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Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examine the nozzle check pattern you printed. Each staggered line should be solid,
with no gaps, as shown.

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If your printout looks okay, you’re done.

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If you see any gaps (as shown below), clean the print head again.

Aligning the Print Head Using the Computer

If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, or you see light or dark horizontal
banding, you may need to align the print head.

1. Make sure PictureMate is connected to your computer, and turned on but not

printing.

2. Load several sheets of PictureMate Photo Paper.

3. Windows: Right-click the

printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right

corner of your screen). Select

Print Head Alignment

Macintosh OS X: Open the

Applications

folder and select

EPSON Printer

Utility

. Select

PictureMate

in the printer list, click

, and select

Print Head

Alignment.

Macintosh OS 9: From the

File

menu, select

Page Setup

. Click the

utility button, then click the

Print Head Alignment

button.