Ricoh InfoPrint 4100 TD3, Operating Manual

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Aligning tractored forms
About this task
In duplex printing, the printer will normally automatically align forms when you
select
Start if the Auto Align field is set to "Yes". The Auto Align setting can be
found by selecting Printer Definition | Printer | Setup from the console. However,
at times you will need to align forms manually.
Do this procedure to align tractored forms in duplex mode and whenever the
Align Forms Required
message displays in the Operator Messages area of the Main
touch panel.
Procedure:
Procedure
1.
Make sure that the forms are aligned correctly in Printer 1 and that the forms
are draped correctly between the printers.
2. Select Start . Although nothing happens initially when you select Start , the
printer will align itself as the job is printed.
What to do next
Note:
The following restrictions apply to using the auto align function:
v
You cannot auto-align if you are using intelligent postprocessing devices.
v
You cannot auto-align if you are using the UP3I intelligent pre- and
postprocessing interface.
v
You must have Side Verify enabled ( Forms
→
Special Marks
→
Side Verify
Marks
→
Edit ) unless you're running tractorless on the InfoPrint 4100.
v
Forms cannot be less than 3 inches in length.
v Auto-align of a duplex system cannot be done if the system is out of paper.
Note:
1. Proper completion of this task is important to ensure that Printer 2 prints side 2
pages correctly opposite the side 1 pages that were printed by Printer 1.
2.
Side 2 Verify functionality prints verification marks on side 1 and then reads
those marks in Printer 2 to ensure that side 1 is aligned with side 2.
3. You can print numbers next to the verification marks on both sides of the pages
by using the
Side Verify Page Numbers item on the Printer - Setup panel. You
can then visually inspect these marks to ensure that sides 1 and 2 of the forms
are properly synchronized. See “Verifying synchronized duplex printing for
Chapter 5. Working with forms
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