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Aligning the Print Head Position
Print head alignment corrects the installation positions of the print head and improves deviated colors
and lines.
The procedure for performing print head alignment is as follows:
Print Head Alignment
1.
Open the
printer driver setup window
2.
Click Print Head Alignment on the Maintenance tab
The Start Print Head Alignment dialog box opens.
3.
Load paper in the machine
Load three sheets of A4 size or Letter size plain paper into the cassette.
4.
Execute head alignment
Make sure that the machine is on and click Align Print Head.
Follow the instruction in the message.
Note
To check the current setting before you adjust the print head position, click Print Alignment
Value.
5.
Check the printed pattern
Enter the numbers of the patterns with the least amount of streaks in the associated boxes.
Clicking the patterns with the least amount of streaks in the preview window, will automatically set
their numbers in the associated boxes.
When you have entered all the necessary values, click OK.
Note
If you look at the print results and still cannot determine which pattern is the one with the least
amount of streaks, see your machine manual.
6.
Check the adjustment pattern that is printed next
Follow the instruction in the message.
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