Aligning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Photo 870 Printer Basics Manual

8. Press down the ink cartridge clamp until it
locks in place. (The color clamp is a bit
harder to close than the black clamp.)
9. If you need to replace the other ink cartridge,
repeat steps 4 through 8 before continuing
with step 10.
10. Press the
button and close the printer cover. The
printer moves the print head and begins charging the ink delivery system.
The Ppower light flashes, and the printer makes noise. Charging takes about one
minute. When it's finished, the Ppower light stops flashing and stays on.

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. Follow these steps:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and letter-size paper is
loaded.
2. If you have an application running, access the printer settings dialog box as
described on page 16 (Windows) or page 21 (Macintosh).
Or, with Windows, click
your
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orange ink cartridge replacement
Never turn off the printer while the Ppower light is flashing, unless
the printer hasn't moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes.
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. Don't use plain,
recycled, or photocopier paper.
Start
printer icon in the Printers window. Select
in Windows NT).
, point to , then select
Settings
. Right-click
Printers
Properties