How to do a print head alignment on a Canon printer?
If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are otherwise unsatisfactory (As shown in the following figure), You may need to adjust the print head position.
*Please make sure there is enough ink. If the remaining ink level is low, the print head alignment pattern will not be printed correctly.
Solution
For Windows
1.Load three sheets of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper.
2.Open the printer driver setup window.
3.Print the print head alignment pattern.
(1) Click the Maintenance tab.
(2) Click Print Head Alignment.
4.Confirm the message and click Align Print Head.
*The first sheet of the print head alignment pattern will be printed. Do not perform any other operations until the printer completes the printing of the print head alignment pattern.
After the pattern is printed, click Yes.
5.Adjust the print head position.
(1) Check the printed patterns and select the number of the pattern in column A that has the least noticeable streaks.
（2)Repeat the procedure until you finish inputting the pattern number for column L, then click OK.
(3) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK.
The second pattern is printed.
(4) Check the printed patterns and select the number of the pattern in column M that has the least noticeable horizontal stripes.
In the same way in step (1), select the number.
(5) Repeat the procedure until you finish inputting the pattern number for column R, then click OK.
(6) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK.
Video demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uLePbX5XEI