Edges Of The Image Are Cropped During Borderless Printing; Paper Is Smeared Or Scuffed; Printed Characters Are Incorrect Or Garbled; The Printed Image Is Inverted - Epson XP-432 Series User Manual

User's Guide
"Printing Basics - Mac OS X" on page 35
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Edges of the Image are Cropped During Borderless Printing

During borderless printing, the image is slightly enlarged and the protruding area is cropped. Select a smaller
enlargement setting.
❏ Windows
Click Settings next to the Borderless checkbox on the printer driver's Main tab, and then change the settings.
❏ Mac OS X
Change the Expansion setting from the print dialog's Print Settings menu.

Paper Is Smeared or Scuffed

❏ When horizontal banding appears or the top or bottom of the paper is smeared, load paper in the correct
direction and slide the edge guides to the edges of the paper.
❏ When vertical banding appears or the paper is smeared, clean the paper path.
❏ When performing manual 2-sided printing, make sure that the ink is completely dry before reloading the paper.
Related Information
"Loading Paper in the Rear Paper Feed" on page 19
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"Cleaning the Paper Path" on page 83
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"Print Quality is Poor" on page 110
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Printed Characters Are Incorrect or Garbled

❏ Connect the USB cable securely to the printer and the computer.
❏ Cancel any paused print jobs.
❏ Do not put the computer manually into the Hibernate mode or the Sleep mode while printing. Pages of garbled
text may be printed next time you start the computer.
Related Information
"Canceling Printing" on page 52
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The Printed Image Is Inverted

Clear any mirror image settings in the printer driver or the application.
❏ Windows
Clear Mirror Image on the printer driver's More Options tab.
❏ Mac OS X
Clear Mirror Image from the print dialog's Print Settings menu.
Solving Problems
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