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

   |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |    
    |      |     |       |      |      |      |      |      |     |        
   |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |    
    0      1      2      3       4      5       6      7      8      9

Vertical Alignment of Heads

  --
            --        ==        ==                 --        ----    --  --
--  --    --  --    ==  ==    ==  ==   ------    --  --    --          --
   0         1         2         3        4        5         6         7

Bidirectional Alignment Pattern (Black)

   |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |    
    |      |     |       |      |      |      |      |      |      |       
   |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |    
    0      1      2      3       4      5       6      7      8      9

Bidirectional Alignment Pattern (Color)

   |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |    
    |      |       |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |       
   |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |       |      |    
    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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