Setting the Head Height 1. Load the media that you want to calibrate.

For instructions, see “Loading Roll-Fed Media” on page 3-16.

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

3.From the control panel menu, press the ) key to highlight

Printer Settings.

4. Press the  (Menu In) key.

5.From the Settings menu, press the ) key repeatedly until Head Height is highlighted.

6.Press the  (Menu In) key.

The carriage moves out over the platen.

7.Position either the minimum or maximum head height gauge as shown in Fig. 5-6.

Do not measure the head height from the surface of the postheater.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carriage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gauge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Platen

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fig. 5-6. Head height measurement points A and B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tip

To lower or raise the printheads without the gauge,

 

 

 

use two hex wrenches to turn the head height adjust-

 

 

 

ment screws (at the top of the carriage) simulta-

neously and by the same amount. (Three-quarters of a turn of the screws moves the carriage approximately 0.03 inches, or approximately the distance between the min and max head height gauges.) Then go to step 1 to set the camera height.

8.Use the supplied hex wrench to turn one of the head height adjustment screws counterclockwise until the end of the gauge will not fit under the carriage as shown in Fig. 5-6.

The head height adjustment screws can be accessed from the top of the carriage. The access holes are labeled with a white circular label.

Set the Printhead and Camera Height

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