Printed characters are incorrect or garbled, The printed image is inverted – Epson WorkForce Pro WF-R8590 DTWF User Manual

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❏ Enable the reduce smear setting for thick paper. If you enable this feature, print quality may decline or the

printing may slow down. Therefore, this feature should normally be disabled.

❏ Control panel

Select Setup > Maintenance from the home screen, and then enable Thick Paper.

❏ Windows

Click Extended Settings on the printer driver's Maintenance tab, and then select Thick Paper and
Envelopes

.

❏ Mac OS X

Select System Preferences from the

menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and

then select the printer. Click Options & Supplies > Options (or Driver). Select On as the Thick paper and
envelopes

setting.

❏ For Windows, if the paper is still smeared after selecting the Thick Paper and Envelopes setting, select Short

Grain Paper

in the Extended Settings window of the printer driver.

❏ When printing high-density data such as images or graphs using automatic 2-sided printing, lower the print

density setting and choose a longer drying time.

❏ When the paper is smeared during copying, lower the copy density setting on the control panel.

Related Information

&

“Cleaning the Paper Path for Ink Smears” on page 146

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“Cleaning the Scanner Glass” on page 149

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“Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette” on page 47

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“Loading Paper in the Rear Paper Feed” on page 49

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“Loading Paper in the Front Paper Feed Slot” on page 51

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“Copy Mode” on page 24

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“Memory Device Mode” on page 29

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“Printing on 2-Sides” on page 65

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“Print Quality Is Poor” on page 184

Printed Characters Are Incorrect or Garbled

❏ Connect the interface cable securely to the printer and the computer.
❏ Cancel any paused print jobs.
❏ Do not put the computer manually into the Hibernate mode or the Sleep mode while printing. Pages of garbled

text may be printed next time you start the computer.

Related Information

&

“Canceling Printing” on page 86

The Printed Image Is Inverted

Clear any mirror image settings in the printer driver or the application.

❏ Windows

Clear Mirror Image on the printer driver's More Options tab.

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