User's Manual

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• You notice duplicate ruled lines, warped lettering, or grainy printing in your printouts
To use Easy Adjustment successfully, do the following:
• Correctly load the paper and select the appropriate paper type
• Do not use paper with visible curls, wrinkles, waves, folds, or bends
• Make sure direct sunlight does not enter the printer (it can interfere with the sensor)
• Do not use transparent or colored media
1. Make sure roll paper or cut sheet paper is loaded in the printer. You need at least this much paper to
print the adjustment pattern:
• Roll paper: 13.5 inches (344 mm)
• Cut sheet feeder: 1 sheet of paper sized A3+ (13 × 19 inches [329 × 483 mm]) or larger, or 2
sheets of paper smaller than A3+ (13 × 19 inches [329 × 483 mm]), loaded one at a time
2. Press the home button, if necessary.
3. Do one of the following:
• Roll paper: Select Roll paper information area > Media Adjust > Easy Adjustment.
• Cut Sheet: Select Paper Setting > Cut Sheet (1 sheet) > Media Adjust > Easy Adjustment
4. Select Start to begin the adjustment process.
When the adjustment cycle is finished, a confirmation screen appears.
If you get an error message when using Easy Adjustment or want to run the automatic adjustment cycles
separately, you can select the Media Adjust menu item for your paper source and select either Paper
Feed Adjust - Manual or Print Head Alignment - Manual.
Parent topic: Adjusting Print Quality
Related tasks
Aligning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel
Adjusting Print Length Using the Product Control Panel
Adjusting Paper Feed Using the Product Control Panel
If your printouts become grainy or blurry, or you see dark or light horizontal bands, you may need to
adjust the paper feed using the product control panel.