Please read these instructions very carefully before proceeding.
This utility lets you align the print head of your Epson Stylus inkjet
printer. Misuse of this utility may cause your print quality to degrade
and possibly damage your printer. This utility has not been reviewed by
Seiko Epson for correctness, and is offered with no warranty at all. The
entire risk of using this utility lies with you.
This utility prints
%d test patterns. Each pattern looks very similar.
The patterns consist of a series of pairs of vertical lines that overlap.
Below each pair of lines is a number between
%d and
%d.
When you inspect the pairs of lines, you should find the pair of lines that
is best in alignment, that is, that best forms a single vertical line.
Inspect the pairs very carefully to find the best match. Using a loupe
or magnifying glass is recommended for the most critical inspection.
It is also suggested that you use a good quality paper for the test,
so that the lines are well-formed and do not spread through the paper.
After picking the number matching the best pair, place the paper back in
the paper input tray before typing it in.
Each pattern is similar, but later patterns use finer dots for more
critical alignment. You must run all of the passes to correctly align your
printer. After running all the alignment passes, the alignment
patterns will be printed once more. You should find that the middle-most
pair (#
%d out of the
%d) is the best for all patterns.
After the passes are printed once more, you will be offered the
choices of (s)aving the result in the printer, (r)epeating the process,
or (q)uitting without saving. Quitting will not restore the previous
settings, but powering the printer off and back on will. If you quit,
you must repeat the entire process if you wish to later save the results.
It is essential that you not turn your printer off during this procedure.
