Print Quality Is Poor; Paper Is Smeared Or Scuffed - Epson XP-243 Series' XP-245 Series User Manual

User's Guide
❏ Mac OS X
Select System Preferences from the
select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver). Select Off as the High Speed Printing
setting.

Print Quality is Poor

Check the following if the print quality is poor due to blurry prints, banding, missing colors, faded colors, and
misalignment in the prints.
❏ Use paper supported by this printer.
❏ Select the appropriate paper type setting for the type of paper loaded in the printer.
❏ Do not print on paper that is damp, damaged, or too old.
❏ If the paper is curled or the envelope is puffed up, flatten it.
❏ Perform a nozzle check, and then clean the print head if any of the print head nozzles are clogged.
❏ Align the print head.
❏ Print using a higher quality setting.
❏ Do not stack the paper immediately after printing.
❏ Dry the printouts completely before filing or displaying them. When drying the printouts, avoid direct sun light,
do not use a dryer, and do not touch the printed side of paper.
❏ When printing images or photos, Epson recommends using genuine Epson paper rather than plain paper. Print
on the printable side of the genuine Epson paper.
❏ Try to use genuine Epson ink cartridges. This product is designed to adjust colors based on the use of genuine
Epson ink cartridges. The use of non-genuine ink cartridges may cause print quality to decline.
❏ Epson recommends using the ink cartridge before the date printed on the package.
❏ For best results, use up ink cartridge within six months of opening the package.
Related Information
"Available Paper and Capacities" on page 29
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"List of Paper Types" on page 30
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"Paper Handling Precautions" on page 28
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"Checking and Cleaning the Print Head" on page 80
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"Aligning the Print Head" on page 81
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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.
Solving Problems
menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and then
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