How to Use EPSON Printer Service Utility 2

Bidirectional Alignment

If you find vertical misalignment in the printout as shown below, try this menu and then the Unidirectional Alignment menu.

Bidirectional Alignment fixes misaligned vertical lines by bidirectional printing and allows very precise alignment of all eight colors, including black (Matte Black).

Note:

If you use coated media, you can perform easy and simple Bidirectional Alignment in the Auto Adjustment menu.

Select the media type you use from the Media Type list box. If you use non-EPSON media, select Other.

Note:

If your printer is set to the four colors ink combination, the printer will be in four color mode and the screen above shows only four colors.

Set the Paper Thickness.

If you selected EPSON genuine media name, the value appears automatically.

If you selected Other (non-EPSON media) for Media Type, type the value of the media in the Paper Thickness text box, from 1 to 16. For paper thickness information, see the specifications or contact the dealer for the media.

Note:

The units for the value are 0.1 mm. Therefore, you can specify a thickness from 0.1 to 1.6 mm.

Set the Platen Gap. Platen Gap is the height from the media loaded into the printer to the print-head. By adjusting this parameter, you may produce better image quality.

Note:

Setting Platen Gap to Narrow may produce better print quality, but make sure that the media does not wrinkle or touch the print head. Otherwise, the printed document or the print head surface may be damaged. Use Wide or Wider in such case.

If you selected Other for Media Type, this item is disabled until you type the Paper Thickness value.

The table below illustrates which Platen Gap parameter is available for the paper thickness.

	Platen Gap Parameters
Paper Thickness (mm)	Narrow	Standard	Wide	Wider
0.1 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.6	N/A
0.7 or more	N/A	N/A	N/A

Select an ink dot size from #1 to #4 depending on the media you use and the print mode you want to try. The table below illustrates which parameter is available for the media type and print quality.

	Print Quality*
Media Type	A	B	C	D	E	F
Premium Glossy Photo Paper Premium Semigloss Photo Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper	-	#2	#3	-	#2	#3
Proofing Paper Semimatte	-	#2	#3	-	#2	#3
Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper Premium Luster Photo Paper (250) Premium Glossy Photo Paper (250) Premium Semigloss Photo Paper (250) Premium Semimatte Photo Paper (250)	-	#1	#2	#1	#2	#3
Enhanced Matte Paper Archival Matte Paper Singleweight Matte Paper	-	#1	#2	#1	#2	#3
Watercolor Paper - Radiant White Smooth Fine Art Paper Textured Fine Art Paper Velvet Fine Art Paper	-	-	-	-	#2	#3
Plain Paper	#4	#1	#2	#1/#2	#2	-
Plain Paper (line drawing)	#4	#2	#2	#1/#2	#2	-
Tracing Paper	-	#2	#2	#1/#2	#2	-

* Print Quality A: Draft, B: Speed, C: Quality, D: Normal, E: Fine, F: Super Fine, Super Photo, Advanced Photo, Advanced Photo 2880

For Print Quality, refer to the printer driver.

Note:

If you use non-EPSON media, we recommend that you select all checkboxes from #1 to #4 to align all dot sizes.

Select the checkbox on the left to your selected number, from among #1 to #4. The corresponding row will be enabled.

Click Print to print an alignment sheet.

Look at the alignment sheet. Find the alignment pattern in each set, one for each color, that is vertically aligned. In the example below, 8 shows the best alignment.

Enter the number of each aligned pattern in the corresponding boxes. In the example above, enter 8 in the appropriate color box.

If you cannot find a properly aligned pattern, enter the number of the pattern that is closest to being aligned for that box.

Repeat the steps 7 and 8 for all colors.

Click the Save button. If an on-line error message appears, select STANDARD for the platen gap setting from the control panel of the printer. For the control panel operation, refer to the Reference Guide of the printer.

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