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5.1 Adjustment Items and Overview

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This chapter describes adjustments required after the disassembly/reassembly of thePOINT printer.

5.1.1 Servicing Adjustment Item List (TBD)

The adjustment items of this product are as follows.

Table 5-1. Adjustment Items

For information on how to carry out the adjustments and media required for the adjustments, see the instructions displayed by the Adjustment Program.

Adjustment Item

Purpose

Method Outline

Tool

 

 

 

 

 

When the main board needs to be replaced, use this to copy adjustment

Readout the EEPROM data from the main board before removing it.

• Adjustment Program

EEPROM data copy

values stored on the old main board to the new board. If this copy is

Then replace the board with a new one, and load the EEPROM data to

 

completed successfully, all the other adjustments required after replacing the

the new board.

 

 

 

 

main board are no longer be necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial setting

This must be carried out after replacing the main board to apply settings for

Select the target market. The selected market settings are

• Adjustment Program

the target market.

automatically written to the main board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB ID input

This sets a USB ID of the printer. A computer identifies the printer by the ID

Enter the product serial number of the printer. The ID is automatically

• Adjustment Program

when multiple same models are connected via a USB hub.

generated and written to the main board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Head ID input

This must be carried out after replacing the Printhead in order to enter the

Enter the ID (11-digit) printed on the Head QR code label attached on

• Adjustment Program

new Printhead ID (Head ID) that reduces variation between Printheads.

the Printhead. The correction values are automatically written to the

 

 

 

main board.

 

 

 

 

 

TOP margin

This corrects top margin of printout.

A top margin adjustment pattern is printed. Examine the lines printed

• Adjustment Program

 

near the top edge of the printout, and enter the value for the line that

• Ruler

adjustment

 

 

is exactly 3 mm away from the top edge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First dot position

This corrects left margin of printout. The print start position in the carriage

A first dot adjustment pattern is printed. Examine the lines printed

• Adjustment Program

moving direction is corrected by software.

near the left edge of the printout and enter the value for the line that is

• Ruler

adjustment

 

exactly 5 mm away from the left edge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Head angular

This must be carried out after replacing the Printhead in order to correct tilt

A head angular adjustment pattern is printed. Examine the printed

• Adjustment Program

adjustment

of the Printhead by software.

lines and enter the value for the most straight lines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This corrects print start timing in bi-directional printing to improve the print

A Bi-D adjustment pattern is printed. the pattern are printed for each of

• Adjustment Program

Bi-D adjustment

quality.

the four dot sizes. So, there are four groups. Examine the patterns and

 

 

enter the value for the pattern without any gap or overlap for each

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

CR motor heat

This must be carried out for efficient heat control of the CR motor.

Select the parts that you replaced. The correction values are

• Adjustment Program

Electrical variation of the motor and the power supply board are measured to

automatically written to the main board.

 

protection control

 

acquire correction values for them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PF adjustment

This corrects variations in paper feed accuracy to achieve higher print

A PF adjustment pattern is printed. Examine the printout patterns and

• Adjustment Program

quality.

enter the value for the best pattern to register the correction value to

 

 

 

the printer.

 

 

 

 

 

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