There is some dust or stains on the scanner glass.
Solutions
Clean the scanner glass and the document cover using a dry, soft, clean cloth. If there is dust or stains
around the originals on the glass, the copy area may extend to include the dust or stains, resulting in the
wrong copying position or small images.
The size of the paper is set incorrectly.
Solutions
Select the appropriate paper size setting.
Smears, Dots, or Straight Lines Appear in the Copied Image
The following causes can be considered.
The paper path is dirty.
Solutions
Load and eject paper without printing to clean the paper path.
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“Cleaning the Paper Path for Ink Smears” on page 101
There is dust or dirt on the originals or the scanner glass.
Solutions
Remove any dust or dirt that adheres to the originals, and clean the scanner glass.
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“Cleaning the Scanner Glass” on page 102
The original was pressed with too much force.
Solutions
If you press with too much force, blurring, smudges, and spots may occur.
Do not press with too much force on the original or the document cover.
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“Placing Originals on the Scanner Glass” on page 32
The copy density setting is too high.
Solutions
Lower the copy density setting.
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“Menu Options for Copying” on page 76
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Printing, Copying, and Scanning Quality is Poor
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Summary of Contents for ET-M2120 Series
Page 1: ...User s Guide Printing Copying Scanning Maintaining the Printer Solving Problems NPD6205 01 EN ...
Page 15: ...Part Names and Functions Front 16 Rear 17 ...
Page 31: ...Placing Originals Placing Originals on the Scanner Glass 32 ...
Page 74: ...Copying Copying Originals 75 Copying ID card 80 ...
Page 228: ...Where to Get Help Technical Support Web Site 229 Contacting Epson Support 229 ...