user manual

Manual Head Registration 4-11
Manual Head
Registration
The printer creates images by firing dots of ink onto a sheet of
media. Precise positioning of each dot is essential for optimal
print quality. This is possible only if you register all ink cartridge
heads in the print head assembly to each other in both the X
(along the length of the platen) and Y (along the length of the
media) directions.
This is a two-part process:
◆
Print a registration pattern.
◆
Enter the X and Y registration data for each head.
1. Press
a
(Options) on the control panel to display the menus.
2. Press the
c
key to highlight the
Calibrate Printer
option.
3. Press
f
(Proceed) to display the Calibrate Printer menu.
4. Press the
c
key repeatedly to highlight the
Expert Settings
option.
5. Press
f
(Proceed) to display the Expert Settings menu.
6. Press the
c
key repeatedly to highlight the
Manual Head
Registration
option.
7. Press
f
(Proceed).
The control panel displays this prompt:
Print a calibration
page now?
If you have a calibration pattern from a recent print, you
can use it to calibrate the heads. Press h (Cancel) and go to
step 8.
If you need to print a new calibration pattern, press f
(Pro-
ceed)
. The printer prints a calibration page.
8. When the calibration page has printed, the control panel dis-
plays this prompt:
X REG
HEAD-1 +0
9. Examine the X registration pattern for the current head, and
determine which pattern of colored and black lines are the
closest to perfectly aligned.