Epson PictureMate PM 225 User Manual page 65

Your print is blurry or smeared.
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Use PictureMate photo paper to ensure proper
saturation, absorption of ink, and quality.
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Be sure to print with the glossy or whiter side of
the paper face up.
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The print head may need cleaning. See page 41.
● The print head may need aligning. See page 42.
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You may need to clean inside PictureMate. See
page 45.
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Make sure your paper isn't damp or curled, or
loaded face down (load it glossy or whiter side
up). If it's damp or curled, load a new stack of
paper.
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Remove each photo from the output tray after
printing. Let each photo sit for a minute before
handling it.
Your print is faint or has gaps in the image.
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The print head may need cleaning. See page 41.
● The photo cartridge may be old or low. See
page 29 to replace it.
● Make sure your paper isn't damaged, old, dirty, or
loaded face down. If it is, load new paper with the
glossy or whiter side up.
Colors in your photo are wrong or missing.
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Make sure the Color Effect setting is not set to
B & W or Sepia. See page 21.
● The print head may need cleaning. See page 41.
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The photo cartridge may be old or low. See
page 29 to replace it.
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Colors may change slightly after your print dries.
Wait for 24 hours and check your photo again.
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Turn on the Fix Photo or P.I.M. setting. See
page 19.
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If you copy files from Adobe Photoshop to a
memory card, save them as RGB images using the
standard save option (non-progressive). Files
saved in the CMYK format may not print with the
colors you expect.
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