Epson XP-4200 how to align the print head from the control panel
When printouts are grainy or blurry, vertical lines are misaligned, or dark or light horizontal bands appear.
Steps
- Load a few sheets of plain paper in the product.
- Press the home button, if necessary.
- Select Maintenance > Print Head Alignment.
- For misaligned vertical lines or a blurry printout, select Vertical Alignment, print the alignment sheet and select the number of the pattern with the least separation or overlap for each set. For horizontal banding, go to the next step.
- Select Horizontal Alignment, print the alignment sheet and select the number of the pattern with the least separation or overlap.
- Follow the rest of the on-screen instructions to finish the alignment.
Banding can also mean the nozzles need cleaning.
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, p. 182
Other XP-4200 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. Cleaning uses ink, so clean only when print quality declines.
- 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 run a product checkTo find out whether the product itself is working when printing from a computer fails.
- How to restore control panel settings to their defaultsWhen a control panel or network setting causes a problem.
Sources
- User's Guide, XP-4200/XP-4205. Epson America, Inc. Document CPD-62196, revision CPD-62196R3, 258 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.