Canon MAXIFY MB5420 MB5400 series PDF User Manual Mac - Page 226

Aligning the Print Head Position Manually Print head alignment corrects the installation positions of the print head and improves deviated colors and lines. This printer supports two head alignment methods: automatic head alignment and manual head alignment. Normally, the printer is set for automatic head alignment. If the printing results of automatic print head alignment are not satisfactory, perform manual head alignment. 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 Canon IJ Printer Utility 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 Canon IJ Printer Utility 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 1. Important • The cassette 2 is not available for the print head alignment procedure. Be sure to load paper in the cassette 1. 7. Execute head alignment Make sure that the printer is on and click Align Print Head. The first pattern is printed. Important • Do not open the front cover while printing is in progress. 8. Check the printed pattern 226