Epson PowerLite 83+ Printer Basics Manual page 42

Your printout is blurry or
smeared.
Make sure your paper isn't damp or
loaded face down (the printable side
should be loaded face up). If it's
damp, reload a new stack of paper.
Use a support sheet with special
media, or try loading your media
one sheet at a time.
Make sure your paper or media meets
the specifications listed in
your electronic Reference Guide.
Use EPSON papers to ensure proper
saturation and absorption of EPSON
inks. Non-EPSON media may not
be compatible and may produce ink
bleeding or pooling.
Run the Print Head Alignment
utility. See page 28 for instructions.
Check the paper thickness lever
position. If it's in the
your printer is set for thicker paper
or envelopes and your image may
smear. For most papers, set the paper
thickness lever to the
shown to the left.
position,
+
position, as
0
Your printout is faint or has gaps in
the image.
Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print head,
see page 21.
Make sure the ink cartridges aren't
low on ink. To replace an ink
cartridge, see page 23.
Make sure the
Media Type
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 20 for guidelines.
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
whiter or shinier than the other side.
You see wrong or missing colors.
Make sure the Ink setting is set to
for color images and your
Color
application is set for color printing.
Make sure the print head nozzles are
not clogged. To clean the print head,
see page 21.
If either ink out light is flashing,
replace the ink cartridge; see page 23.
If your ink cartridge is more than six
months old, see page 26 for
replacement steps.
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