Aligning Vertical Lines in Your Printout

If you notice that the vertical lines in your printout are not properly aligned, you can use the printer’s bidirectional adjustment mode to correct this problem. During bidirectional adjustment, the printer prints three sheets of alignment patterns, labeled High Speed Draft, Draft, and NLQ (near letter quality). You select the best alignment pattern from each sheet.

To print the instruction sheet and alignment patterns, you need five single sheets or five pages of continuous paper of at least the following sizes:

Paper type

FX-880+

FX-1180+

 

 

 

Continuous paper (including

241 279 mm

376 279 mm

perforated border)

(9.5 11 inches)

(14.8 11 inches)

 

 

 

Single sheet

A4 or letter size

A3 landscape

 

 

 

If you use single sheets, you need to load a new sheet of paper each time the printer ejects a printed sheet from the paper guide.

Follow these steps to perform the bidirectional adjustment:

1.Make sure paper is loaded, then turn off the printer.

c Caution:Whenever you turn off the printer, wait at least five seconds before turning it back on; otherwise you may damage the printer.

2.While holding down the Pause button, turn on the printer. The printer enters the bidirectional adjustment mode and then prints instructions and the first set of alignment patterns.

3.As described in the instructions, compare the alignment patterns and select the pattern with the best alignment. Then select the pattern with the best alignment for each of the remaining sets of alignment patterns.

4.After you select the best pattern in the final set of alignment patterns, save your selection by turning off the printer.

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