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4. Type the drive and directory name where the utility is
located. For example, type
A:CALIBRAT
(or
C:\
directory
\CALIBRAT
if it is on your hard disk). Then
press
Enter
.
5. When you see the Calibration Utility screen, make sure
Stylus COLOR IIs
is selected as the printer. If it isn’t, use
↑ or ↓ to select it.
Also make sure
Print Calibration Pattern
is selected at the
bottom of the screen. (Use the
Tab
key to move down and
↑ to select it, if necessary.)
6. Press
Enter
to select
Calibrate
. The printer starts the
calibration process.
7. The next screen prompts you to enter an offset value to
align the print head.
Wait for 1 minute while the printer prints a page of multiple
patterns of vertical lines, each of which is assigned an
offset value. In most patterns, the vertical lines are slightly
misaligned. Look for the pattern that is most closely
aligned.
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Aligned Not aligned
8. Enter the offset value of the pattern that is most closely
aligned and press
Enter
. The printer prints another sheet
to verify that the alignment is correct.
9. If the vertical lines on the sheet are aligned, press
Enter
to
select
Done
. If the lines are not aligned, press
Tab
to
move to
Re-calibrate
; then press
Enter
to repeat the
calibration.
If you notice later that the vertical alignment of your printed
pages is off, repeat the calibration procedure.
Loading Plain Paper
This section explains how to load plain bond paper in the
printer. For instructions on loading coated or glossy paper,
envelopes, and transparencies, or on feeding paper one sheet
at a time, see the later appropriate section.
You can load up to 100 sheets of plain paper in the sheet
feeder. Be sure to load it with the printable surface facing up.
The printable surface is marked with an arrow on most plain
paper packaging.
1. Slide out the output tray located at the bottom of the
printer; then pull out the extension.
2. Slide the left edge guide on the sheet feeder to the left as far
as it will go.
3. Fan a stack of paper; then tap it on a flat surface to even the
edges.
4. Load the stack of paper, printable side up, so that its right
edge rests against the right side of the sheet feeder.
extension
output tray
EPSON Stylus COLOR IIs
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