The Margins Are Incorrect; The Printer Prints Blank Pages - Epson Stylus Color 850N User Manual

Troubleshooting

The margins are incorrect.

Possible cause
Margins are set incorrectly in
your application software.
Paper settings in the printer
software are incorrect for
your paper size.
A portion of your image doesn't print (Macintosh).
Possible cause
Your system doesn't have
enough available memory.
You need to increase the
memory allocation for your
application, EPSON
Monitor3, or both.

The printer prints blank pages.

Possible cause
Your printer is not selected
in your application or as the
Windows default printer.
Your printer is not selected
in the Macintosh Chooser.
Paper settings in the printer
software are incorrect for
your paper size.
The print head nozzles are
clogged.
Solution
Check your software documentation for instructions on selecting
the correct margins for your paper size. Make sure the margins
are within the printable area of the page. See Appendix C for
printable area specifications.
Check the settings in the paper dialog box to make sure they're
correct for your paper size. See Chapter 3 for more information.
Solution
Close any other applications you are running and turn off
background printing.
Choose Get Info from the File menu when the application is active
and increase the memory requirements. See Chapter 4 for more
information.
Solution
Select your printer as the default Windows printer. See your
Windows documentation or online help for instructions.
Select your printer in the Chooser as described in the Setup
Guide .
Check the settings in the paper dialog box to make sure they're
correct for your paper size. See Chapter 3 for more information.
Clean the print heads following the instructions in Chapter 5.
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