Aligning The Print Head - Epson Stylus CX4800 Series User Manual

Epson Stylus CX4200 Series/Epson Stylus CX4800 Series
11. Close the scanner.
12. Press the B ink button. The Epson Stylus CX begins
charging ink and the
P On
about one minute. When it's finished, the
flashing and remains on, and the B ink light goes out.
Caution:
Never turn off the Epson Stylus CX while the
flashing or you'll waste ink.
Note:
B
If the ink light stays on (not flashing), the ink cartridge may not
be installed correctly. Press the
the ink cartridge until it clicks into place.

Aligning the Print Head

If your printouts look grainy or blurry, 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 Epson Stylus CX all-in-one.
2. Load several sheets of paper.
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light starts flashing. This takes
light stops
P On
P On light is
B
ink button again and reinstall
3. Windows: Right-click the
(in the lower right corner of your screen). Select
.
Alignment
Macintosh OS X: Open the
EPSON Print Utility
printer list, click
OK
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a vertical
alignment sheet. You see a window like this one:
5. 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 an aligned pattern, choose the one that's
closest to being aligned. Click
to print another alignment sheet and repeat this step.
6. Click to print a black horizontal alignment sheet.
Print
After it's printed, you see a window like this one:
7. Look at the printout and select the pattern with no gap or
line between the rectangles. Enter the number for that
pattern in the box on the screen and click
5/05
printer icon on your taskbar
folder and select
Applications
. Select your Epson Stylus CX in the
, and select
Print Head Alignment
and then
Realignment
.
Next
Print Head
.
Print