FAQ ID: 8200529700
Release date: 27 July 2009
If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are otherwise unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position.
You need to prepare: two sheets of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper
2. Make sure that two or more sheets of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper are loaded in the Cassette.
3. Open the Front Tray gently, and pull out the Front Tray Extension.
4. Open the printer driver setup window.
5. Adjust the print head position.
(1) Click the Maintenance tab.
(2) Click Print Head Alignment.
(3) Confirm the displayed message, and click Align Print Head.
The print head alignment pattern will be printed and the printer will adjust the print head position automatically.
Do not perform any other operations until the printer completes the printing of the print head alignment pattern. This takes about 6 minutes.
1. Make sure that the power is turned on.
2. Make sure that two or more sheets of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper are loaded in the Cassette.
3. Open the Front Tray gently, and pull out the Front Tray Extension.
4. Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility.
5. Adjust the print head position.
(1) Select Test Print in the pop-up menu.
(2) Click Print Head Alignment.
(3) Confirm the displayed message, and click Align Print Head.
The print head alignment pattern will be printed and the printer will adjust the print head position automatically.
Do not perform any other operations until the printer completes the printing of the print head alignment pattern. This takes about 6 minutes.
1. Make sure that the printer is turned on.
2. Load two sheets of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette.
3. Open the Front Tray gently, and extend the Front Tray Extension.
4. Print the pattern.
(1) Open the printer properties dialog box.
(2) Click the Maintenance tab, then Custom Settings.
(3) Select the Align heads manually check box, then click Send.
(4) Confirm the displayed message and click OK.
(5) In the Maintenance sheet click Print Head Alignment.
(6) Confirm the displayed message and click Align Print Head.
(7) After the pattern is printed, click Yes.
The dialog for entering a print head alignment value is displayed.
5. Look at the first printout and adjust the print head position.
(1) Check the printed patterns and select the number of the pattern in column A that has the least noticeable vertical streaks.
(2) Repeat the procedure until you finish inputting the pattern number for column K, then click OK.
(3) Confirm the displayed message and click OK.
The second pattern is printed.
6. Look at the second printout and adjust the print head position.
(1) Check the printed patterns and select the number of the pattern in column L that has the least noticeable vertical streaks.
(2) Repeat the procedure until you finish inputting the pattern number for column T, then click OK.
Select the number of the pattern from column R to column T that has the least noticeable horizontal streaks.
(3) Confirm the displayed message and click OK.
1. Make sure that the printer is turned on.
2. Load two sheets of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette.
3. Open the Front Tray gently, and extend the Front Tray Extension.
4. Print the pattern.
(1) Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box.
(2) Select Custom Settings in the pop-up menu.
(3) Select the Align heads manually check box, then click Send.
(4) Confirm the displayed message and click OK.
(5) Select Test Print in the pop-up menu.
(6) Click Print Head Alignment.
(7) Confirm the displayed message and click Align Print Head.
The dialog for entering a print head alignment value is displayed.
5. Look at the first printout and adjust the print head position.
(1) Check the printed patterns and select the number of the pattern in column A that has the least noticeable vertical streaks.
(2) Repeat the procedure until you finish inputting the pattern number for column K, then click Send.
(3) Confirm the displayed message and click OK.
The second pattern is printed.
6. Look at the second printout and adjust the print head position.
(1) Check the printed patterns and select the number of the pattern in column L that has the least noticeable vertical streaks.
(2) Repeat the procedure until you finish inputting the pattern number for column T, then click Send.
Select the number of the pattern from column R to column T that has the least noticeable horizontal streaks.