Print Quality/Layout Problems; Problèmes De Qualité D'impression/De Disposition; Qualitäts-/Layout-Probleme; Problemen Met De Afdrukkwaliteit/Lay-Out - Epson Stylus SX230 Operation Manual

Print Quality/Layout
Problems
Problèmes de
qualité d'impression/
de disposition
Qualitäts-/Layout-
Probleme
Problemen met de
afdrukkwaliteit/lay-
out

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
& 30
Clean the print head.
C R
Align the print head. & 32
R
D
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 glass. 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 reduce/enlarge 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 glass. See your online User's Guide.
K
& 12
R
R
& 40
R
& 14, 18
R
& 18
R
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