printing to allow the ink to set. • Dry printouts completely before filing or displaying them. When drying printouts, avoid direct sunlight, do not use a dryer, and do not touch the printed side of the paper. • Do not stack printouts immediately after printing. • Turn off any high speed settings in your product software. • If you print on both sides of a sheet of paper, smudges may appear on the reverse side of heavily saturated or dark images. If one side of a sheet will contain a lighter image or text, print that side first. Adjust the density and/or ink drying time settings. • The ink levels may be low and you may need to refill the ink. Visually check the ink levels. • Run a nozzle check to see if any of the print head nozzles are clogged. Then clean the print head, if necessary. • Align the print head. • Adjust the print quality in the product software. • Clean the paper path. • Clean the paper rollers. 308