Aligning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Photo R200 Printer Basics Manual

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 plain, letter-size paper.
3. Do one of the following:
■
Windows: Right-click the
corner of your screen). Select
■
Macintosh OS X: Open the
Printer Utility
select
Print Head Alignment
■
Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: From the File menu, select
. Click the
Print
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to print the alignment pattern.
You see a window like this one:
5. On the test page, select the square without any visible bands. You may need to
use a magnifying glass or loupe.
icon on your taskbar (in the lower right
Print Head Alignment
Applications
. Select
SP R200 Series
.
utility icon, then select
.
folder and select
in the printer list, click
Page Setup
Print Head Alignment
Aligning the Print Head
EPSON
, then
OK
or
.
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