User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Product Basics
- Using the Control Panel
- Product Parts Locations
- Using Power Saving Settings
- Accessing the Web Config Utility
- Epson Connect Solutions for Smartphones, Tablets, and More
- Using AirPrint
- Using Google Cloud Print
- Android Printing Using the Epson Print Enabler
- Using Fire OS Printing
- Using Windows 10 Mobile Printing
- Using Epson Print and Scan App with Windows Tablets
- Printing and Scanning with NFC from Your Android Device
- Wi-Fi or Wired Networking
- Loading Paper
- Placing Originals on the Product
- Copying
- Printing from a Computer
- Printing with Windows
- Selecting Basic Print Settings - Windows
- Selecting Double-sided Printing Settings - Windows
- Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options - Windows
- Selecting a Printing Preset - Windows
- Selecting Extended Settings - Windows
- Printing Your Document or Photo - Windows
- Locking Printer Settings - Windows
- Selecting Default Print Settings - Windows
- Changing Automatic Update Options
- Printing with the Built-in Epson Driver - Windows 10 S
- Printing on a Mac
- Printing From a Chromebook
- Cancelling Printing Using the Product
- Printing with Windows
- Scanning
- Faxing
- Using External USB Devices with Your Product
- Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes
- Adjusting Print Quality
- Cleaning and Transporting Your Product
- Solving Problems
- Checking for Software Updates
- Product Status Messages
- Running a Product Check
- Resetting Control Panel Defaults
- Solving Setup Problems
- Solving Network Problems
- Solving Copying Problems
- Solving Paper Problems
- Solving Problems Printing from a Computer
- Solving Page Layout and Content Problems
- Solving Print Quality Problems
- Solving Scanning Problems
- Solving Scanned Image Quality Problems
- Image Consists of a Few Dots Only
- Line of Dots Appears in All Scanned Images
- Straight Lines in an Image Appear Crooked
- Image is Distorted or Blurry
- Image Colors are Patchy at the Edges
- Image is Too Dark
- Back of Original Image Appears in Scanned Image
- Ripple Patterns Appear in an Image
- Scanned Image Colors Do Not Match Original Colors
- Scanned Image Edges are Cropped
- Solving Faxing Problems
- Solving USB Device Problems
- Uninstall Your Product Software
- Where to Get Help
- Technical Specifications
- Windows System Requirements
- Mac System Requirements
- Paper Specifications
- Printable Area Specifications
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) Specifications
- Scanning Specifications
- Fax Specifications
- Ink Cartridge Specifications
- Dimension Specifications
- Electrical Specifications
- Environmental Specifications
- Interface Specifications
- External USB Device Specifications
- Network Interface Specifications
- Safety and Approvals Specifications
- Notices
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Loading Paper in the Cassette
Related topics
Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes
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.
• 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.
• Make sure you loaded the printable side of the paper correctly for your product.
• If you are printing on thick paper or envelopes, turn on the Thick Paper setting from the control panel
or select Thick Paper and Envelopes in the Extended Settings of the printer software. (Turning this
setting on will decrease print speed.)
• Remove each sheet from the output tray as it is printed.
• Avoid handling printouts on glossy paper right after printing to allow the ink to set.
• 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.
Make sure the ink has dried before reloading the paper to print on the other side. Adjust the density
and/or ink drying time settings.
• If printed copies are smeared, lower the copy density setting on the product control panel.
• 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.
• Clean the paper path.
Note: Your product will not operate properly while tilted at an angle. Place it on a flat, stable surface that
extends beyond the base of the product in all directions.
Parent topic: Solving Print Quality Problems