Aligning The Print Head - Epson PictureMate Product Information

2. Press or to highlight
3. Press or to highlight
.
OK
4. When you see this message, press
print head.
The cleaning takes several seconds, during which the
message
Cleaning print head. Please wait.
screen.
5. When cleaning is complete, you see a message asking if you
want to print a nozzle check pattern. If you want to check to
see if the nozzles are clean, load a sheet of photo paper (see
page 2), then press
OK
If you don't want to print a nozzle check, press
go back to the Main Menu.
6. Check the pattern to see if there are any gaps in the lines.
Okay
Needs
cleaning
If there are gaps, press
OK
there are no gaps, press
Cancel
Main Menu.

Aligning the Print Head

If you have moved PictureMate and print quality is not as
good as it was before—for example, you see misaligned
vertical lines or light or dark horizontal banding—you may
need to align the print head.
1. Load a sheet of photo paper (see page 2).
, then press
Maintenance
, then press
Clean Print Head
to begin cleaning the
OK
appears on the
to print the nozzle check.
Cancel
to clean the print head again. If
to go back to the PictureMate
. 2. On the Main Menu, press
OK
, then press
Options
3. Press or
4. Press or
.
OK
5. Press
Print
6. After the pattern prints, look at it to see which line pattern
is the straightest. (You may need to use a magnifying glass.)
to
7. Press or
(1 to 15) in set #1, then press
8. Press or
(1 to 15) in set #2, then press
9. Press to exit the alignment screen. The Main Menu
OK
appears on the screen.
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or to highlight
.
OK
to highlight
Maintenance
to highlight
Align Print Head
when you see the next message.
to highlight the number for the best pattern
.
OK
to highlight the number for the best pattern
.
OK
PictureMate
More
, then press .
OK
, then press
Example of
straightest
line pattern
PictureMate
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