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Maintaining PictureMate

Aligning the Print Head

Using the Print Head Alignment utility
Using the control panel buttons

If you have moved PictureMate and print quality is not as good as it was before — for example, you see misaligned vertical lines or light or dark horizontal banding — you may need to align the print head.

Using the Print Head Alignment utility

For Windows

Follow the steps below to align the print head using the Print Head Alignment utility.

Check that no warnings or errors are displayed on the LCD panel.

Make sure that paper is loaded in the paper support.

Access the printer driver.

For Windows

Click the Maintenance tab, then click the Print Head Alignment button.

Follow the on-screen instructions to align the print head.

For Mac OS X

Follow the steps below to align the print head using the Print Head Alignment utility.

Check that no warnings or errors are displayed on the LCD panel.

Make sure that paper is loaded in the paper support.

Access the EPSON Printer Utility dialog box.

For Mac OS X

Click the Print Head Alignment button in the Utility dialog box.

Follow the on-screen instructions to align the print head.

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Using the control panel buttons

Make sure that the printer is turned on and no warnings or errors are displayed on the LCD panel.

Load a sheet of photo paper.
See Loading Paper

Press the Mode button to select .

Press the or button to select Align Print Head.

Press the Start button to print the alignment pattern.

The following alignment sheet is printed.

Look at the alignment pattern in each set and find the patch which is most evenly printed, with no noticeable streaks or lines.

Press the or button to highlight the number for the best pattern (1 to 9).

Press the Start button to exit the alignment screen.

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