Testing The Printer; Calibrating The Printer - Epson Stylus Color Stylus Color IIs User Manual

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Once you install an ink cartridge, do not open the ink
cartridge clamp or remove the cartridge except to replace it
with a new one. Once you remove a cartridge, do not reuse
it. Reusing a cartridge that has been removed may damage
the print head.
12.Press the Alt button again to return the print head to its
home position. (Even if you do not press Alt, the printer
moves the print head back to its home position about
60 seconds after you close the clamp.)
After you install the black ink cartridge, the printer charges
the ink delivery system. This takes about one minute.
During this time, the Pause light flashes. When the
printer finishes charging, the Pause light stays on without
flashing.
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Make sure the printer completes the ink charging process even
if you plan to reinstall the color print head unit. If the
charging process is not completed, the printer may be damaged.
13.Close the printer cover.
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Never turn off the printer while the Pause light is
flashing.
When you are ready to discard an ink cartridge, always
remove it from the print head unit first. Do not discard the
print head unit.
When you switch between print head units, always leave
the ink cartridge installed. Once you remove a cartridge, do
not reuse it. Reusing a cartridge that has been removed
may damage the print head.
Use only genuine EPSON ink cartridges and do not refill
them. Other products may cause damage to your printer
that is not covered by EPSON's warranties.
When you want to print in color again, replace the
monochrome print head unit with the color print head unit.
In order to maintain optimum print quality, the printer
periodically performs a cleaning operation. You may notice
the cleaning cycle being performed when the printer has
been on for a while without being used or when you turn it
on after it has been off for a while.
You may also need to manually activate a cleaning cycle if
you notice a decline in print quality.
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Testing the Printer

Before continuing, test the printer to make sure it is
functioning properly. For the self test, use paper that is at
least 8.25 inches (210 mm) wide; otherwise ink sprays
directly onto the platen and can smear subsequent pages.
1. Press the POWER switch to turn off the printer.
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Never turn off the printer by unplugging it or turning off a
power strip. Always turn off the printer by pressing the
POWER switch.
2. While holding down the Load/Eject button, press the
POWER switch to turn on the printer.
The printer begins printing in 360 dpi (dots per inch) on the
first and last lines of the first sheet of paper to measure
the page length. Then it prints character samples on the
next sheet using the available fonts and, when the color
print head is installed, available colors.
3. To end the self test, press the Pause button and then turn
off the printer. Otherwise, the test continues until the
paper in the sheet feeder runs out.
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Do not turn off the printer before pressing the Pause button.
If the quality of the test output is not good, you may need to
run a cleaning cycle to clean the print heads. (It may take as
many as five cleaning cycles to fully solve the problem.)

Calibrating the Printer

Your printer has been calibrated at the factory so that vertical
lines in your text and graphics are properly aligned. If you
notice misaligned images in printouts, however, you can
calibrate the printer with the Bi-D Calibration Utility. You
calibrate the printer twice—once with the monochrome print
head installed and once with the color print head installed.
You may need to do this after moving the printer to a new
location, for example.
You can copy the Bi-D Calibration Utility from the Windows
printer driver diskette to your hard disk, or run it from the
diskette when needed. Follow these steps:
1. If you did not install the Bi-D Calibration Utility on your
hard disk, insert the driver diskette in your computer's
diskette drive.
2. Make sure Windows Program Manager is running.
3. To open the Bi-D Calibration Utility, choose Run from
the File menu. The Run dialog box appears.
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