Epson 2200 User Manual

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Maintaining Your Printer

3. Windows: Right-click the

printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right

corner of your screen) and select

Print Head Alignment

Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: Choose

File

Page Setup

Click the

utility button, then click the

Print Head Alignment

button.

Macintosh OS X: Open the

Applications

folder and select

EPSON Printer

Utility

. Select

SP 2200

in the printer list, click

, and select

Print Head

Alignment

4. Follow the instructions on the screen to

print a test page. You see this window:

5. On the test page, select the pattern with

the two vertical lines most precisely
printed on top of each other. You may
need to use a magnifying glass or loupe.

Select one pattern each for rows 1 and 2. Then enter the number of the best
pattern for each row in the corresponding boxes on the screen. Then click

If number 7, 8, or 9 is not the best-aligned pattern, click

Realignment

to print

another test page and repeat this step.

6. Follow the instructions on the next screen to print the next test page.

7. On the test page, select the pattern

with the least noticeable band of
white or black between the two
rectangles.

Note: The bands in your test print
may not be as apparent as the ones in
this example. This adjustment affects
only high-speed printing on plain
paper.

Best pattern in
this example