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11. Close the scanner.
12. Press the B ink button. The Epson Stylus CX begins
charging ink and the P On light starts flashing. This takes
about one minute. When it’s finished, the
P On light stops
flashing and remains on, and the B ink light goes out.
Caution:
Never turn off the Epson Stylus CX while the
P On light is
flashing or you’ll waste ink.
Note:
If the
B ink light stays on (not flashing), the ink cartridge may not
be installed correctly. Press the
B ink button again and reinstall
the ink cartridge until it clicks into place.
Aligning the Print Head
If your printouts look grainy or blurry, 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. Turn on the Epson Stylus CX all-in-one.
2. Load several sheets of paper.
3. Windows: Right-click the printer icon on your taskbar
(in the lower right corner of your screen). Select
Print Head
Alignment
.
Macintosh OS X: Open the
Applications folder and select
EPSON Print Utility. Select your Epson Stylus CX in the
printer list, click
OK, and select Print Head Alignment.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to print a vertical
alignment sheet. You see a window like this one:
5. 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 an aligned pattern, choose the one that’s
closest to being aligned. Click
Realignment and then Print
to print another alignment sheet and repeat this step.
6. Click
Print to print a black horizontal alignment sheet.
After it’s printed, you see a window like this one:
7. Look at the printout and select the pattern with no gap or
line between the rectangles. Enter the number for that
pattern in the box on the screen and click
Next.
