How do I Fix the Alignment on My Canon Printer?

April 20, 2022

It is very essential to align the print head position of your Canon printer time-to-time so as to get the printed documents in proper format and alignment and no deviation in colors and lines are seen on the printed paper.

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Let us find out below how to align the print head position of your Canon printer from your computer

Manual print head alignment

Method 1

  • Turn on the power.
  • Load a clean plain A4 or letter-sized paper in the rear tray.
  • Pull out the paper output tray
  • Press and hold the Stop button
  • The Alarmlamp blinks four times
  • Release the Stop button immediately
  • Check the alignment in the print head alignment sheet that will be printed.
  • If the alignment is not correct, press the Stop button again and redo the process

Method 2

  • Place the print head alignment sheet with printed side on the glass sheet of the printer.
  • Align the mark  on the right corner of the sheet at the bottom with the alignment mark
  • Close the cover
  • Press the Color button or the Black button
  • Scanning starts
  • The print head position of your canon printer will be adjusted automatically
  • This will be completed when the ON lamp lights

Automatic Print Head Alignment

  • Turn on the printer
  • Open the printer driver setup window
  • Go to Maintenance tab
  • Click Print Head Alignment
  • Print Head Alignment dialog box opens
  • Put A4 sized papers in the printer
  • Click Align Print Head
  • You get the printed adjustment pattern
  • Now, load the adjustment pattern onto the glass sheet or platen
  • Press the Start button
  • Printhead alignment starts.

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