Ink drips
o
Are the print head nozzles clogged?
Perform print head cleaning. From the printer's
menu, touch
Settings
-
Maintenance
-
Head
Cleaning
.
Fine lines in drawings are not printed
o
Is a suitable resolution set?
Try the following measures.
❏
In your application software, set the resolution
to 600 dpi.
❏
Confirm that the data paper size is correctly set
in the printer driver document size, and
remedy if different.
❏
If PDF, print directly from the source data for
that PDF.
❏
In the printer driver, select
Emphasize Thin
Lines
.
Emphasize Thin Lines
is displayed by clearing
the Simple Settings check box in the Print
Quality section on the Printer Settings screen.
Vertical color unevenness occurs
when printing from the auto sheet
feeder
o
Are the rollers for the auto sheet feeder dirty?
Dirt on the rollers can cause vertical color
unevenness in the printouts. Try cleaning the rollers.
When vertical color unevenness occurs on glossy
paper, we recommend feeding and printing one
sheet at a time from Cut Sheet(1 sheet) instead of
using the auto sheet feeder.
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“Smearing occurs when printing from the auto
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“Loading Cut Sheet(1 sheet)” on page 39
Differences in color/light/dark
If there are differences in color/light/dark, then
handle these by following the process below.
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“The prints are not what you expected” on
If these measures do not resolve the issue, check the
following items.
o
Is the Color Density setting appropriate?
If you feel that lines in drawings are too light, then
on the printer driver Advanced screen, click
Paper
Configuration
, and increase the ink density.
Conversely, if the ink density is too high on tracing
paper, either reduce the ink density or select
Tracing Paper <LowDuty>
in the Paper Type
settings of the printer, and then print.
o
Are you using a genuine Epson ink cartridge?
This printer is developed for use with Epson ink
cartridges. If you use non-Epson ink cartridges,
printouts may be faint, or the color of the printed
image may be changed because the remaining ink
level is not correctly detected. Be sure to use the
correct ink cartridge.
o
Are you using an old ink cartridge?
The print quality drops when an old ink cartridge is
used. Replace the old ink cartridge with a new one.
We recommend using all the ink in the cartridge
before the expiry date printed on the package
(within 6 months of installation in the printer).
o
Have you tried changing the print quality
settings?
In the printer driver
Printer Settings
-
Print Quality
,
select
Print with High Quality
and try printing. If
this is not selected, this places priority on speed,
however this can adversely impact print quality to
some extent.
o
Is color management enabled?
Enable color management.
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“Color Management Printing” on page 74
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