Epson R200 Aligning the Print Head

Aligning the Print Head

If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, or you see light or dark horizontal banding, you may need to align the print head.

1.Turn on the printer.

2.Load several sheets of plain, letter-size paper.

3.Do one of the following:

■Windows: Right-click the 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 Printer Utility. Select SP R200 Series in the printer list, click OK, then select Print Head Alignment.

■Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: From the File menu, select Page Setup or Print. Click the utility icon, then select Print Head Alignment.

4.Follow the instructions on the screen to print the alignment pattern. You see a window like this one:

5.On the test page, select the square without any visible bands. You may need to use a magnifying glass or loupe.

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