Aligning the Print Head

If ruled lines are displaced or a print result is unsatisfactory, Print Head Alignment is required.

1 With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder.

Move the Paper Thickness Lever (gray) to the right position.

2 Open the Printer Properties dialog box.

See Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu

3 Print the pattern.

(1) Click the Maintenance tab.

(2) Click Print Head Alignment.

(3) Click Print Head Alignment.

 

Note

Click Check Setting to print the current setting and finish the operation.

(4) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK.

 

(5) After the pattern is printed, click Yes.

 

4 Align the Print Head.

(1) Look at the printout. From the patterns, select the most even, least irregular patterns.

(2) Enter the numbers.

(3) Click OK.

 

Note

If it is difficult to pick up the best pattern on Column H, pick a setting that produces the least noticeable vertical white stripes.

 

Less noticeable white stripes

 

More noticeable white stripes

(4) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK.

1 With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder.

Move the Paper Thickness Lever (gray) to the right position.

2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box.

Note

The BJ Printer Utility cannot be used with Bluetooth communication.

(1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder.

(2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon.
If you are using an OS other than Mac OS X v.10.3, double-click the Print Center icon.

(3) Select iP90 from the Name list and click Utility or Configure.

(4) Select iP90 from the Product list and click Maintenance.

3 Print the pattern.

(1) Select Test Print from the pop-up menu.

(2) Click Print Head Alignment.

(3) Click Print Head Alignment.

The pattern will be printed.

Note

Click Check Setting to print the current setting and finish the operation.

4 Align the Print Head.

(1) Look at the print out. From the patterns, select the most even, least irregular patterns.

(2) Enter the numbers.

(3) Click Send.

 

Note

If it is difficult to pick up the best pattern on Column H, pick a setting that produces the least noticeable vertical white stripes.

 

Less noticeable white stripes

 

More noticeable white stripes



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