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Aligning the Print Head, You see the Print Head Alignment screen

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Aligning the Print Head If you have moved PictureMate and print quality is not as good as it used to be-if your prints look fuzzy or have light or dark lines running through them-you may need to align the print head. 1 Load paper in PictureMate so you can print the head alignment pattern. 2 Press the Menu button on the remote control. 3 Select Maintenance and press OK. 4 Select Print Head Alignment and press OK. 5 Make sure paper is loaded, then press the Print button. The alignment pattern is printed: Best pattern Misaligned pattern You see the Print Head Alignment screen: 6 Look at the printed squares to determine which one is the most even, with no streaks or white lines. (You may need to use a magnifying glass.) 7 Press l or r to select the number for the best square (1 to 9) in set #1. 8 Press d to move to #2. 9 Press l or r to highlight the number for the best square (1 to 9) in set #2. Then press OK. PictureMate aligns the print head and exits the Maintenance menu. 67

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Aligning the Print Head
If you have moved PictureMate and print quality is not
as good as it used to be—if your prints look fuzzy or
have light or dark lines running through them—you
may need to align the print head.
1
Load paper in PictureMate so you can print the
head alignment pattern.
2
Press the
Menu
button on the remote control.
3
Select
Maintenance
and press
OK
.
4
Select
Print Head Alignment
and press
OK
.
5
Make sure paper is loaded, then press the
Print
button. The alignment pattern is printed:
You see the Print Head Alignment screen:
6
Look at the printed squares to determine which
one is the most even, with no streaks or white
lines. (You may need to use a magnifying glass.)
7
Press
l
or
r
to select the number for the best
square (
1
to
9
) in set #1.
8
Press
d
to move to #2.
9
Press
l
or
r
to highlight the number for the best
square (
1
to
9
) in set #2. Then press
OK
.
PictureMate aligns the print head and exits the
Maintenance menu.
Best pattern
Misaligned
pattern