Aligning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Photo 825 Printer Basics Manual

Aligning the Print Head

If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, or you see white or black horizontal
banding, you may need to align the print head.
Note: Your printer must be connected directly to your computer (not over a
network) to use the Print Head Alignment utility.
1. Turn on the printer.
2. Load plain, letter-size paper.
3. Windows: Right-click the
corner of your screen) and select
Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: Choose
Utility button, then click the
Macintosh OS X: Open the
. Select
Utility
Alignment
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to print
an alignment pattern. You see this window:
5. On the test page, select the pattern with the
two vertical lines most precisely printed on
top of each other. You may need to use a
magnifying glass or loupe.
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. Then click
If you can't find an aligned pattern, click
then repeat this step.
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Maintaining Your Printer
printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right
Applications
in the printer list, click
SP 825
.
Print Head Alignment
File > Page Setup
Print Head Alignment
folder and select
, and select
OK
Realignment
.
or Click the
Print
.
button.
EPSON Printer
Print Head
Finish
to print another test page,
.