Trying to printer smearing (specifically at the bottom of the page)

[Thibaultmol]

It's a very weird issue that I can't get resolved trough the printers calibration menus either.

Basically at the bottom (last part it prints) (happens in double sided as well) the text is just kinda smeared out for a section. The rest of the page is perfectly fine

It's an Epson ET-4750 inkjet ecotank printer.

 

I also attached a lorem ipsum page.

 

Anybody have any ideas as to ways of fixing this?

[SorryBella]

4 minutes ago, Thibaultmol said:

the text is just kinda smeared out for a section. The rest of the page is perfectly fine

Try the deep cleaning and align the print head?

[Thibaultmol]

2 minutes ago, SorryClaire said:

Try the deep cleaning and align the print head?

 

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I can't get resolved trough the printers calibration menus either.

I already tried all the options. But none of them work (because they adjust it on the entire page, while it's always only that small section at the bottom that's wrong)

[tikker]

Bad ink perhaps? Is it first party or third party ink and/or cartridges? Would be a bit strange for ink to only act up at the beginning and end. Is the paper feed going smooth at both times? It's been a literal decade since I messed with inkjets myself though. Everything I print is at the office with laser now and we're not allowed to touch them.

[Kilrah]

Looks paper feed related, probably something isn't holding the paper correctly at the end anymore and it's getting too close to /far from the head. Check rollers etc, and if the printer has an adjustment for paper thickness check it's set correctly.

[Thibaultmol]

26 minutes ago, tikker said:

Bad ink perhaps? Is it first party or third party ink and/or cartridges? Would be a bit strange for ink to only act up at the beginning and end. Is the paper feed going smooth at both times? It's been a literal decade since I messed with inkjets myself though. Everything I print is at the office with laser now and we're not allowed to touch them.

I only use first party ink because I want to avoid as many printing problems as possible.

12 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

Looks paper feed related, probably something isn't holding the paper correctly at the end anymore and it's getting too close to /far from the head. Check rollers etc, and if the printer has an adjustment for paper thickness check it's set correctly.

That's what i figured as well. There doesn't seem to be any documentation on special settings or adjustments for paper thickness (unless if it's thicker than normal. But I have mine set to normal. And it's regular office paper, so yeah.

 

I already looked at the rollers, and them seem fine?