AutoSet

AutoSet is an advanced printer calibration feature that uses an onboard digital imaging sensor and sophisticated software to detect and compensate for variations in ink jet printing. It can be initiated by the user or run automatically at specified intervals (AutoTune). AutoSet is designed to be a “one-button” cali- bration, the only calibration you need to run in most cases for superior quality output.

When you press the AutoSet key on the Front Page control panel screen, these functions are performed automatically:

◆Bidirectional Registration — ensures that every working jet fires a pixel at precisely the same location, regardless of the carriage’s direction of travel.

◆Head-to-Head Registration — ensures that the printheads are in alignment relative to each other.

◆AutoJet substitution mapping — detects and disables indi- vidual ink jets that are misfiring or not firing at all. During subsequent printing, the printer compensates for these jets by using other jets in their place, ensuring maximum print quality without reducing print speed.

Note

Clean printheads produce the best printed output

 

and accurate calibration patterns.

 

 

 

 

Note

AutoSet does not work with transparent media. In

 

this case, you should run AutoSet on a white media

 

that is similar in thickness to the clear media, then

 

switch to the transparent media; or manually run

 

the calibrations under the Calibrate Printer menu

 

using the transparent media.

 

 

 

 

Tip

If the printhead carriage head height is set to 0.070

 

inches (1.78 mm) or higher, do not run AutoSet. For

 

best accuracy, run the manual calibrations instead.

 

For instructions on running the manual calibrations,

 

see “Manual Calibrations” on page 4-5.

 

 

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