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If new cartridges were installed, then an alignment
12.ý
is required and an alignment pattern will
automatically print. Go to step 3 of Aligning Print
Cartridges from the Computer in the following
section.
If old cartridges are installed, then the alignment
13.ý
procedure is optional.
Each time you open the A900 control panel, the LCD
panel prompts you for cartridge maintenance information.
If you have not changed the ink or photo cartridges, press
to clear the message. If you have changed a
cartridge, use a combination of the
buttons to allow the A900 to recognize the changed
cartridge(s).
Lift the control panel by pulling toward you on the
1.ý
edge nearest the
,
Lift the cartridge access door. The carriage
2.ý
automatically centers itself.
Replace/install the selected cartridge. Install the
3.ý
color cartridge in the left position. Install the black
or photo cartridge in the right position.
Close the cartridge access door and the control
4.ý
panel. Press firmly on the top center of the control
panel until it snaps into place. The LCD panel
displays:
If you did not change any cartridges, press
5.ý
you changed a cartridge, press the
until the correct answer displays: Left (color),
Right (black or photo) or Both. Then press
If you select Left or Both cartridges in Step 5, the
6.ý
following displays on the LCD panel:
and
, and
buttons.
. If
button
If you installed a new color cartridge, press
7.ý
If you are reinstalling the old color cartridge, press
8.ý
the
button until Old Color displays. Then
press
The following displays on the LCD
panel:
If you selected Right in Step 5, then use the
9.ý
button to select the correct response from
those displayed below. Press
If any NEW cartridges were installed, then an
10.ý
alignment is required. An alignment pattern
automatically prints. Go to step 6 of Aligning Print
Cartridges from the A900 Control Panel in the
following section.
Cartridge alignment can be done from the computer using
the Compaq A900 Printer Control or from the A900
control panel.
The print cartridges should be aligned after installing a
new print cartridge or if the black portions of graphics do
not align with the color portions. The alignment pattern is
automatically printed after installing a new cartridge.
To print the alignment pattern:
Access the Compaq A900 Printer Control Program
1.ý
Æ Æ Æ Æ
by clicking
Æ Æ Æ Æ
or
by a double click on the "Q" icon in the system
tray.
From the A900 Printer Control Program, click the
2.ý
tab.
Æ Æ Æ Æ
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