Paper is smeared or scuffed, Printed characters are incorrect or garbled, The printed image is inverted – Epson L805 User Manual

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❏ Mac OS X

Change the Expansion setting from the print dialog's Print Settings menu.

Paper Is Smeared or Scuffed

❏ 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.

❏ When vertical banding appears or the paper is smeared, clean the paper path.
❏ If thick paper is scuffed, enable the reduce scuffing 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 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.

❏ When performing manual 2-sided printing, make sure that the ink is completely dry before reloading the paper.

Related Information

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“Loading Paper in the Rear Paper Feed” on page 16

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“Cleaning the Paper Path” on page 53

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“Print Quality is Poor” on page 75

Printed Characters Are Incorrect or Garbled

❏ Connect the USB 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

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“Canceling Printing” on page 42

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.

❏ Mac OS X

Clear Mirror Image from the print dialog's Print Settings menu.

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