Brother MFC-J480DW: align blurry or doubled text
Use the alignment sheet when the nozzle-check lines are present but text looks crooked.
1 min readAlignment and head cleaning address different symptoms. Check missing colors first; an alignment sheet with missing ink cannot give a reliable result.
Print and read the alignment sheet
- Load plain paper and press Settings.
- Choose Ink/Maintenance → Impr. PrintQuality → Alignment, pressing OK for each selection.
- Press OK, then Mono Start or color Start to print the sheet.
- For pattern A, choose the number from 1–9 with the fewest visible vertical stripes and press OK.
- Repeat for the remaining patterns, then press Stop/Exit.