Lexmark S500 SERIES, 3EN, 30E, 31N, 30P manual Aligning the printhead

Models: 3EN S500 SERIES 31N 30P 30E

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Aligning the printhead

If the characters or lines on your printed image appear jagged or wavy, then you may need to align the printhead.

Using the printer control panel

1Load plain paper.

2From the printer control panel, navigate to:

> Maintenance > > Align Printer > An alignment page prints.

Note: Do not remove the alignment page until printing is finished.

Using the printer software

For Windows users

1Load plain paper.

2Click or Start.

3Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list.

4Navigate to:

Printer Home > select your printer > Maintenance tab > Align cartridges

5Follow the instructions on the computer screen.

For Macintosh users

Note: This feature is available only in Maci OS X version 10.5 or earlier.

1Load plain, unmarked paper.

2From the Finder desktop, double-click the printer folder.

3Double-click the Printer Utility icon.

4From the Maintenance tab, click Print Alignment Page.

5Follow the instructions on the computer screen.

If you aligned the cartridges to improve print quality, then print your document again. If print quality has not improved, then clean the printhead nozzles.

Maintaining the printer

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Lexmark S500 SERIES, 3EN, 30E, 31N, 30P manual Aligning the printhead

3EN, S500 SERIES, 31N, 30P, 30E specifications

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