Aligning The Print Head Position From Your Computer - Canon MG5600 series Online Manual

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Aligning the Print Head Position from Your Computer

Print head alignment corrects the installation positions of the print head and improves deviated colors and

This printer supports two head alignment methods:

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 printer

Load two sheets of A4 size or Letter size plain paper into the cassette.

• If the cassette paper information registered on the printer is not set to A4 size and plain paper,

an error may occur. For instructions on what to do if an error occurs, see

For details about the cassette paper information to be registered on the printer, see the

Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Media Type)

Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Paper Size)

7. Execute head alignment

Make sure that the printer is on and click Align Print Head.

The first pattern is printed.

• Do not open the operation panel while printing is in progress.

8. Check the printed pattern

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