Blurry or smeared printout – Epson WorkForce Pro WF-C8690 A3 Color MFP with PCL/PostScript User Manual

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Solving Print Quality Problems

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Paper or Media Type Settings - Printing Software

Blurry or Smeared Printout

If your printouts are blurry or smeared, try these solutions:

• Make sure your paper is not damp, curled, old, or loaded incorrectly in your product.

• Slide the edge guides to the edges of the paper.

• Use a support sheet with special paper, or load special paper one sheet at a time.

• Make sure your paper meets the specifications for your product.

• Use Epson papers to ensure proper saturation and absorption of genuine Epson inks.

• Make sure the paper type setting in your product software matches the type of paper you loaded.

• Make sure you loaded the printable side of the paper correctly for your product.

• If you are printing on thick paper or envelopes, turn on the

Thick Paper

setting from the control panel

or select

Thick Paper and Envelopes

in the Extended Settings of the printer software. (Turning this

setting on will decrease print speed.)

• In Windows, if the paper is still smeared after selecting the

Thick Paper and Envelopes

setting,

select the

Short Grain Paper

setting in the Extended Settings of the printer software.

• Remove each sheet from the output tray as it is printed.

• Avoid handling printouts on glossy paper right after printing to allow the ink to set.

• Turn off any high speed settings in your product software.