Epson Stylus Color 3000 User Manual page 114

Troubleshooting
Possible cause
You're on a network and
the Network I/F setting is
turned off.
You're using Economy
mode.
The printed image is blurry or smeared.
Possible cause
The printer's thickness
lever is in the 0 position.
The paper is damp or the
printable side is upside
down.
You loaded special media
without a support sheet.
You tried to print on
cardboard or other
non-recommended media.
The Media Type setting
does not match the loaded
paper.
The sheets entering the
output tray are smearing
the ink on ejected pages.
Ink has leaked inside the
printer.
A color ink cartridge is
empty and you've
continued printing with the
Ink option set to Color.
You're using the High
Speed (or BiD) and
MicroWeave settings with
a misaligned print head.
Solution
Try turning on the Network I/F setting using default-setting mode
to see if this solves the problem. See page B-8 for instructions.
Turn off Economy mode. Economy mode is for printing drafts only.
Solution
Set the thickness lever to the + position and try printing again. See
Chapter 3 for instructions.
Remove the paper and reload a new stack with the printable side
facing correctly. See Chapter 3 for instructions.
Follow the special media loading instructions in Chapter 3 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.
Make sure the Media Type setting matches the media you loaded.
Then the printer software can automatically select other settings
for the best quality. See Chapters 1 through 3 for information.
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.
Follow the instructions on page 5-6 to print in black ink with an
empty color cartridge. Then replace the color ink cartridge
following the instructions in Chapter 6.
Turn off High Speed mode following the instructions in Chapter 2.
Then align the print heads following the instructions in Chapter 5.
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