Canon PIXMA iP100 - Manual (Page 40)

36 Routine Maintenance
„ Manual Print Head Alignment
If the results of Automatic Print Head Alignment are not satisfactory, follow the procedure below
to perform Manual Print Head Alignment to precisely align the Print Head.
For details on performing Automatic Print Head Alignment, see “Automatic Print Head
Alignment” on page 33.
1
Make sure that the printer is on and then load two sheets of A4 or Letter-sized plain
paper in the Rear Tray.
Set the Paper Thickness Lever to the right. For details on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to
“Front View” in “Main Components” of the User’s Guide on-screen manual.
2
Print the pattern.
(1) Open the printer properties dialog box.
(2) Click the Maintenance tab and then Custom Settings.
(3) Select the Align heads manually check box, and then click Send.
(4) Confirm the displayed message and click OK.
(5) In the Maintenance sheet click Print Head Alignment.
(6) Confirm the displayed message and click
Align Print Head.
(7) After the pattern is printed, click Yes.
The dialog for entering a print head alignment
value is displayed.
Important
Do not open the Print Head Cover while printing.
Note
Clicking Print Alignment Value prints the current
settings and finishes Print Head Alignment.