Blurry Or Smeared Printout - Epson XP-4200 User Manual

Related concepts
Print Head Maintenance
Related tasks
Selecting Basic Print Settings - Windows
Selecting Basic Print Settings - Mac
Aligning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel
Selecting the Paper Settings - Control Panel
Related topics
Replacing Ink Cartridges and Maintenance Boxes
Loading Paper

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.
• If you are printing on letterhead paper, make sure the paper size setting matches the size of paper you
loaded. If you select a paper size that is too large for the paper you loaded, the product may print
beyond the edges of the paper and cause ink to smear.
• Make sure you loaded the printable side of the paper correctly for your product.
• When manually printing 2-sided, make sure the ink is completely dry before loading the paper.
• Remove each sheet from the output tray as it is printed.
• Avoid handling printouts on glossy paper right after printing to allow the ink to set.
• Turn off any high speed settings in your product software.
• If you printed on the wrong side of photo paper, clean the paper path.
• 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.
• Lower the copy density setting on the product control panel.
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