Using The Print Head Alignment Utility; Using The Control Panel To Align The Print Heads; Using Special Media - Epson Stylus Color 850 Manual

Using the Print Head Alignment Utility

Follow these steps to run the utility (Windows or Macintosh):
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and paper is loaded.
Caution:
Load paper that's at least 8.27 inches (210 mm) wide. This
prevents ink from spraying inside the printer and smudging your
printouts. For the best results, load EPSON ink jet paper to check
your alignment.
2. Access the printer settings dialog box.
3. Click the Utility tab (Windows) or the Utility button
(Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.
4. Click the Print Head Alignment icon.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page
and select the correct alignment.
Using the Control Panel to Align the Print
Heads
Follow these steps to align the print heads:
1. Make sure the printer is turned off and paper is loaded.
Then open the printer cover.
Caution:
Load paper that's at least 8.27 inches (210 mm) wide. This
prevents ink from spraying inside the printer and smudging your
printouts. For the best results, load EPSON ink jet paper to check
your alignment.
2. Hold down the load/eject button and the
E
button and turn on the printer. Then release the buttons.
After a moment, the printer prints an instruction sheet
telling you how to select a language for the alignment
instructions.
3. Press the correct control panel buttons as instructed to select
a language. The printer prints instructions for aligning the
print heads.
4. Follow the instructions on the sheet to align the print heads.
When you're finished, turn off the printer to exit the
alignment mode.

Using Special Media

When you print on special media, you need to be careful
about choosing the correct Media Type and Paper Size
settings in your printer software. The table on the following
page lists the available EPSON media and the corresponding
Media Type setting for each one in your printer software.
Media name
EPSON 360 dpi Ink Jet
Paper
EPSON Iron-on Cool Peel
Transfer Paper
EPSON Special Coated
Paper for 360 dpi Printing
EPSON High Quality Ink Jet
Paper
EPSON Photo Quality Ink
Jet Paper
EPSON Special Coated
Paper for 720 dpi Printing
EPSON Photo Quality Ink
Jet Cards
EPSON 720 dpi Index Card
EPSON Photo Quality Self
Adhesive Sheets
EPSON Photo Quality
Glossy Paper
EPSON Photo Paper
black cleaning
Y
EPSON Photo Quality
Glossy Film
EPSON High Quality
Glossy Paper
EPSON Photo Stickers
(refill)
EPSON Ink Jet
Transparencies
EPSON Iron-On Transfer
Paper
3/98
EPSON Stylus COLOR 850
Size Media Type setting
A4 360 dpi Ink Jet Paper
Letter
Letter
Letter
A4 Photo Quality Ink Jet
Letter Paper
A4
Letter
Legal
Letter
4.1 5.8 (A6)
8 10
4.1 5.8 (A6)
A4
A4 Photo Paper
Letter
4 6
A4
Letter
Panoramic
A4 Photo Quality Glossy
Letter Film
4.1 5.8 (A6)
Letter
4.1 5.8 (A6)
A4 Ink Jet Transparencies
Letter
Letter
EPSON Stylus COLOR 850
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