Aligning the Print Head Manually from a Windows PC - TS3120 / TS3122

Article ID: ART167892

Date published: 06/20/2017

Date last updated: 07/17/2019

Description

This article explains how you can manually align the print head for your PIXMA TS3120 / TS3122 from a Windows PC.

Solution

Any error in the print head installation position can cause color and line shifts. Adjusting the print head position improves print results.

Print head position can be adjusted either automatically or manually.

To manually align the print head from a Windows PC, follow the steps below.

Print Head Alignment

Open the Canon IJ Printer Assistant Tool.
Check that the printer power is on, and then click Custom Settings.

The Custom Settings dialog box appears.
Set to manual adjustment.
Select Align heads manually.
Apply settings
Click OK.

When the confirmation message appears, click OK.
Click Print Head Alignment.
The Print Head Alignment dialog box appears.
Load paper in the printer.
In the rear tray, load 2 sheets of plain A4-sized or Letter-sized paper.
Run head position adjustment.
Click Start. Perform the necessary operations by following the message instructions.

Important
- While the printer is printing, do not open the printer cover.
Check printed patterns

Click Yes when the message appears.

In each entry field, enter the number of the pattern with the least prominent streaks or stripes from among the printed patterns.

You can also enter numbers into the entry fields automatically by clicking relevant pattern in the preview.

After completing the entries, click OK.

Note
- If the patterns are not uniform, select the pattern with the least prominent vertical streaks.
  
  (A) Less prominent vertical streaks
  
  (B) More prominent vertical streaks
- If the patterns are not uniform, select the pattern with the least prominent horizontal stripes.
  
  (A) Less prominent horizontal stripes
  
  (B) More prominent horizontal stripes
Check message content, and click OK.

The print head adjustment patterns on the second sheet are printed.

Important
- While the printer is printing, do not open the printer cover.
Check printed patterns

In each entry field, enter the number of the pattern with the least prominent stripes from among the printed patterns.

You can also enter numbers into the entry fields automatically by clicking relevant pattern in the preview.

After completing the entries, click OK.

Note
- If the patterns are not uniform, select the pattern with the least prominent horizontal stripes.
  
  (A) Less prominent horizontal stripes
  
  (B) More prominent horizontal stripes
Complete head position adjustment

Click OK.

The adjustment of the head position is complete.