AdjustingthePrinthead
AdjustingthePrintheadAlignmentManually
Ifprintedverticallinesarewarpedorcolorsareoutofalignment,adjustthePrintheadalignment.Adjustthe
Printheadalignmentautomaticallyormanuallybyusingaprintedtestpattern.
YoucanadjustthePrintheadalignmentautomaticallyormanually.Normally,chooseautomaticadjustment.If
usingspecialmediaorprintingdoesnotimproveevenafterperformingautomaticadjustmentusingadvanced
adjustment,trymanualadjustment.Forinstructionsonautomaticadjustment,see“AdjustingthePrinthead
AlignmentAutomatically”.(→P.584)
FollowthesestepsforstandardmanualadjustmentofthePrinthead.
Note
•IfManualHeadAdjisunusablealthoughdisplayedinthemenu,chooseAdvancedAdj.inAutoHead
Adj.ManualHeadAdjisavailableinthemenuafteryoutryAutoHeadAdj.once.
1.Whenusingsheets,havetwounusedsheetsA4-sizedorlargerready.
Whenusingaroll,loadaroll10inches(254mm)orwider.
•LoadingSheetsManually(→P.156)
•LoadingRollsontheRollPaperHolder(→P.116)
•LoadingRollsintheRollFeedUnit(→P.119)
Note
•Alwaysmakesuretheloadedpapermatchesthemediatypesettingontheprinter.Adjustment
cannotbecompletedcorrectlyunlessthesettingvaluematchestheloadedpaper.
•Werecommendusingthetypeofpaperyouusemostoftenforfeedamountadjustment.
2.PresstheMenubuttontodisplayMAINMENU.
3.Press▲or▼toselectAdjustPrinter,andthenpressthe►button.
4.Press▲or▼toselectManualHeadAdj,andthenpressthe►button.
5.Press▲or▼toselectYes,andthenpresstheOKbutton.
Atestpatternisprintedforprintheadadjustment.
6.Press▲or▼toselectD,andthenpressthe►button.
7.Press▲or▼toselectD-1,andthenpressthe►button.
586Maintenance
