Examining The Nozzle Check Pattern; Aligning The Print Head - Epson Stylus C40UX Product Information

Make sure plain paper (not special ink jet paper) is loaded
in the printer and click
click . The nozzle check pattern prints (see the next
Print
section for details).
5. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps in its dots, click
.
Finish
If the pattern is missing dots, click
head again.
If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or
four times, check the solutions in the electronic Reference
Guide on your printer software CD-ROM. You can also
turn the printer off and wait overnight—this allows any
dried ink to soften—and then try cleaning the print head
again.

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. Each black and
colored area should be complete, with no gaps in the dot
pattern, as shown below:
❏ If your printout looks okay, you're done.
❏ If any dots or lines are missing (as shown below), clean the
print head again; see the previous section for instructions.
Print nozzle check pattern
to clean the print
Clean

Aligning the Print Head

. Then
If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may
need to align the print head. Your printer must be connected
to a local port, not on a network, to use the Print Head
Alignment utility.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on, but not printing, and
letter-size plain paper (not special ink jet paper) is loaded.
Load paper that's at least 8.27 inches (210 mm) wide to
prevent ink from spraying inside the printer and smudging
your printouts.
2. Do one of the following:
❏ Windows: right-click the
the right side of the Windows taskbar. Then click Print
Head Alignment
❏ Windows: click
Printers
printer icon and select
or
Printing Preferences
Utility tab, then click the
button.
❏ Macintosh: Open the File menu and choose Page Setup
or Print. Click the
Print Head Alignment
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page.
You see the alignment window.
4. On the printed page, select the pattern that shows the two
vertical lines most precisely printed on top of each other.
You may need to use a magnifying glass.
Select one pattern each for rows 1, 2, and 3. Then enter
the number of the best pattern for each row in the
corresponding boxes on the screen.
5. Click
Realignment
the pattern numbered 8 in each row is the best aligned. If
not, repeat steps 3 and 4.
6. When you're finished, click
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EPSON Stylus C40UX
Status Monitor 3 icon on
.
, point to
Start Settings
. Right-click the
EPSON Stylus C40UX
(Windows 98 or Me)
Properties
(Windows 2000). Click the
Print Head Alignment
Utility button, then click the
button.
to print another test page. Make sure
.
Finish
EPSON Stylus C40UX
, then select
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