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Print Head Alignment
If your printouts become grainy or blurry, you notice misalignment of vertical lines, or you see dark or
light horizontal bands, you may need to align the print head.
Note:
Banding may also occur if your print head nozzles need cleaning.
Aligning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel
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Aligning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel
You can align the print head using the control panel on your product.
1.
Make sure there are no errors on the LCD screen.
2.
Load a few sheets of plain paper in the cassette (or in Cassette 1 if your product has two cassettes).
3.
Press the
home button, if necessary.
4.
Select
Settings
>
Maintenance
>
Print Head Alignment
.
5.
Select one of the following options:
•
Vertical Alignment
if your printout is blurry.
•
Horizontal Alignment
if your printout contains horizontal banding.
6.
Follow the on-screen instructions to print an alignment sheet.
Note:
Do not cancel printing while you are printing head alignment patterns.
7.
Check the printed patterns on the alignment sheet and select the following on the LCD screen,
depending on the alignment pattern you printed:
•
Vertical Alignment
: For patterns 1 through 4, select the number representing the pattern with the
least amount of separation or overlap.
Summary of Contents for C11CG36201
Page 1: ...WF 7710 WF 7720 User s Guide ...
Page 2: ......
Page 67: ...67 3 Slide the edge guides outward 4 Slide the edge guide to your paper size ...
Page 76: ...76 3 Open the rear paper feed slot and push it back 4 Slide out the edge guides ...
Page 151: ...151 You see an Epson Scan 2 window like this ...
Page 153: ...153 You see an Epson Scan 2 window like this ...
Page 155: ...155 1 Start Epson Scan 2 You see this window ...
Page 166: ...166 DSL connection 1 Telephone wall jack 2 DSL filter 3 DSL modem ...
Page 167: ...167 ISDN connection 1 ISDN wall jack 2 Terminal adapter or ISDN router ...
Page 247: ...247 You see a window like this 5 Click Print ...
Page 285: ...285 Front 6 Open the duplexer ...
Page 286: ...286 7 Carefully remove any jammed paper stuck inside 8 Reinstall the duplexer ...