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Aligning the Print Head
Aligning the print head position allows you to print without shifts in the color registration.
1. With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter paper in the printer.
2. Print the Pattern.
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(1) Press the <Maintenance> button.
(2) Press [>] three times to display 04 on the LCD.
(3) Press the <OK> or <Set> button. The pattern is printed.
3 Align the Print Head.
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(1) Observe the printed patterns and check the pattern in which vertical stripes are least noticeable. If the patterns in column H are not uniform, select the pattern in which white stripes are least noticeable (check marks in above example).
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(2) Using [<] or [>] (cursor buttons), display the pattern number (+7 to - 3) of the checked pattern in column A.
(3) Press the <OK> or <Set> button. The screen for selecting a pattern in column B ( b ) appears.
Note: To cancel an operation, press the Maintenance button and retry the procedure
from the beginning.
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Repeat the above procedure to determine the pattern numbers (+7 to - 3) of the checked patterns in columns B through E and the pattern numbers (+5 to - 5) of the checked patterns in columns F through K. When pattern numbers have been determined up to column K, maintenance mode number 04 is displayed again and head alignment is complete.
4. Exit the maintenance mode.
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(1) Press the <Maintenance> button. You can exit the maintenance mode.