Epson C42 Series User Manual

Maintaining Your Printer

If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may need to align the print 
head. Your printer must be connected directly to your computer (not over a network) 
to use the Print Head Alignment utility. 

Load plain paper that’s at least 8.27 inches (210 mm) wide to prevent 
ink from spraying inside the printer and smudging your printouts. 

1. Make sure the printer is turned on, but not printing, and letter-size plain paper is 

loaded.

2. Do one of the following:

■

Windows: Right-click the 

 printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right 

corner of your screen) and select 

Print Head Alignment

.

■

Macintosh OS 8.5.1 to 9.x: Open the File menu and choose 

Page Setup 

or

 

Print.

 Then click the 

 Utility button. In the Utility menu, click the 

 

Print Head Alignment

 button.

■

Macintosh OS X: Double-click the 

Applications

 folder on your hard drive. 

Double-click 

EPSON Printer Utility

, select the 

C42 Series

 printer in the 

Printer List window, and click 

OK

. Then click the 

 

Print Head Alignment 

button.

3. Follow the instructions on the 

screen to print a test page. You see 
this window:

4. On the printed page, select the 

pattern that shows the two vertical 
lines most precisely printed on top 
of each other. You may need to use 
a magnifying glass.

Select one pattern each for rows 1, 
2, and 3. Then enter the number of 
the best pattern for each row in the 
corresponding boxes on the screen.