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EPSON Stylus C40UX

Make sure plain paper (not special ink jet paper) is loaded in the printer and click Print nozzle check pattern. Then click Print. The nozzle check pattern prints (see the next section for details).

5.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.

If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the solutions in the electronic Reference Guide on your printer software CD-ROM. 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.

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. Each black and colored area should be complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern, as shown below:

❏If your printout looks okay, you’re done.

❏If any dots or lines are missing (as shown below), clean the print head again; see the previous section for instructions.

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.

1.Make sure the printer is turned on, but not printing, and letter-size plain paper (not special ink jet 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.

2.Do one of the following:

❏Windows: right-click the Status Monitor 3 icon on the right side of the Windows taskbar. Then click Print

Head Alignment.

❏Windows: click Start, point to Settings, then select

Printers. Right-click the EPSON Stylus C40UX printer icon and select Properties (Windows 98 or Me)

or Printing Preferences (Windows 2000). Click the Utility tab, then click the Print Head Alignment button.

❏Macintosh: Open the File menu and choose Page Setup or Print. Click the Utility button, then click the

Print Head Alignment button.

3.Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page. You see the alignment window.

4.On the printed page, select the pattern that shows the two vertical lines most precisely printed on top of each other. You may need to use a magnifying glass.

Select one pattern each for rows 1, 2, and 3. Then enter the number of the best pattern for each row in the corresponding boxes on the screen.

5.Click Realignment to print another test page. Make sure the pattern numbered 8 in each row is the best aligned. If not, repeat steps 3 and 4.

6.When you’re finished, click Finish.

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