Print Quality/Layout Problems; Problemi Di Qualità Di Stampa/Layout; Problemas Con La Calidad/Composición De La Impresión; Problemas De Qualidade De Impressão/Esquema - Epson SX218 Basic Operation Manual

Print Quality/Layout
Problems
Problemi di qualità
di stampa/layout
Problemas con la
calidad/composición
de la impresión
Problemas de
qualidade de
impressão/esquema
EN
Try the following solutions in order from the Top. For further information, see your online User's Guide.
Problems
You see banding (light lines) in your printouts or copies.
Your printout is blurry or smeared.
Your printout is faint or has gaps.
Your printout is grainy.
You see incorrect or missing colors.
The image size or position is incorrect.
Solutions
Make sure you selected the correct paper setting for the loaded paper.
A
Make sure the printable side (the whiter or glossier side) of the paper is facing in the right direction.
B
Clean the print head. & 30
C R
& 32
Align the print head.
D R
If quality is not improved, try aligning using the printer driver utility. See your online User's Guide to align the print head.
To clean the inside of the printer, make a copy without placing a document on the document table. For further information,
E
see your online User's Guide.
For best results, use up ink cartridge within six months of opening the package.
F
Try to use genuine Epson ink cartridges and paper recommended by Epson.
G
If a moiré (cross-hatch) pattern appears on your copy, change the zoom setting or shift the position of your original.
H
& 18, 21
R
Make sure you loaded paper and placed the original correctly.
I
If the edges of the copy or photo are cropped off, move the original slightly away from the corner.
J
Clean the document table. See your online User's Guide.
K
& 12
R
R
& 40
R
& 12, 52
R
& 14, 18
R
& 18
R
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