Specifications

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Aligning the Print Head
Before using the printer, you should align the print head to ensure accurate,
clean printouts. Make sure you’ve run a nozzle check, as described on
page 1-37, before you begin. If the print nozzles are clogged, the alignment
patterns won’t print correctly and your print head alignment won’t be
accurate.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on. Then load roll paper that is at least
24 inches wide (you can use the roll paper that came with your printer).
2. Press the
SelecType
button on the control panel. You see
PRINTER
SETUP
.
3. Press
u
so you see
HEAD ALIGNMENT
, then press
r
. You see
PAPER
THKNS
.
4. Press
r
so that
*STD
appears on the display. This is the correct
thickness setting for most EPSON papers. If you’ll be printing on one of
the papers listed below after completing the alignment, use the
u
and
d
buttons to select the appropriate thickness setting for that paper.
5. Press
Enter
.
6. Press the
d
button to select the mode you want to perform the
adjustment in (
BI-D BLACK
,
BI-D ALL
, or
UNI-D ALL
).
If you’ll be printing non-photographic images with black ink only, select
BI-D BLACK
. Otherwise, perform a
UNI-D ALL
adjustment, followed
by
BI-D ALL
.
7. Press the
Enter
button to print the alignment patterns.
Thickness setting Paper type
3N For EPSON Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) and
Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (250)
0N For film
0.0 to 1.6 mm For non-EPSON media
TIP
Use the paper that came
with your printer for
printing the alignment
pattern. That way, you’ll
save your higher-quality
paper for actual print
jobs.
Note
If you’re performing a
BI-D ALL adjustment, it’s
important to perform the
UNI-D ALL adjustment
first.
Printer Guide.book Page 39 Monday, April 22, 2002 3:02 PM