Auto Calibrations

The printer’s piezo printheads are aligned at the factory and should only occasionally require you to run an automatic bidirectional or head-to-head calibration.

1.On the Front Page screen, press the  (Menu) key to enter the menu system.

2.Press the  (Menu In) key display the Calibrate Printer menu.

3.Highlight Auto Calibrations and press the  (Menu In) key.

4.Select one of the Auto Calibrations.

◆AutoBiDi (bidirectional) Calibration — ensures that every working jet fires a pixel at precisely the same loca- tion (regardless of the carriage direction of travel).

◆AutoH2H (head-to-head) Calibration — ensures that the printheads are in alignment relative to each other.

◆AutoJet Calibration — locates and substitutes missing jets for working jets. This is the same calibration per- formed as when you press the AutoJet button on the Front Page screen (see “AutoJet” on page 4-3).

◆Full AutoSet — runs AutoJet and Auto BiDi Calibration in sequence. The minimum media width allowed for AutoSet is 18 inches (46 cm).

When you select a calibration, the control panel prompts whether you want to perform a Purge-n-Wipe before con- tinuing.

5.Choose whether to perform a Purge-n-Wipe.

By recovering clogged printheads, you reduce the number of jet substitutions required.

◆Press ! to initiate a Purge-n-Wipe. The printheads are purged, then wiped.

◆Press ( to skip the Purge-n-Wipe.

Then the printer prints a test pattern then reads it and makes the necessary adjustments or jet substitutions.

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Auto Calibrations