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Maintaining Your Printer 43
Aligning the Print Head
If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may need to align the print
head. Your printer must be connected to a local port, not on a network, to use the
Print Head Alignment utility. Follow these steps:
1. Make sure the printer is on but not printing, and letter-size paper is loaded.
Tip: For best results, load Epson ink jet paper in the printer whenever you check
the print head alignment.
2. Windows: Open an application and select Print from the File menu. Click
Properties or Preferences. Then click the Utility tab.
Macintosh OS X: Open the Applications folder on your hard drive.
Double-click EPSON Printer Utility and select SP 1280 in the printer list. Then
click OK.
3. You see the Utility menu. Click the Print Head Alignment button.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen
to print an alignment page for black
printing. You see this window on
your screen: