Introduction

How to Achieve the Best Quality

Appropriate menu according to purpose
Printing on EPSON genuine media with the best quality
Printing on non-EPSON media with the best quality

To get the best quality, we recommend certain menus in the EPSON Printer Service Utility 2 depending on your purpose. Refer to the table below.

Appropriate menu according to purpose

Purpose	Appropriate Menu
Printing on EPSON genuine media with the best quality	Auto Adjustment (Nozzle Check, Bidirectional Alignment, Unidirectional Alignment) For details, see Printing on EPSON genuine media with the best quality.
Printing on non-EPSON media with the best quality	Auto Adjustment (Nozzle Check, Bidirectional Alignment, Unidirectional Alignment) Custom Paper Setup Activate Custom Paper For details, see Printing on non-EPSON media with the best quality.
Recovering print head nozzles that were not recovered after several normal print head cleanings	Power Head Cleaning
Getting print information (job time, ink and media consumption) of the last 10 jobs	Printer Information (Job Information)
Getting custom setting information set in the printer	Printer Information (Custom Paper Information)
Getting the printer status	Printer Information (Status Sheet)
Updating printer firmware	Firmware Update
Using the custom settings file with a third party application that can read the file	Custom Paper File

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Printing on EPSON genuine media with the best quality

Perform Auto Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning in the "Auto Adjustment" menu.

If the nozzles are not recovered after print head cleaning, go to the "Power Head Cleaning" menu to perform power head cleaning.

Perform Auto Bidirectional Alignment in the "Auto Adjustment" menu.

Perform Auto Unidirectional Alignment in the "Auto Adjustment" menu.

Note:

If you are not satisfied with the results of automatic adjustment or if you use uncoated media, go to "Bidirectional Alignment" or "Unidirectional Alignment" to perform manual alignment.

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Printing on non-EPSON media with the best quality

Perform Auto Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning in the "Auto Adjustment" menu.

If the nozzles are not recovered after print head cleaning, go to the "Power Head Cleaning" menu to perform power head cleaning.

Perform Auto Bidirectional Alignment in the "Auto Adjustment" menu.

Perform Auto Unidirectional Alignment in the "Auto Adjustment" menu.

Note:

If you are not satisfied with the results of automatic adjustment or if you use uncoated media, go to "Bidirectional Alignment" or "Unidirectional Alignment" to perform manual alignment.

Go to the "Custom Paper Setup" menu to set and save the appropriate parameters into the printer.

Go to the "Activate Custom Paper" menu to activate the setting saved in the printer.

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