Aligning The Print Head - Epson Stylus C62 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 8.5.1 to 9.x: Open the File menu and choose
Then click the
Print.
Head Alignment
Macintosh OS X: Open the
. Select
Utility
Alignment
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to
print a test page. You see this window:
5. On the printed 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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printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right
Utility
button.
Applications
in the printer list, click
C62 Series
.
Print Head Alignment
button. In the Utility menu, click the
folder and select
OK
Realignment
.
Page Setup or
EPSON Printer
, and select
Print Head
Finish
to print another test page,
Print
.