User's Guide
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Solving Problems
Your printout is blurry or smeared.
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Make sure your paper isn’t damp, curled, or loaded face 
down (the printable side should be loaded face up). 
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Try using Automatic mode. See page 41 for instructions.
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Use a support sheet with special paper or film, or try 
loading it one sheet at a time.
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Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See page 117 for 
instructions.
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Check the paper thickness lever position. If ink smears 
when you print on thick paper, set the lever to the 
+
++
+ position, as shown below. Make sure you return it to the 
0
00
0 position when you print on regular paper.
note
Make sure your Media 
Type setting matches 
the paper you’re using. 
See page 49 for 
guidelines. For the best 
printouts, use EPSON 
papers and other 
media.










