Aligning The Print Head - Canon PIXMA mini260 Photo Printing Manual

Aligning the Print Head

If print quality is poor, adjust the Print Head position. It may solve the problem.
1
Prepare to print.
(1) Turn on the printer.
See "Turning On the Printer" on page 10.
(2) Load two sheets of supplied paper or Canon genuine 4"×6"/101.6×152.4mm paper in the
Auto Sheet Feeder.
Note
The following papers are recommended.
Matte Photo Paper
Photo Paper Plus Glossy
2
Print the Pattern.
(1) Display the Settings screen.
(2) Select Maintenance and then press the OK button.
(4) Confirm a message on the LCD, select Yes. and then press the OK button.
The pattern is printed and the Print Head is aligned automatically. This takes about 2
minutes.
Note
The pattern is printed in black and blue.
When the Auto head align was not succeeded:
When the Auto head align was not succeeded, the "Auto head align has failed." error
message is displayed on the LCD. See "Error Message Is Displayed on the LCD" in
"Troubleshooting" on page 55.
46 Printing Maintenance
(3) Select Auto head align and then press the OK
button.
Note
Press Head alignment print to print the Head
alignment value is printed.
The pattern print confirmation screen is displayed.