Aligning the Print Head Manually from a Mac - MG6800 Series
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Date published: 04/11/2018 |
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Date last updated: 04/11/2018 |
Description
This article shows how you can align the print head for your printer manually from a Mac.
Solution
Print head alignment corrects the installation positions of the print head and improves deviated colors and lines.
The procedure for performing manual print head alignment from a Mac is as follows:
Print Head Alignment
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Select Custom Settings from the pop-up menu on the Canon IJ Printer Utility.
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Check the Align heads manually check box.
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Click Apply and when the confirmation message appears, click OK.
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Select Test Print from the pop-up menu on the Canon IJ Printer Utility.
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Click the Print Head Alignment icon.
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Load two sheets of A4 size or Letter size plain paper into the cassette.
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Make sure that the printer is on and click Align Print Head.
The first pattern is printed.
Important
- Do not open the operation panel while printing is in progress.
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Check the printed pattern
Enter the numbers of the patterns with the least noticeable streaks in the associated boxes, and click OK.
- If it is difficult to pick the best pattern, pick the setting that produces the least noticeable vertical streaks.
(A) Least noticeable vertical streaks
(B) Most noticeable vertical streaks
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Confirm the displayed message and click OK
The second pattern is printed.
Important
- Do not open the operation panel while printing is in progress.
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Check the printed pattern
Enter the numbers of the patterns with the least noticeable stripes or streaks in the associated boxes, and click OK.
Note
- If it is difficult to pick the best pattern, pick the setting that produces the least noticeable horizontal stripes.
(A) Least noticeable horizontal stripes
(B) Most noticeable horizontal stripes
- If it is difficult to pick the best pattern, pick the setting that produces the least noticeable horizontal streaks.
(A) Least noticeable horizontal streaks
(B) Most noticeable horizontal streaks
Note
- After head alignment is completed, you can print and check the current setting. To do so, click the Print Head Alignment icon and when the message is displayed, click Print Alignment Value.
