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Unclean media
Printable area
State Cause Recovery method
The media gets
dirty.
The "Media type"
setting is different from
the actual media.
The media used and "Media type" setting of an Epson
printer driver may be different.
Check the media used and the "Media type" setting of
the driver.
For details, refer to "Paper settings" on page 69
A head cleaning is
necessary.
Media may get dirty if foreign objects are attached to
the head. Perform a manual head cleaning.
State Cause Recovery method
The print position is
not correct.
Set "Media Layout"
correctly.
When the "Media Layout" settings of the Epson printer
and the media are different, printing may not be
performed on the correct positions.
For details, refer to "Paper settings" on page 69
The label size and
print area are
different.
This is the specification
of the product.
When using an Epson printer driver and "Borderless
printing" is not enabled in "User defined media layout"
and "Media Layout":
The area where 1.5 mm margins on the top, bottom,
right and left are excluded from the label size is the
printable area.
When making the whole label size as the printable area,
enable "Borderless printing".
When "Borderless printing" is enabled, printing on full-
page may occur; therefore, ensure 1.5 mm margins on
the top, bottom, right and left in the print data.
For details, refer to "Paper settings" on page 69
The print and cut
positions are not
correct.
Must be justified. Depending on a difference in media, the print position
may become shifted.
Push the "Printer settings" button under the "Printer utility"
tab of an Epson printer driver and perform "Cut position
adjustment", "Print start position adjustment (Vertical
direction)" and "Print start position adjustment (Horizontal
direction)" using "Justify" under "Position adjustment".
For details, refer to "Position adjustment" on page 93