Epson Stylus CX4200 Series/Epson Stylus CX4800 Series
11. Close the scanner.
12.Press the B ink button. The Epson Stylus CX begins charging ink and the P On light starts flashing. This takes about one minute. When it’s finished, the P On light stops flashing and remains on, and the B ink light goes out.
Caution:
Never turn off the Epson Stylus CX while the P On light is flashing or you’ll waste ink.
Note:
If the B ink light stays on (not flashing), the ink cartridge may not be installed correctly. Press the B ink button again and reinstall the ink cartridge until it clicks into place.
Aligning the Print Head
If your printouts look grainy or blurry, or you see light or dark horizontal banding, you may need to align the print head.
Note:
Banding may also occur if your cartridges are low on ink or you need to clean the print head.
1.Turn on the Epson Stylus CX
2.Load several sheets of paper.
3.Windows: 
printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen). Select Print Head Alignment.
Macintosh OS X: Open the Applications folder and select EPSON Print Utility. Select your Epson Stylus CX in the printer list, click OK, and select Print Head Alignment.
4.Follow the instructions on the screen to print a vertical alignment sheet. You see a window like this one:
5.Look at the four sets of patterns in your printout. For each set, if you see a pattern with no visible vertical lines, enter its number in the corresponding box on the screen and click
Next.
If you can’t find an aligned pattern, choose the one that’s closest to being aligned. Click Realignment and then Print to print another alignment sheet and repeat this step.
6.Click Print to print a black horizontal alignment sheet. After it’s printed, you see a window like this one:
7.Look at the printout and select the pattern with no gap or line between the rectangles. Enter the number for that pattern in the box on the screen and click Next.
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