Epson WF-2930 how to align the print head from the control panel
When printouts are blurry or horizontal banding appears.
Steps
- Make sure there are no errors on the LCD screen.
- Load a few sheets of plain paper in the product.
- Press the home button, if necessary.
- Select Maintenance > Print Head Alignment.
- Select Vertical Alignment if the printout is blurry, or Horizontal Alignment if it has horizontal banding.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to print an alignment sheet. Do not cancel printing while the pattern prints.
- For Vertical Alignment, select the number of the pattern with the least separation or overlap for each pattern. For Horizontal Alignment, select that number once.
- Select Dismiss.
Source: Adjusting Print Quality: Aligning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel Source: Adjusting Print Quality: Aligning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel, pp. 232-233
Other WF-2930 procedures
- How to replace an ink cartridgeWhen the LCD screen says to replace an ink cartridge, or to replace one before then if print quality is poor.
- How to run a nozzle check from the control panelWhen printouts are light or banded, to see whether the print head nozzles are clogged before cleaning.
- How to clean the print head from the control panelWhen the nozzle check pattern has gaps. The print head cannot be cleaned when a cartridge is expended; replace the cartridge first.
- How to run a Power Cleaning from the control panelWhen white or dark lines or missing nozzles remain after cleaning the print head several times.
- How to clear a paper jam inside the productWhen the LCD screen reports paper jammed inside the product.
- How to clear a paper jam in the rear coverWhen the LCD screen reports paper jammed in the rear cover.
- How to clear a document jam in the automatic document feederWhen originals jam in the ADF.
- How to run a product checkTo find out whether the product itself is working when printing from a computer fails.
Sources
- User's Guide, WF-2930. Epson America, Inc. Document CPD-62192, revision CPD-62192 (revision code not printed), 327 pages, en-US. files.support.epson.com (PDF). Listed on the manufacturer's support page. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
Page numbers are the numbers printed in the manual. Where this page and the manual differ, follow the manual.