Epson R2400 User's Guide - Page 87

You see a screen like this: 4. Click the Automatic button, if necessary, then click OK. 5. On the next screen, click Start. The printer prints and checks an alignment pattern, and then prints and checks two more patterns. 6. When alignment is finished, click Finish on the last screen. Manually Aligning the Print Head 1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing. 2. Load 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. 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 with the least noticeable lines. You may need to use a magnifying glass. 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 87