Blurry Or Smeared Printout - Epson M2140 User Manual

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Print Head Cleaning
Print Head Nozzle Check
Print Head Alignment
Power Cleaning
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Paper or Media Type Settings - Printing Software
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Selecting Additional Layout and Print Options - Windows
Selecting Printing Preferences - Mac
Refilling the Ink Tank
Loading Paper in the Rear Paper Feed
Loading Paper in the Cassette

Blurry or Smeared Printout

If your printouts are blurry or smeared, try these solutions:
• Make sure your paper is not damp, curled, old, or loaded incorrectly in your product.
• Use a support sheet with special paper, or load special paper one sheet at a time.
• Make sure your paper meets the specifications for your product.
• Use Epson papers to ensure proper saturation and absorption of genuine Epson inks.
• Make sure the paper type setting in your product software matches the type of paper you loaded.
• Make sure you loaded the printable side of the paper correctly for your product.
• Remove each sheet from the output tray as it is printed.
• 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.
• If printed copies are smeared, lower the copy density setting on the product control panel.
• The ink level may be low and you may need to refill the ink. Visually check the ink level.
Solving Print Quality Problems
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