Perform a Print Head Alignment (Windows) iP2000

Article ID: ART159567 | Date published: 06/09/2015 | Date last updated: 08/18/2015
 

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Perform a Print Head Alignment (Windows) iP2000

Solution

Perform a Print Head Alignment (Windows)

  1. Open the Printers folder:

    For Windows 7
    • Click / Select the 'Start' button from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and then click on 'Devices and Printers'.
    • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Printing Preferences' from the menu that appears.

    For Windows Vista

    • Click / Select the 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, 'Control Panel', 'Hardware and Sound', and then click on 'Printers'. Note: If you are in 'Classic' view, click 'Printers' directly from the 'Control Panel'.
    • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Preferences' from the menu that appears.

    For Windows XP Home Edition

    • Click / Select the 'Start' button from the bottom left of the Windows screen, 'Control Panel,' 'Printers and Other Hardware,' and 'Printers and Faxes.'
    • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Preferences' from the menu that appears.


    For Windows XP Professional Edition

    • Click 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and 'Printers and Faxes.'
    • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Preferences' from the menu that appears.


    For Windows 2000

    • Click / Select 'Start' from the bottom left of the Windows screen, and 'Settings,' then 'Printers.'
    • Click your right mouse button on the listing for your printer, and then select 'Properties' from the menu that appears.

  2. Right-click the printer icon to open Properties.



  3. Click the Maintenance tab and click 'Print Head Alignment'.



  4. The message is displayed. After confirming the three points below, click 'OK'.

    • Is the printer powered on?
    • Is the paper thickness lever to the left?
    • Is Letter-sized plain paper set in the printer?



  5. When the message below is displayed, click OK. Print head cleaning is started. During cleaning operations, the power lamp flashes and other operations should not be performed. After cleaning has finished, the head alignment pattern will be printed.



  6. The following message is displayed. After printing has finished, click Yes.



  7. Refer to the printed sheet, and enter the numbers on the next screen.

    Select the pattern with the fewest visible vertical stripes in column A. Enter the selected pattern's number in the column A box.

    Similarly, enter the selected numbers in the boxes for column B to K.




    <1>
    Example of highly visible vertical stripes in the pattern.
    <2> Example of the fewest visible vertical stripes in the pattern.

    After all numbers have been entered, click 'OK'.

  8. The following message is displayed. Click 'OK' and the Print Head Alignment operation completes. You will return to the Maintenance dialog box.

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