EPSON Stylus C80
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EPSON Stylus C80
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Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look
something like this:
Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be
complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern. If your printout
looks okay, you’re done.
If there are gaps in the lines, clean the print head again.
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 on but not printing, and letter-size
plain paper is loaded.
2. If you have an application running, access the printer
settings dialog box.
Or, with Windows, click
Start
, point to
Settings
, then
select
Printers
. Right-click your
EPSON Stylus C80
Series
printer icon in the Printers window. Select
Properties
(
Document Defaults
in Windows NT,
Printing Preferences
in Windows 2000).
3.
Windows
: Click the
Utility
tab.
Macintosh
: Click the
Utility button.
4. You see the Utility menu. Click the
Print Head Alignment
button.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a vertical
alignment test page.
6. Select the best line from the first group of lines on the
printout, then enter its number in box #1 on the screen.
Select the line with the cleanest, straightest edges.
7. Select the best line for each of the other groups of lines, and
enter its number in the appropriate box.
8. Do one of the following:
❏
If the middle line (number 8) in each group is the best,
your print head’s vertical alignment is correct. Click
Next
to continue.
❏
If you select a number other than 8 for any of the
groups, click
Realignment
and follow the instructions
on the screen to print another vertical alignment test
page. Repeat steps 6 through 8 until number 8 is the
best line for each of the groups. Then click
Next
to
continue.
9. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a horizontal
alignment test page. You see seven pairs of gray rectangles
on the printout.
10. Select the pattern with the least white or black banding
where the rectangles meet and enter the number on the
screen.
11. Do one of the following:
❏
If pattern number 4 is the best choice, your print head’s
horizontal alignment is correct. Click
Finish
.
❏
If you enter any number but 4, click
Realignment
and
follow the instructions to print another test page.
Repeat steps 10 and 11 until pattern number 4 is the
best choice. Then click
Finish
.
gaps in nozzle check pattern
Select the line in the first pattern with
the cleanest, straightest edges...
and enter its number in the
corresponding box on screen
