Epson R2400 User's Guide - Page 86

Aligning the Print Head, Automatically Aligning the Print Head - stylus photo ink jet printer

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11. Press the H ink button. The printer begins charging the ink delivery system. The green P power light and red H ink lights flash and the printer makes noise. Charging takes about 90 seconds. When it's finished, the green P power light stops flashing and stays on. The red H ink light and the light(s) above the cartridge(s) go out. Caution: Never turn off the printer while the green P power light is flashing, unless the printer hasn't moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes. Aligning the Print Head If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, or you see light or dark horizontal banding, you may need to align the print head. You can have the printer automatically check and align the print head or you can check and adjust it yourself. Automatically Aligning the Print Head 1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing. 2. Load at least three sheets of letter-size Epson Presentation Paper Matte (Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper). 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 R2400, 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 R2400, click OK, and select Print Head Alignment. 86 Maintaining Your Printer

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Maintaining Your Printer
11. Press the
H
ink button. The printer begins charging the ink delivery system.
The green
P
power light and red
H
ink lights flash and the printer makes noise.
Charging takes about 90 seconds. When it’s finished, the green
P
power light
stops flashing and stays on. The red
H
ink light and the light(s) above the
cartridge(s) go out.
Caution:
Never turn off the printer while the green
P
power light is flashing,
unless the printer hasn’t moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes.
Aligning the Print Head
If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, or you see light or dark horizontal
banding, you may need to align the print head. You can have the printer
automatically check and align the print head or you can check and adjust it yourself.
Automatically Aligning the Print Head
1.
Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing.
2.
Load at least three sheets of letter-size Epson Presentation Paper Matte (Photo
Quality Ink Jet Paper).
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 R2400
, 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 R2400
, click
OK
, and select
Print Head Alignment
.