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4. Press Menu, then press or to select STD or a paper thickness
value between 0.1 mm and 1.6 mm. When the paper thickness value is 0.2
mm or 1.2 mm, select STD. Otherwise, select the actual paper thickness
value.
5. Press Menu to register your value.
6. Press , then pr ess . You see ALIGNMENT.
7. Press Menu to display AUTO, then press Menu again. You see
UNI-D (uni-directional). This is the type of alignment to start with.
8. Press Menu again to start the alignment process.
It takes about 12 minutes to run the automatic uni-directional head
alignment. The printer’s white beam sensor reads the alignment pattern
and adjusts the printer automatically. Make sure you don’t open the top
cover or turn off the printer during this process.
9. When the uni-directional alignment is finished, press un til you see BI-D
2-COLOR. Then press Menu again to start the bi-directional black
alignment process, which is also completely automatic and takes about 7
minutes.
10.When the bi-directional black alignment is finished, press until you see
BI-D ALL. Then press Menu again to start the alignment process.
Again, this process is completely automatic and takes about 17 minutes.
11.When done, press the pause button to exit the head alignment mode.
Aligning the print head manually
If you are not satisfied with the results of automatic print head alignment, you
can perform the head alignment manually. Follow the steps below:
1. Press Menu to enter the printer’s menu system.
2. Press or to select HEAD ALIGNMENT, then press Menu. You see
PAPER TCKNS.
3. Press Menu, then press or to select STD or a paper thickness
value between 0.1 mm and 1.6 mm. When the paper thickness value is 0.2
mm or 1.2 mm, select STD. Otherwise, select the actual paper thickness
value.