Aligning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Photo R220 Product Information

5. If the nozzle check pattern has no white lines or gaps (as
shown below),
click .
Finish
If the pattern has white lines or gaps (as shown below), click
to clean the print head again.
Clean
If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or
four times, 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.

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.
1. Turn on the printer.
2. Load several sheets of plain, letter-size paper.
3. Do one of the following:
❏ Windows: Right-click the
the lower right corner of your screen). Select
.
Alignment
❏ Macintosh: Open the
EPSON Printer Utility
printer list, click
OK
.
Alignment
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to print the alignment
pattern.
icon on your taskbar (in
Print Head
folder and select
Applications
. Select
SP R200 Series
, then select
Print Head
You see a window like this one:
5. On the test page, select the square without any visible
bands. You may need to use a magnifying glass or loupe.
6. Select one square each for rows 1 to 4, then enter the
number of the best square in the corresponding boxes on
the screen. Then click
If you can't find a square without visible bands, choose the
one that's best. Then click
test page and repeat this step.
7. After you click
to print the next test page.
You see a window like this one:
in the
8. On the test page, select the square without any visible
bands. You may need to use a magnifying glass or loupe.
9. Select one square each for rows 1 to 4, then enter the
number of the best square in the corresponding boxes on
the screen. Then click
If you can't find a square without visible bands, choose the
one that's best. Then click
test page and repeat this step.
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.
Next
to print another
Realignment
, follow the instructions on the screen
Next
.
Finish
to print another
Realignment
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