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4-6 Media Feed
Media Feed This calibration allows you to calibrate the accuracy of the
media advance. Inaccurate media advance can result in blank
spaces between print swaths (too much advance) or overlapping
swaths (too little advance). The Media Wizard stores this value
by media type, and displays a media feed number (MFN), which
you can record for subsequent entry.
The media feed number enables you to quickly specify a known
good media feed setting without recalibration. For example, you
could keep a list of media feed numbers by media type, or by
media type and full, half, and nearly empty supply rolls.
Tip
You can also adjust the media advance while a print
job is printing. Repeatedly press the increase
advance or decrease advance button shown on the
control panel to eliminate blank spaces or overlap
between print swaths. When you do this, the media
feed number displayed on the control panel
changes accordingly.
1. Press the (Menu) key from the Front Page screen on the
control panel to display the menus.
2. Press the (Menu In) key display the Calibrate Printer
menu (highlighted by default).
3. Press the (Menu In) key to select Media Feed (highlighted
by default).
4. Press the (Menu In) key to select an option.
◆ 10-inch calibration — prints a 10-inch test pattern so you
can verify its length with an accurate metal ruler. This is
not as precise as the 34-inch calibration, but it uses less
media. Measure and adjust the media advance as
needed until the pattern is exactly 10 inches long.
Tip
To avoid cutting the 10-inch pattern from the media
web, copy the marks from the 10-inch calibration to
the long edge of a letter-size (or A4) sheet of paper.
Then measure the transferred marks and adjust the
media advance as needed until the marks are exactly
10 inches apart.