Epson Stylus Pro 4880 - Checking and Aligning the Print Head

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 to display PRINTER
SETUP. Then press the Menu button again.
2 Press the button to display AUTO CLEANING.
Then press the Menu button.
3 Press the button to choose ON, then press the
Menu button to confirm the setting.
4 Press the button.
5 Press the button to display AUTO NZL CK. Then
press the Menu button.
Note: When AUTO NZL CK is turned on, a nozzle
check pattern will print before each print job.
6 Press the button to choose ON, then press the
Menu button to confirm the setting.
7 Press the II 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
sheets of Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster
if you’re printing with Photo Black ink, or Epson
Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte if you’re
printing with Matte Black ink.
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, then press the
button to display STD. This is the correct thickness
setting for most Epson papers, including Epson
Ultra Premium Photo Paper Luster and Epson Ultra
Premium Presentation Paper Matte.
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.
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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.
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Menu
3sec.
HEAD ALIGNMENT
PAPER THKNS
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Press the Menu button again to start the alignment
process. Head alignment takes about 12 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. The alignment takes
about 7 minutes.
10 When the bi-directional black alignment is finished,
press the button until you see BI-D ALL. Then
press the Menu button again to start the final
alignment. The alignment takes about 17 minutes.
11 When the final alignment is finished, press the
II pause button.
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Menu
3sec.
ALIGNMENT AUTO
BI-D ALL
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