Canon PIXMA MG4200 Series On-Screen Manual page 508

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Print Head Position from Your Computer
P028
Aligning the Print Head Position from Your Computer
Print head alignment corrects the installation positions of the print head and improves deviated colors and
lines.
This machine supports two head alignment methods: automatic head alignment and manual head
alignment.
To perform automatic head alignment, refer to
the operation panel of the machine.
The procedure for performing manual print head alignment is as follows:
Print Head Alignment
1.
Select Custom Settings from the pop-up menu on the
2.
Switch head alignment to manual
Check the Align heads manually check box.
3.
Apply the settings
Click Apply and when the confirmation message appears, click OK.
4.
Select Test Print from the pop-up menu on the
5.
Click the Print Head Alignment icon
A message is displayed.
6.
Load paper in the machine
Load three sheets of A4 size or Letter size plain paper into the front tray.
7.
Execute head alignment
Make sure that the machine is on and click Align Print Head.
The first pattern is printed.
8.
Check the printed pattern
Enter the numbers of the patterns with the least amount of streaks in the associated boxes, and click
OK.
> Maintenance > Performing Maintenance from a Computer
"Aligning the Print Head" and then execute the function from
Canon IJ Printer Utility
Canon IJ Printer Utility
> Aligning the