Calibrating the Printer
March 2001 1-7
Using the Densitometer to Read Densities
NOTE: For LED Gen I de vices, you read only one neutral strip.
Do the following to scan the neutral (gray) patches on th e processed test print into
the densitometer (refer to your densitometer manual for detaile d instructions on
using the densitometer):
1. Slide the lever on the densitometer to position 15. Alig n the edge of the test
print with the lever on the densitometer. Gently feed the test print through th e
densitometer to scan the patches labeled “even”.
2. Slide the lever on the densitometer to position 20. Alig n the edge of the test
print with the lever on the densitometer. Gently feed the test print through th e
densitometer to scan the patches labeled “odd”.
3. Slide the lever on the densitometer to position 30. Alig n the edge of the test
print with the lever on the densitometer. Gently feed the test print through th e
densitometer to scan the patches labeled “both”.
If the test print is read successfully, several messages w ill appear in the status
bar; the final message indicates that the densitometer valu es have been
successfully received. Go to “Completing the Calibration” on page 1-10.
If the test print is not read successfully, refer to Section 2, Troubleshooting.
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