Aligning The Print Head; Taking Picturemate With You - Epson PictureMate Flash - PM 280 - PictureMate Flash Compact Photo Printer Product Information Manual

PictureMate Flash (PM 280)
6. Check the pattern to see if there are any gaps in the lines.
OK
Needs
cleaning
7. If there are no gaps, press
If there are gaps, press
No
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,
refer to the on-screen User's Guide for additional solutions.

Aligning the Print Head

If you have moved PictureMate and the 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 so you can print the head
alignment pattern.
2. Press .
Menu
3. Press or to highlight
4. Press or to select
You see a confirmation screen:
5. Press again to continue.
OK
PictureMate Flash (PM 280)
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to finish.
Yes
to clean the print head again. You
and press
Maintenance
and press
Head Alignment
6. Press
7. Look at the printed squares to determine which one is the
most even, with no streaks or white lines. (You may need to
use a magnifying glass.)
8. Press or
( to ) in set #1. Then press
1 9
9. Press or
( to ) in set #2. Then press
1 9
PictureMate aligns the print head and exits the
Maintenance menu.
Note: The number that you enter becomes the default setting (#5)
the next time you align the print head.

Taking PictureMate With You

PictureMate's handle makes it easy to carry short distances.
If PictureMate is going to travel a longer distance, pack it
carefully to protect it from getting damaged.
Caution: Keep PictureMate out of the sun and don't leave it in your
.
OK
car or other location where it can get too hot or too cold. Otherwise,
.
OK
PictureMate may be damaged or ink may leak.
1. Remove any CDs, if you have one installed in the CD drive
(PictureMate Flash only).
2. Remove any installed memory cards.
3. Press the
4. Wait until the
cord from the power outlet.
5. Remove all paper and printed photos.
6. Unplug the power cable and any connected USB cables or
device from PictureMate.
8/06
. The alignment pattern is printed:
Print
to highlight the number for the best square
.
OK
to highlight the number for the best square
.
OK
button to turn off PictureMate.
On
light goes out, then unplug the power
On
Best pattern
Misaligned pattern