The Printed Image Is Blurry Or Smeared - Epson Stylus Color 850N User Manual

Possible cause
The loaded paper is
damaged, old, or dirty.
The ink cartridges are low
on ink.

The printed image is blurry or smeared.

Possible cause
The paper thickness lever is
in the 0 position.
The paper is damp or the
printable side is face down.
You loaded special media
without a support sheet.
You tried to print on
cardboard or other
non-recommended media.
The Media Type setting
doesn't match the loaded
paper.
Ink has leaked inside the
printer.
You're using the High
Speed and MicroWeave
settings with a misaligned
print head.
The resolution of your
image is too low.
Solution
Remove the paper and reload a new stack with the printable side
face up. See Chapter 2 for instructions.
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Check the black and
cartridge you may need to replace. See Chapter 5 for instructions.
Solution
Set the paper thickness lever to the + position and try printing
again. See Chapter 2 for instructions.
Remove the paper and reload a new stack with the printable side
face up. See Chapter 2 for instructions.
Follow the special media loading instructions in Chapter 2 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 C. 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 paper you're
using. See Chapter 1 for instructions.
Clean carefully inside the printer to remove spilled ink. See
Chapter 5 for instructions.
Turn off High Speed following the instructions in Chapter 3. Run
the Print Head Alignment utility following the instructions in
Chapter 5.
If a photographic image looks grainy or rough, try using the
PhotoEnhance 2 (PhotoEnhance on Windows 3.1) setting to
improve the printed quality. See Chapter 3 for details.
Increase the image resolution using your image editing software,
or decrease the size of the image.
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