6. Press one of the buttons to print an alignment sheet.
Note: Do not cancel printing while you are printing head alignment patterns.
After the alignment sheet is printed, you see a series of screens asking you to select the best square
in each pattern set.
7. Check the printed patterns and choose the number representing the best square for each set, then
press OK.
8. After you have selected the number for all the sets, press OK.
Parent topic: Print Head Alignment
Aligning the Print Head Using a Computer Utility
You can align the print head using a utility on your Windows computer or Mac.
1. Load a few sheets of plain paper in the cassette (or in cassette 1 if your product has two cassettes).
2. Do one of the following:
• Windows: Right-click the product icon in the Windows taskbar.
• Mac OS X 10.6/10.7/10.8: In the Apple menu or the Dock, select System Preferences. Select
Print & Fax or Print & Scan, select your product, and select Options & Supplies. Select Utility
and select Open Printer Utility.
• Mac OS X 10.5: In the Apple menu or the Dock, select System Preferences. Select Print & Fax,
select your product, and select Open Print Queue. Select Utility.
3. Select Print Head Alignment.
4. Click Next, then click Print to print an alignment sheet.
Note: Do not cancel printing while you are printing a head alignment pattern.
You see a window like this:
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