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Load a new sheet of plain paper and
press the
m
paper button to eject it.
Do this several times. If you still
have a problem, ink may have
leaked inside the printer. Open
the printer cover and wipe the area
circled in the illustration below
with a soft, clean cloth.
Your printout is faint or has gaps in
the image.
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The print head nozzles may need
cleaning; see page 23 for
instructions.
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Run the print head alignment
utility; see page 34 for instructions.
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The ink cartridges may be old or
low on ink. To replace an ink
cartridge, see page 25.
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Make sure the Media
Type setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 14 for guidelines.
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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.
You see wrong or missing colors.
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If you’re printing color images,
make sure both your application
and printer software are set for
color printing.
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The print head nozzles may need
cleaning; see page 23 for
instructions.
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The ink cartridges may be old or
low on ink. To replace an ink
cartridge, see page 25.
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For best results, use genuine
EPSON ink cartridges.
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Try turning off PhotoEnhance.
Also check if you’re using a special
effect that alters image colors, like
Sepia.
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Try using Automatic mode. See
page 7 (Windows) or 12
(Macintosh) for instructions.
