Check the Print Alignment from Your Brother Machine

If your printed text becomes blurred or images become faded after transporting the machine, adjust the print alignment.

Before adjusting the print alignment, complete a print quality check first by pressing [Ink]>[Improve Print Quality]>[Check Print Quality].

Press [Ink]>[Improve Print Quality]>[Alignment].
Press [Next].
Press [Yes] after a confirmation message if a print quality check has been completed appears on the LCD.
Select the paper size to print the check sheet on.
Press [Basic alignment] or [Advanced alignment].
Load specified size paper in the tray, and then press [Start].
The machine prints the check sheet.
For pattern (A), press or to display the number of the test print with the fewest visible vertical stripes (1-9), and then press it (in the example above, row number 6 is the best choice). Press [OK].

Repeat this step for the rest of the patterns.

When the print alignment is not adjusted correctly, text looks blurry or crooked, like this:

After the print alignment is adjusted correctly, text looks like this:
Press .

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