Printer Configuration and Adjustment 103

Adjust the Printhead Pressure

Adjust the Printhead Pressure

You may need to adjust printhead pressure if printing is too light on one side, if you use thick media, or if the media drifts from side to side during printing. Use the lowest printhead pressure necessary to produce good print quality.

See Figure 11. The printhead pressure adjustment dials have setting marks from 1 to 4 in half-mark increments.

Figure 11 • Printhead Pressure Adjustment Dials

1

2

1Inside dial

2Outside dial

If necessary, adjust the printhead pressure adjustment dials as follows:

If the media...

Then...

Requires higher pressure to print

Increase both dials one position.

well

 

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