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Aligning the Print Head - printer head

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Aligning the Print Head If your printouts have vertical lines that appear jagged, you may need to align the print head. Note: You can also run a print head alignment using the printer software. Click the ? or Help button on your printer settings window for instructions on running a print head alignment. 1. Make sure the Stylus Photo RX700 is turned on and not printing. 2. Load several sheets of plain letter-size paper in the front tray (see page 10). 3. Press the Setup button, select Head Alignment, then press the OK button. 4. Press OK again to print the alignment pattern. 5. Examine the printout. For each section (#1 through #4), circle the box with the least amount of streaking (light or dark vertical lines). You may need to use a magnifying glass or loupe. 6. On the RX700 screen, use the l and r buttons to select the number of the circled box in section #1. 7. Press the d button to highlight each of the remaining sections (#2, #3, and #4), and use the l and r buttons to select the circled number for each one. 8. Press OK when done. 9. You see a message that head alignment is complete. Press OK to return to the Setup menu. 74 Maintaining Your RX700

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74
Maintaining Your RX700
Aligning the Print Head
If your printouts have vertical lines that appear jagged, you may need to align the
print head.
Note:
You can also run a print head alignment using the printer software. Click the
?
or
Help
button on your printer settings window for instructions on running a print head
alignment.
1.
Make sure the Stylus Photo RX700 is turned on and not printing.
2.
Load several sheets of plain letter-size paper in the front tray (see page 10).
3.
Press the
Setup
button, select
Head Alignment
, then press the
OK
button.
4.
Press
OK
again to print the alignment pattern.
5.
Examine the printout. For each section (#1
through #4), circle the box with the least
amount of streaking (light or dark vertical
lines). You may need to use a magnifying
glass or loupe.
6.
On the RX700 screen, use the
l
and
r
buttons to select the number of the circled
box in section #1.
7.
Press the
d
button to highlight each of the
remaining sections (#2, #3, and #4), and use
the
l
and
r
buttons to select the circled
number for each one.
8.
Press
OK
when done.
9.
You see a message that head alignment is
complete. Press
OK
to return to the Setup
menu.