Aligning the Printhead

Note

If you notice broken vertical lines or deviation in colors in your prints, execute Print Pattern A and align the printhead. Before printing a printhead alignment pattern, make sure A3 size or larger roll media is loaded.

Follow the procedure below to align the printhead.

z When you execute Print Pattern A, use the media most commonly used with the printer.

z If you are using a cut sheet, make sure at least one sheet of unused A3 paper (not the blank side of used paper) or larger is set.

1 If the printer is off, press the Power button to switch the printer on.

After a few seconds “Online” is displayed in the operation panel and the Online lamp lights.

2 Press the Online button twice to display “MAIN MENU”.

3 Press ￿ or ￿ to select “System Setup” then press ￿.

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