Blurry or smeared printout – Epson WorkForce Pro WF-7820 All-in-One Inkjet Printer User Manual

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• Make sure the paper type setting matches the type of paper you loaded.

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

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

• Align the print head. If print quality does not improve after aligning the print head, disable the

bidirectional (high speed) setting.

• Adjust the print quality in the 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 continue to see horizontal bands or streaks in your printouts after cleaning the print head and

adjusting the print quality, make print quality adjustments for each paper type.

• If you are copying from the ADF, copy from the scanner glass instead or use a higher quality setting.

• When vertical banding appears or the paper is smeared, clean the paper path.

• You may need to replace the ink cartridges.

Parent topic:

Solving Print Quality Problems

Related concepts

Print Head Nozzle Check
Print Head Cleaning

Related references

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.

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