60 Routine MaintenanceAligning the Print HeadIf ruled lines are printed misaligned or print results are otherwise unsatisfactory, adjust the print headposition. Automatic Print Head Alignment1 Make sure that the machine is turned on, and then load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder.2 Open the Paper Output Tray, and then open the Output Tray Extension.(1) Put your finger in the rounded indent of the Paper Output Tray and open it gently.(2) Open the Output Tray Extension.3 Adjust the print head position.(1) Select Settings on the HOME screen.See “Basic Operation for the Operation Panel” on page 2.(2) Select Maintenance, then press the OK button.The Maintenance screen is displayed.(3) Select Auto head align, then press the OKbutton.The confirmation screen is displayed.(4) Select Yes, then press the OK button.The print head is aligned automatically, and theprint head pattern after the adjustment isprinted out. This takes about 4 minutes.NoteMake sure that the Inner Cover is closed.NoteYou cannot feed paper from the Cassette when performing Automatic Print Head Alignment.Always load paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder.NoteIf you select Head alignment print, the machineexits the process after printing the current headposition adjustment values.Notez The print head alignment pattern is printed inblack and blue.z If adjustment was not done successfully, the“Auto head align has failed.” error messageis displayed on the LCD. For details, see “ErrorMessage Is Displayed on the LCD” on page 68.z If results of Automatic Print Head Alignmentare not satisfactory, perform Manual Print HeadAlignment. For details, see “Manual Print HeadAlignment” on page 61.(3)(4)
