Adjusting the Media Feed Manually

You can perform a manual feed adjustment from the product control panel if you can still see banding after performing an automatic feed adjustment.

Select Manual (Measurement) if you see banding in the printouts even after performing adjustments with Manual (Standard), if it is difficult to check the patterns for Manual (Standard) due to ink bleeding, or if you want to print with accurate length.

1. Make sure the printer is ready to print and the media you want to make adjustments for is loaded.
2. Select the  Menu icon > Media Settings > Print Adjustments > Media Feed Adjustment > Manual (Standard) or Manual (Measurement).
3. Select Start.
   Your product prints an adjustment pattern and automatically feeds the media to viewing position.
4. Review the adjustment patterns and do one of the following:
   • If you selected Manual (Standard), find the pattern with the least amount of overlapping or gaps for each group. In the example below, the best pattern is 0.0%.
     
     
     If there are two patterns that have the same level of overlapping or gaps, take their values and divide by 2. In the example below, the value would be -0.05%.

     If all of the adjustment patterns have overlapping or gaps, select the pattern with the least amount, then repeat these steps until a pattern with no overlapping or gaps is printed.

     If the patterns are difficult to check due to ink bleeding, enter 0.0% and complete the process and then run a Manual (Measurement) adjustment.

   • If you selected Manual (Measurement), cut after the adjustment patterns, spread them out on a flat surface and measure the distance between the + symbols in each test pattern as shown.
     
     
     Note: Use a ruler with increments of at least 0.02 in. (0.5 mm) and that can measure at least 20 inches (500 mm).
   A screen appears for entering values from the adjustment patterns.
5. When you have the values from the adjustment patterns, do one of the following:
   • If you selected Manual (Standard), enter the values with the least amount of overlapping or gaps for each group and then select OK.
   • If you selected Manual (Measurement), enter the value for the distance between the + symbols and then select OK.

When adjustments are complete, the home screen is displayed.