Perform A Manual Print Head Alignment (Windows)
Follow the steps below to perform a Manual Print Head Alignment in Windows:
Note: After confirming that the cable is connected and the printer is powered on, perform the following step.
- Confirm that the print is powered on and open the paper output tray.
- Load three letter sized sheets of plain paper into the Automatic Sheet Feeder.
- Open the printer's Properties window.
- Click the 'Maintenance' tab and click 'Custom Settings'.
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- Select 'Align heads manually' (make sure the box is checked), and click 'Send'.
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Note: The settings will remain this way until changed again.
- Click 'OK' to send the settings to the printer.
- On the Maintenance tab and click the 'Print Head Alignment' icon.
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- The message below is displayed. After confirming the two points below, click 'Print Head Alignment'.
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- The following message is displayed. Click 'OK'.
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Note: The power lamp flashes during cleaning operation. Do not perform other operations. After cleaning has finished, the first head alignment pattern will be printed.
- The following message is displayed. After printing has finished, click 'Yes'.
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- Refer to the printed sheet, and select the pattern with the fewest visible vertical stripes in Column A.
- Enter the selected pattern's number in the Column A box.
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<1> Example of highly visible vertical stripes in the pattern.
<2> Example of the fewest visible vertical stripes in the pattern.
- Similarly, enter the selected numbers in the boxes for column B to F.
- After all numbers have been entered, click 'OK'. The following message is displayed.
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- Click 'OK' after confirming that paper is set in the sheet feeder. Another pattern printing will print.
- When the following message is displayed, click 'OK' to continue.
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- Refer to the printed sheet, and enter the numbers on the next screen. Select the pattern with the fewest visible vertical stripes in Columns G through K. If all the patterns seem to be similar, leave the fields at the default setting. Click 'OK'.
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- The third pattern prints.
- Refer to the printed sheet, and enter the numbers on the Print Head Alignment window the same way as with the previous patterns.
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Note: Manual Print Head Alignment is complete.