Epson printer head badly out of alignment

van3605 wrote:

How do I access automatic printer head alignment software utility for an Epson WF-2540 printer on a Macbook Pro? When I print the head alignment page, only one color is printed (red) with no numbers and 3 sets of alignment rows. Or do I just toss the printer in the trash?

I believe with that (and other) models of Epson printers, you can clean the nozzles and align print heads using the touch screen on the printer, at least that's how I have always done it, I have never tried to do it with a separate utility. If the head is badly out of alignment, you may have to run the print head alignment (and/or clean the nozzles as well) multiple times, maybe 2, 3 or even 4 times in a row before it passes the test page tests. Running these alignments and cleaning cycles uses a lot of ink, by the way. No need to toss it in the trash (yet), but it turns out that the cost of a new printer is typically less than a full set of ink cartridges, so it is the ink use over time that comprises the real cost of a printer.

Hey there, van3605,

Thanks so much for using Apple Support Communities.

For help printing on your MacBook Pro, we want to recommend that you utilize the great information found in this article: Solve printing problems on Mac - Apple Support. That is a great resource for printing issues and more often than not should help you get this cleared up and get printing working again as expected.

If the issue continues to occur, go ahead and reach out to Epson directly here: Epson Official Support

We hope that this information is helpful.

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