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6-42 Troubleshooting
Setting Color Registration/Alignment
The normal procedure for aligning color in multi-station printers is to select
the
ʺ Block Test Pattern ʺ in the printer menu. Adjust the ʺ Down Web ʺ and
ʺ Cross Web ʺ values in the ʺ Align ʺ selection in the display until all the colored
blocks in the pattern are in exact alignment.
Printers with a reversed print station add a measure of complexity to the
front and back image relationship. It is particularly challenging to observe
this block pattern when narrow media is selected. Therefore in this case
selecting the self test pattern for color alignment is not advisable.
The procedure below is a fast and accurate method for aligning all images on
both sides of the media for narrow two-sided printing.
1 Create a cross in the center of the label on both pages 1 and 2. Make these
lines the color of the front print station. Repeat this process for all the
other print stations.
Click on File >> Print >> Properties >> Device Options. Check ʺ Enable
Duplex Printing ʺ .
2 Print these images and compare how they overlap. Caretag and tag stock
permit images printed on the back to bleed through to the front when
held up to the light.
3 Select ʺ Align ʺ in the printer menu and adjust the ʺ Down Web ʺ & ʺ Cross
Web ʺ for all stations until the crosses are all in alignment.
4 In rare cases the ʺ Cross Web ʺ may not have enough range to line up the
front and back vertical lines. Increasing or decreasing the width
dimension by .1 inch in the computer may help to correct for this out of
range condition. Center justify these images again.