Printhead Alignment

A gap between the printhead and the media may cause ink misalignment that produces grainy or blurry printouts. This occurs due to the environmental temperature and humidity, inertial force of the printhead movements, direction of the printhead movement, and thickness and texture of the media.

Before you align the printhead, note the following:

Alignment varies depending on the loaded media. Align the printhead using the media on which you want to print and make sure you select the correct registered media settings entry.
When printing on paper loaded in the auto take-up reel, perform Print Head Alignment using the media loaded in the auto take-up reel in the same way as when printing.

The minimum adjustable media width is 11.8 inches (300 mm).
Run a nozzle check before you align the printhead. If there are any gaps in the nozzle check pattern, clean the printhead.