Epson Stylus Photo 1400
4. When the green P power light stops flashing, make sure
paper is loaded in the printer, click
and click
Pattern
Print
The nozzle check pattern prints:
Print head
does not need
to be cleaned:
Print head needs
to be cleaned:
5. If there are no gaps in the pattern, click
If there are still gaps, or the test patterns are faint, click
to clean the print head again.
Clean
If you don't see any improvement after cleaning four times,
turn the printer off and wait at least 6 hours. This allows
any dried ink to soften. Then, try cleaning the print head
again.
Aligning the Print Head
If your printouts look grainy or blurry, or you see light or dark
lines, you may need to align the print head.
Note: You may also see lines in your printouts if your cartridges are
low on ink or you need to clean the print head.
Before you align the print head, make sure the CD/DVD tray
is not inserted in the printer.
1. Turn on the printer.
2. Load several sheets of paper, preferably Epson Presentation
Paper Matte.
3. Make sure the ) paper and H ink lights are not flashing or
on.
4. Windows: Right-click the
(in the lower right corner of your screen). Select
.
Alignment
Macintosh: Open the
Applications
EPSON Printer Utility2
printer list, click
, and select
OK
Epson Stylus Photo 1400
10 -
Print Nozzle Check
.
.
Finish
printer icon on your taskbar
Print Head
folder and select
.
in the
Select SP 1400 Series
Print Head Alignment.
5. Click
, then click
Next
You see a window like this one:
Note: Do not cancel printing while the alignment sheet is
printing.
6. Look at the three sets of patterns in your printout. For each
set, if you see a pattern with no streaks or lines, enter its
number in the corresponding box on the screen.
If every pattern in a set contains lines or streaks, select the
pattern that looks best. Click
to print another alignment sheet and repeat this step.
Print
7. Click
to exit the Print Head Alignment utility.
Finish
1/07
to print an alignment sheet.
Print
, then click
Realignment
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