Guide for fixing Epson printer skipping lines error

Users frequently complain about their Epson printers skipping lines. This can happen if your printer's nozzles get clogged. Print heads inevitably become clogged over time as trace amounts of ink left over dry up and gather in the nozzles. Even though you may greatly reduce the risk of ink hardening inside the nozzles by replacing cartridges as soon as the low ink warning shows up, one or more may still become blocked for other reasons.

Other factors that can be responsible for your printer skipping lines error are:

• The Epson printer might miss lines if the printhead is out of alignment. 

• The print setting is set to low, or the paper quality has an issue. 

• Paper setting error

Prompt fixes for Epson printer skipping lines error

Epson printer issues, such as skipping lines, are common. Based on the possible reasons, you'll require to clean your machine's contacts, run the Clean Print Cartridges utility, or replace the cartridge if it's problematic.

Here are the steps that you can follow to fix the printer skipping lines error:

Start the Clean Print Cartridges utility

Follow the steps to run the utility service for cleaning:

• Connect your PC to your Epson printer.

• Open the “Control Panel” on your computer from the “Start” search.

• Next, click on “View devices and printers” and go to the list of printers.

• Now, right-tap on your Epson printer icon and select “Printing preferences” from the options. 

• In the preference window, go to the Service tab and tap “Service this device.”

• "Printer Toolbox" will appear.

• To resolve the problem, click "Clean the Print Cartridge" from the "Device Services" page and adhere to the instructions displayed.

• Print a test sheet to determine if the problem has been resolved.

Clean printer contacts

With these steps, you can easily clean the printer contacts:

• Turn off your printer (if it's on) and wait for 15 to 20 minutes.

• Open the ink cartridge access door, then ensure that the carriage is silent (wait if it's making noises).

• Take out the ink cartridge from your Epson printer and gently place it on a plain sheet. While placing, make sure that the nozzle plate is facing in an upward direction.

• Clean the contacts (copper colored) by wiping them using a distilled water-soaked soft cloth.

• Then, clean the ink cartridges.

• Subsequently, clean the electrical contacts on the carriage.

• After cleaning, let the contacts dry for at least 10 minutes.

• Reinstall the ink cartridges and close the access door of the printer. 

• Turn on the printer and try printing test pages to check if the error is fixed or not. 

Turn off the printer and take out the black ink cartridges

This solution is effective for some Epson users. Follow these steps to execute the fix:

• Open the cartridge access door and carefully remove the black ink cartridge. Ensure that your printer is off.

• Then, place the ink cartridge on clean paper while the nozzles are facing the ceiling. 

• Keep the cartridge outside for at least 2 hours and then reinstall it. 

• After refitting the cartridge, print some test pages. 

Change the cartridge

Changing the cartridge is the last solution. Use it if none of the solutions above solves your Epson printer skipping lines error. To change the printer cartridge, follow the steps below (make sure the printer is switched off):

• Open the printer cartridge access door.

• Pull the levers and take out the cartridge. 

• Now, unpack the new cartridge and place it inside the printer.

• Pull down the levers and set the cartridge gently. 

• Avoid touching it too much. 

• Now, print some pages to test the printing quality.

Conclusion

Epson printers are widely used for both personal and business needs. If the printer stops printing correctly and starts to miss or skip lines, you might not be able to finish some tasks. However, now you can easily fix the Epson printer skipping lines error with the above solutions by just following the steps correctly.