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Calibrate the printer

 

When to calibrate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When to run

Calibration

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When loading a new media (but not

Linearization (see RIP documentation

Linearization of colors for accurate color

 

 

when loading a new roll or sheet of the

for instructions).

matching.

 

 

same media)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizontal Banding

Media Feed

Calibrates the media advance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor output quality (apparent

Auto Calibrations

Calibrates the position of ink droplets in

 

 

misregistration of colors, banding)

 

relationship to each other and corrects

 

 

 

 

for individual jets not operating properly.

 

 

 

 

You can also run the Manual

 

 

 

 

Calibrations if necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When printheads have been moved or

Auto Bidirectional or Manual

Head calibrations. Run Manual when

 

 

replaced (by an authorized service

Bidirectional, and Head-to-Head

calibrating transparent or other media

 

 

provider)

 

that the onboard digital image sensor

 

 

 

 

cannot calibrate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If Auto Calibrations do not improve print

Manual Calibrations

Aligns printheads, allows you to map

 

 

quality, or if printing on transparent or

 

out specific inkjets. Not normally

 

 

other media that cannot be detected by

 

needed except when printing on

 

 

the printer

 

“invisible” media.

 

 

 

 

 

AutoJet

AutoJet detects individual inkjets 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.

You can also identify and map missing jets manually from the Manual Calibrations menu (see Manual Jet Mapping on page 50). You may want to manually map weak or misdirected jets that AutoJet does not detect and substitute.

Jet replacement is not available in Express mode. To run AutoJet:

●Select AutoJet Calibration from the Auto Calibrations menu (see Auto calibrations on page 46), or

TIP: AutoJet does not work with transparent media, nor with many translucent media. In this case, run Manual Jet Mapping, or map jets on opaque media before loading transparent/translucent media for printing.

1.Press Calibrate from the Printing page, then press Auto Calibrations > AutoJet Calibration in the menu.

2.The printer prints the AutoJet test pattern.

3.The printer reads the AutoJet test pattern and maps any missing jets to available working jets.

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