Dell 924 Owner's Manual - Page 53

Aligning Ink Cartridges - all in one photo printer windows 8

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Aligning Ink Cartridges Your printer automatically prompts you to align the ink cartridges when they are installed or replaced. To verify your ink cartridges are aligned, you can print an alignment page. After you close the printer unit, press the Menu button . The alignment page begins printing. During printing, the operator panel display reads Printing alignment page. When complete, the message reads Automatic Alignment Complete. Your ink cartridges are now aligned for optimal print quality. You may also need to align ink cartridges when characters are not properly formed or are not aligned at the left margin, or when vertical or straight lines appear wavy. To align the ink cartridges: 1 Load plain paper. For more information, see "Loading Paper" on page 19. 2 In Windows XP, click Start→ Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and Faxes. In Windows 2000, click Start→ Settings→ Printers. 3 Right-click the Dell Photo AIO Printer 924 icon. 4 Click Printing Preferences. The Printing Preferences dialog box opens. 5 Click the Maintenance tab. 6 Click Align Print Cartridges. 7 Click Print. The ink cartridges align when the page prints. Ink Cartridge Maintenance 53

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Ink Cartridge Maintenance
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Aligning Ink Cartridges
Your printer automatically prompts you to align the ink cartridges when they are installed or
replaced. To verify your ink cartridges are aligned, you can print an alignment page. After you
close the printer unit, press the
Menu
button
. The alignment page begins printing. During
printing, the operator panel display reads
Printing alignment page
. When complete,
the message reads
Automatic Alignment Complete
. Your ink cartridges are now aligned
for optimal print quality.
You may also need to align ink cartridges when characters are not properly formed or are not
aligned at the left margin, or when vertical or straight lines appear wavy.
To align the ink cartridges:
1
Load plain paper. For more information, see "Loading Paper" on page 19.
2
In
Windows XP,
click
Start
Control Panel
Printers and Other Hardware
Printers and
Faxes.
In
Windows 2000,
click
Start
Settings
Printers.
3
Right-click the Dell Photo AIO Printer 924 icon.
4
Click
Printing Preferences
.
The
Printing Preferences
dialog box opens.
5
Click the
Maintenance
tab.
6
Click
Align Print Cartridges
.
7
Click
Print
.
The ink cartridges align when the page prints.