Aligning The Print Heads - Epson Stylus Photo User Manual

Maintenance and Transportation
Caution:
To avoid damaging the
printer, never move the
print heads by hand.
Follow these steps to replace an ink cartridge before the B black
or A color ink out light is flashing or on:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing.
2. Lower the output tray and raise the printer cover.
3. Press the E load/eject button and hold it down for a few
seconds until the print heads move to the left.
4. Pull up the ink cartridge clamp. The cartridge rises up from
its holder.
5. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it
carefully.
6. Follow the steps in the previous section, "Installing the
New Cartridge," to install the new ink cartridge.

Aligning the Print Heads

If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may
need to align the print heads. Follow these steps:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and paper is loaded.
2. Access the Main printer settings dialog box as described in
Chapter 1.
3. Click the
Utility
(Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.
4. Click the
Print Head Alignment
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page
and select the correct alignment.
5-8
tab (Windows) or the
icon.
button
Utility