Aligning the Print Head

If you have moved PictureMate and print quality is not as good as it used to be—if your prints look fuzzy or have light or dark lines running through them—you may need to align the print head.

1Load paper in PictureMate so you can print the head alignment pattern.

2Press Menu.

3Press u or d to highlight Maintenance, then press OK.

4Press u or d to select Head Alignment, then press OK. You see a confirmation screen:

5Press Print. The alignment pattern is printed:

Best pattern

Misaligned pattern

You see the Head Alignment screen:

6Look at the printed squares to determine which one is the most even, with no streaks or white lines. (You may need to use a magnifying glass.)

7Press u or d to select the number for the best square (1 to 9) in set #1. Then press OK.

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