You can
align the print head using a utility on your Windows or Mac
computer.
Load a
few sheets of plain paper in the cassette (or in cassette 1 if your
product has two cassettes).
Do one
of the following:
Windows: Access the WindowsDesktop and
right-click the product icon in the Windows taskbar.
OS X 10.6/10.7/10.8/10.9: In the Apple menu or
the Dock, select System Preferences.
Select Print & Fax,
Print & Scan, or Printers & Scanners, select your
product, and select Options &
Supplies. Select Utility and
select Open Printer Utility.
OS X 10.5: In the Apple menu or the Dock, select
System Preferences. Select
Print & Fax, select your
product, and select Open Print
Queue. Select Utility.
Select
Print Head Alignment.
Click
Next, then click Print to print an alignment sheet.
Note: Do not
cancel printing while you are printing a head alignment
pattern.
You see a window like this:
Check
the printed pattern and follow the instructions on the screen to
choose the number representing the best printed pattern for each
set.
After
choosing each pattern number, click Next.
If no
patterns are aligned in one or more of the sets, choose the closest
one in each set and click Realignment. Then print another alignment sheet
and check it.
Note: Click
Skip (where available) if you want
to skip a particular alignment sheet.