Aligning Ink Cartridges - Dell 948 User Manual

Maintenance
9. Lower the printer unit until it is completely closed.

Aligning Ink Cartridges

Your printer automatically prompts you to align the ink cartridges when they are installed or replaced. You may also need to
align ink cartridges when characters are not properly formed or are not aligned at the left margin, or when vertical or straight
lines appear wavy.
To align the ink cartridges from the operator panel:
1. Load plain paper. For more information, see
2. Use the left and right Arrow buttons
3. Use the left and right Arrow buttons
An alignment page prints. The ink cartridges align when the page prints. You may discard the alignment page when the
alignment is complete.
To align the ink cartridges from the printer software:
1. Load plain paper.
2. In Windows Vista™:
a. Click ® Control Panel.
b. Click Hardware and Sound.
c. Click Printers.
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In Windows XP, click Start® Control Panel® Printers and Other Hardware® Printers and Faxes.
In Windows 2000, click Start® Settings® Printers.
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Loading Paper.
to scroll to MAINTENANCE, and then press the Select button
to scroll to Align Cartridges, and then press the Select button
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