Paper Is Smeared or Scuffed
The following causes can be considered.
Paper is loaded incorrectly.
Solutions
When horizontal banding (perpendicular to the printing direction) 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.
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“Loading Paper in the Rear Paper Feeder” on page 28
The paper path is smeared.
Solutions
When vertical banding (horizontal to the printing direction) appears, or the paper is smeared, clean the
paper path.
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“Cleaning the Paper Path for Ink Smears” on page 69
The paper is curled.
Solutions
Place the paper on a flat surface to check if it is curled. If it is, flatten it.
The print head is rubbing the surface of the paper.
Solutions
When printing on thick paper, the print head is close to the printing surface and the paper may be
scuffed. In this case, enable the reduce scuff setting. If you enable this setting, print quality may decline or
printing may slow down.
Windows
Click
Extended Settings
on the printer driver's
Maintenance
tab, and then select
Short Grain Paper
.
The back of the paper was printed before the side that had already been printed was dry.
Solutions
When performing manual 2-sided printing, make sure that the ink is completely dry before reloading the
paper.
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Printing, Copying, and Scanning Quality is Poor
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Summary of Contents for ET-2830 Series
Page 1: ...User s Guide Printing Copying Scanning Maintaining the Printer Solving Problems NPD6951 01 EN ...
Page 16: ...Part Names and Functions Front 17 Inside 17 Rear 18 ...
Page 20: ...Guide to the Control Panel Buttons and Functions 21 Checking Lights and Printer Status 22 ...
Page 25: ...Loading Paper Paper Handling Precautions 26 Loading Papers 28 Loading Various Paper 30 ...
Page 31: ...Placing Originals Placing Originals on the Scanner Glass 32 ...
Page 55: ...Copying Copying Basics 56 Making Multiple Copies 56 ...
Page 160: ...Where to Get Help Technical Support Web Site 161 Contacting Epson Support 161 ...