2- 40
îš‹ Adjusting the Height of the Printhead
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Chapter 3
Printing Methods for
Different Objectives
Chapter 4
Maintaining the
Printer
Chapter 5
Using the Printer in a
Network Environ-
ment
Chapter 6
Troubleshooting
Chapter 7
Operation of the
Function Menus
Index
Contents
Chapter 2
Using a Variety of
Media
Chapter 1
Basic Procedures
Adjusting the Height of the Printhead
It is possible to achieve the higher print quality by adjusting
the height of the printhead. Follow the procedure below to
operate.

Adjust the height of the printhead. (→ P.2-40)

Set a cut sheet of the type you intend to use.
(→ P.2-26, P.2-35)

Adjust the position of the printhead. (→ P.4-40)

Start the print job from the computer. (→ P.1-40)

After completing the special print job, return the
printhead height to its original setting and re-align the
printhead. (→ P.2-42)
Important
z After changing the height of the printhead, always
adjust the print mode. If you do not perform the
adjustments, you cannot achieve the best print results.
z When printing on paper-base media (ex: Coated
Paper, Plain Paper) or any type of media that wrinkles
easily, never print with the printhead lower than the
best height for each media. This could also damage
the printer.
Note
z Press the Information button to display Head Height
and the current printhead height to confirm that the
setting correct for the media in use.
Adjusting Printhead Height
1
Press the Online button to display MAIN
MENU.
2
Press [] (or []) to select Chng Head
Hght then press [
].
3
Press [] or [] to select Yes, then press
OK button.
The carriage moves to the center when you see
Carriage Moving.
Chng Head Hght
= Yes
Data
Information Power
Offline
Menu
Message
Offline
Feed Paper
Online
Cleaning
(3 sec.)
Stop/Eject
(1 sec.)
Data
Information Power
Offline
Menu
Message
MAIN MENU
Chng Head Hght
Online
Cleaning
(3 sec.)
Stop/Eject
(1 sec.)
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