Aligning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Photo 890 Basic Manual

Aligning the Print Head

If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may need to align the print
head. Your printer must be connected to a local port, not on a network, to use the
Print Head Alignment utility. Follow these steps:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and letter-size paper is
loaded.
2. If you have an application running, access the printer settings dialog box as
described on page 9 (Windows) or page 15 (Macintosh).
Or, with Windows, click
your EPSON Stylus Photo printer icon in the Printers window. Select
(
Document Defaults
3. Windows: Click the
Macintosh: Click the
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Never turn off the printer while the Ppower light is flashing, unless
the printer hasn't moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes.
Load letter or A4-size paper to print the entire bidirectional alignment
test pattern.
For the best results, load EPSON ink jet paper in the printer
whenever you check the print head alignment.
, point to
Start
in Windows NT,
tab.
Utility
Utility button.
, then select
Settings
Printing Preferences
. Right-click
Printers
Properties
in Windows 2000).