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Caution:
Load plain paper that’s at least 8.27 inches (210 mm) wide to prevent
ink from spraying inside the printer and smudging your printouts.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on, but not printing, and letter-size plain paper is
loaded.
2. Do one of the following:
■
Windows:
Right-click the
printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right
corner of your screen) and select
Print Head Alignment
.
■
Macintosh OS X
: Double-click the
Applications
folder on your hard drive.
Double-click
EPSON Printer Utility
, select the
C44 Series
printer, and click
OK
. Then click
Print Head Alignment
.
■
Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x:
Open the File menu and choose
Page Setup
or
.
Click the
utility button, then click the
Print Head Alignment
button.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page. You see this window:
4. On the printed page, select the pattern that shows the two vertical lines most
precisely printed on top of each other. You may need to use a magnifying glass.
Select one pattern each for rows 1, 2, and 3. Then enter the number of the best
pattern for each row in the corresponding boxes on the screen.
5. Click
Realignment
to print another test page. Make sure the pattern numbered 8
in each row is the best aligned. If not, repeat step 4 and step 5.