Epson XP-900 Series - Paper Is Smeared or Scuffed

Related Information
& “Available Paper and Capacities” on page 36
& “List of Paper Types” on page 37
& “Paper Handling Precautions” on page 35
& “Checking and Cleaning the Print Head” on page 121
& “Aligning the Print Head - Control Panel” on page 123
Paper Is Smeared or Scued
❏ When horizontal banding 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.
❏ When vertical banding appears or the paper is smeared, clean the paper path.
❏ Place the paper on a
at
surface to check if it is curled. If it is,
atten
it.
❏ If thick paper is scued, enable the reduce scung setting. If you enable this setting, print quality may decline
or printing may slow down.
❏ Control panel
Select Settings > Printer Setup from the home screen, and then enable ick Paper.
❏ Wi n d o w s
Click Extended Settings on the printer driver's Maintenance tab, and then select ick Paper and
Envelopes.
❏ 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 ick paper and
envelopes setting.
❏ When performing manual 2-sided printing, make sure that the ink is completely dry before reloading the paper.
Related Information
& “Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette” on page 39
& “Loading Paper in the Rear Paper Feed Slot” on page 43
User's Guide
Solving Problems
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