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Manually Aligning the Print Head - stylus photo manual

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Manually Aligning the Print Head 1. Turn on the printer. 2. Load letter-size Epson Presentation Paper Matte. 3. Do one of the following: Windows: Right-click the icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen). Select Print Head Alignment. Note: If the icon does not appear, click Start > Printer (and Faxes), right-click on EPSON Stylus Photo R1800, and select Printing Preferences. Select the Maintenance tab and click Print Head Alignment. Mac OS X: Open the Applications folder and select EPSON Printer Utility. Select SP R1800, click OK, and select Print Head Alignment. 4. Click the Manual button, then click OK. You see a screen like this as the printer prints an alignment check pattern: 5. On the check page, select the box in each pattern that has the least noticeable lines in it. You may need to use a magnifying glass or loupe. Select one box for each pattern numbered 1 through 3. Then enter the box number for each pattern in the boxes on the screen. If box #5 is not the best-aligned box in each pattern, click Realignment to print another test page and repeat this step. 6. When box #5 is the best-aligned in all the patterns, click Finish. Maintaining Your Printer 81

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Maintaining Your Printer
81
Manually Aligning the Print Head
1.
Turn on the printer.
2.
Load letter-size Epson Presentation Paper Matte.
3.
Do one of the following:
Windows
: Right-click the
icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of
your screen). Select
Print Head Alignment
.
Note:
If the icon does not appear, click
Start > Printer (and Faxes)
, right-click on
EPSON Stylus Photo R1800
, and select
Printing Preferences
. Select the
Maintenance tab and click
Print Head Alignment
.
Mac OS X
: Open the
Applications
folder and select
EPSON Printer Utility
.
Select
SP R1800
, click
OK
, and select
Print Head Alignment
.
4.
Click the
Manual
button, then click
OK
.
You see a screen like this as the printer
prints an alignment check pattern:
5.
On the check page, select the box in each
pattern that has the least noticeable lines in
it. You may need to use a magnifying glass
or loupe.
Select one box for each pattern numbered
1 through 3. Then enter the box number
for each pattern in the boxes on the screen.
If box #5 is
not
the best-aligned box in each pattern, click
Realignment
to print
another test page and repeat this step.
6.
When box #5 is the best-aligned in all the patterns, click
Finish
.