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Adjusting Print Head Position

Any error in the print head installation position can cause color and line shifts. Adjusting the print head position improves print results.

Print head position can be adjusted either automatically or manually.

This section describes the procedure for adjusting the head position manually.

Print Head Alignment

  1. Open Canon IJ Printer Assistant Tool

  2. Check that the printer power is on, and then click Custom Settings

    The Custom Settings dialog box appears.

  3. Set to manual adjustment

    Select Align heads manually.

  4. Apply settings

    Click OK. When the confirmation message appears, click OK.

  5. Click Print Head Alignment

    The Print Head Alignment dialog box appears.

  6. Load paper in printer

    In the cassette, load 3 sheets of plain A4-sized or Letter-sized paper.

  7. Run head position adjustment

    Click Start. Perform the necessary operations by following the message instructions.

    Important

    • While the printer is printing, do not open the printer scanning unit / cover.

  8. Check printed patterns

    In each entry field, enter the number of the pattern with the least prominent streaks or stripes from among the printed patterns.
    You can also enter numbers into the entry fields automatically by clicking relevant pattern in the preview.

    After completing the entries, click OK.

    Note

    • If the patterns are not uniform, select the pattern with the least prominent vertical streaks.
      (A) Less prominent vertical streaks
      (B) More prominent vertical streaks
    • If the patterns are not uniform, select the pattern with the least prominent horizontal stripes.
      (A) Less prominent horizontal stripes
      (B) More prominent horizontal stripes

  9. Check message content, and click OK

    The print head adjustment patterns on the second sheet are printed.

    Important

    • While the printer is printing, do not open the printer scanning unit / cover.

  10. Check printed patterns

    In each entry field, enter the number of the pattern with the least prominent streaks from among the printed patterns.
    You can also enter numbers into the entry fields automatically by clicking relevant pattern in the preview.

    After completing the entries, click OK.

    Note

    • If the patterns are not uniform, select the pattern with the least prominent vertical streaks.
      (A) Less prominent vertical streaks
      (B) More prominent vertical streaks

  11. Check message content, and click OK

    The print head adjustment patterns on the third sheet are printed.

    Important

    • While the printer is printing, do not open the printer scanning unit / cover.

  12. Check printed patterns

    In each entry field, enter the number of the pattern with the least prominent stripes from among the printed patterns.
    You can also enter numbers into the entry fields automatically by clicking relevant pattern in the preview.

    After completing the entries, click OK.

    Note

    • If the patterns are not uniform, select the pattern with the least prominent horizontal stripes.
      (A) Less prominent horizontal stripes
      (B) More prominent horizontal stripes

  13. Complete head position adjustment

    Click OK.

    The adjustment of the head position is complete.

Note

  • In the Print Head Alignment dialog box, click Print Alignment Value to print the current settings so that you can check the settings.