Blurry or smeared printout – Epson Workforce Pro WF-7310 Wireless Printer User Manual

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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.

• If printouts are frequently smeared or scuffed, try using new paper.

• Do not load more than the recommended number of sheets. For plain paper, do not load above the

line indicated by the triangle symbol on the edge guide.

• 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, make sure you select the appropriate settings. In

Windows, you can also try selecting

Short Grain Paper

in Extended Settings.

• If you are printing on thick paper, select a thick paper

Paper Type

setting on the control panel.

• 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.

• If paper is still smeared after enabling settings for thick paper, reduce the print density.

• If you are printing on thick paper or envelopes, make sure you select the appropriate settings.

• When manually printing 2-sided, make sure the ink is completely dry before loading the paper.

• 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.

• 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.

• If you print on both sides of a sheet of paper, smudges may appear on the reverse side of heavily

saturated or dark images. If one side of a sheet will contain a lighter image or text, print that side first.