Adjusting the Printhead
Adjusting the Printhead
Adjusting the Printhead
Adjusting the Printhead
If printed documents are affected by the following problems, try adjusting the printhead.
•
Printing is faint or affected by banding in different colors
Execute
Nozzle Check
in the Control Panel menu to check for printhead nozzle clogging.
•
Printed vertical lines are warped or colors are out of alignment
Execute
Head Posi. Adj.
in the Control Panel menu to adjust the printhead position.
•
Normally, execute
Standard
.
Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors
•
When printing on special paper, or if printing is not improved after
Standard
, try
Manual
.
Manual Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors
Note
•
In the next case, execute
Initial adjustmt
.
Adjustment When Installing the Printhead
•
If adjusting the printhead position has not been performed such as due to an error during initial setup
•
If
Rep.P.head Print
in the Control Panel menu is set to
Off
and adjusting the printhead position has
not been performed when replacing the printhead
•
Paper rubs against the printhead, or image edges are blurred
Selecting
Head Height
in the Control Panel menu and changing the printhead height may improve the situa-
tion.
Troubleshooting Paper Abrasion and Blurry Images
Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors
Automatic Adjustment to Straighten Lines and Colors
If vertical lines in printed documents are warped or colors are out of alignment, execute
Head Posi. Adj.
. The print-
er will print and read a test pattern, and the Printhead position will be adjusted automatically.
There are two modes for automatic Printhead adjustment:
Standard
and
Simple
.
•
Standard
Execute if vertical lines in printed material are warped or colors are out of alignment.
Furthermore, if
Simple
does not improve printing, try
Standard
.
•
Simple
Executes simple adjustment in a short time.
Execute this when frequently adjusting the printhead, such as during daily inspection.
Adjusting the Printhead
iPF830
Adjustments for Better Print Quality
Adjusting the Printhead
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