TSC CPX4P Series, Service Manual

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Adjustment and Setup
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Image Position Adjustment
Image position adjustment is required when Print Module, Printheads, and Transport Unit have been
replaced.
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Image Position Adjustment
Image position adjustment corrects drifts of print reference position of Bk Printhead. Image position
adjustment varies interval of time between detection of the leading edge of paper by TOF Sensors and start
of printing to correct the leading margin to serve as print reference position and shift nozzles used for
printing to correct left margin to serve as print reference position. Image position adjustment must always
be carried out before vertical and horizontal registration adjustment.
Paper Size Requirements
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Paper width: 1 in. or more, Paper length: 1.5 in. or more
Image Position (Registration Position) Adjustment Procedure
Entering adjustment value using the service utility.
Service Utility > Test Print / Adjustment > Head position adjustment
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Vertical and Horizontal Registration Adjustment
Vertical and horizontal registration adjustment corrects drifts in print position of each colorspecific
Printhead. Vertical registration adjustment varies interval of time between detection of the leading edge of
paper by TOF Sensors and start of printing to correct drifts in print position from other Printheads.
Horizontal registration adjustment shifts nozzles used for printing to correct drifts in print position from
other Printheads.
Vertical and Horizontal Registration Adjustment Procedure
Read numerical values of the vertical and horizontal lines which connected smoothly to magenta ruler line.
Entering the numerical values using service utility. If the vertical and horizontal lines connected smoothly to
magenta ruler line at "0", adjustment is not required. Service Utility > Test Print / Adjustment > Head
position adjustment
Paper Size Requirements
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Paper width: 1 in. or more, Paper length: 1.5 in. or more