Epson Workforce WF-2650DWF - Paper Is Smeared or Scufed; Printed Characters Are Incorrect or Garbled

❏ If margins still appear even during borderless printing, try the following settings.
❏ Wi n d o w s
Click Extended Settings on the printer driver's Maintenance tab, and then select Remove white borders.
❏ Mac OS X
Select System Preferences from the
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.
Related Information
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“Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette” on page 27
& “Placing Originals” on page 31
& “Cleaning the Scanner Glass” on page 92
& “Printable Area” on page 129
Paper Is Smeared or Scued
Check the following if the paper is smeared or scued 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
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“Cleaning the Paper Path” on page 90
& “Cleaning the Scanner Glass” on page 92
& “Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette” on page 27
& “Copy Mode” on page 15
& “Printing on 2-Sides” on page 39
& “Print Quality Is Poor” on page 115
Printed Characters Are Incorrect or Garbled
❏ Connect the interface cable securely to the printer and the computer.
❏ Cancel any paused print jobs.
❏ Do not put the computer manually into the Hibernate mode or the Sleep mode while printing. Pages of garbled
text may be printed next time you start the computer.
Related Information
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“Canceling Printing” on page 54
User's Guide
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