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4-20 Auto Calibrations
Auto Calibrations The printer’s piezo printheads are aligned at the factory and
should only occasionally require you to run an automatic bidi-
rectional or head-to-head calibration.
1. On the Front Page screen, press the (Menu) key to enter
the menu system.
2. Press the (Menu In) key display the Calibrate Printer
menu.
3. Highlight Auto Calibrations and press the (Menu In) key.
4. Select one of the Auto Calibrations.
◆ AutoBiDi (bidirectional) Calibration — ensures that
every working jet fires a pixel at precisely the same loca-
tion (regardless of the carriage direction of travel).
◆ AutoH2H (head-to-head) Calibration — ensures that
the printheads are in alignment relative to each other.
◆ AutoJet Calibration — locates and substitutes missing
jets for working jets. This is the same calibration per-
formed as when you press the AutoJet button on the
Front Page screen (see “AutoJet” on page 4-3).
◆ Full AutoSet — runs AutoJet and Auto BiDi Calibration in
sequence. The minimum media width allowed for
AutoSet is 18 inches (46 cm).
When you select a calibration, the control panel prompts
whether you want to perform a Purge-n-Wipe before con-
tinuing.
5. Choose whether to perform a Purge-n-Wipe.
By recovering clogged printheads, you reduce the number of
jet substitutions required.
◆ Press
! to initiate a Purge-n-Wipe. The printheads are
purged, then wiped.
◆ Press
( to skip the Purge-n-Wipe.
Then the printer prints a test pattern then reads it and makes
the necessary adjustments or jet substitutions.