The Control Panel
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Jamaica
Long.bk Rev. C
A5 size CONTP.FM
2/22/99 Pass 2
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Proof Sign-off:
Miyazaki _______
Yamanouchi _______
Jacqueline _______
If you find that any segments are missing from the test lines in the
pattern, you need to clean the print heads. Press the
Cleaning
button on the control panel for more than 3 seconds or access the
Head Cleaning utility from the EPSON printer utilities in your
software. SeeChapter 2, “Using the Printer Utilities”.
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Caution:
Before you start printing images, make sure that the nozzle check
pattern printing is complete. Otherwise, print quality may
decline.
Performing the head alignment
How to perform the head alignment by SelecType is described
below.
General flow of the head alignment procedure
Aligning the print heads
1. Load paper in your printer as described in “Using Roll Paper”
on page 81 or “Using Cut Sheet Media” on page 93.
Note:
When you load roll paper, select Roll Cutter Off. Paper that is too
thick may damage the paper cutter.
2. In SelecType mode, press the
SelecType
button until
HEAD
ALIGNMENT MENU
is displayed on the LCD panel.
1. Load Paper.
2. Set the paper thickness if necessary.
3. Print the alignment patterns (all or single).
4. For each alignment pattern, find the set that has
the smallest gaps and register the number.
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