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Aligning the Print Head from the Control Panel, Ink out light indicators for misaligned pattern

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Maintaining and Transporting the Printer | 6-9 Note It may take up to seven minutes for the printer to print the patterns. Aligning the Print Head from the Control Panel 1. Turn off the printer, if necessary. 2. Hold down both the Reset and Eject/Continue buttons while you press and hold the P Operate button to turn on the printer. Release all three buttons when the P Operate light starts flashing. The printer enters print head alignment mode and three patterns, similar to the ones on the right, are printed: 3. Check the printout and select the numbered pattern, from #1 to #3, that is misaligned. (If more than one pattern is misaligned, select the most misaligned one.) For example, pattern #2 here is the most misaligned. 4. Press the Reset button repeatedly until the H ink out light representing the misaligned pattern comes on. For example, press Reset until the cyan H ink out light comes on to indicate pattern #2. Ink out light indicators for misaligned pattern Pattern # Black H ink out Cyan H ink out 1 On - 2 - On 3 - - Magenta H ink out - - On 5. Press the Eject/Continue button to enter your selection. The printer prints 15 patterns, similar to the ones below. The P Operate light flashes while they print. This takes a couple of minutes. 6. Check the printout and select the numbered pattern that is correctly aligned. For example, pattern 8 here is aligned. 6-9

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Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
|
6-9
Aligning the Print Head from the Control Panel
1.
Turn off the printer, if necessary.
2.
Hold down both the
Reset
and
Eject/Continue
buttons
while you press and hold the
P
Operate
button to turn
on the printer. Release all three buttons when the
P
Operate
light starts flashing.
The printer enters print head alignment mode and three
patterns, similar to the ones on the right, are printed:
3.
Check the printout and select the numbered pattern,
from #1 to #3, that is misaligned. (If more than one
pattern is misaligned, select the most misaligned one.)
For example, pattern #2 here is the most misaligned.
4.
Press the
Reset
button repeatedly until the
H
ink out
light representing the misaligned pattern comes on. For
example, press
Reset
until the cyan
H
ink out light comes on to indicate
pattern #2.
5.
Press the
Eject/Continue
button to enter your selection.
The printer prints 15 patterns, similar to the ones below. The
P
Operate
light flashes while they print. This takes a couple of
minutes.
6.
Check the printout and select the numbered pattern that is correctly
aligned. For example, pattern 8 here is aligned.
Note
It may take up to seven
minutes for the printer to
print the patterns.
Ink out light indicators for misaligned pattern
Pattern #
Black
H
ink out
Cyan
H
ink out
Magenta
H
ink out
1
On
—
—
2
—
On
—
3
—
—
On