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Image Quality Maintenance menu procedure, Scan errors during alignment, Image quality maintenance

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3. Remove and reinsert all of the printheads. See Replace a printhead on page 30. This starts the printhead alignment process. NOTE: Make sure the printer window is closed during printhead alignment. 4. The process takes about 6 minutes. Wait until the front panel shows that the process is complete before using the printer. NOTE: A calibration image is printed during the printhead alignment process. The front panel shows if there were any errors in the process. Image Quality Maintenance menu procedure 1. Load the substrate you want to use. Photo paper is recommended for the best results. Plain; bond; and thin, coated substrates are acceptable, but provide marginal results. WARNING! Colored substrates, glossy canvas, and transparent materials such as translucent bond, clear film, tracing paper, and vellum are not suitable for aligning the printheads. However, if you must perform printhead alignment with a material that is not supported, make sure you use a material with the same thickness as the material you are going to use for printing. 2. Go to the front panel and select the icon, then select Image quality maintenance > Align printheads > Auto PH alignment. The printer verifies that a sufficient amount of substrate exists to perform printhead alignment. 3. If the substrate type that is loaded is acceptable for printhead alignment, the printer performs the alignment and prints an alignment pattern. NOTE: Make sure the printer window is closed during printhead alignment. 4. The process takes about 5 minutes. Wait until the front panel shows that the process is complete before using the printer. Scan errors during alignment If the alignment process fails, a Scanning problems message appears on the front panel. This indicates that the alignment was not completed successfully. Therefore, the printheads are not aligned and the alignment should be repeated before printing. The problem might be because of one of the following scenarios: ENWW Align the printheads 73

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3.
Remove and reinsert all of the printheads. See
Replace a printhead
on page
30
. This starts the printhead
alignment process.
NOTE:
Make sure the printer window is closed during printhead alignment.
4.
The process takes about 6 minutes. Wait until the front panel shows that the process is complete before
using the printer.
NOTE:
A calibration image is printed during the printhead alignment process. The front panel shows if
there were any errors in the process.
Image Quality Maintenance menu procedure
1.
Load the substrate you want to use. Photo paper is recommended for the best results. Plain; bond; and
thin, coated substrates are acceptable, but provide marginal results.
WARNING!
Colored substrates, glossy canvas, and transparent materials such as translucent bond,
clear film, tracing paper, and vellum are not suitable for aligning the printheads. However, if you must
perform printhead alignment with a material that is not supported, make sure you use a material with
the same thickness as the material you are going to use for printing.
2.
Go to the front panel and select the
icon, then select
Image quality maintenance
>
Align printheads
>
Auto PH alignment
. The printer verifies that a sufficient amount of substrate exists to perform
printhead alignment.
3.
If the substrate type that is loaded is acceptable for printhead alignment, the printer performs the
alignment and prints an alignment pattern.
NOTE:
Make sure the printer window is closed during printhead alignment.
4.
The process takes about 5 minutes. Wait until the front panel shows that the process is complete before
using the printer.
Scan errors during alignment
If the alignment process fails, a
Scanning problems
message appears on the front panel. This indicates that
the alignment was not completed successfully. Therefore, the printheads are not aligned and the alignment
should be repeated before printing. The problem might be because of one of the following scenarios:
ENWW
Align the printheads
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