Align the Print Head

If your printouts become grainy or blurry, or you see dark or light bands across them, you may need to align the print head.

Note:
Banding may also occur if your print head nozzles need cleaning.

You can align the print head using your Epson printer’s control panel or your software. See these sections below:

Using the Control Panel

From the Computer

Using the Control Panel

1.	Load a few sheets of plain paper in the sheet feeder.

2.	Press the Setup button.

3.	Press  or  until you see Head Alignment, then press  Start.

The alignment sheet prints.

4.	Look at pattern #1 and find the patch that is most evenly printed, with no noticeable streaks or lines.

5.	Press + or – until the number for that patch appears in the LCD screen.

6.

Press .

7.	Repeat steps 4 to 6 for each of the other alignment patterns.

8.	When you finish, press  Start and you see a message indicating alignment is complete.

From the Computer

1.	Load a few sheets of plain paper in the sheet feeder.

2.	Windows: Right-click the  printer icon in the bottom right corner of your screen (the taskbar) and select Print Head Alignment.

Macintosh:
Open the Applications folder, then open the Epson Software folder, and open EPSON Printer Utility 4. Then select Print Head Alignment.

3.	Follow the on-screen instructions to print an alignment sheet.

Note:
Do not press the  Stop/Clear Settings button to cancel printing of the alignment sheet.

4.	Check the alignment pattern that prints and compare it to the alignment criteria on your screen.

5.	Enter the number of the best pattern and click Next.

Note:
If no patterns are aligned, choose the closest one and click Realignment. Then print another alignment sheet and check it.

6.	Follow the on-screen instructions to print and compare each alignment sheet, or click Skip.