Determining How to Alleviate Horizontal Bands: Feed Calibration Controls

This section explains how to configure the settings in order to use Feed Calibration Controls to alleviate the horizontal bands that occur during printing.

When feed calibration is performed on the printer side, and Use Printer Settings is set on the VersaWorks side, the printer-side feed calibration value is applied.

You can set the results from measurement of the feed calibration value at the printer with Use Custom Settings - Feed Calibration in VersaWorks.

MEMO When using non-genuine media, you need to configure the feed calibration on the printer or in VersaWorks.

Depending on the model you are using, this setting may be disabled.

Procedure
  1. Perform the operation shown below according to what is being set.
    • Job: Double-click the job to open the Job Settings window.
    • Queue folder: Click for the queue folder to open the Queue Properties window.
  2. Click .
  3. Use Feed Calibration Controls to select the control method.
    Use Default Media Settings Printing is performed with the recommended values for the media selected with Media Type under Quality Settings.
    Use Custom Settings Printing is performed with the values set in this window.
    Use Printer Settings*1

    Printing is performed with the settings configured on the printer.
    *1 Default value
  4. If you select Use Custom Settings, enter the Feed Calibration.
  5. Click OK.
    • Any changes made in Job Settings will be applied.
    • When changes are made in Queue Properties:
      1. A message that printing settings will be overwritten appears. Click Yes.

      2. To apply the changes to a job already in the queue folder, select the job and click 1_2_2_4_clear_a.