Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing (Simple)
This adjustment is necessary in the following situations.
- When setting the height of the object to be printed on manually Setting the Height of the Object to Be Printed On Manually
- When configuring the settings to automatically increase the distance between the object to be printed on and the print heads Adjusting the Distance between the Object to Be Printed On and the Print Heads
- When changing from manual setup to automatic setup
IMPORTANT:
You must perform this adjustment to match the object to be printed on. Pay attention to the following points.
- When printing a test pattern, use the actual object to be printed on or something that has the same height.
- The size of the (simple) test pattern is 300 × 50 mm (11.8 × 2 in.). Ensure that the object to be printed on is large enough to print the test pattern.
Procedure
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Press [▼] several times to display the screen shown below.
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Press [▶] to display the screen shown below.
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When printing is finished, press [▼], then [▶] to display the screen shown below.
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View the printed test pattern, and then determine the correction value.
Select the value that gives the least misalignment between the two lines. In the case of the following figure, select "−6." When you cannot choose between two sequential numbers, select a value that is between them (you can set correction values in units of "0.5").
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Press [◀] or [▲] to display the screen shown below.
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Check the test pattern to see whether the correction was successful.
Check that the misalignment is minimized for the two vertical lines indicated by "
" (that is, the current correction value). If the misalignment is smaller for another set of vertical lines, set the correction value again.