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• 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 level may be low and you may need to refill the ink. Visually check the ink level.
• 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.
• Do not press too hard on the original or the document cover when you are scanning originals on the
scanner glass.
• Clean the scanner glass.
• Clean the ADF.
• Use the ink before the date printed on the package.
• If you have not used the product for a long time, run the Power Cleaning utility.
Note:
Power Cleaning consumes a lot of ink, so run this utility only if you cannot improve print quality
by cleaning the print head.
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
Related concepts
Print Head Nozzle Check
Print Head Cleaning
Print Head Alignment
Summary of Contents for C11CG92201
Page 1: ...ET M3170 User s Guide ...
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Page 141: ...141 You see an Epson Scan 2 window like this ...
Page 143: ...143 You see an Epson Scan 2 window like this ...
Page 145: ...145 You see this window ...
Page 215: ...215 7 Insert the ink bottle into the filling port as shown below ...
Page 221: ...221 You see a screen like this 6 Select Print The nozzle check pattern prints ...
Page 224: ...224 You see a window like this 4 Click Print ...
Page 276: ...276 4 Carefully remove any jammed paper 5 Open the ADF input tray ...