User Manual

Aligning the Print Head Position Manually

Print head alignment corrects the installation positions of the print head and improves deviated colors and

lines.

This printer supports two head alignment methods: automatic head alignment and manual head alignment.

Normally, the printer is set for automatic head alignment.

If the printing results of automatic print head alignment are not satisfactory, perform manual head alignment.

The procedure for performing manual print head alignment is as follows:

Print Head Alignment

Open the printer driver setup window

Click Custom Settings on the Maintenance tab

The Custom Settings dialog box opens.

Note

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If the printer is off or if communication between the printer and the computer is disabled, an

error message may appear because the computer cannot collect the printer status.

If this happens, click OK to display the most recent settings specified on your computer.

Switch head alignment to manual

Check the Align heads manually check box.

Apply the settings

Click OK and when the confirmation message appears, click OK.

Click Print Head Alignment on the Maintenance tab

The Start Print Head Alignment dialog box opens.

Load paper in the printer

Load two sheets of A4 size or Letter size plain paper into the cassette 1.

Important

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The cassette 2 is not available for the print head alignment procedure. Be sure to load paper in