Aligning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel
You can align the print head using the control panel on your product.
Make sure there are no errors on the LCD screen and the CD/DVD tray is not inserted for printing.
Load a few sheets of plain paper in the paper cassette.
Press the
home
button, if necessary.
Select
Maintenance
.
You see a screen like this:
Select
Print Head Alignment
.
Select one of the following options:
Vertical Alignment
if your printout is blurry.
Horizontal Alignment
if your printout contains horizontal banding.
Follow the on-screen instructions to print an alignment sheet.
Note:
Do not cancel printing while you are printing head alignment patterns.
Check the printed patterns on the alignment sheet and select the following on the LCD screen, depending on the alignment pattern you printed:
Vertical Alignment
: For patterns 1 through 7, select the number representing the pattern with the least amount of separation or overlap.
Horizontal Alignment
: Select the number representing the pattern with the least amount of separation or overlap.
Select
Done
.
Parent topic:
Adjusting Print Quality
Related tasks
Loading Paper in Cassette
Cleaning the Print Head Path
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