Alignment Procedures
The following Alignment procedures are available:
• Pre-alignment Procedure
• Auto Alignment Procedure
• Using Manual Test Print for an Alignment
• Creating or Editing an Alignment Procedure
Pre-alignment Procedure
Before you create a new or using an existing alignment profile, perform the following procedure:
1. Load the appropriate stock into the desired tray.
2. Print a sample output and verify for any misalignment of the output image.
3. If the output image is misaligned, perform the
procedure.
Auto Alignment Procedure
The
Auto Alignment
option automatically performs corrective registration, perpendicularity, skew,
and magnification adjustments.
Before you perform the following steps, perform the
1. From the PredictPrint Media Manager main window, select
Profiles
.
The Profiles window appears.
2. Ensure that the Alignment tab is displayed.
Alignment should be the first tab displayed after selecting
Profiles
from the PredictPrint Media
Manager main window.
3. Select
New
or
Edit
to create an alignment profile or to edit an existing alignment profile.
Either the New Profile Properties or the Edit Profile Properties window opens.
4. If needed, enter a new name or modify the existing name.
5. Select the
Auto Alignment
button.
The
Test Print
window for Auto Alignment opens.
6. Select the appropriate tray and profile name.
7. Select the desired Front and Back Print Density Levels.
The Front and Back Print Density Levels are available only with the
Grid 90 - Front & Back
Test
Print. This is the default test print that the Alignment feature uses.
8. Select the
Start
button.
• The press runs a test print and performs the automatic adjustments.
• When the press completes the test print, the following message appears:
Examine the
test print. If the print alignment is an improvement, click "OK" to
accept the new settings. If the alignment isn't an improvement, click
"Cancel" to revert to the original settings.
• Before you select either
OK
or
Cancel
, continue to the next step.
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