Aligning the Print Head
If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, or you see
light or dark horizontal banding, you may need to align the
print head.
Note: Banding may also occur if your cartridges are low on ink or you
need to clean the print head.
1. Turn on the printer.
2. Load several sheets of paper.
3. Windows: Right-click the
(in the lower right corner of your screen). Select
.
Alignment
Macintosh OS X: Open the
double-click the
EPSON Printer Utility
in the printer list, click
Series
.
Alignment
Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: From the File menu, select
or
. Click the
Setup
Print
Print Head Alignment
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a black
vertical alignment test page. You see this screen:
Macintosh
5. Look at the five sets of patterns in your printout. For each
set, if you see a pattern with no visible vertical lines, enter its
number in the corresponding box on the screen and click
.
Next
If you can't find a pattern without any vertical lines, select
the best pattern and click
step.
printer icon on your taskbar
Print Head
folder and
Applications
icon. Select
C84
, and select
OK
Print Head
Utility button, then click the
button.
Windows
. Then repeat this
Realignment
6. Click
Print
see this screen:
Macintosh
7. Look at the four sets of patterns in your printout. For each
set, if you see a pattern with no visible vertical lines, enter its
number in the corresponding box on the screen and click
.
Next
If you can't find a pattern without any vertical lines, select
Page
the best pattern and click
step.
8. Click
Print
see this screen:
Macintosh
9. In your printout, select the pattern with no gap or line
between the rectangles. Enter its number in the box on the
screen and click
If you can't find an aligned pattern, choose the best pattern
and click
Realignment
8/03
EPSON Stylus C84
to print the color vertical alignment sheet. You
Windows
Realignment
to print a black horizontal alignment sheet. You
Windows
.
Next
. Then repeat this step.
EPSON Stylus C84
. Then repeat this
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