Epson EcoTank ET-8500 Series - Page 212

Multiple sheets of paper are fed into the printer at the same time.
Solutions
See the following to prevent multiple sheets of paper being fed into the printer at the same time.
& “Several Sheets of Paper are Fed at a Time” on page 160
Paper Is Smeared or Scued
e
following causes can be considered.
Paper is loaded incorrectly.
Solutions
When horizontal banding (perpendicular to the printing direction) appears, or the top or bottom of the
paper is smeared, load paper in the correct direction and slide the edge guides to the edges of the paper.
& “Loading Paper” on page 34
The paper path is smeared.
Solutions
When vertical banding (horizontal to the printing direction) appears, or the paper is smeared, clean the
paper path.
& “Cleaning the Paper Path for Ink Smears (when the Surface of the Print Result is Smeared Vertically)”
on page 136
& “Cleaning the Paper Path for Ink Smear (when the Back of the Print Result is Dirty)” on page 137
The paper is curled.
Solutions
Place the paper on a
at
surface to check if it is curled. If it is,
atten
it.
The print head is rubbing the surface of the paper.
Solutions
When printing on thick paper, the print head is close to the printing surface and the paper may be
scued. In this case, enable the reduce scu setting. If you enable this setting, print quality may decline or
printing may slow down.
❏ Control panel
Select Settings > Printer Settings from the home screen, and then enable ick Paper.
Solving Problems > Printing, Copying, and Scanning Quality is Poor > Print Quality is Poor
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