Manual Head Alignment Canon Pixma Ts9120 On A Mac

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  1. Aligning the Print Head Position Automatically from Your Computer

Print head alignment corrects the installation positions of the print head and improves deviated colors and lines.

This printer supports two head alignment methods: automatic head alignment and manual head alignment.Normally, the printer is set for automatic head alignment.If the printing results of automatic print head alignment are not satisfactory, perform manual head alignment.

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The procedure for performing automatic print head alignment is as follows:

Print Head Alignment

Ts9120

  1. Open the printer driver setup window

  2. Click Print Head Alignment on the Maintenance tab

    The Start Print Head Alignment dialog box opens.

  3. Load paper in the printer

    Load one sheet of A4 size or Letter size plain paper into the cassette.

    Note

    • The number of sheets to be used differs when you select the manual head alignment.
    • If the cassette paper information registered on the printer is not set to A4 size and plain paper, an error may occur.For instructions on what to do if an error occurs, see 'Paper setting for Printing.'
      For details about the cassette paper information to be registered on the printer, see the following:

  4. Print head alignment pattern printing

    Make sure that the printer is on and click Align Print Head.
    The adjustment pattern is printed.

    Important

    • Do not open the paper output cover while printing is in progress.

  5. Adjustment pattern scanning

    After the adjustment pattern is printed, a message is displayed.
    As instructed in the message, load the adjustment pattern onto the platen, and press the Start button on the printer.
    Print head alignment starts.

Note

  • To print and check the current setting, open the Start Print Head Alignment dialog box, and click Print Alignment Value.
  1. Aligning the Print Head

If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are otherwise unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position.

Note

  • If the remaining ink level is low, the print head alignment sheet will not be printed correctly.

    Replace the FINE cartridge whose ink is low.

You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper (including recycled paper)*

* Be sure to use paper that is white and clean on both sides.

  1. Make sure that the power is turned on.

  2. Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper on the rear tray.

    After loading paper on the rear tray, the Paper status and the current paper size flash on the LCD.Press the Paper Select button to select 'A4' or 'LTR', and press the OK button.

  3. Pull out the paper output tray and the output tray extension.

  4. Press the Setup button until '4' appears on the LCD.

  5. Press the Black button or the Color button.

    The print head alignment sheet will be printed.

    Important

    • Do not touch any printed part on the print head alignment sheet.If the sheet is stained or wrinkled, it may not be scanned properly.
    • If the print head alignment sheet was not printed correctly, press the Stop button, then redo this procedure from the beginning.

  6. Load the print head alignment sheet on the platen glass.

    Load the print head alignment sheet WITH THE PRINTED SIDE FACING DOWN and align the mark on the bottom right corner of the sheet with the alignment mark .

  7. Close the document cover gently, then press the Black button or the Color button.

    The printer starts scanning the print head alignment sheet, and the print head position will be adjusted automatically.

    The print head position adjustment will be complete when the ON lamp lights after flashing.

    Remove the print head alignment sheet on the platen glass.

    Important

    • Do not open the document cover or move the print head alignment sheet on the platen glass until adjusting the print head position is complete.

    • If adjusting the print head position has failed, the Alarm lamp lights up.Press the OK button to release the error, then take appropriate action.

Note

Manual Head Alignment Canon Pixma Ts9120 On A Mac Laptop

  • If the print results are still not satisfactory after adjusting the print head position as described above, adjust the print head position manually from the computer.

    • For Windows:

    • For Mac OS:

  • To print and check the current head position adjustment values, press the Setup button until '6' appears on the LCD, and press the Black button or the Color button.