Epson 850Ne User Manual
Maintenance and Transportation
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7. If your print quality has not improved, repeat the steps
above. If you don’t notice any improvement after doing this
two or three times, check the print quality solutions in
Chapter 6.
two or three times, check the print quality solutions in
Chapter 6.
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look
something like this, with the lower pattern colored cyan,
magenta, and yellow:
something like this, with the lower pattern colored cyan,
magenta, and yellow:
Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be
complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern. If your printout
looks okay, you’re done. If any dots are missing, as shown
below, clean the print heads again; see page 5-6 for instructions.
complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern. If your printout
looks okay, you’re done. If any dots are missing, as shown
below, clean the print heads again; see page 5-6 for instructions.
Aligning the Print Heads
If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may
need to align the print heads. You can align the print heads in
either of the following two ways:
need to align the print heads. You can align the print heads in
either of the following two ways:
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With the print head alignment utility
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Using the printer’s control panel buttons
missing dots
Note:
If you installed Status
Monitor 2, you can use the
Print Head Alignment
utility.
If you installed Status
Monitor 2, you can use the
Print Head Alignment
utility.
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