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Question posted by buckleygal on April 30th, 2013

When I Scan With My Wf-2540 Why Does Line Appears Down The Side Of My Paper.

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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on May 1st, 2013 11:45 AM

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The appearance of the lines indicates that your Epson WorkForce WF-2540 printer needs ink cartridge cleaning. You have to run the cleaning maintenance for your ink cartridges. You can use the software included in the pacakge, clean the ink cartridges and restart your computer.

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Quick Guide - Page 2

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Quick Guide - Page 34

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Quick Guide - Page 38

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Start Here - Page 1

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Start Here - Page 4

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User Guide - Page 3

... Paper Type Compatibility 43 3 Windows 24 Changing the Sleep Timer Setting - Inside ...21 Product Parts - Back...22 Scanning, Copying, and Faxing from the Control Panel 22 The Sleep Timer...23 Changing the Sleep Timer Setting From the Control Panel 23 Changing the Sleep Timer Setting - Top and Front ...18 Product Parts - Contents WF-2540...

User Guide - Page 8

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User Guide - Page 9

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User Guide - Page 10

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User Guide - Page 13

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User Guide - Page 98

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User Guide - Page 105

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User Guide - Page 115

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User Guide - Page 200

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User Guide - Page 219

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User Guide - Page 249

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User Guide - Page 255

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User Guide - Page 256

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User Guide - Page 257

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User Guide - Page 258

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