Using The Control Panel - Epson Color Proofer 5500 Specifications

EPSON Stylus Pro 5500

Using the Control Panel

1. Turn off the printer, if necessary.
2. Hold down both the
Reset
buttons while you press and hold the P
button to turn on the printer. Release all three
buttons when the P
Operate
The printer enters print head alignment mode and
three patterns like those to the right are printed (this
may take up to seven minutes to print):
3. Check the printout and select the numbered
pattern, from #1 to #3, that is the most misaligned.
(If more than one pattern is misaligned, select the
most misaligned one.)
For example, pattern #2 here is the most misaligned.
button repeatedly until the H ink
4. Press the
Reset
out light representing the misaligned pattern comes
on. For example, press
comes on to indicate pattern #2.
Ink out light indicators for misaligned pattern
Black H H H H ink out
Pattern #
1 On
2 —
3 —
5. Press the
Eject/Continue
The printer prints 15 patterns, similar to the ones below.
The P
light flashes while they print. This takes a
Operate
couple of minutes.
6. Check the printout and select the numbered pattern that is
correctly aligned. For example, pattern 8 here is aligned.
8 - EPSON Stylus Pro 5500
and
Eject/Continue
Operate
light starts flashing.
until the cyan H ink out light
Reset
Cyan H H H H ink out Magenta H H H H ink out
— —
On —
— On
button to enter your selection.
7. Press the
Eject/Continue
button (to move backward) until the H ink out
Reset
light(s) representing the correctly aligned pattern come(s)
on. See the table below.
Ink out light indicators for correctly aligned pattern
Black
H H H H ink out
Pattern #
1 On
2 —
3 On
4 —
5 On
6 —
7 On
8 —
9 On
10 —
11 On
12 —
13 On
14 —
15 On
For example, to select pattern 8 from the sample above,
press the
Eject/Continue
yellow H ink out light comes on.
8. Press the
Cleaning
printer returns to print head alignment mode.
9. If other numbered patterns on the first printout (shown in
step 3) are misaligned, repeat steps 2 through 9.
10. When you're finished aligning the print head, press the
P
button to save the alignment setting and turn
Operate
off the printer.
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button (to move forward) or the
Cyan Magenta Yellow
H H H H ink out H H H H ink out H H H H ink out
— — —
On — —
On — —
— On —
— On —
On On —
On On —
— — On
— — On
On — On
On — On
— On On
— On On
On On On
On On On
or button until the
Reset
button to enter your selection. The