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 the control panel or your software.

Using the Control Panel

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

2.	Press Setup.

3.	Select Maintenance and press OK.

4.	Select Head Alignment and press OK.

5.	Press  Start.

The alignment sheet prints.

6.	Check the alignment pattern that prints. Find the pattern in each set that has the least visible vertical lines.

7.	Press  to enter the number of the best pattern in the first set, then repeat for the other sets.

8.	Press OK when you’re done.

From the Computer

1.	Load a few sheets of plain paper in the rear 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, open the EPSON Printer Utility2, select SP RX680 Series, and click OK. 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.	If necessary, 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.	When you’re done, click Finish.