Checking and Aligning the Print Head
Checking and Aligning the Print Head
Auto Nozzle Check and
Auto Cleaning
You can turn on Auto Cleaning and Auto Nozzle Check
from the printer’s control panel to automatically check
and clean the print head nozzles before each print job.
First, make sure paper is loaded in the tray.
1 Press the Menu button.
2 Press the button to display PRINTER SETUP.
Then press the Menu button.
3 Press the button to display AUTO CLEANING.
Then press the Menu button.
4 Press the button to choose ON, then press the
Menu button to confirm the setting.
5 Press the button.
6 Press the button to display AUTO NZL CK. Then
press the Menu button.
7 Press the button to choose ON, then press the
Menu button to confirm the setting.
8 Press the Pause button.
Note: You can manually run a cleaning cycle by
pressing the Menu button and holding it for more
than 3 seconds.
Aligning the Print Head
If your prints look grainy or blurry, or you see
misregistration or “ghosting,” you need to align the print
head. Follow these steps to align the print head:
1 Make sure the printer is turned on. Then load
Epson Enhanced Matte or Premium Luster
Photo Paper.
2 Press the Menu button.
3 Press the button to display HEAD ALIGNMENT.
Then press Menu. You see PAPER THKNS.
4 Press the Menu button again so that *STD appears
on the display. This is the correct thickness setting for
most Epson papers, including Enhanced Matte Paper
and Premium Luster Photo Paper.
5 Press the Menu button to register the
value, then press the
button to display
PAPER THKNS again.
6 Press the button to display ALIGNMENT.
7
Press the Menu button to display AUTO, then press
Menu again. You see UNI-D (uni-directional). This
is the type of alignment to start with.
8
Press the Menu button again to start the alignment
process. Head alignment takes about 7 minutes.
Caution: Make sure you don’t open the top cover or
turn off the printer during the alignment process.
9 When the uni-directional alignment is finished, press
the button until you see BI-D 2-COLOR.
Then press the Menu button again to start the
bi-directional black alignment.
10 When the bi-directional black alignment is finished,
press the button until you see BI-D ALL. Then
press the Menu button again.
11 When the final alignment is finished, press the
Pause button.
