User manual EPSON STYLUS C84

[. . . ] EPSON Stylus® C84 Printer Basics Copyright Notice All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON product. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other equipment. [. . . ] The green power light flashes and the printer makes noise. When it's finished, the power light stops flashing and stays on. Note: Never turn off the printer while the power light is flashing, unless the printer hasn't moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes. 53 Aligning the Print Head If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, or you see light or dark horizontal banding, you may need to align the print head. Note: Banding may also occur if your cartridges are low on ink or you need to clean the print head. 1. Windows: Right-click the printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen). Macintosh OS X: Open the Applications folder and double-click the EPSON Printer Utility icon. Select C84 Series in the printer list, click OK, and select Print Head Alignment. Macintosh OS 8. 6 to 9. x: From the File menu, select Page Setup or Print. Click the Utility button, then click the Print Head Alignment button. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a black vertical alignment test page. You see this screen: Windows Macintosh 54 5. Look at the five sets of patterns in your printout. For each set, if you see a pattern with no visible vertical lines, enter its number in the corresponding box on the screen and click Next. If you can't find a pattern without any vertical lines, select the best pattern and click Realignment. Click Print to print the color vertical alignment sheet. You see this screen: Windows Macintosh 7. Look at the four sets of patterns in your printout. For each set, if you see a pattern with no visible vertical lines, enter its number in the corresponding box on the screen and click Next. If you can't find a pattern without any vertical lines, select the best pattern and click Realignment. Click Print to print a black horizontal alignment sheet. You see this screen: Windows Macintosh 9. In your printout, select the pattern with no gap or line between the rectangles. Enter its number in the box on the screen and click Next. If you can't find an aligned pattern, choose the best pattern and click Realignment. Click Print to print a color horizontal alignment sheet. [. . . ] If a claimed defect cannot be identified or reproduced, you will be held responsible for the costs incurred. 82 THE WARRANTY AND REMEDY PROVIDED ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME LAWS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY, THEN ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD IDENTIFIED ABOVE. UNLESS STATED HEREIN, ANY STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY ANY OTHER PERSON OR FIRM ARE VOID. [. . . ]