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Adjusting Print Head Position Manually
Print Head Alignment corrects the installation positions of the print head and improves misalignment of
colors and lines.
This printer supports two head alignment methods:
Normally, the printer is set for automatic head alignment, but if the printing results are not satisfactory, such
as if the borders are not aligned, perform manual head alignment.
The procedure for performing manual Print Head Alignment is as follows:
Important
• Printing is required for adjusting the position of the print head. Do not open the top cover while printing
is in progress; otherwise, printing will stop.
Print Head Alignment
1.
1. Open
Canon IJ Printer Assistant Tool
2.
2. Check that the printer power is on, and then click Custom Settings
The Custom Settings dialog box opens.
Note
• If the printer is off or if communication between the printer and the computer is disabled, an
error message may appear because the computer cannot collect the printer status.
If this happens, click OK to display the most recent settings specified on your computer.
3.
3. Switch head alignment to manual
Check the Align heads manually check box.
4.
4. Apply the settings
Click OK and when the confirmation message appears, click OK.
5.
5. Click Print Head Alignment
The Print Head Alignment dialog box opens.
6. Load paper in printer
6.
Load two sheet of A4 size or Letter size plain paper into the cassette 1.
Important
• The cassette 2 is not available for the Print Head Alignment procedure. Be sure to load paper in
the cassette 1.
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and manual head alignment.
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