Aligning the Print Head

If your printouts look grainy or vertical lines appear jagged, you may need to align the print head.

Note:

You can run a print head alignment using the printer software. Click the ? or Help button on your printer settings window for instructions on running a print head alignment.

1.Make sure the Stylus Photo RX600 is turned on and not printing, and the ! error light is off.

2.Load several sheets of plain letter-size paper.

3.Press the Setup button to enter setup mode, then press the u and d buttons to select Head Alignment.

4.Press the OK button, then press OK again to print an alignment pattern.

5.On the test page, select the pattern with the two vertical lines most precisely printed on top of each other. You may need to use a magnifying glass or loupe.

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6.Select one pattern each for rows 1 through 4. Select the number of the best pattern for each row by pressing the l and r buttons. Then press OK.

7.The next pattern number appears. Repeat step 6 for each of the remaining alignment patterns.

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