The Printed Image Is Blurry Or Smeared; Photographic Images Look Grainy Or Rough - Epson Stylus COLOR 800N User Manual

The printed image is blurry or smeared.

Possible cause
The printer's adjust lever is
in the 0 position.
The paper is damp or the
printable side is face down.
You loaded special media
without a support sheet.
You tried to print on
cardboard or other
non-recommended media.
Media Type
The setting
doesn't match the loaded
paper.
Multiple sheets entering the
output tray are smearing
the ink on ejected pages.
Ink has leaked inside the
printer.
The color ink cartridge is
empty.
High
You're using the
Speed MicroWeave
and
settings with a misaligned
print head.

Photographic images look grainy or rough.

Possible cause
The print heads are
misaligned.
The resolution of your
image is too low.
Solution
Set the adjust lever to the + position and try printing again. See
Chapter 2 for instructions.
Remove the paper and reload a new stack with the printable side
face up. See Chapter 2 for instructions.
Follow the special media loading instructions in Chapter 2 and on
the paper packaging for media that require support sheets. Also
try loading your media one sheet at a time.
Make sure your paper or media meets the specifications listed in
Appendix B. If your printouts are still blurry after you change
paper, clean the print heads as described in Chapter 5.
Media Type
Make sure the
you're using. Then the printer software can automatically select
other settings for the best quality. See Chapter 1 for instructions.
Remove each sheet from the output tray as soon as it is printed to
prevent smearing, especially if you use transparencies.
Clean carefully inside the printer to remove spilled ink. See
Chapter 5 for instructions.
Replace the color ink cartridge following the instructions in
Black
Chapter 5 or choose
High Speed
Turn off
the Print Head Alignment utility following the instructions in
Chapter 5.
Solution
Run the Print Head Alignment utility following the instructions in
Chapter 5.
Increase the image resolution using your image-editing software,
or decrease the size of the image.
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setting matches the paper or media
ink in your printer software.
following the instructions in Chapter 3. Run
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