1 Make sure that the printer is on and load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Rear Tray.

2 Open the Paper Output Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension.

Set the Paper Thickness Lever to the left. For details on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to “Inside” in “Main Components” of the User’s Guide on-screen manual.

3 Print the pattern.

(1)Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box.

(2)Select Test Print in the pop-up menu.

(3)Click Print Head Alignment.

(4)Confirm the displayed message and click OK. The print head alignment pattern is printed. Printing takes about three minutes to complete.

The dialog for entering a print head alignment value is displayed.

Important

Do not open the Top Cover while printing.

Routine Maintenance

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