Epson L220 User Guide

Related
tasks
 Selecting
BasicPrintSettings -OS X
 Selecting
BasicPrintSettings -Windows
 Related
topics
 Loading
Paper
 Solving
PrintQuality Problems
 Check
thesesections ifyour printouts haveproblems withprint quality, butyour image looksfineonyour
 computer
screen.
 White
orDark Lines inPrintout
 Blurry
orSmeared Printout
 Faint
Printout orPrintout HasGaps
 Grainy
Printout
 Incorrect
Colors
 Parent
topic:Solving Problems
 Related
topics
 Solving
Scanned ImageQuality Problems
 White
orDark Lines...

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references
 Paper
orMedia TypeSettings
 Related
tasks
 Transporting
YourProduct
 Refilling
theInkTanks
 Selecting
PrintingPreferences -OS X
 Blurry
orSmeared Printout
 If
your printouts areblurry orsmeared, trythese solutions:
 •
Make sureyourpaper isnot damp, curled, old,orloaded incorrectly inyour product.
 •
Use asupport sheetwithspecial paper,orload special paperonesheet atatime.
 •
Make sureyourpaper meets thespecifications foryour product.
 •
Use Epson papers toensure propersaturation...

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references
 Available
EpsonPapers
 Paper
Specifications
 Related
tasks
 Selecting
BasicPrintSettings -OS X
 Selecting
BasicPrintSettings -Windows
 Selecting
PrintingPreferences -OS X
 Transporting
YourProduct
 Cleaning
thePaper Path
 Related
topics
 Loading
Paper
 Faint
Printout orPrintout HasGaps
 If
your printouts arefaint orhave gaps, trythese solutions:
 •
Run anozzle checktosee ifany ofthe print head nozzles areclogged. Thenclean theprint head, if
 necessary.

•
The inklevels maybelow....

Related
topics
 Loading
Paper
 Grainy
Printout
 If
your printouts aregrainy, trythese solutions:
 •
Make sureyouloaded theprintable sideofthe paper correctly foryour product.
 •
Select ahigher printquality setting andturn offany high speed settings inyour product software.
 •
Run anozzle checktosee ifany ofthe print head nozzles areclogged. Thenclean theprint head, if
 necessary.

•
Align theprint head.
 •
You may need toincrease theimage resolution orprint asmaller size;seeyour software...

Incorrect
Colors
 If
your printouts haveincorrect colors,trythese solutions:
 •
Make suretheBlack/Grayscale orGrayscale settingisnot selected inyour printer software.
 •
Run anozzle checktosee ifany ofthe print head nozzles areclogged. Thenclean theprint head, if
 necessary.

•
The inklevels maybelow and youmay need torefill theink. Visually checktheinklevels. Alsomake
 sure
youfilled thetanks withthecorrect colorsofink.
 •
Your printed colorscannever exactly matchyouron-screen colors.However,...

•
Make sureyourcomputer isnot running inapower-saving mode,suchassleep orstandby. Ifso,
 wake
yoursystem andrestart yourscanning software.
 •
Ifyou upgraded youroperating systembutdidnot reinstall yourscanning software, tryreinstalling it.
 Parent
topic:Solving Scanning Problems
 Related
references
 Windows
SystemRequirements
 OS
XSystem Requirements
 Cannot
StartEpson Scan
 If
you cannot startEpson Scan,trythese solutions:
 •
Make sureyourproduct isturned onand anyinterface cablesaresecurely connected...

Solving
Scanned ImageQuality Problems
 Check
thesesections ifa scanned imageonyour computer screenhasaquality problem.
 Image
Consists ofaFew Dots Only
 Line
ofDots Appears inAll Scanned Images
 Straight
Linesinan Image Appear Crooked
 Image
isDistorted orBlurry
 Image
Colors arePatchy atthe Edges
 Image
isToo Dark
 Back
ofOriginal ImageAppears inScanned Image
 Ripple
Patterns Appearinan Image
 Image
isScanned Upside-Down
 Scanned
ImageColors DoNot Match Original Colors
 Scan
AreaisNot Adjustable...

Line
ofDots Appears inAll Scanned Images
 If
a line ofdots appears inall your scanned images,cleanthescanner glasswithasoft, dry,lint-free
 cloth
oruse asmall amount ofglass cleaner onthe cloth, ifnecessary. Papertowels arenot
 recommended.

Caution:
Donot spray glasscleaner directlyonthe scanner glass.
 Parent
topic:Solving Scanned ImageQuality Problems
 Related
tasks
 Cleaning
YourProduct
 Straight
Linesinan Image Appear Crooked
 If
straight linesinan original appearcrooked inascanned...

Image
Colors arePatchy atthe Edges
 If
you arescanning athick orwarped original, coveritsedges withpaper toblock external lightasyou
 scan
it.
 Parent
topic:Solving Scanned ImageQuality Problems
 Image
isToo Dark
 If
your scanned imageistoo dark, trythese solutions:
 •
Adjust theseEpson Scansettings (ifavailable) andtryscanning again:
 •
Auto Exposure
 •
Brightness
 •
Histogram Adjustment
 •
Check thebrightness andcontrast settingsofyour computer monitor.
 Parent
topic:Solving Scanned ImageQuality...

Image
isScanned Upside-Down
 Your
product scansusingtheAuto Photo Orientation setting.Thissetting checks thepreview image
 for
faces, thesky, andother features, andthen correctly rotatesthephoto whenitis scanned, if
 necessary.
Ifyour photo isnot oriented correctly usingthisoption, deselect theAuto Photo Orientation
 setting
andscan again.
 Note:
AutoPhoto Orientation willnot work when youscan newspapers, magazines,documents,
 illustrations,
orline art,orimages smallerthan2inches (5.1cm)onany side....