Aligning The Print Head - Canon 9315A001 Quick Start Manual

6 Aligning the Print Head

This operation must be carried out when using the printer for the first time. Aligning the print head positions
allows you to print without shifts in the color registration.
• The print head can be aligned also from the printer itself. With the printer on, load a sheet of A4/
Letter-sized plain paper in the sheet feeder. Hold the RESUME button until the POWER lamp
flashes four times.
• You need to load a sheet of A4/Letter-sized plain paper in the sheet feeder when you carry out the print
head alignment.
Aligning the Print Head – Windows
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Click Start and select Control Panel,
Printers and Other Hardware, and
then Printers and Faxes.
For non-Windows XP users, click Start, then select
Settings, Printers.
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Click the icon for your printer.
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Open the File menu and select:
• Windows XP/Windows 2000 →
Printing Preferences...
• Windows Me/Windows 98 → Properties
to open the setting screen.
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Click the Maintenance tab, and click
Print Head Alignment.