Aligning The Print Head - Epson PictureMate Pal PM 200 Basics Manual

5
Press OK again to clean the print head. Cleaning
takes about 60 seconds. PictureMate Pal makes
some noise and you see a Cleaning message.
When cleaning is complete, PictureMate Pal prints
a nozzle check pattern.
6
Check the pattern to see if there are any gaps in
the lines.
OK
Needs
cleaning
7
If there are no gaps, press OK to go back to the
Maintenance menu.
If there are gaps, press Cancel to clean the print
head again. You may need to clean it two or three
times before the nozzles are clean.
If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three
times, see "Print Quality Problems" on page 46.
You can also turn PictureMate Pal off and wait
overnight to allow any dried ink to soften. Then try
cleaning the print head again.

Aligning the Print Head

If you have moved PictureMate Pal and print quality is
not as good as it used to be—if your prints look fuzzy
or have light or dark lines running through them—you
may need to align the print head.
1
Load paper in PictureMate Pal so you can print the
head alignment pattern. (See page 5 for details.)
2
Press Menu.
3
Press l or r to highlight Maintenance and press
OK.
4
Press l or r to select Head Alignment and press
OK.
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