EPSON — Paper Is Smeared or Scuffed

User's Guide Solving Problems ❏ During borderless printing, the image is slightly enlarged and the protruding area is cropped. Adjust the amount of enlargement. ❏ Windows Click Settings from Borderless on the printer driver's Main tab, and then select the amount of enlargement. ❏ Mac OS X Adjust the Expansion setting from the print dialog's Print Settings menu. ❏ If margins still appear even during borderless printing, try the following settings. ❏ Windows Click Extended Settings on the printer driver's Maintenance tab, and then select Remove white borders . ❏ Mac OS X menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan , Print & Fax ), and then select the printer.

Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver ). Select On as the Remove white borders setting. Select System Preferences from the Related Information & “Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette” on page 30 & “Placing Originals” on page 33 & “Cleaning the Scanner Glass” on page 101 & “Printable Area” on page 141 Paper Is Smeared or Scuffed Check the following if the paper is smeared or scuffed when printing. ❏ Clean the paper path. ❏ Clean the scanner glass and the document cover. ❏ Load paper in the correct direction. ❏ When performing manual 2-sided printing, make sure that the ink is completely dry before reloading the paper.

❏ When printing high-density data such as images or graphs using automatic 2-sided printing, lower the print density setting and choose a longer drying time. ❏ When the paper is smeared during copying, lower the copy density setting on the control panel. Related Information & “Cleaning the Paper Path for Ink Smears” on page 99 & “Cleaning the Scanner Glass” on page 101 & “Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette” on page 30 & “ Copy Mode” on page 17 & “Printing on 2-Sides” on page 40 & “Print Quality Is Poor” on page 125 128