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 sheet feeder.

2.	Turn off the Epson Stylus NX200 Series.

3.	Hold down the Copies button as you press the  On button to turn the Epson Stylus NX200 Series back on. Hold down both buttons until the  On light begins to flash, then release the buttons.

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 the Copies button until the number for that patch appears in the Copies window.

6.	Press the  Start B&W button.

7.	Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each of the other alignment patterns.

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, open the EPSON Printer Utility3, select NX200 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 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.