Epson Stylus Photo R200 Printer Basics Manual page 68

Your printout is faint or has gaps.
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The print head nozzles may need cleaning;
see page 49 for instructions.
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The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink.
To replace an ink cartridge, see page 51.
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Make sure the paper Type (Windows) Media
Type (Macintosh) setting matches the paper
you loaded; see page 22 for guidelines.
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Make sure your paper isn't damaged, old, dirty, or loaded face down. If it is,
reload a new stack of paper with the printable side up; it is usually brighter or
whiter than the other side.
Your printout is grainy.
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Try using a higher quality paper.
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Select a higher print quality setting. See page 23 (Windows) or page 25
(Macintosh) for instructions.
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Run the Print Head Alignment utility. See page 49 for instructions.
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You may need to increase the image resolution or print it in a smaller size; see
your software documentation.
You see wrong or missing colors.
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Make sure
(Macintosh) even when printing black and white photographs.
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Clean the print head; see page 49 for instructions.
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The ink cartridges may be old or low on ink; see page 51.
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Try turning off PhotoEnhance.
alters image colors, like Sepia.
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Try changing the
(Macintosh).
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Your printed colors can never exactly match your on-screen colors. However,
you can use a color management system to get as close as possible. You can
also use your printer's color management features. See page 23 (Windows) or
page 25 (Macintosh).
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Colors will change slightly after drying. Wait for 24 hours and check your
print again to see if the colors look right.
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Solving Problems
(Windows) is off or
Black ink only
setting; see page 23 (Windows) or page 25
Gamma
Color
Also check if you're using a special effect that
TM
ink is selected