Aligning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Photo 960 Basic 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 EPSON Photo Quality Ink Jet paper.
3. Windows: Right-click the
corner of your screen) and select
Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: Choose
Utility button, then click the
Macintosh OS X: Open the
. Select
Utility SP 960
.
Alignment
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to
print a test page. You see this window:
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 4. Enter the number of the
best pattern for each row in the
corresponding boxes on the screen.
Then click
Next
If you can't find an aligned pattern, choose the one that's closest to being aligned.
Then click
Realignment
printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right
Print Head Alignment
File
Applications
in the printer list, click
.
to print another test page and repeat this step.
> or
Page Setup
Print Head Alignment
folder and select
, and select
OK
.
Click the
Print
.
button.
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