You see a screen like this:

4.Click the Automatic button, if necessary, then click OK.

5.On the next screen, click Start. The printer then prints and checks an alignment pattern. It then prints and checks two more patterns.

6.When alignment is finished, click Finish on the last screen.

Manually Aligning the Print Head

1.Turn on the printer.

2.Load 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.

Mac OS X: Open the Applications folder and select EPSON Printer Utility. Select SP R800 in the printer list, click OK, and select Print Head Alignment.

Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x: Choose File > Page Setup or Print. Click the utility icon, then select Print Head Alignment.

4.Click the Manual button, then click OK.

You see a screen like this as the printer prints an alignment check pattern:

5.On the check page, select the box in each pattern that has the least noticeable lines in it. You may need to use a magnifying glass or loupe.

Select one box each for pattern numbered 1 through 3. Then enter the box number for each pattern in the boxes on the screen.

86 Maintaining Your Printer