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Aligning the Print Head

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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 paper is loaded. Tip: For best results, load Epson ink jet paper in the printer whenever you check the print head alignment. 2. Windows: Open an application and select Print from the File menu. Click Properties or Preferences. Then click the Utility tab. Macintosh OS X: Open the Applications folder on your hard drive. Double-click EPSON Printer Utility and select SP 1280 in the printer list. Then click OK. 3. You see the Utility menu. Click the Print Head Alignment button. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to print an alignment page for black printing. You see this window on your screen: Maintaining Your Printer 43

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Maintaining Your Printer
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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 paper is loaded.
Tip:
For best results, load Epson ink jet paper in the printer whenever you check
the print head alignment.
2.
Windows
: Open an application and select
Print
from the File menu. Click
Properties
or
Preferences
. Then click the
Utility
tab.
Macintosh OS X:
Open the
Applications
folder on your hard drive.
Double-click
EPSON Printer Utility
and select
SP 1280
in the printer list. Then
click
OK
.
3.
You see the Utility menu. Click the
Print Head Alignment
button.
4.
Follow the instructions on the screen
to print an alignment page for black
printing. You see this window on
your screen: