User`s guide

Aligning the Print Head 115

Aligning the Print Head

If your printouts look grainy or vertical lines appear jagged, you may need to align

the print head.

Note:

You can also use the buttons on the RX500 to align the print head (see the on-screen

Reference Guide for instructions). For best results, we recommend you use the print

head alignment utility, as described in this section.

1. Make sure the RX500 is turned on and not printing, and the ! error light

is off.

2. Load several sheets of plain letter-size paper (see page 13 for instructions).

3. Do one of the following:

Windows: Right-click the icon on the Windows taskbar and click

Head Alignment.

Macintosh OS X: Double-click

EPSON Printer Utility in your Applications

folder. Select

SP RX500 Series in the Printer List and click OK. Then click

the

Print Head Alignment button.

Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: From your application’s File menu, choose

Page

Setup

or Print. Click the button in the printer settings or page setup

dialog box. Then click the

Print Head Alignment button.