Aligning The Print Head; Cleaning The Printer - Epson Stylus Photo 2000P Product Information

Aligning the Print Head

If your printouts contain jagged characters or misaligned
vertical lines, you may need to align the print head. Your
printer must be connected to a local port, not on a network, to
use the Print Head Alignment utility.
The utility is in two parts and takes approximately 15 minutes
to complete. Follow these steps:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and
letter-size paper is loaded.
Load paper that's at least 8.27 inches (210 mm) wide to
prevent ink from spraying inside the printer and
smudging your printouts.
For the best results, use a photo-quality paper, such as
EPSON Archival Matte Paper, to check the print head
alignment. Don't use plain, recycled, or photocopier
paper.
2. If you have an application running, access the printer
settings dialog box.
Or, with Windows, click
select . Right-click your
Printers
printer icon in the Printers window. Select
2000P
(
Properties Document Defaults
in Windows 2000).
Printing Preferences
3. Windows: Click the
Utility
Macintosh: Click the
4. You see the Utility menu. Click the
button.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a test page.
6. Select the best line from the first group of lines on the
printout, then enter its number in box #1 on screen. Select
the line with the cleanest, straightest edges. Then choose the
best line in the second group, and enter its number in
box #2 on screen.
, point to , then
Start Settings
EPSON Stylus Photo
in Windows NT or
tab.
Utility button.
Print Head Alignment
pick the best line
7. If you want to check the results, click
another test page. Make sure the middle line (numbered 8)
in each group is the best. If it isn't, you may need to repeat
step 6 more than once. When done, click
with the second part of the alignment utility.
8. Follow the instructions on screen to print two columns of
boxes.
9. Select the box with the smoothest gray from the first
column, then enter its number in box #1 on screen. Select
the box where individual colors can't been seen or that
doesn't look pixelated. Then choose the best box from the
second column and enter its number in box #2 on screen.
10. If you want to check the results, click
print another set of boxes. Make sure the middle box
(numbered 5) in each column is the best. If it isn't, you may
need to repeat step 9 more than once.
11. When done, click

Cleaning the Printer

To keep your printer working at its best, you should clean it
several times a year. Follow these steps:
1. Turn off the printer and wait for the Ppower light to go
out.
2. Unplug the power cord and disconnect the printer cable.
3. Remove all the paper from the sheet feeder.
4. Clean the exterior of the printer with a soft, damp cloth.
5. Clean ink out of the printer's interior with a soft, damp
cloth.
Don't clean the gears or touch any other parts inside the
printer, except as described below.
Never use a hard or abrasive brush, or alcohol or thinner
for cleaning; they can damage the printer components
and case.
Don't get water on the printer components and don't
spray lubricants or oils inside the printer.
If you notice streaks of ink marring your printouts, your
printer's paper eject rollers may be dirty. You can clean the
rollers using the cleaning tool that came with your printer (or
you can just use cotton swabs). Follow these steps:
1. Plug in the printer, but make sure it's turned off and the
Ppower light is not on.
2. Place several sheets of plain paper in the printer.
3. Dampen the cleaning tool, and then squeeze out any excess
water.
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