MicroBoards Technology PF-Pro Disc Printer Manual Pen Alignment, Support, Disc Printing

Manual Pen Alignment

Pen Alignment should be performed when a new printhead is installed. If you experience a decrease in print quality with an installed printhead, you may need to perform this service.

•Load 4 pieces of blank, unprinted media into the input hopper.

•Click the Align button, and 2 discs will load to the belts and be printed.

•Select the Alignment Speed. 20ips is the recommended setting.

•Use these discs to select the patterns that are best aligned in the next window, as shown to the right. All 8 entries must be made. In the example shown, the first 3 selections have been made.

•After selecting the patterns with the best alignment, click Align.

•The pen alignment discs will print again. The best aligned

patterns should have moved closer to the center (they do not need to be in the center, only closer to the center than the original set of discs). If so, click Cancel. If not, enter the values from the second set of discs and click OK; you will need to load 2 more blank discs.

Support

Clicking the Support button will open the Microboards Technology Support website in your default internet browser. This function requires an internet connection.

Disc Printing

The PF-Pro Disc Printer system has been aligned at the factory, but may need to be adjusted depending on the type of media and media print surface on which you are printing. Follow these steps to adjust the alignment:

•Click System Preferences in the Dock.

•Select Print & Fax.

•Click the Set Up Printers… button.

•Highlight the Microboards PF-Pro icon.

•Click the Utility button to open the Microboards Printer Utility.

•Select Disc Printing from the list.

•Enter the values listed with the PF-Pro Disc Printer into the Top Side and Left Side boxes.

•Click the Apply Now button.

•Test the alignment by printing a full-coverage image (120 mm by 120 mm) onto an unprinted disc. The image should print centered on the disc. If not, adjust the Top Side and Left Side as necessary, verifying the alignment by printing the same image.

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