Aligning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Photo 780 Printer Basics Manual

Aligning the Print Head

If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may need to align the print
head. Your printer must be connected to a local port, not on a network, to use the
Print Head Alignment utility.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on, but not printing, and letter-size paper is
loaded.
Load paper that's at least 8.27 inches (210 mm) wide to prevent ink
from spraying inside the printer and smudging your printouts. For the
best results, load EPSON ink jet paper in the printer whenever you
check the print head alignment.
2. If you have an application running, access the printer settings dialog box as
described on page 8 (Windows) or page 13 (Macintosh).
Or, with Windows, click
the
EPSON Stylus Photo 780
Windows 98, or Windows Me),
(Windows 2000).
Preferences
3. Windows: Click the
Macintosh: Click the
4. You see the Utility menu. Click the
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to
print a test page. You see this window:
6. On the printed page, select the pattern
that shows the two vertical lines most
precisely printed on top of each other.
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.
7. Click
Realignment
page. Make sure the pattern numbered 8
in each row is the best aligned. If not, repeat steps 6 and 7.
8. When you're finished, click
, point to
Start
icon, then select
Document Defaults
tab.
Utility
Utility button.
to print another test
.
Finish
, and select
Settings
Properties
(Windows NT), or
Print Head Alignment
. Right-click
Printers
(Windows 95,
Printing
button.
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