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.

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, open EPSON Printer Utility3, select your printer (if necessary), and click OK. Then select Print Head Alignment.

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

Note:
Do not press the  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 (if available) to skip a particular alignment sheet.