Help! my printer keeps aligning ink cartridge!!?

i just bought a lexmark x2480 the other day.


when i put the ink in it said allign ink cartridge when i tried to print something.





so i let it print the alignment. then i scanned the allingnment.


after that i tried to print off some writing i'd saved previously.


when i said 'print' it ended up printing the alignment all over again. so frustrating! it's done this 15 times now and i am still waiting for it to work! the scanner works alright, but the printer just doesn't.





please help me!!


i will give you a 'best answer'!Help! my printer keeps aligning ink cartridge!!?
you can do few. things take it back to where you brought it from , 2nd call the printer company and they can guide you through the exact steps, the last thing is try online, , you wont belive how many other might be having the same problems with the same printer.uninstall the printer and reinstall it, check ot see if you have the latest drivers.Help! my printer keeps aligning ink cartridge!!?
Please follow exactly and IN ORDER.





1. Turn off the printer and wait 10 seconds. Turn it on again





2. Let the printer print the test page.





3. After the test page is printed, disconnect the USB cable connecting the printer to your computer. DO NOT turn off the printer while disconnecting the USB cable.





4. Place the test page on the scanner glass and press the SCAN button on the printer. The ON light will flash as the page is being scanned.





5. Remove the test page when the ON light is steady.





6. Finally, turn off the printer and wait another 10 seconds. Then turn it on again. No more printing test pages! Yay!





(You may now reconnect the printer to your computer via the USB cable.)
the process for aligning an ink cartridge is usually


Print the test page.


Ask the user if its OK.


If not, adjust and print it again.





Is there a dialog box still open asking you if the alignment is good?


why would you scan the alignment anyway?