EPSON Stylus Photo 890

3.After the Ppower light stops flashing, do one of the following:

If your printer is connected directly to the computer, go to step 4 to run a nozzle check.

If you’re printing over a network, open an application and print a short document containing black and color data. Check the quality of your printout, then go to step 8.

4.If you have an application running, access the printer settings dialog box.

Or, with Windows, click Start, point to Settings, then select Printers. Right-click your EPSON Stylus Photo 890 printer icon in the Printers window. Then select Properties

(Document Defaults in Windows NT).

5.Windows: Click the Utility tab.

Macintosh: Click the Utility button.

6.Make sure paper is loaded in the printer, click the Nozzle Check button, and click Next. The nozzle check pattern prints. (See the next section for details.)

7.If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps in its dots, click

Finish.

If the pattern is missing dots, click Clean to clean the print head again.

8.If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the solutions in the Printer Basics book. You can also turn the printer off and wait overnight—this allows any dried ink to soften—and then try cleaning the print head again.

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 letter or A4-size paper to print the entire bidirectional pattern.

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.

Or, with Windows, click Start, point to Settings, then select Printers. Right-click the EPSON Stylus Photo 890 icon in the Printers window. Select Properties (Document Defaults in Windows NT).

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 line with the cleanest, straightest edges from the first group of lines on the printout, then enter its number in box #1 on screen. Then choose the best line in the second group, and enter its number in box #2 on screen.

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look something like this:

Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern. If your printout looks okay, you’re done. If any dots are missing, as shown below, clean the print head again; see page 10 for instructions.

missing dots

missing dots

missing dots

7.If you want to check the results, click Realignment to print another test page. Make sure the middle line (numbered 8) in each group is the best. If it isn’t, you may need to repeat step 6 more than once to align your print head completely.

8.Click Next and follow the instructions on the screen to print two columns of boxes.

9.Select the box with the least grainy appearance (smoothest gray) from the first column, then enter its number in box #1 on screen. Then choose the best box from the second column and enter its number in box #2 on screen.

10.If you want to check the results, click Realignment to reprint the boxes. Make sure the middle box (numbered 5) in each column is the best. If it isn’t, you may need to repeat step 9 more than once.

11.When done, click Finish.

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