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 turned on, but not printing, and letter-size paper is loaded.

Load paper that’s at least 8.27 inches (210 mm) wide to prevent ink from spraying inside the printer and smudging your printouts.

For the best results, load EPSON ink jet paper in the printer whenever you check the print head alignment.

2.If you have an application running, access the printer settings dialog box as described on page 6 (Windows) or page 10 (Macintosh).

Or, with Windows, click Start, point to Settings, then select Printers. Right-click the EPSON Stylus COLOR 880 icon in the Printers window. Select Properties in Windows 98 or Windows 95, Document Defaults in Windows NT, or Printing Preferences in Windows 2000.

3.Windows: Click the Utility tab.

Macintosh: Click the Utility button.

4.You see the Utility menu. Click the Print Head Alignment button.

5.Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page.

6.Select the most precise alignment pattern from the choices on the test page. Enter the number of the best aligned pattern following the instructions on the screen.

You may need to repeat steps 5 and 6 more than once to align your print head completely.

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