Aligning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Photo 900 Product Information Manual

EPSON Stylus Photo 900
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Examine the nozzle check pattern you printed. Each staggered
line should be solid, with no gaps, as shown.
If your printout looks okay, you're done.
If you see any gaps (as shown below), clean the print head
again.

Aligning the Print Head

If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, or you see
light or dark horizontal banding, you may need to align the
print head.
1. Turn on the printer.
2. Load several sheets of paper.
3. Windows: Right-click the
(in the lower right corner of your screen). Select
.
Alignment
Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: From the File menu, select
or . Click the
Page Setup Print
click the
Print Head Alignment
Macintosh OS X: Open the
EPSON Printer Utility
click , and select
OK Print Head Alignment
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page.
You see this window:
EPSON Stylus Photo 900
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printer icon on your taskbar
Print Head
button, then
Utility
button.
folder and select
Applications
. Select in the printer list,
SP 900
.
5. On the test page, select the pattern with the two vertical
lines most precisely printed on top of each other. You may
need to use a magnifying glass or loupe.
Select one pattern each for rows 1 through 3. Enter the
number of the best pattern for each row in the
corresponding boxes on the screen. Then click
If you can't find an aligned pattern, choose the one that's
closest to being aligned. Then click
another test page and repeat this step.
After you click
Next
6. Click to print the first pattern on the next test page.
Print
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Realignment
, you see this window:
.
Next
to print