You can
align the print head using a utility on your Windows computer or
Mac.
Make sure there are no errors on the LCD
screen.
Load a few sheets of plain paper in Cassette
1.
Do one of the following:
Windows: Access the Windows Desktop 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 a vertical
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.
Vertical alignment
Horizontal alignment
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.