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Load a new sheet of plain paper and
press the
m paper button to eject it.
Do this several times. If you still
have a problem, ink may have
leaked inside the printer. Open
the printer cover and wipe the area
circled in the illustration below
with a soft, clean cloth.
Your printout is faint or has gaps in
the image.
The print head nozzles may need
cleaning; see page 23 for
instructions.
Run the print head alignment
utility; see page 34 for instructions.
The ink cartridges may be old or
low on ink. To replace an ink
cartridge, see page 25.
Make sure the Media
Type setting
matches the paper you loaded. See
page 14 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.
If you’re printing color images,
make sure both your application
and printer software are set for
color printing.
The print head nozzles may need
cleaning; see page 23 for
instructions.
The ink cartridges may be old or
low on ink. To replace an ink
cartridge, see page 25.
For best results, use genuine
EPSON ink cartridges.
Try turning off PhotoEnhance.
Also check if you’re using a special
effect that alters image colors, like
Sepia.
Try using Automatic mode. See
page 7 (Windows) or 12
(Macintosh) for instructions.