200 Troubleshooting
Print Quality Problems
The background is dark or dirty
White dots appear in the printout
Cause What to do
You may not be using the 
correct type of paper for your 
printer.
If the surface of your paper is too rough, 
printed characters may appear distorted 
or broken. EPSON special paper, or 
smooth, high-quality copier paper is 
recommended for best results. See 
“Available paper types” on page 233 for 
information on choosing paper.
The paper path inside the 
printer may be dusty.
Clean internal printer components by 
printing three pages with only one 
character per page.
Cause What to do
The paper path inside the 
printer may be dusty.
Turn off the printer. Clean internal 
printer components by printing three 
pages with only one character per page.