Epson B163A - Manual (Page 44)

Maintaining Your Printer
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Aligning the Print Head
If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, or you see white or black horizontal
banding, you may need to align the print head.
Note: Your printer must be connected directly to your computer (not over a
network) to use the Print Head Alignment utility.
1. Turn on the printer.
2. Load plain, letter-size paper.
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 or Print . Click the
Utility button, then click the Print Head Alignment button.
Macintosh OS X: Open the Applications folder and select EPSON Printer
Utility . Select SP820 Series in the printer list, click OK , 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, 2, and 3. Then enter the number of the best
pattern for each row in the corresponding boxes on the screen. Then click
Finish .
If you can’t find an aligned pattern, click Realignment to print another test page,
then repeat this step.