3.Windows: Right-click the printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen) and select Print Head Alignment.

Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: Choose File > Page Setup or Print. Click the

utility button, then click the Print Head Alignment button.

Macintosh OS X: Open the Applications folder and select EPSON Printer Utility. Select SP 2200 in the printer list, click OK, and select Print Head Alignment.

4.Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page. You see this window:

5.On the test page, select the pattern with the two vertical lines most precisely printed on top of each other. You may need to use a magnifying glass or loupe.

Select one pattern each for rows 1 and 2. Then enter the number of the best pattern for each row in the corresponding boxes on the screen. Then click Next.

If number 7, 8, or 9 is not the best-aligned pattern, click Realignment to print another test page and repeat this step.

6. Follow the instructions on the next screen to print the next test page.

7.On the test page, select the pattern with the least noticeable band of white or black between the two rectangles.

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Best pattern in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

this example

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: The bands in your test print may not be as apparent as the ones in

this example. This adjustment affects only high-speed printing on plain paper.

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