Canon I470D i470D Direct Printing Guide - Page 31

Aligning the Print Head

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Aligning the Print Head Aligning the print head position allows you to print without shifts in the color registration. 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 paper in the printer. 2 Print the Pattern. (1) Press the Maintenance button. 3 Align the Print Head. (2) Press three times to display 04 on the LCD. (3) Press the Set button. The pattern is printed. (1) Observe the printed patterns and check the pattern in which vertical stripes are least noticeable. If the patterns in column "H" are not uniform, select the pattern in which white stripes are least noticeable. Less noticeable white stripes More noticeable white stripes (2) Using (cursor buttons), display the pattern number (+7 to -3) of the checked pattern in column A. (3) Press the Set button. The screen for selecting a pattern in column B ("b") appears. To cancel an operation, press the Maintenance button and retry the procedure from the beginning. 29

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Aligning the Print Head
Aligning the print head position allows you to print without shifts in the color registration.
1
With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 paper in the printer.
2
Print the Pattern.
3
Align the Print Head.
To cancel an operation, press the
Maintenance
button and retry the procedure from the beginning.
(2) Press
three times to display
04
on the
LCD.
(1) Press the
Maintenance
button.
(3) Press the
Set
button.
The pattern is printed.
(1) Observe the printed patterns and check the
pattern in which vertical stripes are least
noticeable.
If the patterns in column “H” are not uniform,
select the pattern in which white stripes are
least noticeable.
Less noticeable
white stripes
More noticeable
white stripes
(3) Press the
Set
button.
The screen for selecting a pattern in column
B (“b”) appears.
(2) Using
(cursor buttons), display the
pattern number (+7 to –3) of the checked
pattern in column A.