Epson Stylus Photo R220
5.If the nozzle check pattern has no white lines or gaps (as shown below),
click Finish.
If the pattern has white lines or gaps (as shown below), click Clean to clean the print head again.
If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, you can also turn the printer off and wait
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,
3.Do one of the following:
❏Windows: 
icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen). Select Print Head Alignment.
❏Macintosh: Open the Applications folder and select
EPSON Printer Utility. Select SP R200 Series in the printer list, click OK, 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.
6.Select one square each for rows 1 to 4, then enter the number of the best square in the corresponding boxes on the screen. Then click Next.
If you can’t find a square without visible bands, choose the one that’s best. Then click Realignment to print another test page and repeat this step.
7.After you click Next, follow the instructions on the screen to print the next test page.
You see a window like this one:
8.On the test page, select the square without any visible bands. You may need to use a magnifying glass or loupe.
9.Select one square each for rows 1 to 4, then enter the number of the best square in the corresponding boxes on the screen. Then click Finish.
If you can’t find a square without visible bands, choose the one that’s best. Then click Realignment to print another test page and repeat this step.
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