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Maintaining and Transporting the Printer | 6-7
Aligning the Print Head
If banding appears on your prints, or vertical lines are not straight, you need
to align the print head. Before you begin, load several sheets of one of these
types of paper, letter-size or larger, in the main paper tray:
•
Archival Matte Paper
•
Premium Glossy Photo Paper, or
•
Professional Glossy Paper
There are two ways to align the print head:
•
Using the Print Head Alignment utility in your printer software, as
described below (not available if you’re accessing the printer over a
network)
•
Using the printer’s control panel buttons, as described on page 6-9
Running the Print Head Alignment Utility
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the paper
described above is loaded in the main paper tray.
2. If you have an application running, access the printer settings dialog box
as described on page 3-2 (Macintosh) or page 4-1 (Windows).
Or, with Windows, click
Start
, point to
Settings
, and select
Printers
.
Right-click the
EPSON Stylus Pro 5500
printer icon. Then select
Properties
(Windows 95, 98, or Me),
Document Defaults
(Windows
NT), or
Printing Preferences
(Windows 2000).
3. Macintosh: Click the utility button.
Windows: Click the
Utility
tab.
4. Click the
Print Head Alignment button.