Lexmark 2050 Color Jetprinter
(260-2982) Align Print Cartridges Faxback Doc. # 34653
Align the printheads after installing a new print cartridge or if the black
portions of graphics do not align with the color portions.
To align the printheads:
1. From the Printer Control Program, click the Cartridges Tab.
2. Click the Align Cartridges button.
The Align Cartridge dialog box appears on your screen. The printer prints
a test page with four alignment patterns. Each pattern has a number under
it.
Horizontal Alignment of Heads
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Vertical Alignment of Heads
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-- == == -- ---- -- --
-- -- -- -- == == == == ------ -- -- -- --
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Bidirectional Alignment Pattern (Black)
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Bidirectional Alignment Pattern (Color)
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
3. On the printed test page, locate the number under the Horizontal
Alignment of Heads pattern that comes closest to forming a perfectly
straight line.
4. In the Align Cartridges dialog box, enter the number as the Horizontal
Align setting.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the Vertical, Bidirectional Black, and
Bidirectional Color Alignment patterns.
6. After you have entered a number for all four patterns, click OK.
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