User`s manual

Chapter 8 - Initialization Utilities
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Print Head Alignment Utility
BLAZER PRO - LCD Display Controls
Another option for completing the Uni-Directional and Bi-Directional Print Head Alignment is by using
the LCD Display Control Panel. You CANNOT skip this process during setup or your prints may suffer.
Performing a precise and COMPLETE Head Alignment is extremely crucial to creating great images with
your new printer. There are two ways of completing a Print Head Alignment. This method of completing
the alignment is completed by using the LFP Remote Panel. The other method is to complete using the
LCD Display Control Panel - PRO model ONLY. The Blazer EXPRESS can ONLY be completed using
the LFP Remote Panel method, while the PRO model can be done by either method. If you enjoy working
on the LCD Display Control Panel, you may want to go that route, but if you would rather work from a
computer screen, use the LFP Remote Panel method. Both methods will get the job done, however, the
LFP Remote Panel method offers an optional Quick Alignment procedure that may save several minutes.
In addition to the initial setup requirements, it may be necessary to perform a Print Head Alignment on
other occasions such as:
If you want to print in
• High Speed Mode (Bi-Directional)
If your prints contain vertical lines or misaligned parts of an image
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If your printer was shipped or transported.•
If the Print Head makes contact with any object whether it’s a garment or a Shirt Board•
WARNING: Performing a Head Alignment can take up to 2 hours. Before
beginning this procedure, make sure that you are familiar with all the required
steps and that you have the necessary time available to complete the entire process.
Once you have begun a Head Alignment you CANNOT exit the function without
shutting down the machine. In addition, early exit may result in severe
misalignment of the Print Head or other operational concerns. Initial setup may
require 2-3 alignment procedures to be completed.
BLAZER PRO Setup
To continue to the following steps, the printer must be in “Ready/ROLL” mode and be in the Index
Position with the lm or other media (to print on) in place. If the printer is not in the correct mode, you
will receive a “Communication Failed” error. You will also need to determine the Print Head Height that
you will use permanently while printing.
The rst step is to determine the distance you want the
1. Print Head to be from the Shirt Boards. The
Shirt Boards must have the media in place whether it be lm, paper or plexi-glass, before adjusting
this setting. NOTE: If using a thicker media, you will need to check the distance. A DISTANCE NO
LESS THAN 3 MM AND NO MORE THAN 5 MM IS REQUIRED. This step is important in the
process, because the distance between the Print Head and the “Media” used during the alignment
process will need to be the exact distance between the Print Head and the garment that you will later
print on. If this is not recorded and adjusted correctly, your alignment process will not be as accurate