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. (/BKL-10/29/96)