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Aligning the Print Head Using the Computer, Windows, Print Head Alignment, Macintosh, Applications

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Note: The square you select becomes the middle square (#5) the next time you align the print head. Aligning the Print Head Using the Computer You can align the print head using your computer. 1 Make sure PictureMate is connected to your computer and paper is loaded. 2 Windows: Right-click the printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen). Select Print Head Alignment. Macintosh: Open the Applications folder and select EPSON Printer Utility3. Select PictureMate in the printer list, click OK, and select Print Head Alignment. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to print the alignment pattern. Best pattern Misaligned pattern 68 4 You see a window like this: 5 Look at the printed squares to determine which one is the most even, with no streaks or white lines. (You may need to use a magnifying glass.) 6 Enter the number of the best square in each pattern (1 to 9) in the boxes on the screen. Then click Finish. If you can't find a square without lines or streaks, choose the one that looks the best. Then click

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Note: The square you select becomes the middle square
(#5) the next time you align the print head.
Aligning the Print Head Using the Computer
You can align the print head using your computer.
1
Make sure PictureMate is connected to your
computer and paper is loaded.
2
Windows
: Right-click the
printer icon on
your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your
screen). Select
Print Head Alignment
.
Macintosh
: Open the
Applications
folder and
select
EPSON Printer Utility3
. Select PictureMate
in the printer list, click
OK
, and select
Print Head
Alignment
.
3
Follow the instructions on the screen to print the
alignment pattern.
4
You see a window like this:
5
Look at the printed squares to determine which
one is the most even, with no streaks or white
lines. (You may need to use a magnifying glass.)
6
Enter the number of the best square in each
pattern (1 to 9) in the boxes on the screen. Then
click
Finish
.
If you can’t find a square without lines or streaks,
choose the one that looks the best. Then click
Best pattern
Misaligned
pattern